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| (L-R) – Seated – ਅਲੈਕਸ Ramos, Boby Bartels, ਡਗ Dewitt, Stan Hoffman and Gaspar Ortega; ਖੜ੍ਹੇ – Don Majeski, Renaldo Snipes & ਰੌਨ Katz |
ਪਤਰਸ ਨੂੰ Frutkoff ਕੇ ਸਭ ਤਸਵੀਰ
ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ (ਮਈ 1, 2017) – ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ 300 people thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s sixth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction ceremony at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ. NYSBHOF is sponsored by Ring 8.
“It seems like yesterday that we started the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame but here we are in our sixth year,” NYSBHOF president Bob ਡਫੀ said opening the festivities. “I’ve been asked what VIPs were coming here and I said the 15 inductees are VIPs. This is how we remembers our New Yorkers in boxing. We recognize them for their achievements in boxing and all of them are great guys, ਵੀ.”
“Today is a validation of their (inductees’) careers,” added Ring 8 president/Chairman of the NYSBHOF Induction Committee ਜੈਕ Hirsch. “This is a great honor for all of them. Congratulations to all of the honorees.”
Living boxers inducted into the NYSBHOF were Manhattan welterweight Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-39-6, 69 ਕੋਸ), Yonkers’ world heavyweight title challenger Renaldo “ਸ੍ਰੀ” Snipes (39-8-1, 22 ਕੋਸ), Yonkers middleweight Doug “Cobra’ Dewitt (33-8-5, 19 ਕੋਸ), and world middleweight title challenger Alex “Bronx ਹਮਲਾਵਰ” Ramos (39-10-2, 24 ਕੋਸ)
Posthumous participants inducted were Queens’ former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion ਡਿਕ ਟਾਈਗਰ (60-19-3, 27 ਕੋਸ), Brooklyn/Manhattan light heavyweight world champion ਜੋਸੇ “Chegui” Torres(41-3-1, 29 ਕੋਸ), and Williamsburg’s middleweight world champion, “The Nonpareil” ਜੈਕ Dempsey (51-4-11, 23 ਕੋਸ).
Non-participants now in the NYSBHOF are Brooklyn/Bronx manager ਸਟੈਨ Hoffman, Long Island matchmaker ਰੌਨ Katz, and past Ring 8 president/NYSAC judge ਬੌਬੀ Bartels ਅਤੇ Queens’ International agent Don Majeski.
Posthumous non-participant inductees were Brooklyn boxing historian Hank Kaplan, Long Island cut-man ਅਲ ਗੇਵਿਨ, Bronx referee Arthur Donovan and New York City columnist Dan Parker.
ਹਰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤਾ NYSBHOF ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਮੂਲੀਅਤ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਕਸਟਮ-ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਬੈਲਟ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੇਗਾ.
The 2017 ਫੇਮ NYSBHOF ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਮਬਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚੁਣੇ ਗਏ ਸਨ: ਜੈਕ Hirsch, ਸਟੀਵ Farhood, ਬੌਬੀ Cassidy, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ., Randy ਗੋਰਡਨ, ਹੈਨਰੀ Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero ਅਤੇ ਨੀਲ Terens.
ਘੱਟੋ-ਘੱਟ ਤਿੰਨ ਸਾਲ ਲਈ ਸਰਗਰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ ਸਾਰੇ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ NYSBHOF ਸ਼ਮੂਲੀਅਤ ਲਈ ਯੋਗ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਾਰੇ inductees ਆਪਣੇ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਕੈਰੀਅਰ ਦੀ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਲਈ ਜ ਆਪੋ ਕੈਰੀਅਰ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਨਿਊਯਾਰਕ ਰਾਜ ਵਿਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹੈ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ.
Past world champions and NYSBHOF inductees ਇਰਾਨ Barkley, Vito Antuofermo ਅਤੇ ਮਰਕੁਸ Breland were in attendance, as were retired boxers and others such as Dennis Mitlon, Bobby Miller, ਜਿੰਮੀ Lange ਅਤੇ Richard Brown.
