ජෝර්ජ් වැඩ මූලික, මාර්ක් Breland, ජෝ ෆ්රසියර්, අල් මිචෙල් & Ray Rodgers
Lifetime Achievement Award to Sen. John McCain
දෙසැම්බර්. 13 reception at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, ලුසියානා
ස්ප්රින්ග්ස්, උකුල. (නොවැම්බර් 4, 2019) – Olympic gold-medalists“Big” George Foreman, මාර්ක් Breland හා“Smokin’” Joe Frazier head the Class of 2019 into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, සිකූරාදා රාත්රීය, දෙසැම්බර් 13, at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, ලුසියානා.
The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the 2020 Olympic Trials and 2019 ජාතික ශූරතාව. දෙසැම්බර්. 7-15, at Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, දෙසැම්බර්. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, ලුසියානා. Hall of Fame broadcasterඅල් බර්න්ස්ටයින්ගේ from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.
USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third class also includes decorated coachesඅල් මිචෙල්හාRay Rodgers.
Sen. John McCain will be posthumously presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award. A fearless boxer for three years at the U.S. Naval Academy, Sen. McCain managed his battalion’s boxing team to the brigade championship.
Sen. McCain was the architect of the ground-breaking Muhammad Ali Act, pushed for the pardoning ofJack Johnson, and worked with the Cleveland Clinic on the forefront of brain trauma studies leading to more safety measures for boxers.
“My father had a passion for boxing,” his daughterMegan McCain said. “He loved it for the thrill of achievement, the nobility of struggle, and the dignity of men bloodied but unbowed. His love for boxing and his love for America had a lot in common. That’s why he worked tirelessly to protect and elevate the sport – making it an arena of integrity for fans and fighters alike.
“That’s also why I am honored to join the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame to accept their Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf.”
Foreman (සඳහා: 76-5, 68 Kos, ආධුනික: 22-4) was also a three-time World Heavyweight Champion as a pro, in addition to famously winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, as well as at the National AAU Championships. A resident of Houston, ටෙක්සාස්, his victims included Frazier (දෙවරක්), කෙන් නෝටන්, Dwight Muhammad Qawi හාමයිකල් Moorer.
Considered one of the greatest amateur boxers of all-time, Breland (සඳහා: 35-3-1, 25 Kos), ආධුනික: 110-1) දී රන් පදක්කම දිනා ගැනීම 1984 Olympic Games in Las Angeles and 1982 World Championships. The Brooklyn native was a two-time World Welterweight Champion as a pro. His most notable victories were versusSteve Little, Rafael Pineda හාLloyd Honeyghan.
The late Frazier (සඳහා: 32-4-1, 27 Kos, ආධුනික: 38-2), representing Philadelphia, captured a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Japan and he was a three-time World Heavyweight Champion as a professional. Frazier’s hit list includedමුහම්මද් අලි, ජිමී එලිස් (දෙවරක්),බොබ් ෆොස්ටර් හාOscar Bonavena (දෙවරක්).
Mitchell has been in boxing for more than 60 වසර, first as a boxer, but he’s much better known as a world-class boxing coach. He has been the boxing coach at N. Michigan University for decades, in addition to being head coach of the 1996 එ. ඔලිම්පික් කණ්ඩායම, and technical advisor for the 2004 හා 2012 එ. Olympic squads. He was selected as the 1994 USA Boxing Coach of the Year and among the 800-plus national amateur champions he has worked with areරගර්, ෆ්ලොයිඩ් Mayweather හාVernon Forrest. He currently trains 2016 එ. Olympian and world title contenderMikaela Mayer, who will be in attendance supporting her coach.
A legend in Arkansas boxing, Rodgers has been an outstanding coach and extraordinary cut-man, who has been in the corner of world champions such asWayne McCullough, Jermain ටේලර්, ඉරානය Barkley හාTommy Morrison. Ray’s decades of service through coaching and mentorship for the youth of Arkansas have established him as a role model and inspiration for amateur boxing coaches everywhere.
“This year’s USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame class, as well as Senator McCain, represent the very best of Olympic style boxing, හා මුද්ද පිටතට යන දෙකම,"අදහස්Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Their decades worth of service representing themselves inspire us to give back and support current and future generations of champions. The USA Boxing Alumni Association looks forward to an exciting and memorable evening as we honor these champions of our sport.”
Confirmed special guests include 1988 ඔලිම්පික් රන් පදක්කම දිනූAndrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 ඔලිම්පික් රන් පදක්කම දිනූFrank Tateසහ ඔහුගේ සොහොයුරුතෝමස්, 1972 ඔලිම්පික්Tim Dement, 2002 ජාතික ගෝල්ඩන් අත්වැසුම් ශූරJaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championඑරික් කෙලී, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championජෝන් ස්කලී, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton සහStephens brothers –Donald, ඇන්තනී හාජෙරී.
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –විද්යාර්ථ බොක්සිං, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, මුද්ද හා පිට.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, including the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
To join the Alumni Association, simply register atalumni@usaboxing.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.
පන්තියේ 2017: The charter class was headed byමුහම්මද් අලි හාEvander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders හාTom Coulter.
පන්තියේ 2018: එ. Olympic Team medalists and world (වෘත්තීය) ශූරයන්රෝයි ජෝන්ස්, Jr., ඇන්ඩෘ වෝඩ් හාClaressa ශීල්ඩ්, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coachingඑමෑනුවෙල් සේවකයෙක් and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary.
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