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New York State Boxing HOF Class of 2020 Induction Ceremony Postponed until September 20

NEW YORK (Mas 19, 2020) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) announced today that its ninth annual induction dinner has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic from April 19th toSeptanm 20th nan Russo nan Bay sou la nan Howard Beach, New York.

Money already collected for tickets and journal ads may be used for the Sept. 20th event or returned in full upon request at point of purchase.

“Because of new city mandates and the uncertainty of the coronavirus,” NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy anonse, “we have postponed our event until September 20. It would not have been fair to the honorees, their friends and guests, and general public to wait any longer. I must commend the ownership and management at Russo’s On The Bay for working with us during this crisis to give us a date that will hopefully work for us all.

“I’d like to thank everyone for their patience, advise and insight into making this decision. With the extra time I’m confident that we can make this award dinner our best ever.”

Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challengerJorge Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 Ko), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 Ko), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 Ko), of Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 Ko), nan Bronx; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerLou Savarese (46-7, 38 Ko), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 Ko), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.

Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightSoldier Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 Ko), who fought a reported 55 chanpyon nan lemonn; Bronx middleweightSteve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 Ko); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 Ko), nan Buffalo; World heavyweight title challengerTami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 Ko), nan Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 Ko), nan Bronx; and World lightweight championFreddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch (74-5-7, 34 Ko), of New York City by way of Wales.

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Wantagh journalist/producerBobby Cassidy, Jr, Oneida judgeDon Ackerman, Buffalo managerRick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalistJack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical DirectorDr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judgeJulie Lederman, Hyde Park refereeRon Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerKevin Rooney.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterDan Daniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerFlash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. Liebling, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderTony Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.

ENFÒMASYON:

www.NYBoxingHOF.org

Meet the New York State Boxing HOF Class of 2020

Dimanch, Avril 19, Endikasyon Ak Dine

NEW YORK (Janvye 27, 2020) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has officially announced its 28-member Class of 2019. The ninth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be heldSunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. AK), Avril 19, nan Russo nan Bay sou la nan Howard Beach, New York.

“I am proud that we are continuing to honor New York men and woman in boxing for their dedication to the sport that they’ve served,” NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy said. “This is our way to thank them all and let each new inductee know that we do remember all that they did and continue to do. The Class of 2020 is strong across the board, boxers and non-participants, continuing the NYSBHOF tradition of honoring our own.”

Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challengerJorge Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 Ko), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 Ko), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 Ko), of Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 Ko), nan Bronx; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerLou Savarese (46-7, 38 Ko), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 Ko), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.

Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightSoldier Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 Ko), who fought a reported 55 chanpyon nan lemonn; Bronx middleweightSteve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 Ko); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 Ko), nan Buffalo; World heavyweight title challengerTami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 Ko), nan Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 Ko), nan Bronx; and World lightweight championFreddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch (74-5-7, 34 Ko), of New York City by way of Wales.

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Oneida judgeDon Ackerman, Wantah, Long Island journalist/producerBobby Cassidy, Jr., Buffalo managerRick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalistJack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcasterMax Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical DirectorDr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judgeJulie Lederman, Hyde Park refereeRon Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerKevin Rooney.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterDan Daniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerFlash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. Liebling, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderTony Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.

There are a number of firsts regarding some Class of 2020 inductees:  husband-wife – Dr. William andMelvina (klas nan 2018) Lathan; daughter-father – Julie andHarold (klas nan 2012) Lederman.  Bobby Jr. akBobby Cassidy, Sr. (2013) are the fourth son and father inducted into the NYSBHOF, but the first boxer/journalist combination. The others are boxersFloyd akTracy Patterson, executive administratorsBobby akMurray Goodman, and refereesArthur, Sr. akArthur Mercante, Jr.

Welch is going into the NHSBHOF as a boxer, but he also managed fellow Class of 2020 inductee Goodrich.

Each attending inductee will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

Nan 2020 entronize te chwazi pa NYSBHOF manm yo komite nominasyon:  Randy GordonHenry HascupDon Majeski,Ron McNairJim Monteverde akNeil Terens.

Tout bokseur bezwen yo dwe inaktif pou omwen twa ane pou yo kalifye pou NYSBHOF endiksyon, ak tout entronize dwe te abite nan Eta New York pou yon pòsyon enpòtan nan karyè boksè yo oswa pandan pwemye a nan karyè respektif yo.

