(L-R) –
Bob and Murray Goodman
NOV-JORKO (Marto 26, 2018) –
Boxing lifers Bob Goodman and his father, La lasta
Murray Goodman,
are among 23
members of the Class of 2018
being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) Sur
#Diman?o Posttagmezo (12:30-5:30 P.M. ET), Aprilo 29.
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held once again at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, Nov-Jorko.
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) Servo. 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, eble, 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, the ring, 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
Goodman, 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 (Fora rajto)
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 López, Bernard Hopkins and so many more.
Vivante boksistoj titolo en la NYSBHOF inkluzivi (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight World Champion Al “glacio” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), (longa Insulo) WBA luma superpezula Lou “mielo Knabo” Del Valle (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Veltero Monda Ĉampiono Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) mondo malpeza titolo kontestanto Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), Kaj (buffalo) nevenkita monda klaso superpezula “Bebo” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs).
Postmortaj partoprenantoj esti induktita estas NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight Champion (manhattan) Infano “Kubaj Bon Bon” Ĉokolado (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (Nov-Jorka Urbo) 20Thjarcento superpezula James J. “sinjoro Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Malpeza ĉampiono Jack “La Napoleono de la Premio Ringo” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Pesas Malpeza Monda Ĉampiono Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) monda klaso mezopezo Ralph “Tigro” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) Kaj (Port Washington) Superpezula konkuranto Charley “La Bayona Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Premio Pulitzer-gajnanta sporta ĵurnalisto Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trejnisto / konsilisto Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boksado historiisto / redaktoro Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC direktanto / juĝisto Melvina Lathan, Kaj (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/Varbanto Ron Scott Stevens.
Postmortaj ne-partoprenanto rekrutoj estas (Brooklyn) ringo anoncisto Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) edzperisto Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boksado verkisto / historiisto Bert Randolph Sugar Kaj (Malsupra Orienta Flanko) radioaparato & televida anoncisto / ĵurnalisto Sam Taub.
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NYSBHOF
KLASO de 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sukero” Ray Robinson, Geno Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo kaj Arthur Mercante, Sr.
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