NEW YORK (Marso 5, 2020) – World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves champion Lou Savarese (46-7, 38 KOs) is living the dream, ingon nga sila nanag-ingon, preparing for his upcoming induction into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF).
As one of the 28-member Class of 2020, the popular Savarese will be formally inducted at the ninth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner, Domingo sa hapon (12:30-5:30 sa gabii. UG), Abril 19, sa Russo ni On Ang Bay sa Howard Beach, New York.
“I have nothing but the upmost respect and admiration for this year’s Hall of Fame honoree, Lou Savarese,” Presidente sa NYSBHOF Bob Duffy miingon. “I couldn’t be happier for this man who has given boxing his all, sa ug gikan sa mga singsing. His friends and family know that this honor is well deserved.”
Savarese was a local favorite, born in the Bronx and from Greenwood Lake, who was a two-time New England Golden Gloves champion having fought at the famed Madison Square Garden.
“This is truly amazing,” Savarese spoke about being inducted into the NYSBHOF. “I’m a New York boxing historian, going back to the 1920’s of New York boxing history. It’s so nice to have fought in the best place, New York, the epicenter of boxing.
Savarese turned pro April 30, 1989, pagtuktok sa Santiago Smith in the fourth round of their fight in Houston. Savarese went on to win his first won his first 36 pro away, highlighted by his 36th by a seventh-round technical knockout victory of Buster Mathis, Jr. for the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) heavyweight title. It also set up a high profile 1997 showdown sa George foreman sa Atlantic City, when Savarese lost a 12-round split decision (114-113, 112-115, 110-118) for the vacant World Boxing Union (WBU) championship.
Savarese says his opening-round knockout of former world heavyweight champion Santiago “Buster” Douglas sa 1998 for the International Boxing Association World heavyweight title is his greatest accomplishment in the ring.
“I was a big underdog in the Douglas fight,” Savarese remembered. “He had a good jab. That’s No. 1f or me. Winning my first New York Golden Gloves title (1985 sa diha nga siya mihunongJonathan Hill in the finals) in front of my fans, family and friends was my amateur highlight.”
In addition to the aforementioned IBA World, Savarese also won the WBO Inter-Continental, and IBA Continental championships.
Beside former world champions Douglas and Witherspoon, as well as Mathis Jr., Savarese also defeated world-class heavyweights such as David Bostice, Lance Whitaker and Leo Nolan.
“This is special. I know most of the guys going in and it’s an honor to be amongst them. I fought six world champions (Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Foreman, Witherspoon, Douglas, ug Riddick Bowe diha sa mga amateurs. Max Kellerman (fellow NYSBHOF Class of 2020 inductee) once said I’m from the old-school of boxing. Maayo kana, I love that.”
Karon 54, Savarese lives in Houston, Texas, where he runs Savarese Promotions, as well as two gyms, in which he trains white-collar boxers. “It’s going to be fun seeing family and friends from back since I first started in boxing,” Savarese concluded. “A ton of people are coming (to the induction dinner), including some from Houston. I turned pro there in 1990, moved back to New York between 2000-2008, and have lived in Houston since then.”
But Lou Savarese will always embody what it is to be a New York boxer.
Ang ubang buhi nga mga boksidor nga nagpadulong sa NYSBHOF naglakip sa tulo ka higayon nga World light heavyweight title challenger Jorge Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 KOs), sa Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World Champion Alfred “salsero” hagdanan (53-14-3, 31 KOs), sa New York City pinaagi sa Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challenger Freddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 KOs), sa Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion ug upat ka higayon nga New York Golden Gloves nga mananaog Dennis “Ang Mago” Milton (16-5-1, 5 KOs), sa Bronx; ug WBA super middleweight title World title challenger Merqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 KOs), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.
