NEW YORK (ມີນາ 5, 2020) – World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves champion Lou Savarese (46-7, 38 KOs) is living the dream, ຍ້ອນວ່າເຂົາເຈົ້າເວົ້າວ່າ, preparing for his upcoming induction into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF).
As one of the 28-member Class of 2020, the popular Savarese will be formally inducted at the ninth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner, Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ແລະ), ເດືອນເມສາ 19, ຢູ່ໃນພາສາລັດເຊຍກ່ຽວກັບການ Bay ໃນ Howard ຫາດຊາຍ, New York.
“I have nothing but the upmost respect and admiration for this year’s Hall of Fame honoree, Lou Savarese,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy ກ່າວວ່າ. “I couldn’t be happier for this man who has given boxing his all, ໃນແລະອອກຈາກວົງການ. His friends and family know that this honor is well deserved.”
Savarese was a local favorite, born in the Bronx and from Greenwood Lake, who was a two-time New England Golden Gloves champion having fought at the famed Madison Square Garden.
“This is truly amazing,” Savarese spoke about being inducted into the NYSBHOF. “I’m a New York boxing historian, going back to the 1920’s of New York boxing history. It’s so nice to have fought in the best place, New York, the epicenter of boxing.
Savarese turned pro April 30, 1989, knocking ອອກ James Smith in the fourth round of their fight in Houston. Savarese went on to win his first won his first 36 ການຕໍ່ສູ້ສົ່ງເສີມ, highlighted by his 36th by a seventh-round technical knockout victory of Buster Mathis, Jr. for the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) ຫົວຂໍ້ heavyweight. It also set up a high profile 1997 showdown ມີ George Foreman ຢູ່ໃນນະຄອນ Atlantic, when Savarese lost a 12-round split decision (114-113, 112-115, 110-118) for the vacant World Boxing Union (WBU) championship.
Savarese says his opening-round knockout of former world heavyweight champion James “Buster” Douglas ໃນ 1998 for the International Boxing Association World heavyweight title is his greatest accomplishment in the ring.
“I was a big underdog in the Douglas fight,” Savarese remembered. “He had a good jab. That’s No. 1f or me. Winning my first New York Golden Gloves title (1985 ໃນເວລາທີ່ທ່ານໄດ້ຢຸດເຊົາJonathan Hill in the finals) in front of my fans, family and friends was my amateur highlight.”
In addition to the aforementioned IBA World, Savarese also won the WBO Inter-Continental, and IBA Continental championships.
Beside former world champions Douglas and Witherspoon, as well as Mathis Jr., Savarese also defeated world-class heavyweights such as David Bostice, Lance Whitaker and Leo Nolan.
“This is special. I know most of the guys going in and it’s an honor to be amongst them. I fought six world champions (Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Foreman, Witherspoon, Douglas, ແລະ Riddick Bowe ໃນນັກສມັກເລ່ນໄດ້. Max Kellerman (fellow NYSBHOF Class of 2020 inductee) once said I’m from the old-school of boxing. That’s good, I love that.”
ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ 54, Savarese lives in Houston, Texas, where he runs Savarese Promotions, as well as two gyms, in which he trains white-collar boxers. “It’s going to be fun seeing family and friends from back since I first started in boxing,” Savarese concluded. “A ton of people are coming (to the induction dinner), including some from Houston. I turned pro there in 1990, moved back to New York between 2000-2008, and have lived in Houston since then.”
But Lou Savarese will always embody what it is to be a New York boxer.
Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challenger Jorge ສູບຢາ (42-8-2, 22 KOs), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World Champion Alfred “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 KOs), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challenger Freddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 KOs), of Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winner Dennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 KOs), ຂອງ Bronx; and WBA super middleweight title World title challenger Merqui “El Corombo” ໂສ (34-9-2, 27 KOs), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.
Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweight ທະຫານ Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 KOs), who fought a reported 55 ຄະນະໂລກ; ກາງ Bronx Steve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 KOs); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 KOs), ຂອງຄວາຍ; World heavyweight title challenger Tami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 KOs), ຂອງ Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlist Davey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 KOs), ຂອງ Bronx; and World lightweight champion Freddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch(74-5-7, 34 KOs), of New York City by way of Wales.
