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klasse af 2018 inducted into New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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NYSBHOF Class of 2018: (L-R) seated: Charley Norkus, Jr. (accepting for Charley Norkus), Melvina Lathan, Herb Goldman, Bob Goodman and Jake Rodriguez; stående: Joe Mesi, Al Cole, Ron Scott Stevens, Pete Brodsky and Joseph McAuliffe (accepting for Jack McAuliffe)
Alle billeder af Peter Frutkoff
NEW YORK (Maj 1, 2018) — Twenty-three members of the Class of 2018 were inducted into the New York Stare Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), this past Sunday afternoon during the seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner, på Russos On The Bay i Howard Beach, New York.

 

 

 

“Those being honored tonight are humble, honorable people,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy sagde. “We do this as an act of love. Many of the inductees are here today and those no longer with us are represented by family members. This is our way of saying thank you to all the inductees for what they have done for boxing in New York.”

 

 

 

klasse af 2018 living boxers inducted heading into the NYSBHOF included (Long Island) WBA lys sværvægter Lou “Honning Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 KOS), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Weltervægt verdensmester Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOS), (Brooklyn) verden letvægts titel udfordrer Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOS), ubesejret, No.; 1 sværvægter udfordrer “Baby” Joe Mesi (Buffalo) and former world cruiserweight champion Al “Is” Cole (Rockland County).

 

 

 

Posthumous participants inducted were NBA & NYSAC verden Fjervægt Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cubanske Bon Bon” Chokolade (136-10-6, 51 KOS), (New York) 20thsværvægter århundrede James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOS), (Williamsburg) Verden Letvægts Champion Donkraft “Napoleon af The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Letvægts Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOS), (ledestjerne) NYSAC Light Heavyweight verdensmester Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOS), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) verdensklasse mellemvægt Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOS) og (Port Washington) sværvægter udfordrer Charley “Den Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOS).

 

 

 

Living non-participants now in the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-vindende sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) træner / rådgiver Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boksning historiker / redaktør Herb Goldman, (Bronx) matchmaker Bobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC formand / dommer Melvina Lathan, og (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.

 

 

 

Posthumous non-participant inductees were (Brooklyn) ring announcer Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boksning publicist Murray Goodman, (New York) boksning forfatter / historiker Bert Randolph Sugar og (Lower East Side) radio & tv-speakeren / journalist Sam Taub.

 

 

 

Hver deltager inductee (eller direkte efterkommer af) received a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

 

 

 

Den 2017 inductees blev udvalgt af de NYSBHOF nominere udvalgsmedlemmer:Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, og Neil Terens.

 

 

 

Alle boksere er nødvendige for at være inaktiv i mindst tre år for at være berettiget til NYSBHOF induktion, og alle inductees skal have boet i New York State for en betydelig del af deres boksning karriere eller under det primære i deres respektive karriere.

 

 

Boxers who attended the seventh annual NSBHOF included NYSBHOF past inductees Iran Barkley, Junior Jones, Mustafa Hamsho, Bobby Cassidy, Sr., Bobby Bartels, og Renaldo “Hr.” Snipes, samt Monte Barrett, Ray Mercer, Dennis Milton, Richard Kiley, Scott Lopez, Michael Corleone, Tommy Rainone, Kevin Collins, Cletus Seldin, James Duran, Victor Paz, og Jaime Dugan. Other notable attendees from the boxing world included Mike Reno (FDNY Boxing), Darryl Peoples (IBF), international judges Steve Wesisfeld og John MacKay, and NYSBHOF inductees Tommy Gallagher og Bobby Miller, and Emmy-award winning producer Bobby Cassidy, Jr.

 

David Diamante served once again as Master of Ceremonies. Special presentations were made to the daughter of the late Steve ACUNTO, Donna Acunto, and Miller’s close friend, Dave Wojcickjeg.

 

CITATER & PICTURES FROM THE NYSBHOF INDUCTEES

 


(L-R) – Ron McNair, Jake Rodriguez and Bob Duffy
JAKE RODRIGUEZ: “I want to thank Ring 8 for the opportunity for me to be here. I’d also like to thank my wife for always being there for me, and my trainer.”

