 ROCHESTER, N.Y.. (กันยายน 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor ไมเคิล “Jinx” Spinks และ Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26th annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 คอส) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 คอส) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
 (L-R) – ไมเคิล 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 คอส), ผู้ที่ล่วงลับไปใน 1978 ที่อายุ 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 และ 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 กล่าว. “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.
“เมื่อวันเสาร์ที่, 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, สถานที่ วิลลี่มอนโร, จูเนียร์. 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, จับสมาคมมวยโลก (อัลเบียน), สหพันธ์มวยนานาชาติ (กิจการวิเทศธนกิจ) และสภามวยโลก (WBC) โลกชื่อ, in addition to being a 1976 ผู้ชนะเลิศเหรียญทองโอลิมปิก.
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, ชาร์ลส์ “ธรรมชาติ” เมอเรย์ and world champion เฟอร์นันโดวาร์กัส. วันนี้, 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 คอส), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight Jarrell “บิ๊กเด็ก” เจ้าของโรงโม่ (18-0-1, 16 คอส), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “แดง” วิลเลียมส์ (8-1-1, 3 คอส), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer Carmen ลิ), 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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