Biyè yo pwi a $150.00 pou chak granmoun ak $60.00 pou timoun (anba 16) e li gen ladan yon kolasyon konplè ak èdtan bwason sou antre, kòmanse nan 12:30 p.m. AK, as well as a full course dinner (pwemye kòt, pwason oswa bèt volay) and open bar throughout the day. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 oswadepcomish@aol.com.  Ajoute pou pwogram nan NYSBHOF ki disponib: half-page $100.00, full page $200.00 front and back inside covers are $400.00 each, ak $500.00 for back cover. Mail checks and ads by the April 6 deadline to Bob Duffy, 1112 Whitewood Landing, MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY 11762. Checks should be payable to NY Stare Boxing Hall of Fame, call Duffy to charge on a credit card.

NEW YORK STATE BOXING HALL OF FAME

Klas nan 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo ak Arthur Mercante, Sr.

Klas nan 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 arom, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ak Don Dunphy.

Klas nan 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 prosperous, Whitey Bimstein, Koutum D'Amato, William Muldoon ak Tom O'Rourke.

Klas nan 2015: Sayil Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Pòl 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 ak Al Weill.

Klas nan 2016:  Arawon 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 ak Jimmy Jacobs.

Klas nan 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 lavil Dann Parker.

Klas nan 2018:  Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence ali, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Kid Chokola, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.

Klas nan 2019:  Wilfredo Benitez, Dick DiVeronica, Rogelio Tuur, Davey Vasquez, Michael Olajide, Monte Barrett, Jimmy Carter, Al “Bummy” Davis, Marty Servo, Roland LaStarza, Paddy DeMarco, Sid Terris, Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross, Don wa, John McKaie, Steve Albert, Arthur Mercante, Jr, Bob Jackson, Dewey Fragetta, Johnny LoBianco, Wayne Kelly, Harry Hill, Jimmy Cannon, and Joe Dwyer.

ATLANTIC CITY BOXING HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCE THEIR CLASS OF 2019!!!!

Atlantic City, N.J. – Novanm 19, 2018 – The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) te anonse li yo 2019 Induction Class. The Induction Weekend will take place at The Claridge, a Radisson Hotel located at Park Place & Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 21 – 23, 2019.
We’re extremely excited about the Class of 2019 and are very much looking forward to paying tribute to the new inductees in Atlantic City at our 3rd annual induction weekend next Junesaid ACBHOF President and Founder Ray McCline.
Nan 2019 inductees in the Fighter category are:

Bernard Hopkins Tim Witherspoon, Sr.
Kevin Watts Virgil Hill, Sr.
Iran Barkley John Brown
Roberto Duran, Sr. Micky Ward

Trainers and Cutmen:

Ace Marotta EnglishBouieFisher

Ki pa Peye-Patisipan–Special Contributors:

Butch Lewis Bobby Goodman
Stan Hoffman Nigel Collins
Henry Hascup Jimmy Binns Sr.
Tom Kaczmarek Tony Orlando Jr.
Rhonda Utley-Herring
Bernard Hopkins will be inducted into his first Hall of Fame as part of the third annual class that will include a total of 19 inductees.
I feel appreciated and it’s starting to settle in that I’m near that mark of living legend. I don’t see myself as a living legend. Let other people decide that. This is a great honor and I’m grateful for the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame for making this happen,” Hopkins said in a November 16 RingTV interview with Joseph Santoliquito.
Watch who you co-sign for; you can’t sell me black to get in the door. You can’t sell me white to get in the door. You can’t sell me half white or half black or none of that to get in the door. But you can sell me LOYALTYsaid former two-division champion Bernard Hopkins.
The 3rd Annual Induction Ceremony & Celebration Weekend will honor some of the world’s most iconic figures from the sport of boxing: Butch Lewis, Nigel Collins, Angle “BouieFisher and New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame’s President Henry Hascup are just a few named who will be enshrined with the 2019 induction class.
Inductees will be named in three categories: Fighter, Trainer & Cut-Men and Special Contributors.
It was a great honor to hear I was going to be inducted into Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame. Atlantic City is my second home, and as a pro fighter I’ve fought numerous times in this great city. It’s a great boxing town and it is an honor to be inducted into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame” di Micky Ward.
Over the next several weeks there will be updates on the schedule of events, room packages and expected VIP appearances on the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame and the Claridge Hotel websites and social media platforms.
For more information on the Hall of Fame’s 3rd Annual Induction Weekend please contact the ACBHOF at (609) 318 -3188 oswa acbhof@gmail.com, or visit on Facebook Instagramak sou Twitter.
ACBHOF is pleased to recognize our partners:

klas nan 2018 inducted into New York State Boxing Hall of Fame


NYSBHOF Gwoup nan 2018: (L-R) seated: Charley Norkus, Jr. (accepting for Charley Norkus), Melvina Lathan, Herb Goldman, Bob Goodman and Jake Rodriguez; kanpe: Joe Mesi, Al Cole, Ron Scott Stevens, Pete Brodsky and Joseph McAuliffe (accepting for Jack McAuliffe)
Tout foto pa Pyè Frutkoff
NEW YORK (Me 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, nan Russo nan Bay sou la nan Howard Beach, New York.

