 ROCHESTER, N.Y.. (Kẹsán 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks ati Fitz “Okùn naa” 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), ti o kọja lọ ni 1978 ni awọn ọjọ ori ti 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 ati 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 wi. “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.
“Lojo Satide, 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, ibi ti 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 Federation Boxing (IBF) ati World Boxing Council (WBC) aye orúkọ oyè, in addition to being a 1976 Olympic goolu 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 “The Natural” Murray and world champion Fernando Vargas. Loni, 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 ami Italian Super middleweight afojusọna Daniele Marco Scardina
Miami (April 6, 2015) – Oniwosan Boxing faili John Seip ni o ni wole gíga dara si Italian magbowo afẹṣẹja Daniel Mark Scardina si ohun iyasoto ti iṣakoso guide.
Seip ti wa ni ti o dara ju mọ fun didari Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin si World Boxing Organisation (WBO) aye middleweight akole. Awọn abinibi New Yorker tun seto nyara British Super middleweight Steed “Awọn Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).
Awọn 21-odun-atijọ Scardina hails lati Rozzano, a ilu ti kere ju 40,000 awon eniyan ni ekun ti Milan. Ti o ti bere Boxing ni 2008 ni awọn ọjọ ori ti 16, wọnyí ni rẹ aburo awon footsteps ti a a afẹṣẹja ni wipe akoko, bi daradara bi Daniele ká ipa awoṣe.
Scardina, ti o ní 56 magbowo bouts, sile oke awọn iyin ni afonifoji Itali awọn ere-idije pẹlu awọn Rovereto National, National Silver ibowo, ati meji National Golden ibọwọ. O si tun gba a loôdun idẹ ni ohun International ìṣẹlẹ.
Ni 2013, o boxed fun awọn Italia ãra Boxing Egbe ni World jara ti Boxing, gba rẹ nikan baramu lodi si kan German alatako.
Scardina akọkọ mu Seip ká ifojusi ni aye olokiki 5th St. -Idaraya in Miami Okun, Ni akọkọ la ni 1950 nipa Chris Dundee, ati awọn ile ti countless aye aṣaju-ti oṣiṣẹ nibẹ pẹlu Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ati Willie Pep. Awọn ọlọrọ atọwọdọwọ tẹsiwaju ni titun 5th St. -Idaraya, be nitosi ni 1434 Alton Street, ibi ti oke awọn onija lati kakiri aye gẹgẹbi Bernard Hopkins tun-irin.
“Mo ti akọkọ ri i ikẹkọ ni 5th St. -Idaraya ati awọn ti o wò bi kan aṣoju magbowo,” Seip salaye. “O si tì jakejado punches ati ki o ko mo bi lati jabọ kan ti o dara jab. Trainers Guy Laieta ati Dino Spencer bere si ṣiṣẹ pẹlu rẹ ki o si bayi o ti n lilo rẹ arọwọto, ija ni a ijinna, ati gège awọn akojọpọ ti jabs ati mu. O si ni kepe nipa Boxing, gbigbọ ati eko gbogbo ọjọ. Daniele ni o ni o dara ọwọ iyara ati agbara. O si ni a dara omo kekere, ju. Mo si ri nkankan ni i, intangibles, ati ki o pinnu lati wole fun u.
“Dino jẹ ẹya eni ti o ti da a oke-ogbontarigi-idaraya pẹlu nla sparring anfani ni ohun bugbamu ifihan ki ọpọlọpọ awọn abinibi awọn onija ti o gan Titari kọọkan miiran. O jẹ tẹlẹ gbangba, pe Danielle ti dara si rẹ ogbon ikẹkọ nibẹ. O si ni gun, sare ati awọn alagbara. Iṣẹ rẹ eniye ni alaragbayida; o ni akọkọ ninu awọn idaraya, kẹhin lati lọ kuro. O le ko ipalara yi omo kekere, boya. A gbogbo gbagbo wipe o ni awọn kan gan imọlẹ iwaju.”
Ko awọn onija lati Russia ati ogbologbo Rosia Bloc orilẹ-ède-, bi daradara bi awon lati Latin America ti o wá si United States lati fi idi wọn ọjọgbọn Boxing dánmọrán, Itali-bi awọn onija ṣọwọn ti tẹle kanna ipa bi Scardina, ti o gbe si Miami odun to koja ki o si ma sun lori pakà ti arakunrin rẹ ká iyẹwu.
Awọn Daduro Itali-bi aye asiwaju ẹniti o ti jà osise agbejoro ni America ni Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), ti o wà ni WBC / WBA middleweight asiwaju ninu 1979-1980. Antuofermo, tilẹ, gbe pẹlu rẹ ebi to Brooklyn lati Puglia, Italy nigbati o si wà 17 o si kọ bi o si apoti ni America.
“Mo ti nigbagbogbo fẹ lati wa ni a asiwaju ni America,” Scardina wi. “Ti o ni Amerika ala fun mi. Mo ro pe mo ti yoo ni a nla anfani ni yi orilẹ-ede lati wa ni o tobi afẹṣẹja ti mo le jẹ pẹlu awọn ọtun iranlọwọ. John Seip ni ọtun faili fun mi nitori ti o gbagbo a le ni aye asiwaju papo bi a egbe.”
Scardina ká ayanfẹ boxers ni o wa Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ati Miguel Cotto. “Mo n sise lori pipé bi ohun ita Onija ati ki o si akọkọ apá mi jo,” Scardina kun. Mo n ni ija lati di aye asiwaju.”
Scardina ti wa ni o ti ṣe yẹ lati ṣe rẹ pro Uncomfortable yi May tabi June.
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