(L-R) –
Bob and Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Marts 26, 2018) –
Boxing lifers Bob Goodman og hans far, den sene
Murray Goodman,
are among 23
members of the Class of 2018
being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) på
Søndag eftermiddag (12:30-5:30 p.m. OG), April 29.
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held once again at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
A legendary boxing publicist, Murray Goodman (Bronx) brought his son into the sweet science when Bob was only eight years old. The rest was historic for the Goodmans, who are both inductees in several Halls of Fame, including the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
“This is a great honor for me and my father,” Bob said. “I wish he were alive today to be there. I’m a boxing lifer. I was eight years old going to all the training camps with my father, who was a boxing writer and sports editor for the INS (Hearst News Service) service. The joke is I was conceived at Grossinger’s (Catskill Resort Hotel training camp). Boxing just came into my life. My dad and I had some businesses in promotions and public relations, all different kinds of sports-related businesses, but there was always boxing.
“I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I was brought up doing the very things I loved. How many people can say that? I met and became friends with Joe Louis, Marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Marciano and so many others. I’d stay in camps for weeks. I’d get up to run with the boxers and got a chance to be around my heroes. I also got to know trainers and others in boxing and later fans. I got to know everybody. I was brought up in boxing, my whole life was boxing, 65 years in the business.”
Bob is, måske, best known as Vice President and Matchmaker for Madison Square Garden (1985-1994), as well as a quarter-century serving as Vice President of Boxing Operations, Matchmaker and Director of Public Relations for Don King Productions. He also promoted many world champions as President of his own company, Garden State Boxing.
“I remember going away to training camps for weeks at a time,” the 78-year-old Goodman fondly remembered. “I’d take pictures, write stories every day and use my telecopier to send them to AP and UPI. I did so much being brought up un the business, even loading trucks up with chairs, ringen, speakers and more. My father was the Publicity Director for the International Boxing Club at Madison Square Garden. I worked there when I was a teenager.
“I’m honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame with my father and so many boxing guys. They’re different from people in any other sports. One of the awards I’ve won that I’m most proud of is the James J. Walker Memorial Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing (BWAA in 1960).
“I’m fortunate to have transcended various eras in boxing. It was a different world back then, we had 20-30 writers stay for weeks at training camps. I got to know old-time boxers and trainers.”
Bob Goodman (L) checking Muhammad Ali’s weight and on right with Rocky Marciano
God Mand, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1958-62, stays active today working with veterans’ groups. He is President of the Weymouth Township Veteran’s Advisory Board, and also active with the American Legion and part of the Honor Guard with the Korean War Veterans Association.
Bob Goodman (længst til højre)
was inducted into the IBHOF in 2009,
his father Murray in 1999
Among the world champions Bob has worked with are Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Ken Norton, Felix Trinidad, Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Bob Foster, Salvador Sanchez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gonez, Ricardo Lopez, Bernard Hopkins and so many more.
Living boksere overskriften ind i NYSBHOF omfatter (Spring Valley) IBF cruiservægt verdensmester Al “Is” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOS), (Long Island) WBA lys sværvægter Lou “Honning Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 KOS), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Weltervægt verdensmester Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOS), (Brooklyn) verden letvægts titel udfordrer Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOS), og (Buffalo) ubesejret verdensklasse sværvægter “Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOS).
Posthume deltagere bliver inducted er NBA & NYSAC verden Fjervægt Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cubanske Bon Bon” Chokolade (136-10-6, 51 KOS), (New York) 20thsværvægter århundrede James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOS), (Williamsburg) Verden Letvægts Champion Donkraft “Napoleon af The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Letvægts Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOS), (ledestjerne) NYSAC Light Heavyweight verdensmester Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOS), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) verdensklasse mellemvægt Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOS) og (Port Washington) sværvægter udfordrer Charley “Den Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOS).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-vindende sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) træner / rådgiver Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boksning historiker / redaktør Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC formand / dommer Melvina Lathan, og (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promotor Ron Scott Stevens.
Posthume ikke-deltager inductees er (Brooklyn) ring announcer Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boksning forfatter / historiker Bert Randolph Sugar og (Lower East Side) radio & tv-speakeren / journalist Sam Taub.
Hver deltager inductee (eller direkte efterkommer af) vil modtage en specialdesignet rem tilkendegiver hans eller hendes induktion i NYSBHOF.
Den 2017 inductees blev udvalgt af de NYSBHOF nominere udvalgsmedlemmer: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, og Neil Terens.
Alle boksere er nødvendige for at være inaktiv i mindst tre år for at være berettiget til NYSBHOF induktion, og alle inductees skal have boet i New York State for en betydelig del af deres boksning karriere eller under det primære i deres respektive karriere.
NYSBHOF
Klasse af 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sukker” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve ACUNTO, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo og Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Klasse af 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, 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, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard og Don Dunphy.
KLASSE AF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon og Tom O'Rourke.
KLASSE AF 2015: Saul mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon og Al Weill.
KLASSE AF 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein og Jimmy Jacobs.
KLASSE AF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Hr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan og Dan Parker.
Billetter er prissat til $150.00 per voksen og $70.00 for børn (under 16),og omfatter et komplet brunch og cocktail time efter posten, begyndende ved
12:30 p.m. OG, samt middag (prime rib, fisk eller fjerkræ) og åben bar hele dagen. Billetter kan købes ved at kontakte NYSBHOF / Ring 8 Præsident Bob Duffy på 516.313.2304 eller
depcomish@aol.com. Annoncer for NYSBHOF programmet er til rådighed, spænder fra $80.00 til $200.00, ved at kontakte Duffy. Gå på line på
www.Ring8ny.com for yderligere oplysninger om New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.