International Boxing Hall of Fame
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Established | 1989 |
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Location | 1 Hall of Fame Drive, Canastota, NY 13032 |
Type | Hall of Fame |
Key holdings | Madison Square Garden Boxing Ring |
Executive director | Edward P. Brophy |
Website | www |
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The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), located in Canastota, New York, right next to exit 34 of the New York State Thruway, honors boxers, trainers and other contributors to the sport worldwide. Inductees are selected on ballots created through screened public nominations by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
The IBHOF started as a 1980s initiative by Ed Brophy and other locals to honor Canastota's world boxing champions, Carmen Basilio and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus; the village of Canastota inaugurated the new museum in 1989 which showcases boxing's rich history.[1][2] With the opening of the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turing Stone Casino in the nearby city of Verona in the early 90s, a relationship was developed whereas various IBHOF Hall of Fame Weekend events were hosted at the casino.[3][4][5] Today, the IBHOF is visited by boxing fans from all over the world.
An earlier hall had been created in 1954, when The Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame was launched, located at Madison Square Garden in New York City. When that Boxing Hall of Fame was disbanded in 1987, it had a total of 155 inductees. As of November 2018[update], all but 13 of those 155 have also been inducted to the IBHOF. Beginning in 2020, the IBHOF began inducting female boxers for the first time since its inception.[6]
The IBHOF is one of two recognized Boxing Halls of Fame with the other being the World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF), with the IBHOF being the more widely recognized institution.
Ceremonies have been held every second Sunday in June since 1990 to honor inductees but were postponed in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.[7] Events are attended by many former world boxing champions, as well as boxing and Hollywood celebrities. Artist Richard T. Slone has been the official artist of the IBHOF since 1997, creating portraits of inductees and other works for the Hall.
Eligibility
[edit]Professional boxers become eligible for election into the International Boxing Hall of Fame three years after their retirement (previously used to be five years before 2019). Inductees are selected by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and an international panel of boxing historians, based on criteria in five separate categories:
- Modern: Retired boxers whose last bout was no earlier than 1989. Prior to a 2014 rule change, the category reflected boxers whose last bout was after 1943.
- Old Timers: Until 2014, the rule was boxers whose last bout was no earlier than 1893 and no later than 1942. This category has since changed, similar to the Veterans Committee in baseball's Hall of Fame. It is now split into two categories.
- Early Era: Boxers who fought from the beginning of Marquis of Queensbury Rules (1893) until 1942.
- Late Era: Boxers who fought their bout from 1943 to 1988 [8]
- Pioneers: Boxers whose last bout was in or prior to 1892. Generally, they are boxers who fought before the Marquis of Queensbury Rules.
- Observers: Journalists, historians, writers and artists.
- Non-Participants: People who made contributions to the sport of boxing apart from their roles as boxers or observers.
Inductees
[edit]Modern
[edit]Old Timers
[edit]Records per ibhof.com unless otherwise stated.
Year | Inductees | Record | Nationality |
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1990 | Abe Attell | 91–9–18 (53 KO); 51 ND; 2 NC |
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1990 | Jack Britton | 104–27–21 (28 KO); 190 ND; 2 NC |
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1990 | Tony Canzoneri | 137–24–10 (44 KO); 4 ND |
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1990 | James J. Corbett | 11–4–3 (7 KO); 1 NC |
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1990 | Jack Dempsey | 61–6–8 (50 KO); 6 ND |
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1990 | George Dixon | 50–26–44 (27 KO); 7 ND; 3 NC |
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1990 | Jim Driscoll | 52–3–6 (35 KO); 8 ND |
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1990 | Bob Fitzsimmons | 74–8–3 (67 KO); 60 ND |
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1990 | Joe Gans | 120–8–9 (85 KO); 18 ND |
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1990 | Harry Greb | 105–8–3 (48 KO); 183 ND |
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1990 | Peter Jackson | 45–4–5 (30 KO); 31 ND |
