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NEW YORK (Tim 1, 2020) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) and Ring 8 jointly announced today a partnership to establish a COVID-19 fund to assist New York and New Jersey boxers and boxing personnel who are in financial need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Any boxing personnel (boxers, trainers, cut-men, etc.) who are independent contractors and live in New York or New Jersey may apply for monetary assistance by filling out a request form posted atwww.NYBoxingHOF.org thiabwww.Ring8tv,com, or request a form atfightpublicist@gmail.comto be directly emailed.
All applicants must be licensed (NYSAC, NJSAC or USA Boxing) and forms must be submitted to NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy by email (depcomish@aol.com) or call him (1.516.313.2304) with the required information.
“Gyms are closed, and boxing has been suspended indefinitely,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. “Most boxing trainers, cut-men and other boxing personnel are independent contractors, so they do not have any income right now during this pandemic. They have families to support, rent to pay, food to put on the table, and other critical expenses. We want to help them by establishing this fund. We’re not in the position to give each applicant a large stipend, but we are able to provide a small payment to temporarily help them a little bit. We’re committed to doing this for the month of April, at the very least, and then we’ll will revisit extending payments until boxing returns, as long as there is money available in this fund. It’s the right thing to do!”
“Ring 8 is furthering our goals to assist boxers and boxing people in New York during this crisis,” Ring 8 president Charlie Norkus, ❏ Jr ❏. added. “It has been our mission since the very beginning. We are pleased to join the New York Boxing Hall of Fame in this endeavor.”
Amanda Serrano, Adam Kownacki, Iran Barkley, Junior Jones and Tim Witherspoon among2019 major award winners
NEW YORK (November 11, 2019) – The 33rd annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. LI), Hlis ntuj nqeg 8, nyob Russo lub ntawm lub Bay hauv Howard Beach, New York.
Ntiv nplhaib 8 has announced its 2019 puav pheej winners (see complete list below), headlined by Fighter of the Decade Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano (37-1-1, 27 KOs), of Brooklyn by way of Puerto Rico; undefeated heavyweight contender (Fighter of the Year) Adam “Babyface” Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs), of Brooklyn by way of Poland; Legend Award winners three-time, three division world champion Iran “The Blade” Barkley (43-19,1 27 KOs), of Bronx, and two-time, two-division world champion Junior “Poison” Jones (50-6, 28 KOs), of Brooklyn; and two-time world heavyweight champion “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon (55-13-1, 28 KOs), ntawm Philadelphia, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award winner.
2019 NTIV NPLHAIB 8 Puav pheej Winners
Fighter of the Decade:Amanda Serrano
Fighter of the Year: Adam Kownacki
Legends Award: Iran Barkley & Junior Jones,
Muhammad Ali Humanitarian: Tim Witherspoon
Sam Kellerman Media Award: Gerry Cooney & Randy Gordon
Ntev & Qhov kev pab meritorious: Daryl Peoples
Tau zus ib uncrowned:John Capobianco
Xyoo prospect: Left “2 Gunz” Gonzalez
Member of the Year: James Monteverde
NYS Official of the Year: Waleska Roldan
Tus kws qhia xyoo: Scott Lopeck
Tus thawj tswj ntawm lub xyoo: Keith Connolly
Community Service Award: Michael Corleone
Amateur of the Year: Nisa Rodriguez
Neeg amateur xyoo: Michael “Biggie” O’Conner
Good Guy Award: Peter Frutkoff
The famous Jack Johnson Exhibit will be on display, Gerry Cooney will conducted a book signing and special guests will also be on hand.
David Diamantewill once again serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
Daim pib yog $125.00 include a complete brunch with cocktail hour upon entry, ntawd yuav zaum ntawm qhov khoom plig ceremony, noj hmo thiab khoom qab zib, thiab saum txee qhib bar thoob tav su. Yuav tau muaj ib tug auction uas ntsiag to ntawm tej boxing. This event is expected to sell-out and everybody is urged to purchase tickets as soon as possible to secure favorable seating. Donations of any denomination are welcome for those unable to attend the festivities.