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| (L-R) – ਮਾਈਕਲ & Gaspar Ortega. |
Gasper Ortega: “I’m very honored to have people come out to honor me. It’s truly a pleasure to be here. I want fans to know how much I appreciate their support. ਹੁਣ ਸੱਜੇ, I feel like a champion; I’m on top of the world.”
ਸਟੈਨ Hoffman: “A lot of things have been said about me in boxing and I’m grateful for the success I’ve had in boxing. I wish I had 200 friends but the problem is I [probably have a 1000, so I can’t name them all today. This is special because I’m going into the Hall of Fame the same year as my godson, ਰੌਨ Katz, who was the best matchmaker. He’s terrific. Boxing has been good to me.”
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| (L-R) – Ron & Barbara Katz |
ਰੌਨ Katz: “ਪਿਛਲੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ 42 ਸਾਲ, I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many great fighters, ਵੱਧ 200 ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੇਤੂ. I’ve had the pleasure to work for some great promoters, to say I’ve world for some of the giants of this industry is an understatement. I learned so much from Johnny Bos, Mickey Duff, Bruce Trampler and my mentor, ਟੈਡੀ Brenner. I’m so grateful to them.”
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(L-R) — Melvina Lathan, ਡਗ Dewitt & his son
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ਡਗ Dewitt: “I could have done better in the Tommy Hearns fight. Took Robbie Simms too lightly but I won the rematch. I was No. 3 (ਦੁਨੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ) and I was going to fight Marvin Hagler, who was world champion when there was only one. Boxing is a tough business. I’m not walking around like I used to 20 ਕਈ ਸਾਲ ਪਹਿਲਾ. I had some good teachers. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਚੰਗਾ ਕੈਰੀਅਰ ਦੇ ਸੀ, I wouldn’t call it great. Thank you very much.”
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| (L-R) — Renaldo Snipes & Mike Taroli |
Renaldo Snipes: “I have a lot of friends. I had a lot of enemies but now they’re friends. You have to know how to get along with everybody even though you had to fight some in the ring. You can’t go into the ring without freaking killer instinct. I’d like to thank everybody who supported me. I took what I learned in boxing and took it into the business world.”
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| (L-R) — ਬੌਬੀ Bartels & Lenny Mangiapane |
ਬੌਬੀ Bartels: Dick Tiger wanted me to go to Africa with him but I said I couldn’t. I wish I had gone with him. When I was in Stillman’s Gym sparring, Gasper helped me a lot. He’s a beautiful man. I want to congratulate all the inductees. It’s great to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. It’s been a long road from the gym, through Golden Gloves, becoming a judge, and then Ring 8 president for nine years. This is the icing on the cake.”
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| (L-R) — ਅਲੈਕਸ Ramos & Bob ਡਫੀ |
ਅਲੈਕਸ Ramos: ਪਹਿਲੀ, I want to thank the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame and everybody here from the bottom of my heart. I want to thank Shelly Finkel, who did so much for me, and all the people who trained me. I was my own problem. I had a brain injury but it’s great to be alive.”
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| (L-R) — Michael Griffith, Don Majeski & ਜੈਕ Hirsch |
Don Majeski: “I have much to be humbled about. I congratulate all the inductees for their hard work and incredible contributions to boxing. I’m a beneficiary for all the fighters who gave me a chance to be a small part of their careers. ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਹੈ, probably the only one I’ll ever get. It’s been a wonderful life in boxing the past 50 ਸਾਲ.”
