НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Март 5, 2020) – World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves champion Lou Savarese (46-7, 38 KOs) is living the dream, Ҳамчунон, ки мегӯянд, 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 Земле. ВА), Апрел 19, Дар бораи The Bay зењни дар Ховард Бич, Нью-Йорк.
“I have nothing but the upmost respect and admiration for this year’s Hall of Fame honoree, Lou Savarese,” NYSBHOF president Боб Duffy гуфт:. “I couldn’t be happier for this man who has given boxing his all, дар дохил ва хориҷ аз ҳалқаи. 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, Нью-Йорк, the epicenter of boxing.
Savarese turned pro April 30, 1989, бикӯбед аз James Smith in the fourth round of their fight in Houston. Savarese went on to win his first won his first 36 задухурдҳо тарафдори, highlighted by his 36уми by a seventh-round technical knockout victory of Buster Mathis, Jr. for the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) Унвони гаронвазн. It also set up a high profile 1997 showdown бо Ҷорҷ Foreman дар шаҳри Атлантик, when Savarese lost a 12-round split decision (114-113, 112-115, 110-118) for the vacant World Boxing Union (ИОХ) championship.
Savarese says his opening-round knockout of former world heavyweight champion James “Buster” Дуглас дар 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 Вақте ки ӯ қатъJonathan 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, Кирояи Уитакер 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 (Эвандер Холифилд, Майк Тайсон, Foreman, Мартиросян, Дуглас, ва Риддика Bowe дар ҳаваскорони. Max Kellerman (fellow NYSBHOF Class of 2020 inductee) once said I’m from the old-school of boxing. That’s good, I love that.”
Ҳозир 54, Savarese lives in Houston, Техас, 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 Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 KOs), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World Champion Альфред “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 KOs), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challenger Фредди “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 KOs), of Bayside, Маликаҳо; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winner Денис “The Magician” Милтон (16-5-1, 5 KOs), аз Бобир; and WBA super middleweight title World title challenger Merqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 KOs), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.
Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweight Soldier Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 KOs), who fought a reported 55 чемпионҳои ҷаҳон; Bronx middleweight Steve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 KOs); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 KOs), Буфало; World heavyweight title challenger Tami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 KOs), аз Бобир; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlist Авей “Sensational” Мур (18-5, 14 KOs), аз Бобир; and World lightweight champion Фредди “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 Don Ackerman, Wantah, Long Island journalist/producer Бобби Касайди, Jr., Buffalo manager Rick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalist Jack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical Director Дуктур. Уилям Lathan, Orangeburg judge Julie Lederman, Hyde Park referee Ron Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainer Kevin Rooney.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editor Lester Bromberg, New York City sportswriter Dan Daniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writer Flash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. Liebling, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founder Тони 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 inductees аз тарафи аъзои кумитањои NYSBHOF интихоб карда шуданд:Ранди Гордон, Хенри Hascup, Дон Majeski, Рон McNair, Jim Monteverde ва Нил Terens.
Ҳамаи боксчиёни лозим бошад, ғайрифаъол дар давоми на камтар аз се сол мешавад, ҳуқуқи induction NYSBHOF, ва ҳамаи inductees бояд дар Ню-Йорк барои қисмати зиёди мансаб бокс худ ё дар давоми сарвазири касб дахлдори худ зиндагӣ кардаанд.
Чиптаҳои доранд, дар Баҳомондашудае $150.00 як калонсолон ва $60.00 барои кўдакони (зери 16) ва бар мегирад, ки имсол пурра ва Коктейл соат бар вуруд, сар карда дар 12:30 Земле. ВА, as well as a full course dinner (қабурғаи сарвазири, моҳӣ ё парранда) ва панели кушод дар давоми рӯз. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 ёdepcomish@aol.com. Рекламаи барои барномаи NYSBHOF дастрас мебошанд: half-page $100.00, full page $200.00 front and back inside covers are $400.00 each, ва $500.00 for back cover. Mail checks and ads by the April 6 deadline to Bob Duffy, 1112 Whitewood Landing, Massapequa парк, 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
Синфи 2012: Кармен Базилио, Майк McCallum, Майк Тайсон, Jake LaMotta, Риддика Bowe, Карлос Ортис, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Гриффит, “Шакар” Рэй Робинсон, Ген Tunney, Бени Леонард, Тони Canzoneri, Харолд Lederman, Стив Acunto, Jimmy Глен, Гиль Клэнси, Рэй Arcel, Милии Fleischer, Билл Gallo ва Артур Mercante, Sr.
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Синфи 2014: Душкино Паттерсон, Трейси Харис Паттерсон, Билли Backus, Кевин Kelley, Хуан LaPorte, Галле Cooney, Мустафо Hamsho, Ховард Дэвис, Джр, Lou Ambers, Jack Бриттон, Терри Макговерн, Teddy Атлас, Lou DiBella, Стив Farhood, Ген Мур, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Амато, William Muldoon ва Том O'Rourke.
Синфи 2015: Шоул Mamby, Joey Giamba, Ҷоннӣ Persol, Харолд Уэстон, Lonnie Брэдли, Павлус Berlenbach, Профессор Билли Грем, Фрэнки Genaro, Боб Миллер, Томи Райан, Jimmy Slattery, Боб Duffy, Майк Кац, Томи Gallagher, Брюс Silverglade, Charley Голдман, Jimmy Ҷонстон, Cedric Kushner, Гарри Markson, Damon Runyon ва Ал Вейл.
Синфи 2016: Аарон Давис, Чарлз Мюррей, Vilomar Фернандез, Эдвин Viruet, Хектор “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Ҷозе, Rocky Канзас, Ҷо Lynch, Joe Miceli, Эд Brophy, Джо DeGuardia, Ранди Гордон, Денис Rappaport, Howie Алберт, Фредди Браун, Ховард Cosell, Руби Галдштейн ва Jimmy Jacobs.
Синфи 2017: Gaspar Ортега, Renaldo “Ҷаноб.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Дар интиҳорӣ Bronx” Alex Рамос, Дик паланг, Хосе Торрес, “Nonpareil” Jack Демпси, Дон Majeski, Рон Katz, Stan Хоффман, Боби Bartels, Hank Каплан, Ал Gavin, Артур Донован ва Дон Паркер.
Синфи 2018: Lou “асал Писаре” Водии, Jake Родригес, Terrence Alli, “Кўдаки” Joe Mesi, Кутии бузғола, Яъқуб J. “мардро Ҷим” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Билли Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Паланг” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Андерсон, Pete Brodsky, алафи Голдман, Боби Гудман, Melvina Lathan, Рон Скот Стивенс, Johnnie Addie, Ҷоннӣ Bos, Мюррей Гудман, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.
Синфи 2019: Wilfredo Benitez, Dick DiVeronica, Rogelio Tuur, Davey Vasquez, Michael Olajide, Monte Barrett, Jimmy Carter, Al “Bummy” Дэвис, Marty Servo, Roland LaStarza, Paddy DeMarco, Sid Terris, Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross, Дон Кинг, John McKaie, Steve Albert, Arthur Mercante, Джр, Bob Jackson, Dewey Fragetta, Johnny LoBianco, Wayne Kelly, Harry Hill, Jimmy Cannon, and Joe Dwyer.
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