2015 NYSBHOF inductee Bruce Silverglade and his wife, Jo Ellen
(photo by Peter Frutkoff)
ញូវយ៉ក (ខែកញ្ញា 11, 2017) – New York State Boxing Hall of Fame inducteeប្រ៊ូ Silverglade,special boxing program directorAlex Montaldoand boxing historianFrederick Romanwill be the Ring 8 guest speakers at its next monthly meetingនៅថ្ងៃអង្គារនេះ យប់, ខែកញ្ញា 19 (7 p.m. និង ការចាប់ផ្តើម), at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53ទីDrive) in Maspeth, ញូវយ៉ក.
“Full credit should be given to Bruce Silverglade for turning Gleason’s into arguably the top boxing gym in the world,” ចិញ្ចៀន 8 ប្រធាន លោក Jack លោកហឺស្ហ បាននិយាយថា:. “With all the great fighters who have trained there over the years, he probably will have some fascinating stories to share with us. Alex Montaldo runs a boxing program at Gleason’s for people afflicted with Parkinson’s disease. We look forward to him explaining how it works.
Frederick Romano has written a new book detailing the history of boxing on the radio, taking us back to a golden age before television came into existence. He will bring along some books for purchase at a discounted price for Ring8 members. Our three speakers should make this a very enjoyable night for the membership.”
Silverglade has owned the world-famous Gleason’s Gym since 1983. The iconic boxing gym dates back 80 ប៉ុន្មានឆ្នាំ, when Gleason’s Gym was originally founded in the Bronx, before moving to Manhattan from 1974 ទៅ 1984, then to Brooklyn in 1985, and finally into its present location in Brooklyn a year ago at130 Water Street.
Many of boxing’s greats have trained at Gleason’s includingJake Lamotta, លោក Roberto Duran បាន, លោក Mike ថាថៃសុនand evenលោក Muhammad Ali បាន, who asCassius ដីឥដ្ឋtrained there for his first fight withលោក Sonny Liston នៅ 1964. Many actors, រួមទាំង Robert DeNiro និងWesley Snipes, have also trained there for roles in movies.
Montaldo developed and operates a special program at Gleason’s Gym – stoPD (Support training to overcome Parkinson’s Disease) designed to help people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Romano has had work experience in boxing for more than 35 years as a research consultant for HBO, as well as a producer and host of a cable television show about boxing, and he is a certified amateur boxing judge in New York. Frederick will speak about boxing books – he’s written several – and movies.