| Diumenge, Abril 28, Sopar Inducció Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benítez headline new inductees |
NEW YORK (Gener 30, 2019) – El Saló de la Fama de la Boxa de l’Estat de Nova York (NYSBHOF) has announced its 24-member Class of 2019. The eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be helddiumenge tarda (12:30-5:30 p.m. I), Abril 28, a Russo en la Badia a Howard Beach, Nova York.
“We’re excited to continue honoring New Yorkers who helped boxing throughout the entire Empire State,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. “This year’s inductees did so much to help boxing in New York, whether they were fighters or non-participants. Our goal is to continue to honor New Yorkers in boxing for many more years.”
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, two-division world championWilfredo Benítez (53-8-1, 31 KOs), Canastota welterweightDick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 KOs), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 KOs), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. OlímpicDavey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KOs), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 KOs), of Manhattan, i Reines’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KOs).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world champion Jimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 KOs), Brooklyn pes welteral “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 KOs), (Schenectady) world welterweight championMarty Servo (47-4-2, 14 KOs), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challengerRoland LaStarza (57-9, 27 KOs), Brooklyn world lightweight championPaddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 KOs) and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweightsSid Terris (94-13-5, 12 KOs) iLeach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoterDon King, Flushing judgeJohn McKaie, Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, refereeArthur Mercante, Jr., and Bronx trainerBob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmakerDewey Fragetta, Corona, Queens refereeJohnny LoBianco, Garden City refereeWayne Kelly, Flushing sportsmanHarry Hill, award-winning journalistJimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF presidentJoe Dwyer, de Brooklyn.
Each attending inductee (o descendent directe de) will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
La 2019 reclutes van ser seleccionats pels membres del comitè de nominacions NYSBHOF: Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, iNeil Terens.
All boxers needed to be inactive for at least three years to be eligible for NYSBHOF induction, and all inductees must have resided in New York State for a significant portion of their boxing careers or during the prime of their respective career.
NYSBHOF
CLASS of 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sucre” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, A Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gall i Arthur Mercant, Sr.
CLASS of 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, De Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Júnior Jones, James “Amic” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard and Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Joan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atles, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon i Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Saoul Mamby, Joey Giamba, 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 and Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hèctor “mascle” 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 i Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Sr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “sense igual” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan i Dan Parker.
CLASS OF 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle, Jake Rodríguez, Terrence Alli, “Nadó” Joe Mesi, Kid Xocolata, James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tigre” Jones, Charley Norkus, David Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Goldman herba, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.
Tickets are priced at $125.00 per adult i $60.00 per als nens (sota 16) and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, a partir de 12:30 p.m. I, as well as dinner (costella, peix o aus de corral) i un bar obert durant tot el dia. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 odepcomish@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program are available, que van des de $80.00 a $200.00, posant-se en contacte amb Duffy. Go on line atwww.Ring8ny.com for additional information about the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
ABOUT RING 8: Formed in 1954 per un ex-boxejador professional, Jack Grebelsky, Anell 8 became the eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers Association – per tant, ANELL8 – and today the organization’s motto remains: Els boxejadors Ajudar Boxers.
ANELL 8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing community who may require assistance in terms of paying rent, despeses mèdiques, o el que sigui justificable necessitat. Vagi en línia perwww.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 membres. La quota anual de membres és només $30.00 and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 reunions mensuals, excepte juliol i agost. Tots els boxejadors actius, aficionats i professionals, are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 membres anual. Els clients de l'Anell 8 members are welcome at a cost of only $7.00 per persona. r
