 ROCHESTER, 紐約州. (九月 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor 邁克爾· “Jinx” Spinks 和 Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26日 annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 科斯) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 科斯) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
 (L-R) – 邁克爾·斯平克斯, 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 科斯), 誰在去世 1978 在年齡 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 和 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 說. “Everyone enjoyed the evening. We posthumously inducted Johnny McCoy and honored are award winners, Michael Spinks and Fitz Vanderpool. Hall of Famer referee 史蒂夫·斯莫傑 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.
“週六, 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, 哪裡 威利·夢露, JR. 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, 捕獲世界拳擊協會 (WBA), 國際拳擊聯合會 (IBF) 和世界拳擊理事會 (WBC) 世界冠軍, in addition to being a 1976 奧運金牌得主.
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, 查爾斯 “自然” 穆雷 and world champion 費爾南多·巴爾加斯. 今天, 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 科斯), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight 賈雷爾 “大寶貝” 磨坊主 (18-0-1, 16 科斯), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “Red” 威廉姆斯 (8-1-1, 3 科斯), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer 卡門巴西利奧), 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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