Program ads are available for Back Cover ($500.00), Inside Front or Back Cover ($400.00), Full Page ($200.00), Half-Page ($100.00), and Quarter-Page ($60.00). The deadline for all ads is November 24, 2019. All checks for tickets or journal ads should be payable to Ring 8 (credit cards are acceptable). Checks and journal ads should be mailed to Ring 8, P.O. Box 89, Massapequa Park, NY 11762
For additional information about Ring 8 los yog nws txhua xyoo nyiaj so koobtsheej txheej xwm thiab tej khoom plig Ceremony, contact Ring 8 president Charflie Norkus (516.781.3065 or Bob Duffy (516.313.2304), or go online towww.Ring8ny.comfor more information.
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NYSBHOF Class of 2019: (L-R – seated) – Bob Jackson, John McKaie, Dick DiVeronica, Regilio Turr, Don King and Michal Olajidfe; (L-R – standing) – Ntiv nplhaib 8 president Charles Norkus, Jr., Monte Barrett, Arthur Mercante, Jr., Steve Albert and NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy
(all pictures by Peter Frutkoff / NYSBHOF)
Inimitable promoter Don King led the 24-member Class of 2019 into the NYSBHOF
NEW YORK (Tim 30, 2019) – A record turnout honored the Class of 2019 at this past Sunday’s eighth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, at Russo’s On the Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
“We had our largest attendance, 402 people,” a happy and proud NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffysaid at the event. “This is the way we show our appreciation with this special belt for these New Yorkers for what they’ve given boxing through the years. Thanks to a lot of peoples’ efforts this is our eighth year. I hope we can do another 50. I’d like to thank everyone of these inductees, and their family members for their support. It’s all about family.”
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, two-division world championWilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KOs), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 KOs), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. OlympianDavey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KOs), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 KOs), of Manhattan, New York welterweightDick DiVeronica(44-13-1, 13 KOs), and Queens’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KOs).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 KOs), Brooklyn welterweightAl “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) thiab Leach “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, refereeArthur Mercante, ❏ Jr ❏. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, 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, of Brooklyn.
Each attending inductee (or direct descendant of) received a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
Tus 2019 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF nominating committee members:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, thiab Neil 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.
INDUCTEES’ QUOTES & PICTURES
Bob Jackson: “It’s hard to speak at times like this when being honored by friends. It’s been a great run. I live on memories and I have thousands. They keep me going. Never give up, always keep punching.”
(L-R) presenter Vinny Maddalone & 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Bob Jackson
Regilio Tuur: “I was a black kid from Holland fighting in the Olympics. Pretty much a nobody fighting the U.S. champion. They bought my return plane ticket before I even fought because they though my opponent was unbelievable. I trained to fight him, a southpaw, for a year and had a big fight hand that nobody knew of. I wanted to come to American and make by father proud. I retired from the pros) undefeated and make a lot money. I’m honored today. I had a great manager, Stan Hoffman, who is a man who made us men. Standing here today is a dream.”
John McKaie: “I have a great job and to be honored for something I really love doing is a great honor. I’d like to thank various commissions for licensing me, but New York is my home. I’d like to thank all the boxers because it’s been a pleasure judging them.”
L-R) – Presenter Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF inductee John McKaie and NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy
Monte Barrett: “Congratulations to everybody up here. There’s so much history in this room. I’ve been in boxing 18 years and have a select memory, but there have been so many amazing experiences and accomplishments. I love this guy (trainer Jimmy Glenn). A lot of managers don’t even ask how you’re doing. My manager was the great Stan Hoffman. He gave me $50,000, $3000 a month and another $1000 for insurance without a contract. Stan said: ‘How you doing? I believe in you and love you.’ Nyob rau hauv 2005, I was having an argument with Don King about money. He said, ‘Life is a negotiation.’ Well, I’m negotiating now, and I’m in the Hall of Fame.”
(L-R) – Presenter Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF inductee Monte Barrett and his wife, Shaneka, and NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy
Arthur Mercante, Jr.: “What a great honor it is to be recognized by Ring 8 and the boxing community. Nyob rau hauv 2012, my dad was inducted into the New York Boxing Hall of Fame Now he’s looking down today and he’s so proud. I entered the Golden Gloves at the age of 17. Un the quarterfinals I lost to a great fighter and Hall of Famer, Juan LaPorte. Like any boxer, I thought that I had won, and wanted aa rematch. My father told me I didn’t like road work and just lost a three-round fight. He asked if I’d like to be a referee. I started in 1979 and my father made me work five years before turning pro. I went on to ref so many great fights, including one on the same card with my father at Radio City Music Hall. My greatest fight was Lennox Lewis versus Evander Holyfield.”