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| Master of Ceremonies Dave Diamante |
ਕਲਾਸ ਦੇ 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike ਮਾਈਕਲਮੈੱਕੱਲੂਮ, Mike ਟਾਯਸਾਨ, ਜੇਕ LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos ਔਰਟੀਸ, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “ਖੰਡ” ਰੇ ਰੋਬਿਨਸਨ, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, ਟੋਨੀ Canzoneri, ਹੈਰਲਡ Lederman, ਸਟੀਵ Acunto, ਜਿਮੀ ਗਲੈਨ, Gil Clancy, ਰੇ Arcel, Nat Fleischer, ਬਿੱਲ Gallo ਅਤੇ ਆਰਥਰ Mercante, SR.
ਕਲਾਸ ਦੇ 2013: ਜੈਕ Dempsey, Johnny ਡਨਡੀ, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, ਜੋਏ Archer, ਇਰਾਨ Barkley, ਮਰਕੁਸ Breland, ਬੌਬੀ Cassidy, ਡਗ ਜੋਨਸ, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ ਜੋਨਸ, ਯਾਕੂਬ “ਬੱਡੀ” McGirt, ਐਡੀ ਮੁਸਤਫਾ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ, Bob Arum, Shelly ਫਿੰਕਲ, ਟੋਨੀ Graziano, ਲੈਰੀ Merchant, ਟੈਡੀ Brenner, Mike ਜੈਕੋਬਜ਼, ਟੈਕਸ Rickard ਅਤੇ Don Dunphy.
ਕਲਾਸ 2014: Floyd ਪੀਟਰਸਨ, Tracy ਹੈਰਿਸ ਪੀਟਰਸਨ, Billy Backus, ਕੇਵਿਨ ਕੈਲੀ, ਜੁਆਨ Laporte, ਗੈਰੀ Cooney, ਮੁਸਤਫਾ Hamsho, Howard ਡੇਵਿਸ, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ, Lou Ambers, ਜੈਕ Britton, ਟੈਰੀ McGovern, ਟੈਡੀ Atlas, Lou DiBella, ਸਟੀਵ Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, ਵਿਲੀਅਮ Muldoon ਅਤੇ ਟੌਮ O'Rourke.
ਕਲਾਸ 2015: ਸ਼ਾਊਲ ਨੇ Mamby, ਜੋਏ Giambra, ਜੌਨੀ Persol, ਹੈਰਲਡ Weston, Lonnie ਬ੍ਰੈਡਲੀ, ਪੌਲੁਸ ਨੂੰ Berlenbach, ਬਿਲੀ ਗ੍ਰਾਹਮ, Frankie Genaro, Bob ਮਿੱਲਰ, Tommy ਰਿਆਨ, ਜਿਮੀ Slattery, Bob ਡਫੀ, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, ਬਰੂਸ Silverglade, ਪਾਰਸਜ਼ ਗੋਲਡਮੈਨ, ਜਿੰਮੀ ਜੌਹਨਸਟਨ, Cedric Kushner, ਹੈਰੀ Markson, Damon Runyon ਅਤੇ ਅਲ Weill.
ਕਲਾਸ 2016: ਹਾਰੂਨ ਡੇਵਿਸ, ਚਾਰਲਸ ਮੁਰੇ, Vilomar Fernandez, ਐਡਵਿਨ Viruet, Hector “ਮੈਚੋ” Camacho, ਰਾਕੀ Graziano, ਰਾਕੀ ਕੰਸਾਸ, ਜੋਅ ਲਿੰਚ, ਜੋਅ Miceli, ਐਡ Brophy, ਜੋਅ DeGuardia, Randy ਗੋਰਡਨ, ਡੈਨਿਸ Rappaport, Howie ਐਲਬਰਟ, Freddie ਭੂਰੇ, ਹਾਵਰਡ Cosell, ਰੂਬੀ Goldstein ਅਤੇ ਜਿੰਮੀ ਜੈਕੋਬਜ਼.
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ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ (ਜਨਵਰੀ 16, 2017) – Award-winning boxing journalist ਸਟੀਵ Farhood will be Ring 8’s guest speaker tomorrow night (Tuesday night, Jan., 17) at its monthly meeting, 'ਤੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ 7 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53rd Drive) in Maspeth, ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ.