(L-R) –
Bob and Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Mars 26, 2018) –
Boxing lifers Bob Goodman og hans far, sent
Murray Goodman,
are among 23
members of the Class of 2018
being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) på
Søndag ettermiddag (12:30-5:30 pm. OG), 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) tjeneste. 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, kanskje, 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, ringen, 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
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 (helt til høyre)
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.
Levende boksere på vei inn i NYSBHOF inkluderer (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiservekt verdensmester Al “Is” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), (Long Island) WBA lett tungvekt Lou “Honey Boy” Dalen (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior weltervekt verdensmester Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) verden lette tittelen utfordrer Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), og (Buffalo) ubeseiret verdensklasse tungvekt “Babyen” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs).
Etterlatte deltakere blir innlemmet er NBA & NYSAC Verden Fjær Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” Sjokolade (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York by) 20thårhundre tungvekt James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) Verden Lett Champion Jekk “Napoleon av The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lett Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Lett tungvekt verdensmester Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) verdensklasse mellom Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) og (Port Washington) tungvekt kandidat Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-vinnende sports Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trener / rådgiver Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boksing historiker / redaktør Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC leder / dommer Melvina Lathan, og (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.
Etterlatte ikke-deltaker inductees er (Brooklyn) ring hallo Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boksing forfatter / historiker Bert Randolph Sugar og (Lower East Side) radio & TV hallo / journalist Sam Taub.
Hver delta inductee (eller direkte kommer av) vil motta en spesialdesignet belte betegner hans eller hennes induksjon i NYSBHOF.
Den 2017 inductees ble valgt av NYSBHOF nominasjonskomiteens medlemmer: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, og neil Terens.
Alle boksere som trengs for å være inaktiv i minst tre år for å være kvalifisert for NYSBHOF induksjon, og alle inductees må ha bodd i New York State for en betydelig del av sin boksing karriere eller under prime av deres respektive karriere.
NYSBHOF
KLASSE av 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sukker” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo og Arthur Mercante, Sr.
KLASSE av 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 og Don Dunphy.
KLASSE FOR 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 og Tom O'Rourke.
KLASSE FOR 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 og Al Weill.
KLASSE FOR 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 og Jimmy Jacobs.
KLASSE FOR 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 og Dan Parker.
Billetter er priset til $150.00 per voksen og $70.00 for barn (henhold 16),og inkluderer en komplett brunsj og cocktail time ved innreise, starter på
12:30 pm. OG, samt middag (prime rib, fisk eller fjærkre) og åpen bar hele dagen. Billetter kan kjøpes ved henvendelse NYSBHOF / Ring 8 president Bob Duffy på 516.313.2304 eller
depcomish@aol.com. Annonser for NYSBHOF programmet er tilgjengelig, som strekker seg fra $80.00 til $200.00, ved å kontakte Duffy. Gå på line på
www.Ring8ny.com for mer informasjon om New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