(L-R) – 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Arthur Mercante, ❏ Jr ❏. and presenter James Mercante
Michael Olajide: “I’m really honored to be here today. My history in boxing goes back a little now. There’s nothing better to be honored by those who are a part of your profession. Thank you. I’ve had an incredible journey: Liverpool to Canada to New York. Boxing has given me so much. I wouldn’t be the person I am without boxing. To live is to fight. Boxing and life are synonymous”
(L-R) – Presenter Jack Hirsch and 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Michael Olajide
Steve Albert: “It is a tremendous honor to be honored by these luminaries. To be recognized in your own state is special. This is a celebration of all of New York. I worked 23 years for Showtime Championship Boxing, ntawm 1987-2010, and the most dramatic was Corrales-Castillo I, one of the greatest fights of all time. I got the see the world because of boxing, but it was the lighter moments I remember most. Only in boxing do you have these characters and amazing experiences.”
(L-R) – Presenter Randy Gordon and 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Steve Albert
Don King: “Only in America, right? I’m happy to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. O got into boxing with Muhammad Ali for his first fight and he stayed with me. A black and a Jew, me and Al Braverman, revolutionized boxing. Mario Cuomo gave me my license to promote in New York. One of our three offices was at 30 Rockefeller Center overlooking this great city. New York is a great city and stayed, so good they named it twice, New York, New York. I’m proud and privileged for all the young men and women honored here. I’m so proud to be inducted with them today. I’m here because New York played such a vital role in my career. I’m happy to be here today to accept this award. I got my belt!”
Presenter Don Majeski, 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Don King and Master of Ceremonies Dave Diamante
NYSBHOF
CLASS of 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 and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 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 and 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 and 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, 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 and Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan and Dan Parker.
CLASS OF 2018:Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.
Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline new inductees
NEW
YORK (Lub ib hlis ntuj 30, 2019) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has
announced its 24-member Class of 2019. The eighth annual NYSBHOF induction
dinner will be heldSunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. LI), Tim 28,
nyob Russo lub ntawm lub Bay hauv Howard Beach, New York.
“We’re excited to continue honoring New Yorkers who helped boxing throughout the entire Empire State,” NYSBHOFpresident 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 Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KOs), Canastota
welterweightDick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 KOs), (Hempstead)
WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30
KOs), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. OlympianDavey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KOs),
WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5,
19 KOs), of Manhattan, and Queens’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte
Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KOs).
Posthumous
participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy
Carter (84-31-9, 34 KOs), Brooklyn welterweightAl
“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) thiabLeach “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, of Brooklyn.
Each
attending inductee (or direct descendant of) will receive a custom-designed
belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
Tus
2019 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF nominating committee members: Randy
Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron
McNair, thiabNeil 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, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene
Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy
Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo and Arthur Mercante,
Sr.
CLASS
of 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 and 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 and 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, 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 and Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS
OF 2017:
Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx
Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack
Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al
Gavin, Arthur Donovan and Dan Parker.
CLASS
OF 2018:Lou
“Honey Boy” Del Valle, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli,
“Baby” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “Gentleman Jim”
Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger”
Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, 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 and $60.00 for children (under 16) and include
a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, starting at 12:30 p.m. LI, as
well as dinner (prime rib, fish or poultry) and open bar throughout the day.
Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at
516.313.2304 los sisdepcomish@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program
are available, ranging from $80.00 mus $200.00, by contacting Duffy. Go on line
atwww.Ring8ny.comfor
additional information about the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
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eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers
Association – li no, NTIV NPLHAIB8 – and today the
organization’s motto remains: Boxers pab Boxers.
NTIV NPLHAIB
8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing
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NYSBHOF Class of 2018: (L-R) seated: Charley Norkus, ❏ Jr ❏. (accepting for Charley Norkus), Melvina Lathan, Herb Goldman, Bob Goodman and Jake Rodriguez; standing: Joe Mesi, Al Cole, Ron Scott Stevens, Pete Brodsky and Joseph McAuliffe (accepting for Jack McAuliffe)
All pictures by Peter Frutkoff
NEW YORK (Tej zaum 1, 2018) — Twenty-three members of the Class of 2018 were inducted into the New York Stare Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), this past Sunday afternoon during the seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner, nyob Russo lub ntawm lub Bay hauv Howard Beach, New York.
“Those being honored tonight are humble, honorable people,” NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy Hais. “We do this as an act of love. Many of the inductees are here today and those no longer with us are represented by family members. This is our way of saying thank you to all the inductees for what they have done for boxing in New York.”