Ang posthumous nga mga partisipante nga gi-induct mao ang Brooklyn welterweight Sundalo nga Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 KOs), kinsa nakig-away sa usa ka gitaho 55 world champions; Bronx tungatunga nga timbang Steve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 KOs); NYSAC ug World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 KOs), sa Buffalo; World heavyweight title challenger Tami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 KOs), sa Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) ug upat ka sunod-sunod nga New York Golden Gloves titlist Davey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 KOs), sa Bronx; ug World lightweight champion Freddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch(74-5-7, 34 KOs), sa New York City pinaagi sa Wales.
Ang buhi nga dili mga partisipante nga nagpadulong sa NYSBHOF mao ang maghuhukom sa Oneida Don Ackerman, Gusto kini, Long Island journalist/producer Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Buffalo manager Rick Glaser, Journalist sa Rockaway Beach Jack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcaster nga si Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside nga doktor/NY Medical Director Dr. William Lathan, Hukom sa Orangeburg Julie Lederman, Ang referee sa Hyde Park Ron Lipton, ug Staten Island/Catskill trainer Kevin Rooney.
Ang posthumous non-participant inductees mao ang editor sa Ring Magazine sa Brooklyn Lester Bromberg, New York City sportswriter Ug si Daniel, Ang nagtukod sa Gleason's Gym sa BrooklynBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writer Gikan sa Flash Gore, Manhattan nga peryodistaA.J. Darling, Ang NYSBHOF co-founder sa Long Island City Tony Mazzarella ug manager sa New York City Dan Morgan.
Each attending inductee will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
Ang 2020 inductees gipili sa NYSBHOF nominating mga membro sa komite:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, Jim Monteverde ug Neil Terens.
Ang tanan nga mga boksidor nga gikinahanglan aron mahimong dili aktibo alang sa labing menos tulo ka tuig aron mahimong kwalipikado alang sa NYSBHOF induction, ug ang tanan nga inductees gayod nagpuyo sa New York State alang sa usa ka mahinungdanon nga bahin sa ilang boxing karera o sa panahon sa prime sa ilang tagsa-tagsa karera.
Ang mga tiket nagkantidad $150.00 matag hamtong ug $60.00 alang sa mga bata (ubos sa 16) ug naglakip sa usa ka bug-os nga brunch ug cocktail takna diha sa entry, sugod sa 12:30 sa gabii. UG, ingon man usa ka hingpit nga panihapon sa panihapon (prime gusok, isda o manok) ug dayag nga bar sa tibuok adlaw. Mahimong mapalit ang mga tiket pinaagi sa pagkontak sa presidente sa NYSBHOF nga si Bob Duffy sa 516.313.2304 odepcomish@aol.com. Ads alang sa NYSBHOF programa anaa: half-page $100.00, full page $200.00 atubangan ug likod sa sulod hapin mao ang $400.00 matag usa, ug $500.00 for back cover. Mail checks and ads by the April 6 deadline kang Bob Duffy, 1112 Pag-landing sa Whitewood, Massapequa Park, NY 11762. Checks should be payable to NY Stare Boxing Hall of Fame, Tawga si Duffy aron maningil sa usa ka credit card.
BAG-ONG YORK STATE BOXING HALL OF FAME
CLASS sa 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 ug Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS sa 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy montura sa, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, Santiago “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ug Don Dunphy.
CLASS SA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Tabang, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Damasco D'Amato, William Muldoon ug Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS SA 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Si Pablo 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 ug Al Weill.
CLASS SA 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 ug Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS SA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “Ang 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 ug ang Dan Parker.
CLASS SA 2018: Lou “dugos Boy” Walog, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence allí, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, Santiago J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Mas maayo si Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Nga balili nga Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Eidyzhang, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar ug Sam Taub.
CLASS SA 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 “Ang Nag-away nga Dentista” Krus, Don King, Juan McKaie, Steve Albert, Arthur Mercante, Jr., Bob Jackson, Dewey Fragetta, Johnny LoBianco, Wayne Kelly, Harry Bungtod, Jimmy Cannon, ug Joe Dwyer.
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