 ROCHESTER, N.Y.. (September 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks atque Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26th annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 KOs) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 KOs) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
 (L-R) – Michael Spinks, Steve Smoger and Fitz Vanderpool
Rochester’s Johnny McCoy (Clarence Millard) was inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame. McCoy (77-30-14, 21 KOs), qui est anno 1978 at aetatis suae 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 atque 1932. He was recognized as world champion by the state of California following a tournament to determine the winner of the vacant world title relinquished by Fidel LaBarba.
“This was another memorable banquet for the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame,” RBHOF treasurer/spokesperson Gino Arilotta dixit. “Everyone enjoyed the evening. We posthumously inducted Johnny McCoy and honored are award winners, Michael Spinks and Fitz Vanderpool. Hall of Famer referee Steve Smoger gave a wonderful speech. Each of these great men were so pleasant and they gladly signed hundreds of autographs and posed for so many pictures. These three humble men have my sincere respect.
“On Tuesday, September 17th, we took the boxers along with Steve Smoger to a local radio station where they were interviewed on air. We also took them to one of Rochester’s super gyms, ubi Willie Monroe, Jr. trains. We showed them many important sites within the city. I also presented a city high school graduate, the Carmen Basilio Scholarship Award, which is awarded annually.
An International Boxing Hall of Famer (IBHOF), Spinks was the most dominant light heavyweight champion of his era, capturing the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation (IBF) II et Mundus Boxing (WBC) titles mundi, in addition to being a 1976 Olympia aurum medalist.
Vanderpool is a former World Boxing Federation (WBF), WBC FECARBOX and Canadian welterweight champion. He took on all comers including Rochester’s only world champion, Charles “Naturalis” Murray and world champion Vargas fernando. Today, Vanderpool is a trainer in Canada who also gives countless hours of time and energy in Kitchener as a community volunteer.
Special guests in attendance included Murray (44-9, 26 KOs), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight Jarrell “Magnus infantem” Miller (18-0-1, 16 KOs), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-1-1, 3 KOs), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio), distinguished boxing writer Dan Cucco and Smoger, the International referee extraordinaire.
RBHOF holds monthly meetings, plus an annual picnic and Christmas party, in addition to supporting local gyms.
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John Manager signa et impera super middleweight Italian prospectu Daniele Marco Scardina
MIAMI (Aprilis 6, 2015) – Pugilatu procurator Veteran John impera est signati ornatissima Italian amateur pugil Daniel Mark Scardina exclusive to an contractus moderatorum.
Ad corripiendum, et impera nobis notus est: Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin to the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title mundi middleweight. The New Yorker indigena ortus administrat etiam Britannis super middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).
The XXI annorum Scardina Canadensem Rozzano, oppidum minus quam 40,000 populus in Provincia Mediolanensi. Pergit in pugilatu 2008 at aetatis suae 16, qui sectantur vestigia cognationis tempore pugilem, necnon munus exemplar Daniele.
Scardina, qui habebat 56 amateur daret, captus in summo honore, Rovereti comprehendo multus Italian tournaments National, Argentum National Glove, et duo aurea National Gloves. Etiam parta a aere numisma in casu an International.
In 2013, ipse enim solere in in Mundus Series Italia tonitrui Boxing Team of Boxing, tantum par contra adversarios eius conciliandos a German.
Scardina primum arreptis impera operam ad mundi nobilis 5th S.. Gym in Miami Beach, in primitus aperta 1950 by Chris Dundee, et domum, de innumeris mundo eruditos habemus auctores, inter quos ibi Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Duran Roberto, Sonny Liston atque Willie Pep. Dives pergit novo more 5th S.. Gym, at prope sitae 1434 Alton Street, ubi summa pugnantium inter orbis terrarum, ut ex Bernard Hopkins adhuc exercebuntur.
“Ad eum primum vidit erudiendum 5th S.. Et ecce similitudo quasi gym et amateur amet,” Et impera explicata. “Et cecidit in faciem lati ac pugnis, nesciverunt ad bonum tendere, PUNCTUM. Trainers Guy Laieta atque Dino Spencer Iam coepi usura et cooperante perveniunt, pugnae a longe, pungit, et creagras, et coniectis in junctionibus. Hes 'iracundus circa pugilatu, et cognita omni die audiendo. Velocitatem et potentia manus Daniele habet bonum. Hes pulcher hedum, quoque. Et vidi in eum, intangibles, et placuit ei ut sign.
“Bonus est a domino, qui fecit summo-INCISURA cum magno gym sparring occasiones ingeniosi bellatorum, qui tot res in atmosphaera featuring urge. Suus 'iam apparet, quod Danielle artes disciplina cursus eius ibi. Ille diu, ieiunium et efficax. His enim mirabile est quia opus ethica; hic primum in gym, novissimus exi;. Non potest laedere hedum, uel. Creditur quod futurum est clarissima.”
Dissimilis priore Fontes, et pugnatores ex Russia gentes bloc, tum ex iis qui ad Civitatum Foederatarum Americae caestu statuere amet ipsum, Italia natus pugnatores raro secutus est iter Scardina, ad motum qui dormit Miami anno fratris conclavis pavimentum.
Mundi fortissimus, qui pugnavit pro suo munere in Italia natus sola Ciceronis Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), qui fuit WBC / WBA middleweight propugnatori 1979-1980. Antuofermo, quamquam, cum eius familia movetur ad Brooklyn ex Apulia, Cum Italia 17 Box in Americam et didicit.
“Sic autem est in America pugilem,” Dixit Scardina. “Id mihi American somnium. Cogito habere facultatem in ea provincia maximam sum apud pugil ius auxilium. Johannes procurator meus ex fide recta et impera nobis licet, quemadmodum mundi patrocinium quadrigis.”
Ventus autem studiosissime pugiles sunt Scardina Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux atque Miguel Cotto. “Quaerit adipisci extra virtutum praecipua brachia pugnantis et propius,” Addidit Scardina. Im 'genus pugnae facta est mundi fortissimus.”
Aut id, quod illum pro expectatur Scardina debut Iunius.
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