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The State of New York Shined at the Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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By Pattee Mak – April 28, 2013: Howard Beach, New York

The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame held its 2nd annual induction dinner at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.  The event started off with an array of all sorts of delicious foods consisting of an assortment of fruits, bagels, and salads, along with mini food stations.  Once the cocktail hour ended, a full course dinner was served while the ceremony began.  For those that were present the inductees gave short speeches mainly about their boxing career and thanked the people most dear to them.   Iran Barkley even made a few people in the audience shed a tear while he was speaking about his mother.   Once inducted, each inductee was handed a full-sized, beautifully custom-designed belt. (See photos).  Neither Bob Arum nor Larry Merchant was able to attend.

The following is a list of inductees:

Class of 2013:

  • Middleweight Joey Archer (61-6-9, 50 KO’s)
  • Three-division world champion Iran Barkley (43-19-1 (27 KO’s)
  • Mark Breland (35-3-1, 25 KO’s)
  • Light heavyweight Bobby Cassidy (59-16-3, 27 KO’s)
  • Heavyweight Doug Jones (30-10-1, 20 KO’s)
  • Bantamweight/Super bantamweight Junior Jones (50-6, 28 KO’s)
  • Light welterweight/welterweight James “Buddy” McGirt (73-6-1, 48 KO’s),
  • Light heavyweight Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (50-8-1, 39 KO’s).

 

Posthumous participants:

  • Heavyweight Jack Dempsey (61-6-9, 50 KO’s)
  • Featherweight Johnny Dundee (83-32-20, 17 KO’s);
  • Featherweight Sandy Saddler (144-16-2, 103 KO’s)
  • Light heavyweight Maxie Rosenbloom (207-39-26 (19 KO’s).

 

Living Non-Participants:

  • Tom Rank’s Promoter Bob Arum
  • Manager Shelly Finkel
  • Manager Tony Graziano
  • Retired HBO analyst Larry Merchant

Posthumous Non-Participants:

  • Matchmaker Teddy Brenner
  • Boxing’s television and radio announcer Don Dunphy
  • Promoter Mike Jacobs
  • Promoter Tex Rickard.

Previous to the gala, the inductees were selected on behalf of the NYSBHOF nominating committee.  Members of this committee included Steve Farhood, Jack Hirsch, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, Henry Hascup, and Neil Terens. One of the criteria to be inducted into the NYSBHOF is that all boxers needed to be inactive for at least 3 years in order to be eligible for the induction, and all inductees must have resided in the New York State for a significant portion of their boxing careers.

Any additional information can be found at www.Ring8ny.com.

Again I would like to personally congratulate each and everyone who made the 2013 Class of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

Feel free to comment below or locate me on facebook or twitter @Pattee Mak.

 

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PATTEE MAK has been a prominent fixture here at fightkings since she met JacBoxer and made this her home since 2010. She’s quick with the camera, candid’s and fight photos, she’s always saying “The bloody the better”. She not only brings insightful results of the fight game but also interviews professional and amateur boxers along with other aspects of the sport. She thinks outside the box and contributes her time to her creative side. Some of her interesting interviews included a referee, ringside physician, movie producer(s) and actor(s). When PATTEE MAK isn’t training boxing, you can find her with a camera in hand shooting not only boxing but also mma, wrestling and movie premiers and keeping busy managing hip-hop artist, Kriss Famouss. She’s a hard worker and lives by the words, “I’m excited to see what God has in store for me”..



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