(L-R) –
Bob and Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Mac 26, 2018) –
Boxing lifers Bob Goodman dan bapanya, Allahyarham
Murray Goodman,
are among 23
members of the Class of 2018
being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) pada
Ahad petang (12:30-5:30 petang. DAN), April 29.
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held once again at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
A legendary boxing publicist, Murray Goodman (Bronx) 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) perkhidmatan. 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, mungkin, 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, cincin itu, 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, kami ada 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
Goodman, 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 (paling kanan)
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, Joe Frazier, 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.
peninju hidup menuju ke NYSBHOF termasuk (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight Juara Dunia Al “ais” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), (Pulau Long) WBA cahaya heavyweight Lou “Honey Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight Juara Dunia Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) dunia pencabar gelaran ringan Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), dan (Buffalo) heavyweight tanpa ditewaskan bertaraf dunia “Bayi” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs).
peserta yang lahir selepas kematian yang dimasukkan adalah NBA & NYSAC Champion Featherweight Dunia (Manhattan) Kid “Cuba Bon Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20ke-heavyweight abad James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) Juara Dunia Ringan Jack “Napoleon The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) Champion WBC super ringan Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (lampu isyarat) NYSAC Light Heavyweight Champion Dunia Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) middleweight bertaraf dunia Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) dan (Port Washington) pencabar heavyweight Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer yang memenangi Hadiah wartawan sukan Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) jurulatih / penasihat Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) tinju sejarah / editor Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) Pengerusi NYSAC / hakim Melvina Lathan, dan (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.
Lahir selepas kematian inductees bukan peserta-adalah (Brooklyn) cincin juruhebah Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) Pinang muda Johnny Bos, (Bronx) tinju penulis / ahli sejarah Bert Randolph Gula dan (Lower East Side) radio & televisyen juruhebah / wartawan Sam Taub.
Setiap yg dilantik menghadiri (atau keturunan langsung) akan menerima tali pinggang yang direka khas menandakan induksi beliau ke dalam NYSBHOF.
Yang 2017 inductees telah dipilih oleh NYSBHOF ahli jawatankuasa penamaan: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, dan neil Terens.
Semua peninju yang diperlukan untuk menjadi tidak aktif untuk sekurang-kurangnya tiga tahun untuk layak NYSBHOF induksi, dan semua inductees mesti telah bermastautin di New York Negeri bagi sebahagian besar kerjaya tinju mereka atau semasa Perdana kerjaya masing-masing.
NYSBHOF
KELAS daripada 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Gula” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Rang Undang-Undang Gallo dan Arthur Mercante, Sr.
KELAS daripada 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 dan Don Dunphy.
KELAS 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 dan Tom O'Rourke.
KELAS 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 dan Al Weill.
KELAS 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 dan Jimmy Jacobs.
KELAS 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Encik.” 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 dan Dan Parker.
Tiket berharga $150.00 bagi setiap orang dewasa dan $70.00 untuk kanak-kanak (bawah 16),dan termasuk sarapan lewat pagi lengkap dan jam koktel pada catatan, bermula
12:30 petang. DAN, dan juga makan malam (tulang rusuk Perdana, ikan atau ayam) dan bar dibuka sepanjang hari. Tiket boleh didapati untuk membeli dengan menghubungi NYSBHOF / cincin 8 Presiden Bob Duffy di 516.313.2304 atau
depcomish@aol.com. Iklan untuk program NYSBHOF yang boleh didapati, antara $80.00 kepada $200.00, dengan menghubungi Duffy. Pergi pada baris di
www.Ring8ny.com untuk maklumat tambahan mengenai Tinju Dewan New York State of Fame.