(L-R) – Herb Goldman, Don Majeski and Bob Duffy
HERB GOLDMAN: “If I have made any contributions to boxing – I hope I have – I did by redefining record keeping and creating a new perspective on boxing history. I’m proud of that, but I didn’t do it alone.”
(L-R) – Joe Mesi, Jack Hirsch and Bob Duffy
JOE MESI: “I have so many people to thank for this honor. I’m a Buffalonian. There’s nobody more in favor of one New York, but it’s not. This is special for me because it’s the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. This solidifies me and makes me think I’m not just a local boy. There was a huge disadvantage coming from a small city, sparring wasn’t the same as in the gyms of New York City, but I had an advantage coming from Western New York. Nobody was welling out like we did in Buffalo with 10,000, derefter 16,00 and finally 18,000 mennesker. They were always behind me and I share this with them because their support made me. My dream was to fight in Buffalo and to continue to fight there.
“One of the highlights of my life was fighting Monte Barrett on HBO in Madison Square Garden. He was one of the greatest fighters in the world who fought for the world title. I always wanted to get my world title shot, but I never got it. That’s okay, I was little bitter for a while, but I couldn’t be happier with my career. The best part of boxing is the brotherhood we share.

(L-R) – Randy Gordon, Ron Scott Stevens and Bob Duffy
RON SCOTT STEVENS: “I know people always say it, but this is the truth: I owe so many people who have supported me throughout my career. Boxing has always been home away from home for me and today I feel like I’m home.
“Jeg var 30, living in Brooklyn Heights, and back driving a taxi a waiting on tables. A light went off in my head: boxing is the sport of the underdog and I’m an underdog. The next day I went to Gleason’s Gym – the center of the universe. I made my way around all the gyms in the city, meeting promoters, managers and trainers. I started making matches for promoters and then Cedric Kushner hired me from 1980-2002. I 2002, I got a call to work for the New York State Athletic Commission as its Community Co-Ordinator and Director of Boxing. Derefter, I was made chairman and I served two terms. I dag, I’m extremely proud to be part of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

(L-R) – Bob Duffy, Henry Hascup, Bob Goodman and Tommy Gallagher
BOB GOODMAN: “I can’t believe this crowd. In order to do what we do, the sacrifices and support you get from your family is so important and (in Goodman’s case) was for so many years. They allowed us to do what we do. All of us love boxing!”

(L-R) – Ray Mercer, Penny Allen, Al Cole, Clay Jenkins and Bob Duffy
AL COLE: “I thought boxing was the stupidest and dumbest sport ever. Who wanted to get punched in the face? I started boxing late. I played around some and people said I was pretty good. I started boxing when I was 20, in the Army, stationed at Ft. Hood. Four years later, I was on the Olympic Team. The reason why is I had a great sparring partner, Ray Mercer. If I was going to be in the ring everyday with Ray, I was either going to get beat up, or get better.
“I remember Bob Arum giving me his business card. I didn’t know him. I only knew of three people in boxing: Don King, Muhammad Ali og Sugar Ray Leonard. I didn’t follow boxing and the only reason I boxed was I would have had to sleep in the woods if I didn’t (in Army). Boxing is: hit him, before he hits me.”

(L-R) – Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Jaime Drubin and Pete Brodsky
PETE BRODSKY: “I want to thank the board. I’m going to be 70 and started in boxing when I was 18. It created a new direction in my life. I’m so proud to be in company with guys who didn’t just talk it, they loved it. If you really love this sport, you really have to learn it. Any man who stepped in the ring, plus all the roadwork, time in the gym and sacrificing what they eat, did it to be the best they can be.
“I boksning, you’re not going to win every fight, but whether a fighter wins or loses, if he gives 100-percent, he’s a winner. They work a job, run five miles day, workout at the gym, and then went home to spend time with his family. Friends and family always have your back.”

(L-R) – Darryl Peoples & Melvina Lathan
MELVINA LATHAM: “I’m speechless. It’s wonderful. Randy (former NYSAC chairperson Gordon), do you remember this story? There were only three judges and, desværre, one called in sick. I was sitting at ringside with no responsibilities. Randy said I had to worki aften. I said that I wasn’t licensed and couldn’t do it. Randy said, ‘Raise your right hand’, and it was on. I was thrown in there, but it was okay.
“My greatest accomplishments are my children and husband. I couldn’t ask for a better situation. Og Ralph Petrillo is part of my family; he was my second in command. I also had the best officials: deputy commissioners, inspectors, judges and referees. I wouldn’t be here with without them. Bob Duffy put this whole thing together. I personally think he’s amazing. My journey continues, I am blessed.”
NYSBHOF
Klasse af 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 af 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 AF 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 AF 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 AF 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 AF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Hr.” 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.
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RING 8 er fuldt forpligtet til at støtte mindre heldige mennesker i boksning samfund, der kan kræve assistance i form af at betale husleje, lægeudgifter, eller hvad forsvarligt behov.
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Son/father Bob & Murray Goodman to be inducted into Class of 2018 New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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Søndag, April 29, Induktion Dinner
Kid Chocolate, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe and Sam Taub head new class

