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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2019

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NEW YORK (Lub ib hlis ntuj 30, 2019) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 24-member Class of 2019. The eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be heldHnub Sunday tav su (12:30-5:30 p.m. THIAB), Plaub Hlis Ntuj 28, ntawm Russo lub Rau Bay nyob rau hauv Howard Puam, New York.

“We’re excited to continue honoring New Yorkers who helped boxing throughout the entire Empire State,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. “This year’s inductees did so much to help boxing in New York, whether they were fighters or non-participants. Our goal is to continue to honor New Yorkers in boxing for many more years.”

Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-yug) three-time, two-division world championWilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Kos), Canastota welterweightDick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 Kos), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Kos), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. OlympianDavey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Kos), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 Kos), of Manhattan, thiab poj vaj’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Kos).

Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world champion Jimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Kos), Brooklyn welterweightAl “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Kos), (Schenectady) world welterweight championMarty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Kos), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challengerRoland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Kos), Brooklyn world lightweight championPaddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Kos) and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweightsSid Terris (94-13-5, 12 Kos) thiabLeach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 Kos).

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoterDon King, Flushing judgeJohn McKaie, Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, refereeArthur Mercante, Jr., and Bronx trainerBob Jackson.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmakerDewey Fragetta, Crown, Queens refereeJohnny LoBianco, Garden City refereeWayne Kelly, Flushing sportsmanHarry Hill, award-winning journalistJimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF presidentJoe Dwyer, ntawm Brooklyn.

Each attending inductee (los yog ncaj xeeb leej xeeb ntxwv ntawm) will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

Lub 2019 inductees raug xaiv los ntawm cov NYSBHOF nominating pawg neeg: Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, thiabNeil Terens.

All boxers needed to be inactive for at least three years to be eligible for NYSBHOF induction, and all inductees must have resided in New York State for a significant portion of their boxing careers or during the prime of their respective career.

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

CLASS of 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Phooj ywg” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry ua lag luam, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard and Don Dunphy.

CLASS OF 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, Noob Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon thiab Tom O'Rourke.

CLASS OF 2015: Saoul 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 and Al Weill.

CLASS OF 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 thiab Jimmy Jacobs.

CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tsov, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan thiab Dan Parker.

CLASS OF 2018: Lou “Honey tub” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Tus me nyuam” Joe Mesi, Kid Qhob noom xim kasfes, James J. “zoo Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tsov” Jones, Daim Npuas Nork Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Tshuaj ntsuab Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.

Tickets are priced at $125.00 ib tug neeg laus thiab $60.00 rau cov me nyuam (nyob rau hauv 16) and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, pib thaum 12:30 p.m. THIAB, as well as dinner (prime tav, ntses los yog poultry) thiab qhib bar thoob plaws hauv lub hnub. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 los yogdepcomish@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program are available, xws li los ntawm $80.00 rau $200.00, los ntawm kev hu Duffy. Go on line atwww.Ring8ny.com for additional information about the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

ABOUT RING 8: Formed in 1954 los ntawm ib tug ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Nplhaib 8 became the eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers Association – li no, NPLHAIB8 – and today the organization’s motto remains: Boxers Pab boxers.

NPLHAIB 8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing community who may require assistance in terms of paying rent, cov nqi kho mob, los yog txawm justifiable xav tau. Mus rau kabwww.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 neeg. Txhua xyoo ua tswv cuab dues tsuas yog $30.00 and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 txhua hli rooj sib tham, tsis suav Lub Xya hli ntuj Lub yim hli ntuj thiab. Tag nrho cov active boxers, pib xyaum ua thiab kev, are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 txhua xyoo ua tswv cuab. Guests ntawm nplhaib 8 members are welcome at a cost of only $7.00 rau ib tug neeg. r

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Showtime Championship Boxing® Kws Tshaj Lij Jim Grey Hu Xov Xwm Thoob Ntiaj Teb Hall ntawm lub koob meej rau tus 'tsis zoo li thiab muaj kev zoo siab thiab muaj kev zoo siab thiab zoo siab heev

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Cov neeg ua yeeb yaj kiab qub tub rog qub qub-los-ua si tshaj tawm ua si® Txij li thaum 2012 Yuav tsum tau nthuav tawm nrog boxing lub siab tshaj plaws

TSHIAB YORK (Lub rau hli ntuj 11, 2018) - Showtime Cov Kev Ua Si® tus kws tshaj lij tub rog qub tub rog Jim Gray tau inducted rau hauv lub tsev ua haujlwm thoob ntiaj teb kev ua koob tsheej ntawm lub koob meej rau hnub Sunday hauv Canstota, N.Y., Koom nrog cov npoj yaig yav dhau los thiab Longtime Showtime Twv-los-ua si tshaj tawm Steve Albert Hauv kev tau txais boxing lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb tshaj plaws.

