The Hall of Fame Newsletter Volume 21 Issue 10 - E-Mail Address: [email protected] October 2016 NEXT MEETING DATE - PRESIDENT - HENRY HASCUP 59 KIPP AVE, LODI, N.J. 07644 (1-973-471-2458) ONLY $85.00 per person. Fourteen (14) , Dave Hilton and Mean Thursday, of Boxing’s finest will be inducted in the Joe Greene as a Pro. His reputation for New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, and being a hard-nose, scrappy fighter October 13th they are as follows: garnered invitations to spar with boxing greats such as and Debra Barnes (Holmdel) – Professional Oscar DeLaHoya. He is now an Amateur * The next meeting for the New Jersey Boxing Judge since 1990. She has judged coach. Boxing Hall of Fame will be on many Championship and top-flight bouts Thursday, October 13th, at the Faith during her career including George LAST CALL Reformed Church located at 95 Foreman/, Roberto Washington St. in Lodi, N.J. which is Duran/Vinny Pazienza & Sugar Ray FOR TICKETS right at the corner of Washington and Leonard/Hector Camacho. Prospect St., starting at 8:00 P.M. WILL BE ON WE STILL NEED THE BIO’S & Scott DePompe (Kinnelon) – former PICTURES ON A FEW OF THE International Boxing Organization Inter- THURSDAY, HONOREES ASAP. This will be the Continental super lightweight title holder. He beat Michael Corleone capture the last time the honorees can hand in their OCTOBER 27th bio’s and picture. If we don’t get them IBO Title, and was rated just outside the top 10 in the World at the height of his in by this meeting, it will not go in our We will be having a special meeting Journal. career. He is now an Amateur coach. just for TICKETS at the Church LAST CALL Pat English (Lincoln Park) – An (95 Washington St. in Lodi) from 6 Attorney who represented boxers, to 8 PM on Thursday, October 27th. FOR ALL managers and promoters for over 34 years. He has been involved in various Cosmo Liaci (Kearney) – Former AAU capacities in well over 200 major bouts Champion, Amateur and Professional AD's (World Championship and/or Bouts trainer and former President of the appearing on HBO, Showtime, etc.). He Will be at this meeting Veteran Boxers Association Ring 20 and has represented World Champions, Ring 25. As a trainer he trained Conrad on including , Evander Tucker and John Sullivan in the pro ranks Holyfield, , Pernell and he also trained several young boxers Thursday, October 13th Whitaker, Tomasz Adamek & Nicolai to Amateur titles. Valuev He also represented several WE NEED YOUR HELP! managers including Lou Duva, Emanuel Pat Lynch (Middletown) – 1997 BWAA Steward and Vincent Scolpino. He is the Manager of the Year, who is best known We are far behind at this time! current Attorney for Main Events. for managing to two World Titles. He also managed John Molnar & Nelson Fernandez (Bloomfield) – As the President of the New Jersey Freddie Cadena. He is the current Boxing Broadcaster, HBO Boxing Hall of Fame I am proud to manager of Julian Rodriguez, Glen Tapia Latino/Manager. Play by Play boxing announce that on Thursday evening, and Clarence Booth. commenter for HBO LatinoWorld November 3, 2016, the New Jersey Championship Boxing. He has managed Boxing Hall of Fame will hold it’s 47th Leon Muhammad (Newark) – Boxing and/or trained 11 World Champions and Annual Dinner and Induction Ceremonies Manager and Advisor to 8 former World 39 Regional/Continental Champions. at the beautiful Venetian, located at 546 Champions, including Tim Witherspoon, , Eddie Mustfa River Drive, Garfield, New Jersey Derrick Graham (Newark) – Former starting at 7:00p.m. Tickets are priced at Muhammad and Michael Spinks. He has New Jersey Amateur Champion. Fought also worked as a matchmaker for several 2 The N.J. Boxing Hall of Fame top promoters including Lou Duva, Don He also beat Henry Hank, fought a draw CHRISTOPHER BROOKER: 2015 King, Butch Lewis, Top Rank and Murad against Jimmy “The Cat” Dupree and Rookie of the Year Muhammad and still works in the went the distance with while JARON ENNIS: 2015 Amateur of the business after 40 years. being