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6th annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2017 induction ceremony review

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(L-R) – Seated – Alex Ramos, Boby Bartels, Doug Dewitt, Stan Hoffman and Gaspar Ortega; amesimama – Don Majeski, Renaldo Snipes & Ron Katz
Picha zote na Peter Frutkoff
NEW YORK (Mei 1, 2017) – Zaidi ya 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, New York. 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 Duffy 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, mno.”
“Today is a validation of their (inductees’) careers,” added Ring 8 president/Chairman of the NYSBHOF Induction Committee Jack 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 Kos), Yonkers’ world heavyweight title challenger Renaldo “Bwana.” Snipes (39-8-1, 22 Kos), Yonkers middleweight Doug “Cobra’ Dewitt (33-8-5, 19 Kos), and world middleweight title challenger Alex “mshambuliaji Bronx” Ramos (39-10-2, 24 Kos)
Posthumous participants inducted were Queens’ former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Dick Tiger (60-19-3, 27 Kos), Brooklyn/Manhattan light heavyweight world champion Jose “Chegui” Torres(41-3-1, 29 Kos), and Williamsburg’s middleweight world champion, “The Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey (51-4-11, 23 Kos).
Non-participants now in the NYSBHOF are Brooklyn/Bronx manager Stan Hoffman, Long Island matchmaker Ron Katz, and past Ring 8 president/NYSAC judge Bobby Bartels na Queens’ International agent Don Majeski.
Posthumous non-participant inductees were Brooklyn boxing historian Hank Kaplan, Long Island cut-man Al Gavin, Bronx referee Arthur Donovan and New York City columnist Dan Parker.
Kila inductee kupokea ukanda desturi-iliyoundwa akionyesha introduktionsutbildning yake katika NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees walichaguliwa na wanachama NYSBHOF kamati kuteua: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero na neil Terens.
Mabondia wote zinahitajika kuwa inaktiv kwa muda wa miaka mitatu hadi wakastahiki NYSBHOF introduktionsutbildning, na inductees wote lazima kuwa anaishi katika Jimbo la New York kwa sehemu kubwa ya ndondi kazi zao au wakati wa mkuu wa kazi zao.
Past world champions and NYSBHOF inductees Iran Barkley, Vito Antuofermo na Mark Breland were in attendance, as were retired boxers and others such as Dennis Mitlon, Bobby Miller, Jimmy Lange na Richard Brown.
(L-R) – Michael & 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. Sasa hivi, I feel like a champion; I’m on top of the world.”
Stan Hoffman
Stan 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, Ron Katz, who was the best matchmaker. He’s terrific. Boxing has been good to me.”
(L-R) – Ron & Barbara Katz


Ron Katz: “Katika kipindi cha 42 miaka, I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many great fighters, juu ya 200 mabingwa wa dunia. 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, Teddy Brenner. I’m so grateful to them.”
(L-R) — MELVINA Lathan, Doug Dewitt & his son
Doug 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 (katika dunia) 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 miaka iliyopita. I had some good teachers. Mimi nilikuwa kazi nzuri, I wouldn’t call it great. Thank you very much.”
(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.”
(L-R) — Bobby Bartels & Lenny Mangiapane
Bobby 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.”
(L-R) — Alex Ramos & Bob Duffy
Alex Ramos: Kwanza, 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.”
(L-R) — Michael Griffith, Don Majeski & Jack 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. Hii ni heshima kubwa, probably the only one I’ll ever get. It’s been a wonderful life in boxing the past 50 miaka.”
Master of Ceremonies Dave Diamante
CLASS ya 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo na Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS ya 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard na Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon na Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Sauli Mamby, Joey Giambra, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon na Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein na Jimmy Jacobs.
About Ring 8: Sumu katika 1954 na ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Pete 8 akawa tanzu ya nane ya nini alikuwa kisha inayojulikana kama Taifa Mkongwe Mabondia Association – hivyo, RING 8 – na leo Wito wa shirika bado: Mabondia Kusaidia Mabondia.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.
Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 kwa kila mtu.
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Top boxing judge Steve Weisfeld & Popular New York welterweight Johnny Turner Ring 8 Guest Speakers Tuesday, Aprili 18

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NEW YORK (Aprili 7, 2017) – One of the most respected boxing judges, Steve Weisfeld, and popular retired New York welterweight Johnny Turner will be Ring 8’s guest speakers at its April meeting, Tuesday night, Aprili 18 (7 p.m. NA mwanzo) at O’Neill’s Restaurant, ziko katika 64-21 53rd Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378.
“We are delighted to have both Steve Weisfeld and Johnny Turner appear as guest speakers at our next meeting,” Pete 8 rais Jack Hirsch alisema. “Weisfeld is one of the best judges in the sport having worked some of the biggest fights. With all the controversial decisions we have seen over the years, it will be fascinating to hear Weisfeld’s take on things.
“Johnny Turner was one of the most charismatic boxers on the New York scene in the 1970’s and 80’s. He also had a part in the movie, Raging Bull. It will conjure up a lot of warm memories hearing him reminisce about his career.”
A native of New Jersey, Weisfeld has judged more than 1,200 fights during his 25-yeear-old career, including numerous world championships all over the world. His last was the world middleweight championship bout at Madison Square Garden between Gennady “GGG” Golovkin na Daniel Jacobs.
Turner (42-6-2, 32 Kos) was a staple on the New York boxing scene from 1979 kwa 1984. The Brooklyn welterweight fought just about everywhere in New York, including the famed Madison Square Garden and legendary Sunnyside Garden in Queens. His most notable opponent was future Hall of Famer Wilfredo Benitez, who became a three-division world champion.
KUHUSU RING 8: Pete 8 akawa tanzu ya nane ya nini alikuwa kisha inayojulikana kama Taifa Mkongwe Mabondia Association – hivyo, RING 8 – na leo Wito wa shirika hili bado: Mabondia Kusaidia Mabondia.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.
Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, kwa sasa ndondi leseni au kitabu ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 kwa kila mtu.
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Veteran manager Stan Hoffman Honored to be inducted into New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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Jumapili, Aprili 30 Induction Chakula cha jioni
Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo Snipes & Arthur Donovan head new class
NEW YORK (Aprili 5, 2017) – Mkongwe ndondi meneja Stan Hoffman is honored to be selected for induction in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), kufadhiliwa na Gonga 8, as a member of 15-member Class of 2017. The sixth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Jumapili alasiri (12:30-5:30 p.m. NA), Aprili 30, katika Russo ya Juu The Bay katika Howard Beach, New York.
Hoffman, 86, has managed, advised or promoted 38 world champions during nearly 50 years working in the boxing industry. A product of Brooklyn and Bronx, Hoffman still advises some boxes and attends fights, but he enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
“I’m told that I’ve had 38 world champions and I have a story for each one of them,” Hoffman said. “Almost from the beginning, katika 1980, I had success in boxing. Joe Manley is special because he was the first fighter I signed and also my first world champion. Team USA didn’t send a team to the 1980 Olimpiki (because of a boycott) and Joe was lost. Nobody expected him to on to win the world junior welterweight title like he did. The pinnacle of my career was my first heavyweight champion, Michael Benntt. Bob Arum called asking if I wanted to make some money using Bentt in a tune-up fight for Tommy Morrison, who had a big money fight lined up with Lennox Lewis. Michael knocked him out in the first round (for Morrison’s WBO heavyweight title). NaHasim Rahman is like my kid. Kutoka Iran Barkley kwa James Toney, I have stories about all of them.”
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include Manhattan welterweightGaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-39-6, 69 Kos), Yonkers’ world heavyweight title challenger Renaldo “Bwana.” Snipes (39-8-1, 22 Kos), Yonkers middleweightDoug “Cobra’ Dewitt (33-8-5, 19 Kos), na “mshambuliaji Bronx,” world middleweight title challenger Alex Ramos (39-10-2, 24 Kos)
Posthumous participants being inducted are Queens’ former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Dick Tiger (60-19-3, 27 Kos), Brooklyn/Manhattan light heavyweight world champion Jose “Chegui” Torres(41-3-1, 29 Kos), and Williamsburg’s middleweight world champion, “The Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey (51-4-11, 23 Kos).
Non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF along with Hoffman are Queens’ International agent Don Majeski, Long Island matchmaker Ron Katz, and past Ring 8 president/NYSAC judge Bobby Bartels.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn boxing historian Hank Kaplan, Long Island cut-man Al Gavin, Bronx referee Arthur Donovan and New York City columnist Dan Parker.
Kila inductee kupokea ukanda desturi-iliyoundwa akionyesha introduktionsutbildning yake katika NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees walichaguliwa na wanachama NYSBHOF kamati kuteua: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero na neil Terens.
Mabondia wote zinahitajika kuwa inaktiv kwa muda wa miaka mitatu hadi wakastahiki NYSBHOF introduktionsutbildning, na inductees wote lazima kuwa anaishi katika Jimbo la New York kwa sehemu kubwa ya ndondi kazi zao au wakati wa mkuu wa kazi zao.
“After spending so many years of my life in boxing,” Hoffman concluded, “I was fortunate to have so many world champions. It was a lot of hard work but I had a lot of luck, pia. I’ve met so many good people in boxing. I’ll tell you, I’m going to enjoy being inducted into the New York State Hall of Fame, sasa (he joked), a lot more than if I’d been dead going in. I’m honored. It’s also special for me to be inducted in the same class as Ron Katz, who was my matchmaker, Doug DeWitt – I worked with him as a manager and he won the world title – and my good friend, Reynaldo Snipes. The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame induction dinner is a great time and I’m really looking forward to it.”
CLASS ya 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo na Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS ya 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard na Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon na Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Sauli Mamby, Joey Giambra, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon na Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein na Jimmy Jacobs.
Tiketi ni bei saa $150.00 kwa watu wazima na $70.00 kwa ajili ya watoto (chini ya 16), na ni pamoja na brunch kamili na saa cocktail juu ya kuingia, kuanzia saa 12:30 PM/NA, vilevile chakula cha jioni (mkuu ubavu, samaki au kuku) and open bar throughout the evening. Tiketi ni inapatikana kwa kununua kwa kupiga NYSBHOF / Gonga 8 rais Bob Duffy katika 516.313.2304. Matangazo kwa ajili ya mpango NYSBHOF zinapatikana, kuanzia $80.00 kwa $250.00, kwa kuwasiliana na Duffy. Kwenda kwenye mstari katikawww.Ring8ny.com kwa maelezo ya ziada kuhusu New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
About Ring 8: Sumu katika 1954 na ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Pete 8 akawa tanzu ya nane ya nini alikuwa kisha inayojulikana kama Taifa Mkongwe Mabondia Association – hivyo, RING 8 – na leo Wito wa shirika bado: Mabondia Kusaidia Mabondia.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.
Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 kwa kila mtu.
ndondi, Pete 8

Tomorrow’s Ring 8 Guest Speakers: Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman and publicist Lee Samuels, plus former world champion Vito Antuofermo

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Kesho usiku
NEW YORK (Machi 13, 2017) – Veteran matchmaker Brad Goodman, ndondi Msemaje Lee Samuels and former world middleweight champion Vito Antuofermo will be guest speakers kesho usiku (Jumanne, Sea. 14) at Ring 8’s monthly meeting, kuanzia saa 7 p.m. NA, at O’Neill’s Restaurant, ziko katika 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.

Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, kwa sasa ndondi leseni au kitabu ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 kwa kila mtu.
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Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman and publicist Lee Samuels, plus Former world champion Vito Antuofermo Ring 8 Guest Speakers Tuesday night

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NEW YORK (Machi 9, 2017) – Veteran matchmaker Brad Goodman, ndondi Msemaje Lee Samuels and former world middleweight champion Vito Antuofermo will be Ring 8’s guest speakers at this coming Tuesday usiku (Sea. 14) monthly meeting, kuanzia saa 7 p.m. NA, at O’Neill’s Restaurant, ziko katika 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York.
“We ae pleased to have Brad Goodman, Lee Samuels and Vito Antuofermo as our guest speakers this month,” Pete 8 president Jack Hirsch said. “Brad is one of the most experienced matchmakers in boxing, Lee is one of the most respected publicists in the business. We look forward to Brad discussing the Art of Matchmaking and Lee sharing his experiences with the great fighters he’s been associated with and events Top Rank has planned in the future.
“Vito Antuofermo was the undisputed champion of the world during an era when the best had to fight the best. He retains the charisma he had back in the day. It will enjoyable hearing him speak about his fights against the likes of Hagler, Minter, Briscoe, Griffith and the great boxers he fought.”
Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman
A native New Yorker from Queens, Goodman has been a matchmaker since 1983 for one of the top promotional companies in boxing, Bob Arum‘s Top Rank. A seven-time NABF Matchmaker of the Year, Brad will speak on The Art of Matchmaking. The first fight he ever saw was Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers.
Samuels, who was born in Pennsville, New Jersey, has worked more than two decades for Top Rank. Lee’s first leading PR assignment for Top Rank came in 1987, when he worked with the great Ajabu Marvin Hagler during the lead-up to his showdown versus Sugar Ray Leonard.
Leo, the affable Samuels works with Top Rank’s stable of superstars and world champions.
Born in Italy, Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos) moved to New York when he was 17 and became a New York Golden Gloves winner in 1970. Nine years later, he captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight world titles, taking a 15-round split decision from defending champion Hugo Corro, in Monaco. Antuofermo retained the titles in his first title defense, wakipambana Ajabu Marvin Hagler to a 15-round draw in Las Vegas.
The popular Antuofermo, who fought professionally between 1971 na 1985, also defeated Emile Griffith, Denny Moyer, Willie Classen, Willie Warren, Bennie Briscoe na Eugene Hart, miongoni mwa mashuhuri zaidi. Many of Vito’s early fights were at legendary Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, later at the famed Madison Square Garden. He was inducted into the NYSBHOF inaugural class in 2012.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.

Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, kwa sasa ndondi leseni au kitabu ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 kwa kila mtu.
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Joe Smith, Jr. & Dr. Robert Polofsky Ring 8’s February Guest Speakers This Thursday night in New York

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NEW YORK (Februari 21, 2017) – World light heavyweight contender Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith, Jr. (23-1, 19 Kos) and ringside physician Dr. Robert Polofsky ni hii Alhamisi usiku (Februari. 23) guest speakers at Ring 8’s monthly meeting, kuanzia saa 7 p.m. NA, at Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, ziko katika 1132 Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square, New York.
(Joe Smith, Jr. – picture courtesy of Star Boxing)

The 27-year-old Smith (23-1, 19 Kos) is a Union 66 laborer between fights. The Long Island power-puncher from Mastic burst upon the International boxing scene last June, stopping former world title challenger Andrzej Fonfara (28-4) in the opening round for the World Boxing Council (WBC) International light heavyweight title. Desemba mwaka jana, Smith retired living legend Bernard Hopkins (55-8-2), kugonga nje (8thpande zote) the seven-time, two-division world champion for the first time in his career.

Smith was the recipient of Ring 8’s “Knockout of the Year Award” last December at the organization’s 30th Gonga mwaka 8 Likizo Tukio na tuzo Sherehe. Currently rated as high as No. 3 na World Boxing Council (WBC), Smith is knocking at the door for a world title shot in the 175-pound division. He is promoted by New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) inductee Joe DeGuardia (Star Boxing).
Dr. Polofsky is a physician member of the New York State Athletic Commission and USA Boxing
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Merrick, NY junior welterweight Larry Stanton (29-17-2, 17 Kos), who fought professionally between 1969 na 1983, will received his 2016 Pete 8 Uncrowned Champion Award. He was unable to attend the organization’s original awards festivity last December, akaonekana 30th Gonga mwaka 8 Likizo Tukio & Tuzo Sherehe.
Stanton’s most notable victories were against Bruce Strauss (54-27-2), Tony Petronelli (42-3-1) na Sammy Ayala (11-0). He fought a draw with two-time world title challenger Vilomar Fernandez (22-6-1) and lost a controversial decision to 1976 Olympic medali ya dhahabu Howard David, Jr. (6-0).
KUHUSU RING 8: Pete 8 akawa tanzu ya nane ya nini alikuwa kisha inayojulikana kama Taifa Mkongwe Mabondia Association – hivyo, RING 8 – na leo Wito wa shirika hili bado: Mabondia Kusaidia Mabondia.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.
Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, kwa sasa ndondi leseni au kitabu ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 kwa kila mtu.
ndondi, Pete 8