 

 

 

Grey thiab Albert tau dhau los ua tus thib tsib thiab thib rau kev ua yeeb yam txuj ci uas muaj txuj ci nrog kev txhawb nqa hauv chav muaj koob meej txij li 2012. Lawv koom nrog cov kws ntsuam xyuas boxing ib Bernstein (2012), Ntiv nplhaib tshaj tawm Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), Kev Ntsuam Xyuas thiab Keeb kwm Steve Farhood (2017) Thiab Ua Si-Los-Ua Si Tshaj Tawm Barry Tompkins (2017).

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm pawg neeg coob uas muaj cov phooj ywg sib ze mike tyson, Don King, Deontay Wilder, Julius Irving, Jerry Richardson, Stedman Graham, Bob Costas thiab ntau lwm tus, Lub 59-xyoo-laus Qaum Qab Teb California muaj cov neeg nyob hauv California pom txog 40-ntxiv xyoo ntawm kev npog cov kev ua si nawv ntawm Boxing. “Kuv cov lus hnub no tau ib yam tsis zoo li ib qho,"Grey tau hais thaum nws induction hais lus. "Lub Hall Boxing ntawm cov koob hmoov tsis ua immesalalized tag nrho cov ntawm cov kev sib ntaus sib tua zoo. Yog li no lub honemious zoo kawg nkaus los nrog kev txo hwj chim loj kawg. Yuav ua li cas yuav no tshwm sim? Kuv yeej tsis tau siv ib rab pob.”

 

 

 

Gray, Leej twg tau pib nrog showtime hauv 1994, tau tsim txiaj nrog kev ua tiav tshwj xeeb Emmy cov khoom plig - nws muaj tam sim no 12 Emmy lub hauv tag nrho - hauv 1997 Rau qhov kev sib tham ntawm Mike Tyson tom qab qhov kev poob hnyav thib ob rau kev ua yeeb yaj xwm Admandfield, cov tsis tau "kev sib ntaus sib tua." National SportSwrers thiab Sportscasters Koom Tes tseem muaj npe uas xam phaj “Cov kev tshaj tawm ntaus kis las ntawm lub xyoo.” Tsis tas li ntawd, Miskas Asmeskas Sportcasters Association tau xaiv tsa Grey “SportsCaster ntawm lub xyoo” nyob rau hauv 1998 thiab '99.

 

 

 

Cov neeg xaiv grey los qhia nws hnub Sunday thaum lub sijhawm ua txhaum. “Nws yog ironic,"Said Grey. "Tus txiv neej uas hem kom tua kuv hauv pej xeem tam sim no ua rau kuv nyob rau hauv Hall ntawm lub koob meej.”

 

 

 

“Cov khoom plig no yog txoj kev, txoj kev dhau los,” Ib qho kev xav Tyson tau hais txog nws tus phooj ywg zoo. “Kuv zoo siab heev rau koj. Zoo-tsim nyog.”

 

 

 

Nrog rau yav dhau los lis xaus txoj kev sib tw, Showtime Cov Kev Ua Si Tam Sim No Boasts Tsib txoj kev ua si tam sim no tshaj tawm hauv lub network: Gray, Bernstein, Deb, Tompkins thiab Lennon Jr.

 

 

 

"Kuv txaus siab rau Jim thiab Steve uas lawv tau txais kev hwm loj no,"Hais tias David Dinkins Jr., Tus Lwm Thawj Coj Loj thiab Cov Zov Ua Haujlwm ntawm Cov Khoom Ua Si Shoffime. "Jim Grey Cov kev sib tham thiab tshaj tawm tau yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm peb tus neeg saib kev qhia kev qhia txij thaum chiv keeb los. Vim tias nws cov txuj ci thiab lub peev xwm peb tau los npog cov xwm txheej hauv qhov tob. Tsis tau muaj ntau lub sij hawm uas Jim lub dogred nrhiav ntawm ib zaj dab neeg tau ua rau peb pleev xim rau daim duab tiav ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim. "

 

 

 

Grey tau forged ib qho ntawm cov ntawv nco tshaj plaws tshaj tawm hauv cov haujlwm hauv keeb kwm tsis ntev los no, uas suav nrog lub thawv sib sib zog nqus. Grey tau ua haujlwm ntau dua 1,200 sib ntaus thiab sib tham dhau 1,500 Cov neeg sib ntaus sib tua thoob plaws nws txoj haujlwm, kuj muaj 20 ntawm nws chav tsev nyob ntawm kev lom zem, Xws li Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman thiab Tsev Yav Tom Ntej ntawm Famer Floyd Mayweather Jr. thiab ntau lwm tus ringside.