out weighed by almost 30 pounds. Year Also, the NEW JERSEY BOXING Plus some special awards including the Rodney Price (Elizabeth) – Former EVERETT BROTHERS AWARD professional fighter who was a National HALL OF FAME will be honoring our Senior Amateur (Olympic Medallist, Contact John DiSanto, Philly Boxing Golden Glove Finalist, 10 time State Hstory Inc., 609-377-6413 - Champion in the Junior Olympics, Ash Shakur Stevenson), Junior Olympic Amateur (Xavier Correa) & Pro Boxer [email protected] and Diamond Gloves. He of the Year (WBA World Super now serves as an inspector for the N.J. The California Boxing Hall of Fame Featherweight Champion, Jason Sosa) Athletic Control Board while serving as will hold it's 16th Annual Induction an Amateur referee and judge. as well as the Amateur Official & Coach of the Year (Wali Moses), Plus our Ceremonies on Saturday, October 22nd at the "NEW" Sportsmen's Ray Ryan (Wall Township) Served over “2016 Man of the Year" (Tom Lodge Events Center in Studio City. 25 years as an Inspector and timekeeper Kaczmarek). This years Inductees are Gennady for the N.J. Athletic Control Board. Ring Notes: Golovkin AKA GGG, Teddy Atlas, Dr. Currently the most senior timekeeper *Ring # 25 has their monthly meetings at Theodore Atlas, Raul Caiz Sr., Raul Caiz with the Board and has worked well over the Senior Citizen Hall in Kearney. Jr., Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, Don 50 World Title fights. Contact President, Kathy Gatti, who is Fraser, Abel Sanchez, Rene Ramirez, Posthumously: the woman to hold such an office, at 1- Tom Brown, Mario L'Esperance, Renato Jimmy Anest (Hackensack) – He was a 201-320-0874. Garcia, Jeremy Williams, Mauricio deaf mute who fought throughout the *Ring # 8, of New York will have their Herrera, Layla McCarter, Zeffie 1940’s. He fought some of the best next meeting on Tuesday, October 18th at Gonzalez, Robert Shannon, Shibata of his era including Billy O’Neill's Restaurant, located at 6421 53rd Flores, Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez, Graham, Johnny Bratton and Johnny Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378, starting at Louie Espinoza and Francisco Flores. Cesario. 7:00pm. Contact President Bob Duffy 1- Posthumously: 516-313-2304. , Max Baer, Ceferino Phil Berman (Paterson) – NJ Golden * Sunday, December 11th - Ring 8 Garcia, , Allan Malamud, Glove and Diamond Glove Champion, Christmas Party at Russo's On The Wayne Heath, Lou Bernal and Julio who had some of the quickest KO’s both Bay. Contact President Bob Duffy 1-516- Gonzalez. as an Amateur, two under 20 seconds and 313-2304 for more information or go to Contact Don Fraser, California Boxing Pro, including a 28 second KO at their web site at Hall of Fame - 10516 Addison St., North Madison Square Garden, which is one of http://www.ring8ny.com/ for more Hollywood, CA. 91601 - (818) 761-4887 the fastest KO’s ever at the Garden in it’s information. for more information. long history. His career was cut short by an injury he received during World War *Briscoe Awards, Sunday, October 16th Click on the following to view our NEW II, where he received a Purple Heart. (1-4 PM) at the XFINITY LIVE in South web site: New Jersey Boxing Hall of Philly (1100 Pattison Ave., in the Victory Fame or copy and paste Gerald Hayes (Newark) – N.J. State Beer Hall). http://www.njboxinghof.org/ Super Featherweight Champion who JULIAN WILLIAMS: 2015 Philly holds a win over Juan Laporte, who was Fighter of the Year Keep Punching, the World Featherweight Champion at the MANSOUR VS. DAWEJKO: 2015 President, Henry Hascup time. He also fought Lupe Pintor, Bobby Philly Fight of the Year Chacon, Rocky Lockridge, Alexis TEVIN FARMER: 2015 Performance of Arguello, Bernard Taylor (twice) and the Year Eusebio Pedroza. JESSE HART: 2015 Prospect of the Herschel Jacobs (New York) – Gave Year Rubin “Hurricane” Carter his 1st JASON SOSA: Breakout Fighter of 2015 professional loss. He ended the career of JOEY DA WEJKO: 2015 KO of the former Light Champion Year by stopping him on cuts.