(L-R) – Bob and Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Marts 26, 2018) – Boxing lifers Bob Goodman og hans far, den sene 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 eftermiddag (12:30-5:30 p.m. 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) service. 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, måske, 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
God Mand, 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 (længst til højre) 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.
Living boksere overskriften ind i NYSBHOF omfatter (Spring Valley) IBF cruiservægt verdensmester Al “Is” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOS), (Long Island) WBA lys sværvægter Lou “Honning Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 KOS), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Weltervægt verdensmester Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOS), (Brooklyn) verden letvægts titel udfordrer Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOS), og (Buffalo) ubesejret verdensklasse sværvægter “Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOS).
Posthume deltagere bliver inducted er NBA & NYSAC verden Fjervægt Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cubanske Bon Bon” Chokolade (136-10-6, 51 KOS), (New York) 20thsværvægter århundrede James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOS), (Williamsburg) Verden Letvægts Champion Donkraft “Napoleon af The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Letvægts Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOS), (ledestjerne) NYSAC Light Heavyweight verdensmester Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOS), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) verdensklasse mellemvægt Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOS) og (Port Washington) sværvægter udfordrer Charley “Den Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOS).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-vindende sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) træner / rådgiver Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boksning historiker / redaktør Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC formand / dommer Melvina Lathan, og (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promotor Ron Scott Stevens.
Posthume ikke-deltager inductees er (Brooklyn) ring announcer Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boksning forfatter / historiker Bert Randolph Sugar og (Lower East Side) radio & tv-speakeren / journalist Sam Taub.
Hver deltager inductee (eller direkte efterkommer af) vil modtage en specialdesignet rem tilkendegiver hans eller hendes induktion i NYSBHOF.
Den 2017 inductees blev udvalgt af de NYSBHOF nominere udvalgsmedlemmer: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, og Neil Terens.
Alle boksere er nødvendige for at være inaktiv i mindst tre år for at være berettiget til NYSBHOF induktion, og alle inductees skal have boet i New York State for en betydelig del af deres boksning karriere eller under det primære i deres respektive karriere.
NYSBHOF
Klasse af 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 af 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 AF 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 AF 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 AF 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 AF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Hr.” 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 prissat til $150.00 per voksen og $70.00 for børn (under 16),og omfatter et komplet brunch og cocktail time efter posten, begyndende ved 12:30 p.m. OG, samt middag (prime rib, fisk eller fjerkræ) og åben bar hele dagen. Billetter kan købes ved at kontakte NYSBHOF / Ring 8 Præsident Bob Duffy på 516.313.2304 ellerdepcomish@aol.com. Annoncer for NYSBHOF programmet er til rådighed, spænder fra $80.00 til $200.00, ved at kontakte Duffy. Gå på line på www.Ring8ny.com for yderligere oplysninger om New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
OM RING 8: Dannet i 1954 ved en tidligere Prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 blev den ottende datterselskab af det, der dengang var kendt som National Veteran Boxers Association – dermed, RING 8 – og i dag organisationens motto forbliver: Boxers Hjælpende Boxers.
RING 8 er fuldt forpligtet til at støtte mindre heldige mennesker i boksning samfund, der kan kræve assistance i form af at betale husleje, lægeudgifter, eller hvad forsvarligt behov.
Gå på nettet til www.Ring8ny.com for mere information om RING 8, den største gruppe af sin art i USA med mere end 350 medlemmer. Årlige medlemskab afgifter er kun $30.00 og hvert medlem har ret til en buffet middag på RING 8 månedlige møder, undtagen juli og august. Alle aktive boksere, amatører og professionelle, har ret til en gratis RING 8 årligt medlemskab. Gæsterne på Ring 8 medlemmer er velkomne til en pris på kun $7.00 per person.
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Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame klasse af 2017 Induction caps Judging career of Clark Sammartino