Class of 2018 living boxers inducted heading into the NYSBHOF included (Long Island) WBA light heavyweightLou “Honey Boy” Del Valle (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World ChampionJake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) world lightweight title challengerTerrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), undefeated, No.; 1 heavyweight contender “Baby” Joe Mesi (Buffalo) and former world cruiserweight championAl “Ice” Cole (Rockland County).
Posthumous participants inducted were NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20thcentury heavyweightJames J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Lightweight ChampionJack “The Napoleon of The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight ChampionBilly Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Light Heavyweight World ChampionMelio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn/Yonkers) world-class middleweightRalph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) thiab (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
Living non-participants now in the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriterDave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trainer/advisorPete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boxing historian/editorHerb Goldman, (Bronx) matchmakerBobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC chairperson/judgeMelvina Lathan, thiab (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoterRon Scott Stevens.
Posthumous non-participant inductees were (Brooklyn) ring announcerJohnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmakerJohnny Bos, (Bronx) boxing publicistMurray Goodman, (New York City) boxing writer/historianBert Randolph Sugar thiab (Lower East Side) radio & television announcer/journalistSam Taub.
Each attending inductee (or direct descendant of) received a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
Tus 2017 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF nominating committee members:Bobby Cassidy, ❏ Jr ❏., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, thiab Neil 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.
Boxers who attended the seventh annual NSBHOF included NYSBHOF past inducteesIran Barkley, Junior Jones,Mustafa Hamsho, Bobby Cassidy, Sr., Bobby Bartels, thiab Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, as well asMonte Barrett, Ray Mercer, Dennis Milton, Richard Kiley, Scott Lopez, Michael Corleone, Tommy Rainone, Kevin Collins, Cletus Seldin, James Duran, Victor Paz, thiab Jaime Dugan. Other notable attendees from the boxing world includedMike Reno (FDNY Boxing), Darryl Peoples (IBF), international judgesSteve Wesisfeld thiab John MacKay, and NYSBHOF inducteesTommy Gallagherthiab Bobby Miller, and Emmy-award winning producer Bobby Cassidy, ❏ Jr ❏.
David Diamanteserved once again as Master of Ceremonies. Special presentations were made to the daughter of the lateSteve Acunto, Donna Acunto, and Miller’s close friend, Dave Wojcicki.
QUOTES & PICTURES FROM THE NYSBHOF INDUCTEES
(L-R) – Ron McNair, Jake Rodriguez and Bob Duffy
JAKE RODRIGUEZ: “I want to thank Ring 8 for the opportunity for me to be here. I’d also like to thank my wife for always being there for me, and my trainer.”
(L-R) – Herb Goldman, Don Majeski and Bob Duffy
HERB GOLDMAN: “If I have made any contributions to boxing – I hope I have – I did by redefining record keeping and creating a new perspective on boxing history. I’m proud of that, but I didn’t do it alone.”
(L-R) – Joe Mesi, Jack Hirsch and Bob Duffy
JOE MESI: “I have so many people to thank for this honor. I’m a Buffalonian. There’s nobody more in favor of one New York, but it’s not. This is special for me because it’s the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. This solidifies me and makes me think I’m not just a local boy. There was a huge disadvantage coming from a small city, sparring wasn’t the same as in the gyms of New York City, but I had an advantage coming from Western New York. Nobody was welling out like we did in Buffalo with 10,000, then 16,00 and finally 18,000 people. They were always behind me and I share this with them because their support made me. My dream was to fight in Buffalo and to continue to fight there.
“One of the highlights of my life was fighting Monte Barrett on HBO in Madison Square Garden. He was one of the greatest fighters in the world who fought for the world title. I always wanted to get my world title shot, but I never got it. That’s okay, I was little bitter for a while, but I couldn’t be happier with my career. The best part of boxing is the brotherhood we share.
(L-R) – Randy Gordon, Ron Scott Stevens and Bob Duffy
RON SCOTT STEVENS: “I know people always say it, but this is the truth: I owe so many people who have supported me throughout my career. Boxing has always been home away from home for me and today I feel like I’m home.
