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The Hall of Fame Newsletter Volume 24 Issue 6/7/8 E-Mail Address: [email protected] August 2019 NEXT MEETING DATE - PRESIDENT - HENRY HASCUP 59 KIPP AVE, LODI, N.J. 07644 (1-973-471-2458) mentor but also a close friend to Mike for vs. Khoren Gevor, Thursday, many years. vs. Robert Easter Jr., Hector Camacho vs. Gary Kirkland, Jeff Lacey August 22nd Tom Casino, is among the finest action vs. Says Vanderpool and Bernard The next meeting for the New Jersey photographers in boxing history. Shooting Hopkins vs. Boxing Hall of Fame will be on Thursday, professionally for the first time in 1984, August 22nd, at the Faith Reformed Casino has been top level for 35 years. Vinny LaManna, in 1989 received his Church located at 95 St. in His work has appeared in every boxing managers license in State of NJ, first Lodi, N.J. which is right at the corner of publication, as well as every client was followed by Al Washington and Prospect St., starting at City newspaper, the AP, the LA Times, Cole, both World Champions. Vinny 7:30 P.M. and USA Today. worked under Marc Roberts learning the In the history of the Boxing Writers business, from 1989 to 1991. As the President of the New Jersey Association of America photography Managed Eric and Derrick Graham Also Boxing Hall of Fame I am proud to contest, Casino is the only photographer managed Imamu Mayfield and guided him announce that on Thursday, November 14, to have win first place in the action-photo to the IBF world title. 2019, the New Jersey Boxing Hall of category for three consecutive years. Other past Fighters managed by LaManna Fame will hold its 50th Annual Induction Casino has been Showtime's principal were Julio Aquino #5 USBA, Michael & Award at the beautiful Venetian, boxing photographer since 1993. Covington #3 IBF, Troy Browning #6 located at 546 River Drive, Garfield, New WBO & #12 WBC and Leo Loiacono #9 Jersey starting at 6:45 P.M. Tickets are Nelson Cuevas, boxed as an amateur IBF intercontinental. priced at ONLY $90 ($95 for the use of a compiling a record of 93 wins and only 4 Credit Card) $100 at the door per person. losses. He won the NY Spanish Gloves in Lawrence Layton, has worked as a Fourteen (14) of Boxing’s finest will be 1962 and was a semi-finalist in the NY licensed professional judge in the boxing inducted in the New Jersey Boxing Hall of in 1962 and 1963. He had industry for over 30 years. He began his Fame, and they are as follows: several pro fights before he began a life- career in the Amateurs and worked his long journey of training fighters all over way through the ranks. He was one of the Mike Borao, guided Charles Martin, to New Jersey, New York, and beyond. He first to work in the New Jersey the IBF championship in learned the cut man trade from Chickie Correctional facilities as a referee and 2016, worked with former world Ferrara, cut man for Marciano, judge. He has been judging with the New champion Cory Spinks and among others. Nelson became the trainer Jersey Boxing Commission and the Havyweight contender Jameel McCline. and cut man for when he International Boxing Federation (“IBF”) He also worked with , made his comeback in 1971. and the World Boxing Organization for , , Mike Perez, over 25 years and have judged over 22 Vinny Maddalone, Joe Hanks, Omar Larry Hazzard, Jr., has worked as a championship fights. Here’s a list of some Sheika and BJ Flores. licensed judge for over 32 years. He of his notable fights that he judged: Mike has negotiated deals for clients on began his career in the amateurs and Sergevy Kovalev Vs. , all the major networks in boxing, namely worked his way through the ranks and has Vs. , NBC, CBS HBO, Showtime, ESPN, Fox had the opportunity to judge numerous Kemit Cintron Vs. Jessie Feliciano, and EPIX. He has worked with every world and international title bouts. He Valdermir Pereira Vs. Eric Aiken, major promoter and company in boxing as judged his first world title fight at age 24. Victor Emilio Ramirez Vs. Ovil Mckenzie well, including Don King, , Al Here’s a list of some of those bouts: George Forman Vs . Haymon’s , Vitali Klitscko vs. Obed Sullivan, Danny Eddie Hearn, and the list goes on. One Jacobs vs. Peter Quillin, Santos Lopez, Started boxing at 18 years special debt of gratitude Mike wants to vs. Jose Badilld, vs. Mike old and had about 20 amateur fights. Went acknowledge is to the late great promoter McCollum, Jermall Charlo vs. Matvey to the Golden Gloves finals and turned Cedric Kushner who was not only a Korobv, Gervonta Davis vs. , professional and had 19 fights. vs. Harward Clarke, His biggest win was over former World vs. Jesse Leija, champion Eddie Hopson (27-1) with a 2 The N.J. Boxing Hall of Fame 10th round TKO. Hopson was 27-1 at the Welterweight Divisions. Early in his At the time of his passing in 2016, Lenny time and was the World Champion just 4 professional career, Carl was referenced was a Board Member of the NJSACB, months before fighting Lopez. Lopez also as “The Kid” after , having been nominated to that post by beat highly regarded Troy Fletcher and being from Pittsburgh and winning his Gov. Christie in 2011. In total, Lenny Greg Torres. He fought for the USBA title first 15 bouts. Carl earned a professional was a member of the NJ Boxing on national TV Tuesday night fights with record of 19-4-0 with eight KO’s under Community as an Official or board John Brown and was stopped in the 7th his belt and even challenged the likes of member with the NJSACB for over 30 round due to a cut. Also fought Emanuel (53-9-2) in 1985, before years and was loved and respected by Augusta & Jimmy Bredahl . retiring from the ring. everyone who came in contact with him. He was a tremendous Ambassador Jameel McCline, started at the late age of Peter Wood, A former for the sport of Boxing and was extremely 25 years and having no amateur Golden Gloves finalist in 1971, Wood was passionate in his support of it. experience, McCline took straight to the selected to represent America in pro ranks taken part in four world international competition in , Greg Torres, was our Amateur Boxer of Heavyweight title clashes with Chris Canada. In 1976, he was asked to the Year back in 1992. He turned pro the Byrd, , Nikolai represent America in the Maccabean next year and complied a record of 15 Valuev and . Uniquely, each Games held in Tel Aviv, Israel. wins with Only 2 losses. of these title bouts was for a different Peter is the author of Confessions of a His biggest wins were against future version of the world title. He captured Fighter—Battling Through the Golden Champion of the World, several wins against notable fighters, Gloves and A Clenched Fist—The Making Derrick Gainer and in his last fight against including Alfred Cole, Michael of a Golden Gloves Champion, two the former 2 time Super Grant, , Shannon memoirs published by Ringside Books. Champion of the World, Kennedy Briggs, Charles Shufford, , Wood’s writing credits also include a McKinney. Just 4-1/2 months later at the and Terry Smith but has been unable to guest column in , and age of 28, Greg died from injuries replicate these performances in title fight articles in Commonweal, America, Ring, sustained in a car crash. situations, although the loss to Boxing Illustrated, Westchester Magazine, was by only one point in a very Chicken Soup for the Soul, Proof, Also, the NEW JERSEY BOXING HALL controversial split decision. Also losing a Boxing.com and TheSweetScience.com. OF FAME will be honoring our Senior championship fight in which he had the Amateur, Junior Olympic Amateur & Pro champion (Sam Peter) down three times POSTHUMOUSLY: Boxer of the Year as well as the Amateur during the fight. In addition to the Mike Hall, trained and/or served as a Official & Coach of the Year Plus our aforementioned title fight losses, he has cutman for numerous former fighters such “2019 Man of the Year" lost to Greg Pickrom, and as Pleasantville super-featherweight Ring Notes: was upset by the underdog Zuri Ernest Bing, heavyweight champion *Ring # 25 Contact President, Kathy Lawrencein 2005. After which, he went , Wildwood heavyweight Gatti, at 201-320-0874. on a six fight win streak that led him back contender James Broad, super- to a World Title fight yet another two bantamweight and super-featherweight *Ring # 8, of New York will have their times. champ Tracy Harris Patterson, next meeting on Tuesday, September 17th heavyweight champ Ray Mercer, light- at O’Neill's Restaurant, located at 6421 Reyes Munoz, as an Amateur won the heavyweight and cruiserweight champ 53rd Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378, starting New Jersey Golden Glove title. He turned Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Rossman, at 7:00pm. pro in 1989 and fought until1999, his last Pleasantville contender Contact President, Charlie Norkus, Jr. fight was against . During his Kevin Watts, and countless others. Post Office Box 7413 career he complied a record of 21 wins, 4 Wantagh, NY 11793 losses with 1 no contest. His biggest win Lenny Hedinger, began his career with [email protected] was against Troy Fletcher, who was the the New Jersey Boxing Commission in 516-781-3065 former state bantamweight 1986 when he was appointed by Gov. and featherweight champion. Thomas Kean as a member of the NJ State MEMBERSHIP DUES: If you are just Commission for the Study of Benefits for joining our organization you pay a total of Professional Boxers. Len was then st Carl Riskus, first amateur fight was in appointed as an Inspector for the NJSACB $20 for the 1 year ($10 to join & $10 for April, 1969 and he fought amateur for for well over 25 years during which time the year). If you are already a member you many years after with over 100 bouts, he became the Official Scorekeeper for pay only $10. winning multiple tournaments. He turned the Commission at all Boxing events Keep Punching, professional in 1982 and fought up until where he performed his duties flawlessly. 1993 in the Welterweight and Super President, Henry Hascup