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6th annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2017 induction ceremony review

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(L-R) – Seated – Alex Ramos, Boby Bartels, Doug Dewitt, Stan Hoffman and Gaspar Ortega; Stans – Don Majeski, Renaldo Snipes & Ron Rapidshare
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NEW EBORACUM (May 1, 2017) – More than 300 people thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s sixth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction ceremony at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York,. NYSBHOF is sponsored by Ring 8.
“It seems like yesterday that we started the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame but here we are in our sixth year,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said opening the festivities. “I’ve been asked what VIPs were coming here and I said the 15 inductees are VIPs. This is how we remembers our New Yorkers in boxing. We recognize them for their achievements in boxing and all of them are great guys, too.”
“Today is a validation of their (inductees’) ipsum,” added Ring 8 president/Chairman of the NYSBHOF Induction Committee Jack Hirsch. “This is a great honor for all of them. Congratulations to all of the honorees.”
Living boxers inducted into the NYSBHOF were Manhattan welterweight Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-39-6, 69 KOs), Yonkers’ world heavyweight title challenger Renaldo “Dominus.” snipes (39-8-1, 22 KOs), Yonkers middleweight Doug “Cobra’ Dewitt (33-8-5, 19 KOs), and world middleweight title challenger Alex “Et Bronx imperium!” Ramos (39-10-2, 24 KOs)
Posthumous participants inducted were Queens’ former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Dick Tigris (60-19-3, 27 KOs), Brooklyn/Manhattan light heavyweight world champion Jose “Chegui” Torres(41-3-1, 29 KOs), and Williamsburg’s middleweight world champion, “The Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey (51-4-11, 23 KOs).
Non-participants now in the NYSBHOF are Brooklyn/Bronx manager Carl Cornelius, Long Island matchmaker Ron Rapidshare, and past Ring 8 president/NYSAC judge Gaius Bartels et Reginarum’ International agent Don MajeskEGO.
Posthumous non-participant inductees were Brooklyn boxing historian Hank Nabu, Long Island cut-man Al Gavin, Bronx referee Arthur Donovan and New York City columnist Dan Parker.
Unusquisque consuetudinem-constituebant Inductee accipietis inductione in balteo suo significans NYSBHOF.
The 2017 electi sunt a sodalibus inductionibus NYSBHOF Acacium: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henricus Hascup, Vivamus McNair, Angelo Prospero atque Neil Terens.
Omnes opus ad quieti stativis studiosissime pugiles certe tribus annis ad esse eligibile in inductione NYSBHOF, oportet inductionibus et habitaverunt in Novum Eboracum rei publicae gestis ad partem sui, vel in prima sui cuiusque curriculo pugilatu.
Past world champions and NYSBHOF inductees Iran Barkley, Vito Antuofermo atque Mark Breland were in attendance, as were retired boxers and others such as Dennis Mitlon, Bobby Miller, Jimmy Lange atque Richard Brown.
(L-R) – Michael & Gaspar Ortega.


Gasper Ortega: “I’m very honored to have people come out to honor me. It’s truly a pleasure to be here. I want fans to know how much I appreciate their support. Nunc, I feel like a champion; I’m on top of the world.”
Carl Cornelius
Carl Cornelius: “A lot of things have been said about me in boxing and I’m grateful for the success I’ve had in boxing. I wish I had 200 friends but the problem is I [probably have a 1000, so I can’t name them all today. This is special because I’m going into the Hall of Fame the same year as my godson, Ron Rapidshare, who was the best matchmaker. He’s terrific. Boxing has been good to me.”
(L-R) – Ron & Barbara Katz