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Oktober. 28 på Mohegan Sun

Clark Sammartino

Uncasville, Conn. (Oktober 19, 2017, 2017) – His induction into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) på lørdag nat, Oktober 28, as part of the six-member Class of 2017, will cap the boxing career of retiring judge Clark Sammartino på 13TH årlige CBHOF Gala Induktion Middag i Uncas Ballroom på Mohegan Sun.
The other new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ring physician Dr. Tony Alessi, referee/judge Dick Flaherty, boksning forfatter Dan Parker and boxer/boxing contributor Hugh Devlin, Sr.
A graduate of Brown University, the now 80-year-old Sammartino has enjoyed two other careers as an oral surgeon and investment advisor at Blue Fin in Providence, in addition to his role as an international boxing judge since 1985.
“I first got into boxing because Joey Angelo married my cousin,” Sammartino explained. “He fought back in the early forties. Joey fought Willie Pep twice and Sandy Saddler. That’s what got me started. We used to have the great Mandag Night Fights at Rhode Island Auditorium and I remember watching Rocky Marciano fight “Tiger” Ted Lowry there.”
Because he was a successful oral surgeon, Clark could take long weekends to judge fights all over the world. His first and most memorable world title fight was Vinny Paz-Greg Haughn I. Through his long career, Sammartino judged more than 400 pro slagsmål, Herunder 50 major world title fights.
The list of boxers whose fights Sammartino judged reads like a Who’s Who of Boxing during the past 32 år: Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Julio Cesar Chavez, Johnny Tapia, Naseem Hamed, Chris Eubank, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mark Johnson, Wayne McCullough, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennady Golovkin, Anthony Joshua, Sergey Kovalev, Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Lopez, Nonito Donaire, Acelino Freitas, Ivan Calderon, Felix Trinidad, Tommy Morrison and many more.
Sammartino, who proudly says he never missed a day of work in 40 år, has decided to retire, although he’ll remain a boxing fans for the rest of his life. “I started slowing down at my age, doing local shows and maybe three or four world title fights a year, mostly WBO and IBF,” Sammartino remarked. “I had a tough bout with pneumonia the past 5-6 months and that made working difficult.”
His CBHOF induction is a fitting ending and tremendous tribute to Sammartino and his career in boxing. “I’m humbled to be inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame,” sagde han. “This is a great way to end my career.”
Limited tickets for the CBHOF 13th årlige Gala Induktion Dinner, rimeligt prissat på $90.00, are still available to purchase by calling Kim Baker på Mohegan Sun(1.860.862.7377) eller Sherman Cain på Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Døre åbne på 5:30 p.m. OG, cocktails from 6:00- p.m. OG (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.
Gå online for at www.ctboxinghof.org for yderligere oplysninger om Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, its 13th årlige Gala inductee Dinner, begivenhed sponsorering muligheder, og tidligere CBHOF inductees.
OM CBHOF: Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame blev grundlagt i 2004 at ære og fejre karrieren for udestående involverede i sporten i boksning. Sit konstituerende Induktion Ceremony & Middag blev afholdt i 2005. Connecticut rige boksning historie kunne aldrig har blomstret, hvis det ikke var for resultaterne af dem, der er nedfældet i Hall of Fame. The CBHOF’s new location is in the Sky Casino at Mohegan Sun.
Som en non-profit organisation, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame er dybt engageret i at holde kampene ånd Connecticut trives gennem forskellige velgørende bidrag.
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A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, George Foreman & More Showcased In March

 

Klik HER For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE

 

NEW YORK (Marts 2, 2016) - SHOWTIME Sports rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of SHOWTIME Championship Boxing in March with “Legends’’.

 

This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo “Finito” Lopez and George Foreman. Seven of the most unforgettable and important fights from these legends – some of which have seldom been re-aired since their live presentation – are available now on the network’s on demand platforms and will air will air on “Throwback Thursdays”in March at 10 p.m. OG/PT på SHOWTIME EXTREME.

 

Den Torsdag, Marts 10 presentation of Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi airs exactly 30 years after the final win of Hagler’s Hall of Fame career on March 10, 1986. Hagler vs. Mugabi was the first main event to ever air on SHOWTIME®.

 

The classic fights, which are also are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and via the network’s standalone streaming service, will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.