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Oneida judge ດອນ Ackerman, Wantah, Long Island journalist/producer Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Buffalo manager Rick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalist Jack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical Director Dr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judge Julie Lederman, Hyde Park referee Ron Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainer ເຄວິນ ຣູນີ.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editor Lester Bromberg, New York City sportswriter ດານີເອນ, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writer Flash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. ທີ່ຮັກ, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founder Tony Mazzarella and New York City manager Dan Morgan.
Each attending inductee will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
The 2020 Inductee ໄດ້ຖືກຄັດເລືອກໂດຍສະມາຊິກ NYSBHOF ຄະນະກໍາມະການສັນຫາ:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, Jim Monteverde ແລະ Neil TEREN.
boxers ທັງຫມົດທີ່ຈໍາເປັນທີ່ຈະໃຊ້ວຽກຢ່າງຫນ້ອຍສາມປີຈະມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບສໍາລັບ NYSBHOF induction, ແລະ Inductee ທັງຫມົດຈະຕ້ອງໄດ້ອາໄສຢູ່ໃນລັດນິວຍອກເປັນສ່ວນທີ່ສໍາຄັນຂອງການເຮັດວຽກມວຍຂອງພວກເຂົາຫຼືໃນລະຫວ່າງນາຍົກລັດຖະຂອງການເຮັດວຽກທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງຂອງພວກເຂົາ.
ປີ້ໄດ້ລາຄາທີ່ $150.00 ຕໍ່ຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ແລະ $60.00 ສໍາລັບເດັກນ້ອຍ (ພາຍໃຕ້ການ 16) ແລະປະກອບເປັນ brunch ຄົບຖ້ວນສົມບູນແລະຊົ່ວໂມງ cocktail ຫລັງ, ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນທີ່ 12:30 p.m. ແລະ, as well as a full course dinner (rib ນາຍົກລັດຖະ, ປາຫຼືສັດປີກ) ທະນາຍຄວາມແລະເປີດຕະຫຼອດມື້. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 ຫຼືdepcomish@aol.com. ການໂຄສະນາສໍາລັບໂຄງການ NYSBHOF ມີ: half-page $100.00, full page $200.00 front and back inside covers are $400.00 each, ແລະ $500.00 for back cover. Mail checks and ads by the April 6 deadline to Bob Duffy, 1112 Whitewood Landing, Massapequa Park, NY 11762. Checks should be payable to NY Stare Boxing Hall of Fame, call Duffy to charge on a credit card.
NEW YORK STATE BOXING HALL OF FAME
ຫ້ອງຮຽນຂອງ 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “້ໍາຕານ” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, ບັນຊີລາຍ Gallo ແລະ Arthur Mercante, Sr.
ຫ້ອງຮຽນຂອງ 2013: Jack Dempsey, ຈອນນີ Dundee, Sandy SADDLER, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey ຄົນຍິງທນູ, ອີຣ່ານ Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Merchant Larry, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ແລະດອນ Dunphy.
ຊັ້ນຂອງ 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 ແລະຂອບ O'Rourke.
ຊັ້ນຂອງ 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, ຈອນນີ Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Ryan Tommy, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Gallagher Tommy, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric ເນີ, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon ແລະ Al Weill.
ຊັ້ນຂອງ 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 ສີນ້ໍາຕານ, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein ແລະ Jimmy Jacobs.
ຊັ້ນຂອງ 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “ທ້າວ.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “ການ Bomber Bronx” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan ແລະ Dan Parker.
ຊັ້ນຂອງ 2018: Lou “້ໍາເຜີ້ງ Boy” ຮ່ອມພູ, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “ເດັກນ້ອຍ” Joe Mesi, ເລດ Kid, James J. “ສຸພາບບຸລຸດ Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, ສະຫມຸນໄພ Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, ຈອນ Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.
ຊັ້ນຂອງ 2019: Wilfredo Benitez, Dick DiVeronica, Rogelio Tuur, Davey Vasquez, Michael Olajide, Monte Barrett, Jimmy Carter, Al “Bummy” Davis, Marty Servo, Roland LaStarza, Paddy DeMarco, Sid Terris, Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross, Don King, John McKaie, Steve Albert, Arthur Mercante, Jr., Bob Jackson, Dewey Fragetta, Johnny LoBianco, Wayne Kelly, Harry Hill, Jimmy Cannon, and Joe Dwyer.
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