The late Herschel Jacobs’ കുടുംബം & സുഹൃത്തുക്കൾ

(all pictures courtesy of Stanley Janousek)

ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക് (ജനുവരി 21, 2016) – Ring 8’s first monthly meeting of 2016 was held this past Tuesday evening at O’Neil’s Restaurant in Maspeth, ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക്.

International boxing judge John McKaie (ഇടത്തെ) was the guest speaker. McKaie has judged nearly 800 പ്രൊഫഷണൽ സംഘട്ടനം, ഉൾപ്പെടെ 23 world championships.

വളയം 8 historian ഹെൻറി Hascup (വലത്) eulogized and made a historical tribute to the late Herschel Jacobs, who passed away this past December at the age of 75 (pictured to right). ജേക്കബ് (27-20-2, 11 കാസ്) fought professionally between 1960 ഒപ്പം 1978. His most notable win was a 10-round decision in 1971 against three-time world light heavyweight champion and Hall-of-Famer, Harold Johnson, at the famed Sunnyside Garden in Queens. Jacobs also gave Rubin “കൊടുങ്കാറ്റ്” കാർട്ടർ (4-0) his first pro loss in 1962 by way of a six-round decision.

Jim Kinney (speaking) made a special presentation to Herschel Jacobs’ son (far left). വളയം 8 historian Henry Hascup (white shirt) and Ring 8 പ്രസിഡന്റ് ബോബ് ഇതള്ലിനാല് (ഇതുവരെ) also took part in the presentation.