 

 

 

Sab nraud ntawm lub nplhaib, Grey tau them yuav luag txhua qhov kev ua si nawv thiab tsaws qee qhov kev lag luam feem ntau muaj kev sib tham, Nrog rau zaum-downs nrog Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady thiab Michael Jordan.

 

 

 

Albert tau siv ob xyoo lawm hu kev sib ntaus rau kev ua si showtime. Albert hu ntau dua 300 Sib ntaus thaum lub sijhawm nws txoj kev ntaus nqi nrog shoudtime, suav nrog Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen pem hauv ntej 130,000 Kiv cua ntawm AZTECA ntau lub nroog hauv Mexico City, Tyson-Wormfield I & II thiab cov epic corrales vs. Koob Castillo Series.

 

 

 

"Steve Albert npaj zoo kawg thiab lub sijhawm zoo meej yog cov laj thawj rau nws zaj nkauj tsis nco qab hu,"Dinkins tau hais. "Steve yog lub suab ntawm kev ua yeeb yam kev sib tw hu ua kev sib ntaus siab los ntawm kev sib ntaus siab ntawm Tyson thiab Chavnez eras. Nws yuav nyob mus ib txhis rau cov kws qhia no uas pab tsim peb lub network uas yog qhov loj me me ntawm Boxing. "

 

 

 

Ob qho tib si grey thiab Albert khwv tau los ntawm cov pab pawg neeg soj ntsuam, uas pom tau tias muaj kev ua tau zoo ntawm kev luam tawm thiab Media cov neeg sau xov xwm, tus tshaj tawm, sau ntawv, keeb kwm, Cov Kws Khij thiab Cov Khoom Siv.

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JIM GRAY AND STEVE ALBERT ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Veteran SHOWTIME Sports® Reporter Jim Gray and Former Play-By-Play Announcer Steve Albert Join 2018 Class Alongside Vitali Klitschko, Eric Morales and Ronald “Winky” Wright

SHOWTIME Sports veteran reporter Jim Gray and former, long-time play-by-play announcer Steve Albert were elected to the 2018 class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, it was announced by the Hall on Tuesday.

Gray and Albert earned induction into the Observer category, which recognizes outstanding achievements of print and electronic media journalists, sportscasters, tus tshaj tawm, sau ntawv, keeb kwm, Cov Kws Khij thiab Cov Khoom Siv. Gray and Albert will join SHOWTIME Sports boxing analyst Al Bernstein (2012), Ntiv nplhaib tshaj tawm Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), Kev Ntsuam Xyuas thiab Keeb kwm Steve Farhood (2017) and announcer Barry Tompkins (2017) in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, four-division world champion Eric Morales and former undisputed super welterweight world champion Ronald “Winky” Wright headline the 2018 induction class. The newly elected class will be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend Lub rau hli ntuj 7-10, 2018, in Canastota, N.Y..

“All of us at SHOWTIME Sports who have worked with Jim and Steve over the years are thrilled that they are receiving this well-deserved honor,"Hais tias David Dinkins Jr., Executive tsim, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “Both were instrumental in building the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® franchise. Jim’s interviews have become classic post-fight drama while Steve’s fight calls are integral to some of the most significant moments in boxing history.”

Gray has been a reporter for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING since 1994, thiab khwv tau 11 Emmy Awards throughout his career, including one for his interview of Mike Tyson following the heavyweight’s infamous “bite fight” loss to Evander Holyfield. The National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association also named that interview the “Cov kev tshaj tawm ntaus kis las ntawm lub xyoo.” Tsis tas li ntawd, the American Sportscasters Association voted Gray “SportsCaster ntawm lub xyoo” nyob rau hauv 1998 thiab 1999.

Throughout his four-decade career as a reporter, Gray has covered numerous Super Bowls, Lub ntiaj teb no Series, Olympics, NBA Finals and NCAA Final Fours, and has interviewed many of the most lauded sports figures of this era including Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Pete Rose, Michael Jordan and many others.

One of the most recognizable voices in sports, Albert joined SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING shortly after its inception in 1986. In a tenure that spanned over two decades, the world-famous broadcaster called over 300 title fights, suav nrog Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen pem hauv ntej 130,000 Kiv cua ntawm AZTECA ntau lub nroog hauv Mexico City, and Tyson-Holyfield I & '. Nyob rau hauv 2007, Albert received The Sam Taub Award for excellence in broadcast journalism by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

In addition to boxing, Albert spent 19 seasons covering the NBA, spending 13 of those years with the Nets, five with the Golden State Warriors and one with the New Orleans Hornets. Albert has also done play-by-play for the New York Mets, Jets, Islanders and Rangers, as well as the New Jersey Devils.

The recognition by the International Boxing Hall of Fame is the result of a career’s worth of hard work and accomplishments for Gray and Albert.