The Hall of Fame Newsletter Volume 23 Issue 4 E-Mail Address: [email protected] April 2018 NEXT MEETING DATE - PRESIDENT - HENRY HASCUP 59 KIPP AVE, LODI, N.J. 07644 (1-973-471-2458)

(36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior * The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame Thursday, Welterweight World Champion Jake will take place June 1-3, 2018 at the famed Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), () Claridge Hotel at Park Place Boardwalk in April 26th world lightweight title challenger Terrence Atlantic City. Among those being honored: Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), and (Buffalo) * The next meeting for the New Jersey undefeated world-class Boxing Hall of Fame will be on Thursday, Fighter category: “Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs). April 26th, at the Faith Reformed Church , Bruce Seldon, Bobby Posthumous participants being inducted are located at 95 Washington St. in Lodi, N.J. Czyz, Jeff Chandler, , Vinny NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight which is right at the corner of Washington Paz, Richie Kates and (posthumous) Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon and Prospect St., starting at 8:00 P.M. Héctor Camacho. Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New NOTE: We will be meeting on the main Trainer and Cutmen: Carmen Graziano, York City) 20th century heavyweight James floor of the church. Just walk up the 5 George Benton and Ralph Citro J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 steps turn left & go down the hall. Non-Participants: Bob Arum, Dan Duva, KOs), (Williamsburg) World Lightweight Diane Fischer-Cristiano, Ed Derian, Jean Champion Jack “The Napoleon of The As the President of the New Jersey Boxing Williams, Joseph Pasquale, Jersey Joe Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Hall of Fame I am proud to announce that Walcott, Bernard Fernandez, Dave Super Lightweight Champion Billy Costello on Thursday evening, November 8, 2018, Weinberg, Ray Bailey, Jose Sulaiman, (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Light the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame will Marian Muhammad, Mark Etess and Heavyweight World Champion Melio hold its 49th Annual Dinner and President Donald J. Trump. Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn/ Induction Ceremonies at the beautiful For more information contact President Yonkers) world-class middleweight Ralph Venetian, located at 546 River Drive, Ray McCline (609) 318 -3188 - P.O. Box “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) and (Port Garfield, New Jersey starting at 6:45 P.M. 7221 Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 Washington) heavyweight contender Tickets are priced at ONLY $90 ($95 for Email: [email protected] or Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus the use of a Credit Card) per person. [email protected] (33-19, 19 KOs). Fourteen (14) of Boxing’s finest will be Website: http://www.acbhof.com/ Living non-participants heading into the inducted in the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Ring Notes: NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize- Fame, and they are as follows: *Ring # 25 Contact President, Kathy winning sportswriter Dave Anderson, Mustafa Ameen, Charles , Michael Gatti, at 201-320-0874. (Brooklyn) trainer/advisor Pete Brodsky, Covington, Lenny DeJesus, Harvey Dock, *Ring # 8, of New York will have their (Rockaway) boxing historian/editor Herb Calvin Grove, , Alan next meeting on Tuesday, May 15th at the at Goldman, (Bronx) matchmaker Bobby Rubenstein, Lee Samuels, Aaron Snowell O’Neill's Restaurant, located at 64-21 53rd Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC and Kevin Watts - POSTHUMOUSLY Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378, starting at chairperson/judge Melvina Lathan, and Tommy Dundee, Frankie Leta and 7:00pm. –Contact President Jack Hirsch at (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson, Joseph Rinaldi [email protected] - 516-790-7592 matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are * The New York State Boxing Hall of * The New Jersey Golden Gloves (Brooklyn) ring announcer Johnnie Addie, Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, FINALS will be on April 20th & 21st at (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, has announced its 23-member Class of the prestigious Union County Performing (Bronx) boxing publicist Murray 2018. The seventh annual NYSBHOF Arts Center located in Downtown Rahway induction dinner will be held Sunday Goodman, () boxing New Jersey. afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), April 29, at writer/historian Bert Randolph Sugar and FINALLY: MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY. (Lower East Side) radio & television DUE! If you are just joining our announcer/journalist Sam Taub. Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF organization you pay a total of $20 for the For more information contact President 1st yr ($10 to join & $10 for the year). If include (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight Bob Duffy, 164 Lindbergh St., Massapequa World Champion Al “Ice” Cole (35-16-3, you are already a member you pay only $10. Park, NY 11762 – 516-313-2304. 16 KOs), (Long Island) WBA light heavyweight Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle Keep Punching, President, Henry Hascup