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1990 | James J. Jeffries | 18–1–2 (15 KO) | ![]() |
1990 | Jack Johnson | 77–13–14 (48 KO); 19 ND |
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1990 | Stanley Ketchel | 52–4–4 (49 KO); 4 ND |
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1990 | Sam Langford | 167–38–37 (117 KO); 48 ND; 3 NC |
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1990 | Benny Leonard | 85–5–1 (69 KO); 121 ND |
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1990 | Terry McGovern | 60–4–4 (42 KO); 10 ND |
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1990 | Barney Ross | 72–4–3 (22 KO); 2 ND |
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1990 | Gene Tunney | 61–1–1 (45 KO); 19 ND; 1 NC |
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1990 | Mickey Walker | 93–19–4 (60 KO); 46 ND; 1 NC |
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1990 | Jimmy Wilde | 131–3–2 (99 KO); 13 ND |
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1991 | Georges Carpentier | 88–14–6 (56 KO); 1 ND |
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1991 | Kid Chocolate | 131–9–6 (50 KO) | ![]() |
1991 | Johnny Dundee | 90–31–19 (22 KO); 194 ND; 1 NC |
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1991 | Young Griffo | 63–9–37 (32 KO); 110 ND |
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1991 | Tommy Loughran | 94–23–9 (17 KO); 45 ND; 1 NC |
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1991 | Charles McCoy | 86–6–6 (64 KO); 6 ND; 3 NC |
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1991 | Jimmy McLarnin | 62–11–3 (20 KO); 1 ND |
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1991 | Tommy Ryan | 86–3–6 (22 KO); 4 ND; 6 NC |
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1991 | Joe Walcott | 92–25–24 (58 KO); 21 ND; 2 NC |
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1992 | Lou Ambers | 90–8–6 (30 KO) | ![]() |
1992 | Al Brown | 123–18–10 (55 KO); 4 ND |
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1992 | Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey | 50–3–8 (26 KO); 3 NC |
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1992 | Mike Gibbons | 62–3–4 (38 KO); 58 ND |
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1992 | Gershon "Ted Kid Lewis" Mendeloff | 173–30–14 (71 KO); 65 ND |
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1992 | Packey McFarland | 64–1–5 (47 KO); 34 ND |
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1992 | Battling Nelson | 59–19–19 (38 KO) | ![]() |
1992 | Harry Wills | 65–8–2 (47 KO); 25 ND; 3 NC |
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1993 | Les Darcy | 45–4 (29 KO) | ![]() |
1993 | Tiger Flowers | 115–14–6 (53 KO); 21 ND; 1 NC |
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1993 | Tommy Gibbons | 57–4–1 (47 KO); 43 ND; 1 NC |
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1993 | Maxie Rosenbloom | 210–38–26 (19 KO); 23 ND; 2 NC |
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1994 | John Henry Lewis | 103–8–6 (60 KO) | ![]() |
1994 | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | 100–6–16 (57 KO); 57 ND |
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1994 | Jack Sharkey | 38–13–3 (14 KO); 1 ND |
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1994 | Pancho Villa | 77–4–4 (22 KO); 17 ND |
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1995 | Max Baer | 72–12 (53 KO) | ![]() |
1995 | Jack Dillon | 94–7–14 (64 KO); 129 ND; 1 NC |
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1995 | Johnny Kilbane | 51–4–7 (25 KO); 78 ND; 2 NC |
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1995 | Jack McAuliffe | 30–0–5 (22 KO); 1 ND |
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1996 | Tommy Burns | 46–5–8 (37 KO); 1 ND |
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1996 | Jack Delaney | 77–10–2 (44 KO) | ![]() |
1996 | Fidel LaBarba | 70–15–6 (16 KO); 4 ND |
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1996 | Young Stribling | 221–12–14 (125 KO) | ![]() |
1996 | Kid Williams | 104–17–9 (55 KO); 71 ND; 1 NC |
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1997 | Pete Herman | 67–12–8 (21 KO); 57 ND |
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1997 | Joe Jeanette | 79–9–6 (66 KO); 62 ND; 1 NC |
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1997 | Freddie Miller | 208–28–7 (42 KO); 1 ND; 4 NC |
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1997 | Freddie Welsh | 76–4–6 (32 KO); 82 ND |
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1998 | Joe Choynski | 50–14–6 (25 KO); 8 ND; 1 NC |
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1998 | Frankie Genaro | 82–21–8 (19 KO); 19 ND |
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1998 | George Lavigne | 35–6–10 (19 KO); 5 ND |
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1998 | Benny Lynch | 83–13–15 (34 KO) | ![]() |