“I was 30, living in Brooklyn Heights, and back driving a taxi a waiting on tables. A light went off in my head: boxing is the sport of the underdog and I’m an underdog. The next day I went to Gleason’s Gym – the center of the universe. I made my way around all the gyms in the city, meeting promoters, managers and trainers. I started making matches for promoters and then Cedric Kushner hired me from 1980-2002. Nyob rau hauv 2002, I got a call to work for the New York State Athletic Commission as its Community Co-Ordinator and Director of Boxing. Then, I was made chairman and I served two terms. Today, I’m extremely proud to be part of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
(L-R) – Bob Duffy, Henry Hascup, Bob Goodman and Tommy Gallagher
BOB GOODMAN: “I can’t believe this crowd. In order to do what we do, the sacrifices and support you get from your family is so important and (in Goodman’s case) was for so many years. They allowed us to do what we do. All of us love boxing!”
(L-R) – Ray Mercer, Penny Allen, Al Cole, Clay Jenkins and Bob Duffy
AL COLE: “I thought boxing was the stupidest and dumbest sport ever. Who wanted to get punched in the face? I started boxing late. I played around some and people said I was pretty good. I started boxing when I was 20, in the Army, stationed at Ft. Hood. Four years later, I was on the Olympic Team. The reason why is I had a great sparring partner, Ray Mercer. If I was going to be in the ring everyday with Ray, I was either going to get beat up, or get better.
“I remember Bob Arum giving me his business card. I didn’t know him. I only knew of three people in boxing: Don King, Muhammad Ali thiab Sugar Ray Leonard. I didn’t follow boxing and the only reason I boxed was I would have had to sleep in the woods if I didn’t (in Army). Boxing is: hit him, before he hits me.”
(L-R) – Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Jaime Drubin and Pete Brodsky
PETE BRODSKY: “I want to thank the board. I’m going to be 70 and started in boxing when I was 18. It created a new direction in my life. I’m so proud to be in company with guys who didn’t just talk it, they loved it. If you really love this sport, you really have to learn it. Any man who stepped in the ring, plus all the roadwork, time in the gym and sacrificing what they eat, did it to be the best they can be.
“In boxing, you’re not going to win every fight, but whether a fighter wins or loses, if he gives 100-percent, he’s a winner. They work a job, run five miles day, workout at the gym, and then went home to spend time with his family. Friends and family always have your back.”
(L-R) – Darryl Peoples & Melvina Lathan
MELVINA LATHAM: “I’m speechless. It’s wonderful. Randy (former NYSAC chairperson Gordon), do you remember this story? There were only three judges and, unfortunately, one called in sick. I was sitting at ringside with no responsibilities. Randy said I had to workhmo no. I said that I wasn’t licensed and couldn’t do it. Randy said, ‘Raise your right hand’, and it was on. I was thrown in there, but it was okay.
“My greatest accomplishments are my children and husband. I couldn’t ask for a better situation. AndRalph Petrillois part of my family; he was my second in command. I also had the best officials: deputy commissioners, inspectors, judges and referees. I wouldn’t be here with without them. Bob Duffy put this whole thing together. I personally think he’s amazing. My journey continues, I am blessed.”
NYSBHOF
CLASS of 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 and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 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 and 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 and 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, 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 and Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan and Dan Parker.
HAIS TXOG LUB NPLHAIB 8: Ua rau 1954 yog tus ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ntiv nplhaib 8 los ua tus eighth subsidiary txog dab tsi yog ces hu ua lub teb chaws qub tub rog Boxers Association – li no, NTIV NPLHAIB 8 – and today the organization’s motto remains: Boxers pab Boxers.
NTIV NPLHAIB 8 koom txoos siab yuav txhawb cov neeg tsis muaj hmoo hauv zos boxing uas tej zaum yuav tau kev pab ntawd them nqi tsev xauj, nqi kho mob, los xijpeem tiag yuav tsum.
Mus rau kab kom www.Ring8ny.com Yog xav paub ntxiv txog lub NPLHAIB 8, cov pab pawg neeg coob thiaj nyob rau tebchaws Meskas muaj ntau tshaj 350 neeg. Xyoo dues koom xwb $30.00 thiab ib tug yog cai mus ib hmo tom lub NPLHAIB buffet 8 cov rooj sib tham txhua hli, lub Xya hli ntuj excluding thiab lub yim hli ntuj. Txhua yam boxers, amateur thiab kev, muaj txoj cai tau ib ntiv nplhaib tawm complimentary 8 xyoo ua tswv cuab. Qhua ntawm lub nplhaib 8 cov neeg tau txais tos ntawm ib nqi xwb $7.00 ib tug neeg twg.