Joe Smith, Jr. Ring 8’s February Guest Speaker

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(Joe Smith, Jr. pictures courtesy of Star Boxing)
NEW YORK (Februari 13, 2017) – World-class light heavyweight boxer Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith, Jr. will be Ring 8’s guest speaker Alhamisi usiku, Februari 23, at its monthly meeting, kuanzia saa 7 p.m. NA, at Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, ziko katika 1132 Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square, New York.
The 27-year-old Smith (23-1, 19 Kos) is a Union 66 laborer between fights. The Long Island power-puncher from Mastic burst upon the International boxing scene last June, stopping former world title challenger Andrzej Fonfara (28-4) in the opening round for the World Boxing Council (WBC) International light heavyweight title.
Joe Smith, Jr. (R) is shown finishing off Bernard Hopkins
Desemba mwaka jana, Smith followed up with a sensational eighth-round knockout of living legend Bernard Hopkins (55-8-2), the seven-time, two-division world champion whose retirement fight was ruined by Smith.
“With knockout victories over Fonfara and Hopkins in his last two fights, Joe Smith might be the most exciting fighter since Arturo Gatti,” Pete 8 rais Jack Hirschalisema.
“We look forward to him being a featured speaker at our monthly meeting and letting us know what he has planned next in his career.”
Smith was the recipient of Ring 8’s “Knockout of the Year Award” last December at the organization’s 30th Gonga mwaka 8 Likizo Tukio na tuzo Sherehe. Phil naJerry Capobianco, mtiririko, Smith’s manager and trainer, were also honored as Ring 8’s Manager and Trainer of the Year.
Smith is a light heavyweight contender on the verge of a major fight this year, possibly a world title shot. He is promoted by New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) inductee Joe DeGuardia (Star Boxing).
KUHUSU RING 8: Pete 8 akawa tanzu ya nane ya nini alikuwa kisha inayojulikana kama Taifa Mkongwe Mabondia Association – hivyo, RING 8 – na leo Wito wa shirika hili bado: Mabondia Kusaidia Mabondia.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.
Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, kwa sasa ndondi leseni au kitabu ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 per person..
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Pete 8 January Meeting Review

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Kwa haraka RELEASE
KUHUSU RING 8: Pete 8 akawa tanzu ya nane ya nini alikuwa kisha inayojulikana kama Taifa Mkongwe Mabondia Association – hivyo, RING 8 – na leo Wito wa shirika hili bado: Mabondia Kusaidia Mabondia.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.
Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, kwa sasa ndondi leseni au kitabu ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 per person..
NEW YORK (Januari 23, 2017) – Boxing journalist Steve Farhood was the special guest speaker at last Tuesday night’s Ring 8 monthly meeting held at O’Neill’s Restaurant in Maspeth, New York.
Farhood is being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this June. The popular Brooklynite, is the former editor-and-chief of The Ring and KO Magazine, in addition to being a veteran television commentator, including his current role for Showtime’s ShoBox: Generation New since its inception in 2001. Katika 2002, he received the prestigious Sam Taub Award from the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism.
“The members of Ring 8 enjoyed what Steve Farhood had to say,” Pete 8 rais Jack Hirsch alisema. “He enlightened them about facets of the boxing business many were unaware of.”
(L-R) – New Ring 8 president Jack Hirsch, guest speaker Steve Farhood and outgoing Ring 8 rais Bob Duffy
(Photo courtesy of Stanley Janousek)
Farhood and Duffy are inductees in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), which is sponsored by Ring 8, while Hirsch is past president of the BWAA.
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Steve Farhood Ring 8 Guest Speaker Tuesday night

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NEW YORK (Januari 16, 2017) – Award-winning boxing journalist Steve Farhood will be Ring 8’s guest speaker tomorrow night (Tuesday night, Jan., 17) at its monthly meeting, kuanzia saa 7 p.m. NA, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53rd Drive) in Maspeth, New York.
“Pete 8 is excited to have Steve Farhood as our featured speaker” said newly appointed Ring 8 rais Jack Hirsch. “Steve is one of the most respected media members in the sport and well deserving of the recent announcement that he will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.”
Internationally respected throughout boxing as an analyst, historian and writer/editor, Farhood is also a New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) inductee. Pete 8 sponsors the NYSBHOF.
Farhood, ya Brooklyn, is the former editor-and-chief of The Ring and KO Magazine, in addition to being a veteran television commentator, including his current role for Showtime’s ShoBox: Generation New since its inception in 2001. Katika 2002, he received the prestigious Sam Taub Award from the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism.
KUHUSU RING 8: Pete 8 akawa tanzu ya nane ya nini alikuwa kisha inayojulikana kama Taifa Mkongwe Mabondia Association – hivyo, RING 8 – na leo Wito wa shirika hili bado: Mabondia Kusaidia Mabondia.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.
Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, kwa sasa ndondi leseni au kitabu ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 per person..
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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2017