 

Below is the schedule of SHO EXTREME premieres for the month of March:

  • I morgen, Torsdag, Marts 3: Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Torsdag, Marts 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
  • Torsdag, Marts 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
  • Torsdag, Marts 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
  • Torsdag, Marts 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney (10:15 p.m. OG/PT), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 p.m. ET / PT)

 

In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood.

 

LEGENDS

By Steve Farhood

 

Boxing without legends would be like religion without saints.

There’s no formula for a fighter to advance from star to superstar to legend. The process depends on timing, circumstance, and sometimes as little as a point or two on the judges’ kort.

And oh, Ja: It helps if a guy can really fight.

As we celebrate 30 years of boxing on SHOWTIME, we’re focusing on a different theme each month. Throughout March, the theme will be Legends.

I 130 years from John L. Sullivan to Floyd Mayweather, boxing has given us what other sports can’t provide. Consider:

  • The Associated Press voted Luis Firpo’s knockdown of Jack Dempsey as the greatest sports moment of the first half of the 20th Century.
  • The Frazier-Ali “Fight Of The Century” in 1971 was easily the most anticipated sporting event in history.
  • Last year’s Mayweather-Pacquiao fight generated more than half-a-billion dollars — in one night!

Legends are made by big moments … and how they respond to those moments.

On SHOWTIME, we’ve featured three decades worth of legends. Here’s a look at those who will share the spotlight in March.

MARVIN HAGLER: Since Vince Lombardi didn’t exactly say, “Timing isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” Hagler should’ve said it.

Hagler was a great fighter long before he was a superstar, but it wasn’t until he fought Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard (three of Hagler’s last six bouts) that Marvin became Marvelous.

Hagler’s one appearance on SHOWTIME, which happened to be the first bout televised on the network (Marts 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 år, Hagler had established himself as one of the greatest middleweights in history. And while it could be argued in hindsight that at age 31, the ultimate blue-collar fighter was slightly past his prime, much of what made Hagler special was on display during his savage defense against his unbeaten and ferocious challenger, John Mugabi.

Almost three decades after his retirement, Hagler remains the middleweight today’s 160-pounders are measured against.

Sugar Ray LEONARD: If Hagler bloomed late, Leonard was a superstar before he threw a single punch as a professional.

Back in the mid-‘70s, that’s what a magnetic smile, an Olympic gold medal, and repeated exposure on prime time television could do for a young fighter.

It’s ironic that Leonard was initially viewed by some as a coddled creation of the media. Faktisk, he was as tough as any fighter of the star-studded early-‘80s. Better yet, he remains the best fighter I’ve covered in 38 years on the boxing beat.

Leonard’s appearance on SHOWTIME was the penultimate bout of his career. In electing to end yet another lengthy layoff, Sugar Ray, 34, chose outstanding 23-year-old super welterweight titlist Terry Norris as his opponent. Leonard dropped from 160 til 154 pounds and fought at Madison Square Garden for the first time.

The bout served as a reminder that at least in a pre-Bernard Hopkins world, boxing was very much a young man’s game.

FELIX TRINIDAD: There are only three Hispanic fighters who became superstars in the USA without speaking English. The first was Panama’s Roberto Duran. The second was Mexico’s Julio Cesar Chavez.

The third was Puerto Rico’s Trinidad.

Trinidad’s motto might as well have been, “If you can’t be from America, then beat America.”

A classic puncher with a boy scout’s smile and a fan-friendly personality, Trinidad made his name by defeating four U.S. Olympians, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.

Desuden, Whitaker, De La Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.

The fight we’ll feature on Marts 17 på SHO EXTREME, Trinidad vs. Reid, was Trinidad’s 14th and final appearance on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and SHOWTIME pay-per-view.

From his welterweight title-winning kayo of Maurice Blocker in 1993 through his defense against Mahenge Zulu in 1998, 13 of Trinidad’s 14 bouts were aired on SHOWTIME. Twelve of those fights were knockout wins.

Where Trinidad ranks with Wilfredo Gomez, Miguel Cotto, Carlos Ortiz, Wilfred Benitez, and the rest of the legends from Puerto Rico is debatable. What is inarguable is that “Tito” generated as much excitement as any fighter of his era.

RICARDO LOPEZ: What’s smaller: the chance that a strawweight (105 pounds) becomes an American television star or the fighter himself?

There’s never been an American world champion at strawweight (or minimumweight). We just don’t grow fighters that size. Faktisk, until the emergence of Mexico’s Lopez in the early-’90s, most American boxing fans couldn’t have identified a single strawweight if armed with a map of the world and a set of WBC ratings.

