 ROCHESTER, N.Y.. (سبتمبر 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor مايكل “Jinx” Spinks و Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26عشر annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 كوس) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 كوس) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
 (L-R) – مايكل سبينكس, Steve Smoger and Fitz Vanderpool
روتشستر Johnny McCoy (Clarence Millard) was inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame. McCoy (77-30-14, 21 كوس), الذي وافته المنية في 1978 في سن ال 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 و 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 قال. “Everyone enjoyed the evening. We posthumously inducted Johnny McCoy and honored are award winners, Michael Spinks and Fitz Vanderpool. Hall of Famer referee ستيف سموجر 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.
“في.يوم السبت, 17 سبتمبر, 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, أين ويلي مونرو, الابن. 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 (رابطة الملاكمة العالمية), الاتحاد الدولي للملاكمة (اتحاد الملاكمة العالمي) والمجلس العالمي للملاكمة (WBC) عناوين العالم, in addition to being a 1976 الميدالية الذهبية الاولمبية.
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, تشارلز “من الطبيعي” موراي وبطل العالم فرناندو فارغاس. اليوم, 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 كوس), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight جرل] “كبير الطفل” طحان (18-0-1, 16 كوس), Rochester lightweight prospect LAVISOS “أحمر” وليامز (8-1-1, 3 كوس), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer كارمن باسيليو), 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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