The New Jersey Hall of Fame Newsletter Volume 19 Issue 2 E-Mail Address: [email protected] February 2014 NEXT MEETING DATE - PRESIDENT - HENRY HASCUP 59 KIPP AVE, LODI, N.J. 07644 (1-973-471-2458)

* The 3rd Annual Boxing Hall writer/historian Angelo Prospero, of Thursday, of Fame will take place on Sunday, March Rochester. 30th at Russo’s on the Bay. Deceased non-boxers in the Class of 2014 February 27th are trainer/cutman Whitey Bimstein, of Two-time World Champion (55-8-1, 40 KOs), of ’s Lower East Side; legendary * The next meeting for the New Jersey Brooklyn, will be inducted posthumously trainer Cus D’Amato (Bronx and Catskill), Boxing Hall of Fame will be on Thursday, along with his adopted son, Tracy Harris who launched the career of “Iron” Mike February 27th, at the Faith Reformed (63-8-2, 43 KOs), the former WBC/IBF Tyson as well as Floyd Patterson and Jose Church located at 95 Washington St. in Super Champion from New Torres; trainer William Muldoon Lodi, N.J. which is right at the corner of Paltz. (Belfast/Caneadea and Westchester Washington and Prospect St., starting at County), who was also the first Chairman 8:00 P.M. Other living boxers heading into the of the New York State Athletic NYSBHOF are former WBC/WBA Commission; and manager Tom * At this meeting we will be taking Champion Billy Backus (49- O’Rourke, of . names for possible induction into the 20-5, 23 KOs), of Canastota; former WBC New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. If you Tickets are priced at $150. Featherweight Champion Kevin Kelley, of For more information contact President know of someone, please make sure he or Flushing, Queens; former WBC she is up to the standards of our Bob Duffy, 164 Lindbergh St., Featherweight Champion Juan LaPorte Massapequa Park, NY 11762 – 516-313- Organization, which is included with this (40-17, 22 KOs), of Brooklyn; Newsletter. You can even nominate 2304 or Tony Mazzarella c/o Waterfront Huntington’s World Heavyweight title Crabhouse 2-03 Borden Ave., LIC, NY yourself. If you have any information on challenger Gerry Cooney (28-3, 24 KOs), 11101 – 718-729-4862. the person, please give it to me by the this Brooklyn’s two-time World meeting. The 2014 Hall of Famers will be title challenger Mustafa Hamsho (44-5-2, * Ring #10, of New York will have their announced at the March meeting. 28 KOs) and Glen Cove’s Howard Davis, next meeting on Tuesday, March 11th at * Our next Induction ceremonies will Jr. (36-6-1, 14 KOs), a 1976 Olympic gold the Rino's Italian Restaurant, located at be on Thursday, November 13th at the medalist as well as Outstanding Boxer, and 3938 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY Venetian in Garfield. a three - time World Lightweight title 10465-2902 - (718) 863-5324. challenger. Ring Notes: * On a very sad note we lost former North Other posthumous participants being American Champion, *Ring # 25 has their monthly meetings at inducted along with Floyd Patterson are the Senior Citizen Hall in Kearney. Contact Jimmy Dupree. Our thoughts and prayers World Lightweight Champion Lou go out to his loved ones. President, Cosmo Liaci at 201-240-0889 Ambers (91-8-7, 28 KOs), of Herkimer;

three-time World Welterweight Champion FINALLY: MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE *Ring # 8, of New York will have their Jack Britton (239-57-44), of Clinton; and next meeting on Tuesday, January 22nd at DUE! If you are just joining our World Featherweight Champion Terry organization you pay a total of $20.00 for the Waterfront Crab House 2-03 Borden McGovern (55-8-1, 40 KOs), of Brooklyn. st Ave. City (718) 729-4862, the 1 yr ($10 to join & $10 for the year). If you are already a member you pay only starting at 7:00pm. Contact President Bob Living non-boxer inductees are ESPN $10.00. Duffy 1-516-313-2304 for more boxing commentator and trainer Teddy information. Atlas, of Staten Island; promoter Lou http://www.njboxinghof.org/ DiBella (DiBella Entertainment), of Keep Punching, Brooklyn; boxing historian and Showtime President, Henry Hascup analyst Steve Farhood, of Brooklyn; trainer and Sunnyside Gardens matchmaker ARTICLE XIX Gene Moore, of Queens; and boxing 2 The N.J. Boxing Hall of Fame HALL OF FAME INDUCTION professionally at least ten (10) times REQUIREMENTS in New Jersey. SECTION 20.02 SECTION 19.01 2. Officials who live in a Alternates may be available at Whereas the Hall of Fame has been surrounding state must have worked selectors' meeting. organized for the recognition, honor, at least twenty-five (25) times in and induction of persons for their New Jersey. ARTICLE XXI contributions to boxing, the inductee 3. Doctors who live in a surrounding HONOREES must meet the following criteria: state must have worked at least SECTION 21.01 (1) A boxer must satisfy two of the twenty-five (25) times in New Only those qualifying under Article four following prerequisites: Jersey. XIX may be considered to be (a) Won three (3) or more senior 4. Trainers who live in a honorees. amateur titles in the state of New surrounding state must have trained Jersey; several boxers from New Jersey. SECTION 21.02 (b) Engaged in a sufficient 5. Managers who live in a All nominees shall poll in their number of professional bouts, surrounding state must have respective categories at least fifty winning most of them; managed several boxers from New (50%) percent of the votes of the (c) Competed in at least five (5) Jersey. Members. main event contests in the 6. Boxing writers who live in a professional ranks; and surrounding state must have covered SECTION 21.03 (d) Won two (2) or more senior New Jersey boxing for many years. There shall be no more than fourteen national amateur titles. The criteria in this Section 19.02 do (14) candidates (plus one or two at (2) A boxing referee (professional), not apply if the person was born in large (at the discretion of the manager, trainer, timekeeper New Jersey, lived in New Jersey President)) for induction at any (professional), promoter, during the time that the individual single meeting for voting. matchmaker, publicist or judge was boxing, or lives in New Jersey (professional) must have worked for at the time of the vote for induction. SECTION 21.04 fifteen (15) years; Candidates must be of an (3) An amateur referee or amateur SECTION 19.03 impeccable character and reputation. judge must have worked for twenty Active boxers shall not be eligible (20) years; for induction. SECTION 21.05 (4) A boxing commissioner; The Hall of Fame may honor those (5) A boxing reporter must have SECTION 19.04 from neighboring states, as well as worked for twenty (20) years; Former boxers shall be at least 45 those from New Jersey, for their (6) A boxing announcer must have years old, with the exception of contributions to boxing. This worked for twenty (20) years; or those gravely ill (any age), ex- Section is subject to the specific (7) A medical authority or historian champions (any age), and ex-title requirements in Article XIX. must have worked for fifteen (15) contenders (must be at least 40). years. Exceptions must be approved by the President and the Board of SECTION 19.02 Directors. Additional criteria for eligible candidates for induction applicable ARTICLE XX to those who live in a surrounding HONOREE SECTION state: COMMITTEE 1. Boxers who live in a surrounding SECTION 20.01 state must have fought The President shall appoint the honorees' Selection Committee.