(L-R) –
Bob and Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Gājiens 26, 2018) –
Boxing lifers Bob Goodman un viņa tēvs, vēlu
Murray Goodman,
are among 23
members of the Class of 2018
being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) par
Svētdiena pēcpusdiena (12:30-5:30 p.m. UN), Aprīlis 29.
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held once again at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, Ņujorka.
A legendary boxing publicist, Murray Goodman (Bronksa) brought his son into the sweet science when Bob was only eight years old. The rest was historic for the Goodmans, who are both inductees in several Halls of Fame, including the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
“This is a great honor for me and my father,” Bob said. “I wish he were alive today to be there. I’m a boxing lifer. I was eight years old going to all the training camps with my father, who was a boxing writer and sports editor for the INS (Hearst News Service) pakalpojums. The joke is I was conceived at Grossinger’s (Catskill Resort Hotel training camp). Boxing just came into my life. My dad and I had some businesses in promotions and public relations, all different kinds of sports-related businesses, but there was always boxing.
“I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I was brought up doing the very things I loved. How many people can say that? I met and became friends with Joe Louis, Marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Marciano and so many others. I’d stay in camps for weeks. I’d get up to run with the boxers and got a chance to be around my heroes. I also got to know trainers and others in boxing and later fans. I got to know everybody. I was brought up in boxing, my whole life was boxing, 65 years in the business.”
Bob is, varbūt, best known as Vice President and Matchmaker for Madison Square Garden (1985-1994), as well as a quarter-century serving as Vice President of Boxing Operations, Matchmaker and Director of Public Relations for Don King Productions. He also promoted many world champions as President of his own company, Garden State Boxing.
“I remember going away to training camps for weeks at a time,” the 78-year-old Goodman fondly remembered. “I’d take pictures, write stories every day and use my telecopier to send them to AP and UPI. I did so much being brought up un the business, even loading trucks up with chairs, gredzens, speakers and more. My father was the Publicity Director for the International Boxing Club at Madison Square Garden. I worked there when I was a teenager.
“I’m honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame with my father and so many boxing guys. They’re different from people in any other sports. One of the awards I’ve won that I’m most proud of is the James J. Walker Memorial Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing (BWAA in 1960).
“I’m fortunate to have transcended various eras in boxing. It was a different world back then, we had 20-30 writers stay for weeks at training camps. I got to know old-time boxers and trainers.”
Bob Goodman (L) checking Muhammad Ali’s weight and on right with Rocky Marciano
Labs cilvēks, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1958-62, stays active today working with veterans’ groups. He is President of the Weymouth Township Veteran’s Advisory Board, and also active with the American Legion and part of the Honor Guard with the Korean War Veterans Association.
Bob Goodman (labajā)
was inducted into the IBHOF in 2009,
his father Murray in 1999
Among the world champions Bob has worked with are Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Džo Freizers, Larry Holmes, Ken Norton, Felix Trinidad, Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Bob Foster, Salvador Sanchez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gonez, Ricardo Lopez, Bernard Hopkins and so many more.
Dzīvojamās bokseri pozīcijas uz NYSBHOF ietver (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight Pasaules čempions Al “ledus” Kāposti (35-16-3, 16 Kos), (Long Island) WBA gaismas smagiem Lou “Medus Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 Kos), (Central Islip) IBF Junior papildsvars Pasaules čempions Džeiks Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 Kos), (Bruklina) pasaules viegls nosaukums Challenger Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 Kos), un (bifelis) undefeated pasaules klases smagiem “Mazulis” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 Kos).
Pēcnāves dalībnieki to ievadīja ir NBA & NYSAC World viegls čempions (Manhetena) Mazulis “Kubas Bon Bon” šokolāde (136-10-6, 51 Kos), (New York City) 20thgadsimtā smagiem James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Kos), (Williamsburg) World Viegls Champion Domkrats “Napoleon The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingstona) WBC Super Viegls Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 Kos), (bāka) NYSAC Gaismas smagsvara pasaules čempions Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 Kos), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) pasaules klases middleweight Ralph “Tīģeris” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Kos) un (Port Washington) smagiem sāncensis naktssargs “Bayonne bumbvedējs” Norkus (33-19, 19 Kos).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulicera prēmijas laureāta sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Bruklina) treneris / konsultants Pete Brodska, (Rockaway) boksa vēsturnieks / redaktors herb Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC priekšsēdētājs / tiesnesim Melvina Lathan, un (Bruklina) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/veicinātājs Ron Scott Stevens.
Pēcnāves nav dalībnieks inductees ir (Bruklina) gredzens diktors Johnnie Addie, (Bruklina) savedējs Johnny Bos, (Bronksa) boksa rakstnieks / vēsturnieks Bert Randolph Cukurs un (Lower East Side) radio & televīzijas diktors / žurnālists Sam Taub.
Katrs apmeklē jaunkareivis (vai tiešs pēctecis) saņems pasūtījuma izstrādātas jostu nozīmētu viņa indukcijas vērā NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees tika atlasīti pēc NYSBHOF izvirza komitejas locekļiem: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, un Neil Terens.
Visi bokseri nepieciešami neaktīvs vismaz trīs gadus, lai varētu pretendēt uz NYSBHOF indukcijas, un visi inductees jābūt dzīvojis in New York State ievērojamu daļu no savas boksa karjeras vai plaukumā to attiecīgās karjeras laikā.
NYSBHOF
Klase 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Cukurs” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray ARCEL, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo un Artūrs Mercante, Sr.
Klase 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy jājamzirgs, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Irāna Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Draugs” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhameds, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard un Don Dunphy.
Klase 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, Klien D'Amato, William Muldoon un Tom O'Rourke.
Klase 2015: Saul 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 un Al Weill.
Klase 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, aiztikt “mačo” 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 un Jimmy Jacobs.
Klase 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Kungs” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronksas bumbvedējs” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nesalīdzināms” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovans un Dan Parker.
Biļetes cena ir $150.00 par pieaugušo un $70.00 bērniem (zem 16),un ietver pilnīgu vēlās brokastis un kokteiļu stunda pēc stāšanās, sākot
12:30 p.m. UN, kā arī pusdienas (prime ribas, zivis vai mājputnu) un atvērts bārs visu dienu. Biļetes ir iespējams iegādāties, sazinoties NYSBHOF / Ring 8 prezidents Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 vai
depcomish@aol.com. Reklāmas par NYSBHOF programmai ir pieejami, sākot no $80.00 līdz $200.00, sazinoties Duffy. Iet uz līnijas
www.Ring8ny.com papildu informāciju par New York Valsts boksa Slavas zālē.