Kid Chocolate, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Sam Taub, Bob & Murray Goodman head new class
NEW YORK (Tim 23, 2018) – Many boxing stars are coming out thisSunday afternoon,12:30-5:30 p.m. LI,for the seventh annual New York Stare Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction dinner at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Among those boxers who’ve committed are NYSBHOF past inducteesVito Antuofermo, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland thiab Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, as well asMonte Barrett, Zab Judah, Chris Algieri, Ray Mercer, Dennis Milton thiab Alicia Napoleon.
Limited tickets are still available through this Thursday and priced at $150.00 per adult and $70.00 for children (under 16) and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, starting at 12:30 p.m. LI, as well as dinner (prime rib, fish or poultry) and open bar throughout the day. To purchase tickets, contact NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy tom 516.313.2304 los sis depcomish@aol.com. Go on line atwww.Ring8ny.comfor additional information about the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Long Island) WBA light heavyweightLou “Honey Boy” Del Valle (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World ChampionJake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) world lightweight title challengerTerrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), undefeated, No.; 1 heavyweight contender “Baby” Joe Mesi (Buffalo) and former world cruiserweight championAl “Ice” Cole (Rockland County).
Posthumous participants being inducted are NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20thcentury heavyweightJames J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Lightweight ChampionJack “The Napoleon of The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight ChampionBilly Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Light Heavyweight World ChampionMelio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn/Yonkers) world-class middleweightRalph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) thiab (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriterDave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trainer/advisorPete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boxing historian/editorHerb Goldman, (Bronx) matchmakerBobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC chairperson/judgeMelvina Lathan, thiab (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoterRon Scott Stevens.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are (Brooklyn) ring announcerJohnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmakerJohnny Bos, (Bronx) boxing publicistMurray Goodman, (New York City) boxing writer/historianBert Randolph Sugar thiab (Lower East Side) radio & television announcer/journalistSam Taub.
Each attending inductee (or direct descendant of) will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
Tus 2017 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF nominating committee members: ,Bobby Cassidy, ❏ Jr ❏., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, thiabNeil 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, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 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 and 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 and 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, 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 and Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan and Dan Parker.
Kid Chocolate, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Bobby & Murray Goodman and Sam Taub head new class
NEW YORK (Lub ob hlis ntuj 1, 2018) – Former New York State Athletic Commission ChairpersonRon Scott Stevenshas been an all-purpose performer in boxing for five decades and the Brooklyn native has direct connections with most of the other 22 Class of 2018 inductees heading into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF).
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be heldHnub xyaafternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. LI), Tim 29, nyob Russo lub ntawm lub Bay hauv Howard Beach, New York.
“This is a great honor,” Stevens said about his induction into the NYSBHOF. “When I look back, which this award forces you to do, it dawned on me that I’ve spent more than a half-century in the world of professional boxing. More importantly, I met and worked with many terrific, interesting people who colored my life, filling voids where many existed. Boxing is an enormous family of like-minded people, all desirous of winning but most gracious in defeat.”
Ron Scott Stevens is shown here in an old picture with
“The Greatest”, Muhammad Ali
Many years ago, Stevens rolled the dice, giving up his job as a waiter and deciding to go all-in in terms of boxing, and over the course of time he has served in almost every conceivable area of boxing as an administrator, promoter, matchmaker, editor, writer, ring announcer, blow-by-blow TV announcer, producer, and radio show host.
“I figured boxing was the sport of underdogs and I was an underdog,” Stevens explained. “So, why not try boxing? The great thing about boxing is it allows somebody like me an open spot. Nobody is really born into boxing, other than the son of a boxer or, somebody like that/. It’s the beauty of boxing.
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight World ChampionAl “Ice” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), (Long Island) WBA light heavyweightLou “Honey Boy” Del Valle (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World ChampionJake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) world lightweight title challengerTerrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), thiab (Buffalo) undefeated world-class heavyweight“Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs).
Posthumous participants being inducted are NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20thcentury heavyweightJames J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Lightweight ChampionJack “The Napoleon of The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight ChampionBilly Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Light Heavyweight World ChampionMelio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn/Yonkers) world-class middleweightRalph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) thiab (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
In addition to Stevens, living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriterDave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trainer/advisorPete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boxing historian/editorHerb Goldman, (Bronx) matchmakerBobby Goodman, thiab (Ardsley) NYSAC chairperson/judgeMelvina Lathan.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are (Brooklyn) ring announcerJohnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmakerJohnny Bos, (Bronx) boxing publicistMurray Goodman, (New York City) boxing writer/historianBert Randolph Sugar thiab (Lower East Side) radio & television announcer/journalistSam Taub.
