 ROCHESTER, N.Y.. (Septambra 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks ary Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26faha- 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), izay nodimandry amin'ny 1978 teo amin'ny faha- 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 ary 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 nanao hoe:. “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.
“Amin'ny Sabotsy, 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, izay 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), Ady Totohondry International Federation (IBF) ary World Boxing Filan-kevitry ny (Kapila bitika) izao tontolo izao anaram-boninahitra, in addition to being a 1976 Medaly volamena Olaimpika.
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 “The Natural” Murray and world champion Fernando Vargas. Amin'izao fotoana izao, 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 “Big Baby” 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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Manager John Seip signe italiana fanantenana faran'izay middleweight Daniele Marco Scardina
Miami (Aprily 6, 2015) – Menavazana ady totohondry mpitantana John Seip dia nanao sonia tena voaravaka italiana ady totohondry Daniel Mark Scardina ny iray irery pitantanana fifanarahana.
Seip dia diso fantatra amin'ny mitarika Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin ho an'Izao Tontolo Izao Boxing Fikambanana (WBO) izao tontolo izao middleweight lohateny. Ny tompon-tany New Yorker ihany koa ny fiakaran'ny mitantana faran'izay British middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).
Ny 21 taona, teratany avy any Rozzano Scardina, tanàna ny latsaky ny 40,000 ny olona ao amin'ny Faritanin 'Milan. Nanomboka ady totohondry ao 2008 teo amin'ny faha- 16, amin'ny manaraka ny dian-tongotry rahalahin-drainy izay ny mpanao ady totohondry tamin'izany andro izany, ary koa ny modely Daniele.
Scardina, izay nanana 56 mpankafy toaka, nalaina ambony voninahitra amin'ny maro Italiana Fifaninanana anisan'izany ny Rovereto National, National Silver Glove, ary roa National Golden fonon-tanana. Izy ihany koa no nahazo ny medaly alimo tamin'ny hetsika iraisam-pirenena iray.
Amin'ny 2013, dia boxed ny Italia Thunder Boxing Team ao amin'ny World Series ady totohondry, ihany no nahazo ny lalao tamin'ny mpanohitra alemà.
Scardina voalohany nisarika ny sain'ny Seip amin'ny izao tontolo izao olo-malaza 5faha- St. Fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena any Miami Beach, nisokatra tany am-boalohany ao amin'ny 1950 amin'ny Chris Dundee, ary ny an-trano ny tompon-daka eran-tsy hita isa no nampiofana tao anatin'izany Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ary Willie Pep. Ny lovam-pampianarana manan-karena amin'ny vaovao mitohy 5faha- St. Gym, any tsy lavitra eto 1434 Alton Street, izay ambony mpiady avy any amin'ny tany toy ny Bernard Hopkins mbola mampiofana.
“Aho nahita azy voalohany ny fampiofanana tao amin'ny 5faha- St. Fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena, ary dia toa iray mahazatra mpankafy,” Nanazava Seip. “Dia natsipiny punches malalaka ary tsy fantany ny fomba tsara hanipy jab. Trainers Guy Laieta ary Dino Spencer nanomboka niasa niaraka taminy, ary ankehitriny dia ny mampiasa ny takatry, miady teny lavidavitra, ary manipy ny tsikombakomba ny jabs sy ny fihantonany. Izy liana amin'ny ady totohondry, mihaino sy mianatra isan'andro. Daniele manana tanana tsara haingana sy ny hery. Dia ny tsara tarehy ankizy, koa. Dia nahita zavatra ao aminy, intangibles, ary nanapa-kevitra ny sonia azy.
“Dino dia tompony izay efa nahary ny ambony-notch fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena amin'ny fahafahana Samy te lehibe tao amin'ny rivo-piainana toy izany mampiseho mpiady maro manan-talenta izay tena manosika ny hafa. Tsy efa hita fa efa nihatsara Danielle ny fahaizany fiofanana any. Izy ela, fifadian-kanina sy mahery. Ny asany dia tsy mampino etika; izy no voalohany eo amin'ny fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena, farany handao. Tsy afaka manimba ity zanak'osy ity, na. Isika rehetra dia minoa fa Izy dia manana hoavy mamirapiratra tena.”
Tsy toy ny mpiady avy any Rosia sy ny Sovietika teo aloha-bloc firenena, sy ireo avy any Amerika Latina, izay avy any Etazonia mba hanamarina ny matihanina ady totohondry asany, Italiana-teraka mpiady mahalana no nanaraka ny lalana ihany araka ny Scardina, izay nifindra tany Miami tamin'ny taona lasa ary matory eo amin'ny tany ny rahalahiny ny trano.
Ny irery Italiana-teraka tompon-daka izao tontolo izao, izay niady matihanina any Amerika dia Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), izay ny kapila bitika / WBA middleweight tompon-daka amin'ny 1979-1980. Antuofermo, aza, Nifindra niaraka tamin'ny fianakaviany tany Brooklyn avy Puglia, Italia, tamin'izy 17 ary nianatra ny fomba totohondry any Amerika.
“Aho no te ho tompon-daka any Amerika,” Hoy Scardina. “Izany no nofy ny Amerikana ho ahy. Heveriko aho manana fahafahana lehibe ao amin'ity firenena ity mba ho ny lehibe indrindra afaka ny ho mpanao ady totohondry aho amin'ny fanampiana tsara. John Seip no mpitantana tsara ho ahy izy, satria mino isika tompon-daka afaka izao tontolo izao ho toy ny ekipa.”
Scardina ny toerana tena mpanao ady totohondry, dia Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ary Miguel Cotto. “Aho miasa amin'ny fahatanterahana ho toy ny mpiady ivelany sy ny lehibe kokoa ny fitaovam-piadiana,” Scardina nanampy. Aho izao tontolo izao niady ho tompon-daka.”
Scardina antenaina hanao ny mpanohana fanjanahan'i May na Jona ity.
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