Ron Rapidshare: “Bis priore 42 annis, I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many great fighters, super 200 pugiles mundi. I’ve had the pleasure to work for some great promoters, to say I’ve world for some of the giants of this industry is an understatement. I learned so much from Johnny Bos, Mickey Duff, Bruce Trampler and my mentor, Teddy Brenner. I’m so grateful to them.”
(L-R) — Melvina Lathan, Doug Dewitt & his son
Doug Dewitt: “I could have done better in the Tommy Hearns fight. Took Robbie Simms too lightly but I won the rematch. I was No. 3 (in mundo) and I was going to fight Marvin Hagler, who was world champion when there was only one. Boxing is a tough business. I’m not walking around like I used to 20 years ago. I had some good teachers. EGO had a bonum curriculo, I wouldn’t call it great. Thank you very much.”
(L-R) — Renaldo Snipes & Mike Taroli
Renaldo Snipes: “I have a lot of friends. I had a lot of enemies but now they’re friends. You have to know how to get along with everybody even though you had to fight some in the ring. You can’t go into the ring without freaking killer instinct. I’d like to thank everybody who supported me. I took what I learned in boxing and took it into the business world.”
(L-R) — Gaius Bartels & Lenny Mangiapane
Gaius Bartels: Dick Tiger wanted me to go to Africa with him but I said I couldn’t. I wish I had gone with him. When I was in Stillman’s Gym sparring, Gasper helped me a lot. He’s a beautiful man. I want to congratulate all the inductees. It’s great to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. It’s been a long road from the gym, through Golden Gloves, becoming a judge, and then Ring 8 president for nine years. This is the icing on the cake.”
(L-R) — Alex Ramos & Bob Duffy
Alex Ramos: Primo, I want to thank the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame and everybody here from the bottom of my heart. I want to thank Shelly Finkel, who did so much for me, and all the people who trained me. I was my own problem. I had a brain injury but it’s great to be alive.”
(L-R) — Michael Griffith, Don Majeski & Jack Hirsch
Don Majeski: “I have much to be humbled about. I congratulate all the inductees for their hard work and incredible contributions to boxing. I’m a beneficiary for all the fighters who gave me a chance to be a small part of their careers. Hoc honore, probably the only one I’ll ever get. It’s been a wonderful life in boxing the past 50 annorum.”
Master of Ceremonies Dave Diamante
ORDO de 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake lamotta, Riddick: Inclinate, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Leonard Benny, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Thomas Cornelius, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo et Arthur mercante, Sr.
ORDO de 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy BEVERLACENSE, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Merchant Larry, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard et Don Dunphy.
CARDACES 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LAPORTE, Willie Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Atlas Teddy, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, D'Amato Cus, William Muldoon et Tom O'Rourke.
CARDACES 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giambra, John Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Artist Tullius Cicero, Frankie Genaro, Cornelius Tacitus, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Carolus Goldman, Anno Cicero, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon Weill, et al.
CARDACES 2016: Aaron Cicero, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Marcus Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Petrosa Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Albert howie, Sed vestibulum blandit Brown, Vivamus ligula, Et arcum ecliptice EN ruby ​​Jimmy Jacobs.
About Ring 8: Formavit in 1954 ex-Prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 factum est igitur ut in his quae subsidiaria octavo National Association Boxers Veteran – hinc, CONDYLUS 8 – et manet usque hodie organizationis motto: Condis Boxers Boxers.
CONDYLUS 8 fortunati est minus perfectum in proelia succurrerent succurrendum qui secundum communitatem reddendo, medicinae expensis, , ratio aut quae.
Perge ad line www.Ring8ny.com pro magis notitia super CONDYLUS 8, in suo genere maxima coetus Civitatum Foederatarum amplius 350 membra. Annua est, tantum debita membership $30.00 agitantibus prandium CONDYLUS ad utrumque membrum ipsius disciplinae 8 coetus menstruos, sine ulla exceptione, Sextilis aut Quintilis. Omnes active autem studiosissime pugiles, et amateur amet, fideicommissa adhibetur CONDYLUS 8 quotannis membership. Hospes Ringonis 8 sodales dapibus solum gratus $7.00 per singulos homines:.
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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2017