Stevens has direct connections with many NYSBHOF inductees, particularly those going in as part of this year’s class.
“I love Bobby Goodman and I knew his father,” Stevens remarked. “I was promoting shows at the Pennsylvania Hotel and right across the street Bobby was the Madison Square Garden matchmaker. We became very close. I promoted shows or did matchmaking for Al Cole, Luis Del Valle and Jake Rodriguez, Herb Goldman acted in my play about boxing, I promoted two of Pete Brodsky’s fighters, met Dave Anderson through Gerry Cooney, and knew when I assigned Melvina Lathan as a judge that she would reflect what went on in the ring because she was an excellent judge. I’m thrilled to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame with members of this class.”
Each attending inductee (or direct descendant of) will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
Tus 2017 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF nominating committee members: Jack Hirsch, Bobby Cassidy, ❏ Jr ❏., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski,Ron McNair, thiab Neil 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, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 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 and 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 and 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, 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 and Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan and Dan Parker.
Tickets are priced at $150.00 per adult and $70.00 for children (under 16) and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, starting at12:30 p.m. LI, as well as dinner (prime rib, fish or poultry) and open bar throughout the day. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF/Ring 8 president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 los sisdepcomish@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program are available, ranging from $80.00 mus $200.00, by contacting Duffy. Go on line atwww.Ring8ny.comfor additional information about the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
HAIS TXOG LUB NPLHAIB 8: Ua rau 1954 yog tus ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ntiv nplhaib 8 los ua tus eighth subsidiary txog dab tsi yog ces hu ua lub teb chaws qub tub rog Boxers Association – li no, NTIV NPLHAIB 8 – and today the organization’s motto remains: Boxers pab Boxers.
NTIV NPLHAIB 8 koom txoos siab yuav txhawb cov neeg tsis muaj hmoo hauv zos boxing uas tej zaum yuav tau kev pab ntawd them nqi tsev xauj, nqi kho mob, los xijpeem tiag yuav tsum.
Mus rau kab kom www.Ring8ny.com Yog xav paub ntxiv txog lub NPLHAIB 8, cov pab pawg neeg coob thiaj nyob rau tebchaws Meskas muaj ntau tshaj 350 neeg. Xyoo dues koom xwb $30.00 thiab ib tug yog cai mus ib hmo tom lub NPLHAIB buffet 8 cov rooj sib tham txhua hli, lub Xya hli ntuj excluding thiab lub yim hli ntuj. Txhua yam boxers, amateur thiab kev, muaj txoj cai tau ib ntiv nplhaib tawm complimentary 8 xyoo ua tswv cuab. Qhua ntawm lub nplhaib 8 cov neeg tau txais tos ntawm ib nqi xwb $7.00 ib tug neeg twg.
Kid Chocolate, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Bobby & Murray Goodman and Sam Taub head new class
NEW YORK (Lub ib hlis ntuj 10, 2018) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 23-member Class of 2018. The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be heldHnub xyaafternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. LI), Tim 29, nyob Russo lub ntawm lub Bay hauv Howard Beach, New York.
“This day is for all these inductees who worked so hard for our enjoyment,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said, “and for what they did for New York State boxing.”
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight World ChampionAl “Ice” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), (Long Island) WBA light heavyweightLou “Honey Boy” Del Valle (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World ChampionJake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) world lightweight title challengerTerrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), thiab (Buffalo) undefeated world-class heavyweight“Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs).
Posthumous participants being inducted are NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20thcentury heavyweightJames J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Lightweight ChampionJack “The Napoleon of The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight ChampionBilly Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Light Heavyweight World ChampionMelio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn/Yonkers) world-class middleweightRalph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) thiab (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriterDave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trainer/advisorPete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boxing historian/editorHerb Goldman, (Bronx) matchmakerBobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC chairperson/judgeMelvina Lathan, thiab (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoterRon Scott Stevens.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are (Brooklyn) ring announcerJohnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmakerJohnny Bos, (Bronx) boxing publicistMurray Goodman, (New York City) boxing writer/historianBert Randolph Sugar thiab (Lower East Side) radio & television announcer/journalistSam Taub.
