 ROCHESTER, NY. (September 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks in Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26th annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 Kos) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 Kos) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
 (L-R) – Michael Spinks, Steve Smoger and Fitz Vanderpool
Rochester’s Johnny McCoy (Clarence Millard) was inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame. McCoy (77-30-14, 21 Kos), ki je preminil v 1978 pri starosti 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 in 1932. He was recognized as world champion by the state of California following a tournament to determine the winner of the vacant world title relinquished by Fidel LaBarba.
“This was another memorable banquet for the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame,” RBHOF treasurer/spokesperson Gino Arilotta je dejal. “Everyone enjoyed the evening. We posthumously inducted Johnny McCoy and honored are award winners, Michael Spinks and Fitz Vanderpool. Hall of Famer referee Steve Smoger gave a wonderful speech. Each of these great men were so pleasant and they gladly signed hundreds of autographs and posed for so many pictures. These three humble men have my sincere respect.
“V soboto, September 17th, we took the boxers along with Steve Smoger to a local radio station where they were interviewed on air. We also took them to one of Rochester’s super gyms, kjer je Willie Monroe, Jr. trains. We showed them many important sites within the city. I also presented a city high school graduate, the Carmen Basilio Scholarship Award, which is awarded annually.
An International Boxing Hall of Famer (IBHOF), Spinks was the most dominant light heavyweight champion of his era, capturing the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation (IBF) in svetovni boksarski svet (WBC) svetovnih naslovov, in addition to being a 1976 Olimpijske zlate medalje.
Vanderpool is a former World Boxing Federation (WBF), WBC FECARBOX and Canadian welterweight champion. He took on all comers including Rochester’s only world champion, Charles “Naravni” Murray and world champion Fernando Vargas. Danes, Vanderpool is a trainer in Canada who also gives countless hours of time and energy in Kitchener as a community volunteer.
Special guests in attendance included Murray (44-9, 26 Kos), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (18-0-1, 16 Kos), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-1-1, 3 Kos), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio), distinguished boxing writer Dan Cucco and Smoger, the International referee extraordinaire.
RBHOF holds monthly meetings, plus an annual picnic and Christmas party, in addition to supporting local gyms.
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Manager John Seip podpiše Italijanski super srednji možnih kupcih in Daniele Marco Scardina
MIAMI (April 6, 2015) – Veteran vodja boks John Seip ima podpisano zelo okrašena italijanski amaterski boksar Daniel Mark Scardina izključni individualnih pogodbah.
Seip je najbolj znan po vodenju Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin na svetovni boksarski organizacije (WBO) naslov svetovnega prvaka v srednji. Materni New Yorker tudi upravlja narašča britanske super srednji Steed “Žrebec” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).
21-year-old Scardina prihaja iz Rozzano, mesto z manj kot 40,000 ljudje v Milano. Začel boks v 2008 pri starosti 16, sledi stopinjam stričeve ki je bil boksar v tistem času, kot tudi vzor Daniele je.
Scardina, ki so imeli 56 amaterski napadi, posnete top odliko v številnih italijanskih turnirjev, vključno z Rovereto National, National Silver Glove, in dve nacionalni Golden Gloves. Prav tako je osvojil bronasto medaljo na mednarodnem dogodku.
V 2013, je pakirana v Italia Thunder Boxing Team World Series of Boxing, zmago svojega edinorojenega tekmo proti nemškim nasprotnikom.
Scardina najprej ujeli Seip pozornost na svetu, znameniti 5th St. Telovadnico v Miami Beach, prvotno odprt v 1950 s Chris Dundee, in dom številnih svetovnih prvakov sta se usposabljajo, vključno z Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston in Willie Pep. Bogata tradicija nadaljuje na novo 5th St. Gym, ki se nahajajo v bližini na 1434 Alton Street, kjer je top borci iz celega sveta, kot so Bernard Hopkins še vlak.
“Sem prvič videla, usposabljanje na 5th St. Telovadnico in je videti kot tipičen amaterski,” Seip pojasnil. “Vrgel široke udarce in ni vedel, kako bi vrgel dober udarec. Trainers Guy Laieta in Dino Spencer začel delati z njim in zdaj on s svojo doseg, boj na daljavo, in metanje kombinacije Jabs in kljuke. On je strasten približno boks, poslušanje in učenje vsak dan. Daniele ima dobro hitrost roke in moč. Bil je čeden fant, preveč. Nekaj sem videl v njem, neopredmetena sredstva, in se odločila, da ga podpiše.
“Dino je lastnik, ki je ustvaril vrhunsko telovadnico z velikimi možnostmi sparing v atmosferi, ki prikazujejo toliko nadarjenih borcev, ki resnično premikajo med seboj. To je že jasno, da je Danielle izboljšala njegovo usposabljanje spretnosti tam. On je dolga, hiter in zmogljiv. Njegovo delo etika je neverjetno; on je prvi v telovadnici, Zadnji čas, da zapustijo. Ne, ne more škoditi tega otroka, bodisi. Vsi smo prepričani, da ima zelo svetlo prihodnost.”
Za razliko od borcev iz Rusije in nekdanjih držav sovjetskega bloka, kot tudi tiste iz Latinske Amerike, ki so prišli v Združene države, da vzpostavijo svoje poklicne kariere boks, Gasilci Italijanski rojeni le redko sledijo isti poti kot Scardina, ki so se preselili v Miami lani in spi na tleh v stanovanju svojega brata.
Lone italijansko-rojen svetovni prvak, ki poklicno borili v Ameriki je Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), ki je bil WBC / WBA prvak v srednji kategoriji v 1979-1980. Antuofermo, čeprav, preselil s svojo družino v Brooklynu iz Puglia, Italija, ko je bil 17 in se je naučil, kako se polje v Ameriki.
“Vedno sem si želel biti prvak v Ameriki,” Scardina dejal. “To je ameriške sanje za mene. Mislim, da bom imel veliko priložnost v tej državi, da je največji boksar sem lahko s pravo pomočjo. John Seip je pravi vodja za mene, ker je prepričan, smo lahko svetovno prvenstvo skupaj kot ekipa.”
Najljubše boksarice Scardina so Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux in Miguel Cotto. “Delam na popolnost kot zunaj borca in glavnih mojih rokah tesnejših,” Scardina dodano. Borim, da postane svetovni prvak.”
Scardina se pričakuje, da bo njegov prvi nastop pro to lahko ali junij.
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