Lopez was so complete, so dominant, so technically perfect, that from 1994 to ’99, he was a staple of SHOWTIME’s boxing programming. He fought 13 consecutive bouts on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING or SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, and the first 11 of those contests were defenses of the strawweight title.

And if you think the little guys can’t punch, godt, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.

Lopez, who retired with a mark of 51-0-1, is universally acknowledged as an all-time great. Too bad he never fought America’s Michael Carbajal at light flyweight. Had he won that bout, he’d likely be acknowledged as one of the two or three greatest Mexican fighters ever.

Which is saying a lot for a fighter who never faced an opponent recognized by the American viewing public.

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Lennox Lewis at blive optaget i Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Sat. August. 8, 2015 på Cæsars Palace Las Vegas

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Lennox Lewis

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, Marco Antonio Barrera, Roger Mayweather og Eddie Mustafa Muhammad slutte

Lennox Lewis ved stjernespækket begivenhed!

 

LAS VEGAS, NV. — Superstar sværvægter Lennox Lewis, den sidste ubestridte sværvægter mester og som vandt en olympisk guldmedalje med en sejr over Riddick Bowe og scorede professionelle sejre i boksning legender som Mike Tysdenn, Evander Holyfield og Vitali Klitschko, bekræftet Onsdag at han vil vende tilbage til Las Vegas i denne weekend for at deltage i Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame tredje årlige induktion galla på Caesars Palace på lørdag, August 8.

 

Lewis er den seneste i en flok stjerner, der har meddelt, at de vil deltage i det populære galla induktion ceremoni. Ud over Lewis Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame har bekræftet, at Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, Marco Antonio Barrera,Eddie Mustafa Muhammad og Roger Mayweather vil også deltage i højt profilerede begivenhed som de nyeste medlemmer af Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.

 

Lewis, som var 41-2-1 med 32 knockouts og havde en sejr over hver mand, han nogensinde konfronteret i ringen, er en af ​​de hovednavne af NVBHOF s 2015 klasse af inductees, valgt i den ikke-Nevada bokser kategori.

 

Lewis hævnet de eneste to tab i hans karriere, standsning både Oliver McCall og Hasim Rahman efter at have tabt til dem tidligere.

 

Lewis var en klassisk bokser med et kraftfuldt slag. Han er nok mest kendt for sin 2002 vinde over Tyson, hvor han vandt hver runde før standsning ham i ottende runde.

 

Han holdt alle, eller en version af, den tunge titel fra 1993 indtil 1994 og derefter igen fra 1997 gennem slutningen af ​​sin karriere i 2003

 

Lewis havde stor succes i Nevada og hævnet begge hans tab i Las Vegas. Han var 8-0 i hans Nevada karriere og vandt kampe på både Caesars Palace og Caesars Tahoe.

 

I den sidste del af hans kampe karriere, Lewis sluttede HBO Sports som en ekspert analytiker og var en velkendt figur ved ringside for mange af de største anfald af slutningen af ​​det 20. og begyndelsen af ​​det 21. århundrede i Las Vegas.

 

Den Hall blev grundlagt af bemærket boksning tv-station Rich Marotta. Sin Chief Operating Officer er Michelle Corrales-Lewis, hvis afdøde mand, Diego Corrales, var en konstituerende inductee ind i Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. For mere information, telefon 702-3-NVBHOF, eller 702-368-2463.

Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), i samarbejde med Global Legacy Boxing (Kasket) og Maple Leaf Sports & Underholdning (MLSE), lavet en officiel meddelelse i denne uge, sammen med Lennox Lewis, at Light Heavyweight verdensmester Adonis “Superman” Stevenson vil forsvare sine titler mod Tommy “Kryptonite” Karpency på Syv. 11 på Toronto’ Ricoh Coliseum i “Den Revival: “KO i TO”.

Den kommende VM titel kamp kort vil også se, Canadian Heavyweight Champ Dillon “Big Country” Carman forsvare sin titel mod legendariske Donovan “Razor” Ruddock.

Global Legacy Præsident Les Woods s, :”Jeg er så glad for at se The Champ, Lennox Lewis, anerkendt af Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Det er et privilegium og ære at kalde ham min ven og til at være en partner sammen med ham i Toronto for at fremme Boxing i Canada.”