 

 

 

Those being honored tonight are humble, honorable people,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy di. “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.

 

 

 

klas nan 2018 living boxers inducted heading into the NYSBHOF included (Long Island) WBA limyè pwa loud Lou “siwo myèl ti gason” Valley (36-6-2, 22 Ko), (santral Islip) IBF Junior wèltèr Mondyal Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 Ko), (Brooklyn) mond ki lejè tit pwovokatè Terrence ali (52-15-2, 21 Ko), undefeated, No.; 1 pwa loud contender “Ti bebe” Joe Mesi (Buffalo) and former world cruiserweight champion Al “glas” Cole (Rockland County).

 

 

 

Posthumous participants inducted were NBA & NYSAC Mondyal Plum chanpyon (             ) Kid “Kiben Bon Bon” Chokola (136-10-6, 51 Ko), (New York City) 20thsyèk pwa loud James J. “Mesye Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Ko), (Williamsburg) Mondyal lejè chanpyon Jack “Napoleon an nan bag la Prize” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super lejè chanpyon Billy Costello (40-2, 23 Ko), (Beacon) NYSAC Limyè lour Mondyal Champion Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 Ko), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) mond-klas middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Ko) ak (Port Washington) pwa loud contender Charley “Commando nan Bayonne” Norkus (33-19, 19 Ko).

 

 

 

Living non-participants now in the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-genyen sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) antrenè / konseye Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boksè istoryen / editè Herb Goldman, (             ) promoteur Bobby Goodman, (ARDSLEY) NYSAC prezidan / jij Melvina Lathan, ak (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.

 

 

 

Posthumous non-participant inductees were (Brooklyn) bag Announcer Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) promoteur Johnny Bos, (             ) boksè journalist Murray Goodman, (New York City) boksè ekriven / istoryen Bert Randolph Sugar ak (Lower East Side) radyo & Announcer televizyon / jounalis Sam Taub.

 

 

 

Chak inductee ale nan (oswa pitit dirèk nan) received a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

 

 

 

Nan 2017 entronize te chwazi pa NYSBHOF manm yo komite nominasyon:Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, ak Neil Terens.

 

 

 

Tout bokseur bezwen yo dwe inaktif pou omwen twa ane pou yo kalifye pou NYSBHOF endiksyon, ak tout entronize dwe te abite nan Eta New York pou yon pòsyon enpòtan nan karyè boksè yo oswa pandan pwemye a nan karyè respektif yo.

 

 

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

 

David diamant 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 Wojcicki.

 

Quotes & 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 boxingI hope I haveI 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, Lè sa a, 16,00 and finally 18,000 moun. 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.
“Mwen te 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 Gymthe 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. Nan 2002, I got a call to work for the New York State Athletic Commission as its Community Co-Ordinator and Director of Boxing. Lè sa a,, I was made chairman and I served two terms. Jodi a, 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 wa, Muhammad Ali ak 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.
In boxing, 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, malerezman, one called in sick. I was sitting at ringside with no responsibilities. Randy said I had to workaswè a. 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. Epi 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
Klas nan 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo ak Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Klas nan 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 arom, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ak Don Dunphy.
Klas nan 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 prosperous, Whitey Bimstein, Koutum D'Amato, William Muldoon ak Tom O'Rourke.
Klas nan 2015: Sayil Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Pòl 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 ak Al Weill.
Klas nan 2016: Arawon Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “matchist” 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 ak Jimmy Jacobs.
Klas nan 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mesye.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Commando nan Bronx” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan lavil Dann Parker.
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Son/father Bob & Murray Goodman to be inducted into Class of 2018 Eta New York boksè Hall nan rnome

Dimanch, Avril 29, Endikasyon Ak Dine
Kid Chokola, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe and Sam Taub head new class