Each attending inductee (or direct descendant of) will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
Tus 2017 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF nominating committee members: Jack Hirsch, Bobby Cassidy, ❏ Jr ❏., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, thiab Neil 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, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 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 and 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 and 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, 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 and Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan and Dan Parker.
Tickets are priced at $150.00 per adult and $70.00 for children (under 16), and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, starting at12:30 p.m. LI, as well as dinner (prime rib, fish or poultry) and open bar throughout the day. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF/Ring 8 president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 los sis depcomish@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program are available, ranging from $80.00 mus $200.00, by contacting Duffy. Go on line atwww.Ring8ny.comfor additional information about the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
HAIS TXOG LUB NPLHAIB 8: Ua rau 1954 yog tus ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ntiv nplhaib 8 los ua tus eighth subsidiary txog dab tsi yog ces hu ua lub teb chaws qub tub rog Boxers Association – li no, NTIV NPLHAIB 8 – and today the organization’s motto remains: Boxers pab Boxers.
NTIV NPLHAIB 8 koom txoos siab yuav txhawb cov neeg tsis muaj hmoo hauv zos boxing uas tej zaum yuav tau kev pab ntawd them nqi tsev xauj, nqi kho mob, los xijpeem tiag yuav tsum.
Mus rau kab kom www.Ring8ny.com Yog xav paub ntxiv txog lub NPLHAIB 8, cov pab pawg neeg coob thiaj nyob rau tebchaws Meskas muaj ntau tshaj 350 neeg. Xyoo dues koom xwb $30.00 thiab ib tug yog cai mus ib hmo tom lub NPLHAIB buffet 8 cov rooj sib tham txhua hli, lub Xya hli ntuj excluding thiab lub yim hli ntuj. Txhua yam boxers, amateur thiab kev, muaj txoj cai tau ib ntiv nplhaib tawm complimentary 8 xyoo ua tswv cuab. Qhua ntawm lub nplhaib 8 cov neeg tau txais tos ntawm ib nqi xwb $7.00 ib tug neeg twg.
(L-R) — Ring 8’s Muhammad Ali International Fighter of the Year Vasyl Lomanchenko & Ntiv nplhaib 8 president Jack Hirsch. (All pictures by Peter Frutkoff)
NEW YORK (Hlis ntuj nqeg 11, 2017) – Less than 24 hours after he defeated previously undefeatedGuillermo Rigondeaux, WBO Junior Lightweight World Champion and two-time Olympic gold medalistVasyl “Hi Tech” Lomachenkoattended yesterday’s (Hnub xya, Dec. 9) 31st ntiv nplhaib Annual 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony to accept the Ring 8 2017 Muhammad Ali International Fighter of the Year Award.
The gala event was held Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York, thiab David Diamanteonce again served as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
Six world champions were in attendance, including three award winners: Lomachenko), International Hall-of-FamerMichael Spinks (Historical Award), and five-time world championAmanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (New York State Female Fighter of the Year); World championsVito Antuofermo, Iran Barkley thiabLuis Collazoshowed their support.
“Our awards banquet was one of the best ever,” Ntiv nplhaib 8 presidentJack Hirsch Hais. “We are deeply honored that Vasyl Lomachenko attended the day after the biggest fight of his career. His presence created an electric atmosphere, the type that is rarely seen. The other honorees, led by Michael Spinks, made it an afternoon that will always be remembered.”
2017 NTIV NPLHAIB 8 Puav pheej Winners
Muhammad Ali International Fighter of the Year:Vasyl Lomachenko
Historical Award: Michael Spinks
(with presenter Jack Hirsch)
International Prospect of the Year: Michael Conlan
NYS Fighter xyoo: Marcus Browne
(with presenter Teddy Atlas)
NYS maum Fighter xyoo: Amanda Serrano
Sunnyside Gardens Award:: Bobby Cassidy, Sr.
(Bobby Cassidy, ❏ Jr ❏. accepting for his father with presenter Henry Hascup)
NYS Prospect of the Year:Devaun Lee
(with presenter Felipe Gomez)
Sam Kellerman Media Award: Matt Christie
NYS Trainer of the Year: Hector Roca
Ntev & Qhov kev pab meritorious: Edwin Torres
NYS Official of the Year: Robert Perez
NYS Promoter of the Year: Mercedes Vasquez Simmons