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Dick Tigris, Jose Torres, Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo Snipes & Arthur Donovan head new class
NEW EBORACUM (December 26, 2016) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored per Orbis 8, has announced its 15-member Class of 2017. The sixth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday post meridiem, (12:30-5:30 p.m. ATQUE), Aprilis 30, The Bay in Howard scriptor Russo ad Beach, New York,.
“Iterum,, “said NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy, “we’re honoring New York’s finest in our sport. This is all about recognizing great fighters, as well as others involved in boxing, from the state of New York. We’re expecting another knockout night.”
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include Manhattan welterweight Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-39-6, 69 KOs), Yonkers’ world heavyweight title challenger Renaldo “Dominus.” snipes (39-8-1, 22 KOs), Yonkers middleweight Doug “Cobra’ Dewitt (33-8-5, 19 KOs), atque “Et Bronx imperium!,” world middleweight title challenger Alex Ramos (39-10-2, 24 KOs)
Posthumous participants being inducted are Queens’ former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Dick Tiger (60-19-3, 27 KOs), Brooklyn/Manhattan light heavyeight world champion Jose “Chegui” Torres (41-3-1, 29 KOs), atque “The Nonpareil”, Williamsburg middleweight world champion Jack Dempsey (51-4-11, 23 KOs).
Non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Queens’ International agent Don MajeskEGO, Long Island matchmaker Ron Rapidshare, Manhattan manager Carl Cornelius and past Ring 8 president/NYSAC judge Gaius Bartels.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn boxing historian Hank Nabu, Long Island cut-man Al Gavin, Bronx referee Arthur Donovan and New York City columnist Dan Parker.
Unusquisque consuetudinem-constituebant Inductee accipietis inductione in balteo suo significans NYSBHOF.
The 2017 electi sunt a sodalibus inductionibus NYSBHOF Acacium: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henricus Hascup, Vivamus McNair, Angelo Prospero atque Neil Terens.
Omnes opus ad quieti stativis studiosissime pugiles certe tribus annis ad esse eligibile in inductione NYSBHOF, oportet inductionibus et habitaverunt in Novum Eboracum rei publicae gestis ad partem sui, vel in prima sui cuiusque curriculo pugilatu.
ORDO de 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake lamotta, Riddick: Inclinate, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Leonard Benny, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Thomas Cornelius, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo et Arthur mercante, Sr.
ORDO de 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy BEVERLACENSE, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Merchant Larry, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard et Don Dunphy.
CARDACES 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LAPORTE, Willie Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Atlas Teddy, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, D'Amato Cus, William Muldoon et Tom O'Rourke.
CARDACES 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giambra, John Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Artist Tullius Cicero, Frankie Genaro, Cornelius Tacitus, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Carolus Goldman, Anno Cicero, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon Weill, et al.
CARDACES 2016: Aaron Cicero, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Marcus Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Petrosa Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Albert howie, Sed vestibulum blandit Brown, Vivamus ligula, Et arcum ecliptice EN ruby ​​Jimmy Jacobs.
Nullam at sunt precii $150.00 et per adult $70.00 quia filii (under 16), a comprehendo et perfecta cocktail horam, et brunch in introitu, starting at 12:30 PM/ATQUE, necnon prandium (et altilia occisa, piscis aut pultrearum) and open bar throughout the evening. Tesseras sunt available ut emo a suorum NYSBHOF / Ring 8 Bob ad praesidem Duffy 516.313.2304. Ads es available pro NYSBHOF progressio, vndique a $80.00 ad $250.00, contingentes per Duffy. Perge at line www.Ring8ny.com quoniam de apparitionibus New York publica pugilatu Hall de Fama.
About Ring 8: Formavit in 1954 ex-Prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 factum est igitur ut in his quae subsidiaria octavo National Association Boxers Veteran – hinc, CONDYLUS 8 – et manet usque hodie organizationis motto: Condis Boxers Boxers.
CONDYLUS 8 fortunati est minus perfectum in proelia succurrerent succurrendum qui secundum communitatem reddendo, medicinae expensis, , ratio aut quae.
Perge ad line www.Ring8ny.com pro magis notitia super CONDYLUS 8, in suo genere maxima coetus Civitatum Foederatarum amplius 350 membra. Annua est, tantum debita membership $30.00 agitantibus prandium CONDYLUS ad utrumque membrum ipsius disciplinae 8 coetus menstruos, sine ulla exceptione, Sextilis aut Quintilis. Omnes active autem studiosissime pugiles, et amateur amet, fideicommissa adhibetur CONDYLUS 8 quotannis membership. Hospes Ringonis 8 sodales dapibus solum gratus $7.00 per singulos homines:.
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Trainer Tommy Gallagher Ring 8 Guest Speaker Tuesday night

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NEW EBORACUM (March 12, 2016) – Veteran pugilatu trainer Tommy Gallagher will be Ring 8’s guest speaker at Tuesday night’s (Sea. 15) monthly meeting, starting at 7 p.m. ATQUE, at O’Neill’s Restaurant, at locus 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York,.

In celebration of St. Patrick 'Dies, an Irish menu will feature Corn Beef & Cabbage, as well as Shepard’s Pie.
“Everybody’s Irish for St. Patrick 'Dies,” Ring 8 praeses Bob Duffy dixit. “It’s only appropriate that our guest speaker is and Irishman, Tommy Gallagher. He’s done it all in boxing during the past 40 annis. Tommy’s been a big part of Ring 8 for a longtime and he’s known as a good storyteller.”
Best known, fortasse, for his role in The contendencium reality television series, last year Gallagher was inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame, which is sponsored by Ring 8. In addition to being a trainer, he has been a promoter and gym owner/operator.
Gallagher has been involved in the careers of boxers such as Doug DeWitt, Vito Antuofermo, Donny Lalonde, Lou Savarese atque Sergei Kobozev, Inter notables.