(L-R) – Bob and Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Mas 26, 2018) – Boxing lifers Bob Goodman ak papa l ', an reta nan Murray Goodman, are among 23 members of the Class of 2018 being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) sou Dimanch apremidi (12:30-5:30 p.m. AK), Avril 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 (             ) 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) sèvis. 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, petèt, 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, bag an, 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 veteransgroups. 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 (byen lwen dwa) 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, Evandè Olifil, Lennox Lewis, Bob Foster, Salvador Sanchez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gonez, Ricardo Lopez, Bernard Hopkins and so many more.
K ap viv bokseur tit nan NYSBHOF an gen ladan (Spring Valley) IBF cruiserweight Mondyal Champion Al “glas” Cole (35-16-3, 16 Ko), (Long Island) WBA limyè pwa loud Lou “siwo myèl ti gason” Valley (36-6-2, 22 Ko), (santral Islip) IBF Junior wèltèr Mondyal Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 Ko), (Brooklyn) mond ki lejè tit pwovokatè Terrence ali (52-15-2, 21 Ko), ak (Buffalo) undefeated mond-klas pwa loud “Ti bebe” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 Ko).
patisipan posthumes te au yo NBA & NYSAC Mondyal Plum chanpyon (             ) Kid “Kiben Bon Bon” Chokola (136-10-6, 51 Ko), (New York City) 20thsyèk pwa loud James J. “Mesye Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Ko), (Williamsburg) Mondyal lejè chanpyon Jack “Napoleon an nan bag la Prize” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super lejè chanpyon Billy Costello (40-2, 23 Ko), (Beacon) NYSAC Limyè lour Mondyal Champion Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 Ko), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) mond-klas middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Ko) ak (Port Washington) pwa loud contender Charley “Commando nan Bayonne” Norkus (33-19, 19 Ko).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-genyen sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) antrenè / konseye Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boksè istoryen / editè Herb Goldman, (ARDSLEY) NYSAC prezidan / jij Melvina Lathan, ak (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/pwomotè Ron Scott Stevens.
Posthumes entronize ki pa patisipan yo (Brooklyn) bag Announcer Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) promoteur Johnny Bos, (             ) boksè ekriven / istoryen Bert Randolph Sugar ak (Lower East Side) radyo & Announcer televizyon / jounalis Sam Taub.
Chak inductee ale nan (oswa pitit dirèk nan) ap resevwa yon senti koutim ki fèt tapral endiksyon li oswa li nan NYSBHOF nan.
Nan 2017 entronize te chwazi pa NYSBHOF manm yo komite nominasyon: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, ak Neil Terens.
Tout bokseur bezwen yo dwe inaktif pou omwen twa ane pou yo kalifye pou NYSBHOF endiksyon, ak tout entronize dwe te abite nan Eta New York pou yon pòsyon enpòtan nan karyè boksè yo oswa pandan pwemye a nan karyè respektif yo.
NYSBHOF
Klas nan 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo ak Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Klas nan 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 arom, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ak Don Dunphy.
Klas nan 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 prosperous, Whitey Bimstein, Koutum D'Amato, William Muldoon ak Tom O'Rourke.
Klas nan 2015: Sayil Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Pòl 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 ak Al Weill.
Klas nan 2016: Arawon Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “matchist” 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 ak Jimmy Jacobs.
Klas nan 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mesye.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Commando nan Bronx” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan lavil Dann Parker.
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Ring 8 January Meeting Review & Pictures

The late Herschel Jacobs’ fanmi & zanmi
(all pictures courtesy of Stanley Janousek)
NEW YORK (Janvye 21, 2016) – Ring 8’s first monthly meeting of 2016 was held this past Tuesday evening at O’Neil’s Restaurant in Maspeth, New York.
International boxing judge John McKaie (kite) was the guest speaker. McKaie has judged nearly 800 batay pwofesyonèl, Ki gen ladan 23 world championships.
Ring 8 historian Henry Hascup (dwat) eulogized and made a historical tribute to the late Herschel Jacobs, who passed away this past December at the age of 75 (pictured to right). Jacobs (27-20-2, 11 Ko) fought professionally between 1960 ak 1978. His most notable win was a 10-round decision in 1971 against three-time world light heavyweight champion and Hall-of-Famer, Harold Johnson, at the famed Sunnyside Garden in Queens. Jacobs also gave Rubin “Siklòn” Carter (4-0) his first pro loss in 1962 by way of a six-round decision.
Jim Kinney (speaking) made a special presentation to Herschel Jacobsson (far left). Ring 8 historian Henry Hascup (white shirt) and Ring 8 prezidan Bob Duffy (byen lwen dwa) also took part in the presentation.