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Jumapili, Aprili 30 Induction Chakula cha jioni
Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo Snipes & Arthur Donovan head new class
NEW YORK (Desemba 26, 2016) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), kufadhiliwa na Gonga 8, has announced its 15-member Class of 2017. The sixth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Jumapili alasiri (12:30-5:30 p.m. NA), Aprili 30, katika Russo ya Juu The Bay katika Howard Beach, New York.
“Kwa mara nyingine tena, “said NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy, “we’re honoring New York’s finest in our sport. This is all about recognizing great fighters, as well as others involved in boxing, from the state of New York. We’re expecting another knockout night.”
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include Manhattan welterweight Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-39-6, 69 Kos), Yonkers’ world heavyweight title challenger Renaldo “Bwana.” Snipes (39-8-1, 22 Kos), Yonkers middleweight Doug “Cobra’ Dewitt (33-8-5, 19 Kos), na “mshambuliaji Bronx,” world middleweight title challenger Alex Ramos (39-10-2, 24 Kos)
Posthumous participants being inducted are Queens’ former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Dick Tiger (60-19-3, 27 Kos), Brooklyn/Manhattan light heavyeight world champion Jose “Chegui” Torres (41-3-1, 29 Kos), na “The Nonpareil”, Williamsburg middleweight world champion Jack Dempsey (51-4-11, 23 Kos).
Non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Queens’ International agent Don Majeski, Long Island matchmaker Ron Katz, Manhattan manager Stan Hoffman and past Ring 8 president/NYSAC judge Bobby Bartels.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn boxing historian Hank Kaplan, Long Island cut-man Al Gavin, Bronx referee Arthur Donovan and New York City columnist Dan Parker.
Kila inductee kupokea ukanda desturi-iliyoundwa akionyesha introduktionsutbildning yake katika NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees walichaguliwa na wanachama NYSBHOF kamati kuteua: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero na neil Terens.
Mabondia wote zinahitajika kuwa inaktiv kwa muda wa miaka mitatu hadi wakastahiki NYSBHOF introduktionsutbildning, na inductees wote lazima kuwa anaishi katika Jimbo la New York kwa sehemu kubwa ya ndondi kazi zao au wakati wa mkuu wa kazi zao.
CLASS ya 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo na Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS ya 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard na Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon na Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Sauli Mamby, Joey Giambra, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon na Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein na Jimmy Jacobs.
Tiketi ni bei saa $150.00 kwa watu wazima na $70.00 kwa ajili ya watoto (chini ya 16), na ni pamoja na brunch kamili na saa cocktail juu ya kuingia, kuanzia saa 12:30 PM/NA, vilevile chakula cha jioni (mkuu ubavu, samaki au kuku) and open bar throughout the evening. Tiketi ni inapatikana kwa kununua kwa kupiga NYSBHOF / Gonga 8 rais Bob Duffy katika 516.313.2304. Matangazo kwa ajili ya mpango NYSBHOF zinapatikana, kuanzia $80.00 kwa $250.00, kwa kuwasiliana na Duffy. Kwenda kwenye mstari katika www.Ring8ny.com kwa maelezo ya ziada kuhusu New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
About Ring 8: Sumu katika 1954 na ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Pete 8 akawa tanzu ya nane ya nini alikuwa kisha inayojulikana kama Taifa Mkongwe Mabondia Association – hivyo, RING 8 – na leo Wito wa shirika bado: Mabondia Kusaidia Mabondia.
RING 8 ni kikamilifu nia ya kusaidia watu wasiobahatika katika ndondi jamii ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada katika suala la kulipa kodi, gharama za matibabu, au chochote haja justifiable.
Kwenda kwenye mstari kwa www.Ring8ny.com kwa habari zaidi kuhusu RING 8, kundi kubwa zaidi ya aina yake nchini Marekani na zaidi ya 350 wanachama. Mwaka mtu haki uanachama ni tu $30.00 na kila mwanachama ana haki ya makofi chakula cha jioni katika RING 8 mikutano ya kila mwezi, ukiondoa Julai na Agosti. Mabondia wote kazi, Amateur na mtaalamu, ni haki ya RING complimentary 8 uanachama kila mwaka. Wageni wa Gonga 8 wanachama ni kuwakaribisha kwa gharama ya tu $7.00 kwa kila mtu.