 ロチェスター, N.Y.. (9月 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor マイケル “Jinx” スピンクス と Fitz “鞭” Vanderpool at the recent 26目 annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
スピンクス (31-1, 21 戦績) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 戦績) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
 (L-R) – マイケル・スピンクス, Steve Smoger and Fitz Vanderpool
ロチェスターの Johnny McCoy (Clarence Millard) was inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame. マッコイ (77-30-14, 21 戦績), で亡くなった人 1978 歳の時に 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 と 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 前記. “Everyone enjoyed the evening. We posthumously inducted Johnny McCoy and honored are award winners, Michael Spinks and Fitz Vanderpool. Hall of Famer referee スティーブ・スモガー 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.
“土曜日, 9月17日, 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, どこに ウィリー·モンロー, ジュニア. 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.
国際ボクシング殿堂 (IBHOF), Spinks was the most dominant light heavyweight champion of his era, 世界ボクシング協会を占領 (WBA), 国際ボクシング連盟 (IBF) と世界ボクシング評議会 (WBC) 世界タイトル, であることに加えて 1976 オリンピック金メダリスト.
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, チャールズ “ナチュラル” マリー そして世界チャンピオン フェルナンド·バルガス. 今日, 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 戦績), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight ジャレル “大きな赤ん坊” ミラー (18-0-1, 16 戦績), Rochester lightweight prospect ラヴィサス “赤” ウィリアムズ (8-1-1, 3 戦績), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer カーメン·バシリオ), 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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