1998 | Sammy Mandell | 82–21–9 (32 KO); 73 ND; 2 NC |
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1999 | Johnny Coulon | 52–6–4 (30 KO); 30 ND; 1 NC |
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1999 | Sam McVey | 63–12–7 (48 KO); 13 ND; 2 NC |
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1999 | Freddie Steele | 120–4–9 (60 KO); 9 ND; 1 NC |
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1999 | Lew Tendler | 59–11–2 (38 KO); 96 ND; 1 NC |
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2000 | Jimmy Barry | 59–0–9 (39 KO); 2 NC |
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2000 | Battling Levinsky | 77–19–15 (34 KO); 178 ND |
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2000 | Billy Petrolle | 83–21–10 (62 KO); 45 ND; 1 NC |
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2000 | Ad Wolgast | 60–12–13 (40 KO); 49 ND |
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2001 | Paul Berlenbach | 39–8–3 (33 KO); 1 ND; 1 NC |
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2001 | James J. Braddock | 46–23–4 (27 KO); 11 ND; 2 NC |
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2001 | Billy Papke | 37–11–6 (30 KO); 8 ND |
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2001 | Midget Wolgast | 149–35–16 (16 KO); 12 ND |
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2002 | Benny Bass | 152–28–5 (69 KO); 52 ND; 2 NC |
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2002 | Sixto Escobar | 46–23–3 (22 KO) | ![]() |
2002 | Harry Harris | 38–2–7 (14 KO); 5 ND |
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2002 | Dixie Kid | 80–29–12 (58 KO); 30 ND; 3 NC |
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2002 | Charley Mitchell | 31–3–12 (7 KO); 1 NC |
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2002 | Owen Moran | 67–16–5 (34 KO); 19 ND |
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2003 | Battling Battalino | 57–26–3 (23 KO); 1 NC |
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2003 | Louis Kaplan | 104–18–12 (25 KO); 19 ND |
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2003 | Tom Sharkey | 40–6–5 (37 KO); 1 ND; 2 NC |
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2003 | Jess Willard | 24–6–1 (21 KO); 5 ND |
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2004 | Baby Arizmendi | 70–26–13 (12 KO) | ![]() |
2004 | Young Corbett III | 124–12–15 (32 KO) | ![]() ![]() |
2004 | Jackie Fields | 72–9–2 (31 KO); 2 ND; 1 NC |
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2004 | Willie Ritchie | 37–8–12 (9 KO); 19 ND |
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2005 | Eugène Criqui | 98–16–11 (56 KO) | ![]() |
2005 | Joe Lynch | 52–12–10 (38 KO); 83 ND |
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2005 | Charles "Bud" Taylor | 71–23–6 (37 KO); 63 ND |
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2005 | Marcel Thil | 112–22–14 (54 KO) *Typo on website showing 148KO |
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2006 | Lou Brouillard | 107–29–2 (66 KO); 2 ND |
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2006 | Jimmy Slattery | 113–12 (50 KO); 4 ND |
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2006 | Teddy Yarosz | 107–18–3 (17 KO) | ![]() |
2007 | George Godfrey | 97–20–3 (80 KO) | ![]() |
2007 | Pedro Montañez | 92–7–4 (54 KO) | ![]() |
2007 | Kid Norfolk | 80–16–2 (31 KO) | ![]() |
2008 | Len Harvey | 111–13–9 (51 KO) | ![]() |
2008 | Frank Klaus | 51–4–2 (27 KO); 33 ND |
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2008 | Harry Lewis | 80–16–11 (42 KO); 56 ND |
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2009 | William Jones | 101–24–13 (52 KO) | ![]() |
2009 | Billy Smith | 30–24–26 (22 KO); 9 ND |
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2009 | Billy Soose | 34–6–1 (13 KO) | ![]() |
2010 | Young Corbett II | 68–22–16 (47 KO); 6 NC |
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2010 | Rocky Kansas | 64–12–7 (32 KO); 81 ND |
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2010 | Billy Miske | 48–2–2 (35 KO); 54 ND |
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2011 | Memphis Pal Moore | 107–28–27 (11 KO); 101 ND; 1 NC Per boxrec. Not listed |
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2011 | Jack Root | 40–3–3 (28 KO); 2 NC |
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2011 | Dave Shade | 124–23–46 (14 KO); 26 ND; 1 NC |
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2012 | Newsboy Brown | 57–13–5 (11 KO); 14 ND |
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2012 | Leo Hauck | 158–9–11 (21 KO); 34 ND |
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2012 | Jake Kilrain | 18–6–12 (3 KO); 1 ND |
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2013 | Wesley Ramey | 158–26–11 (9 KO) | ![]() |
2013 | Jeff Smith | 149–31–5 (52 KO) | ![]() |
2014 | George Chaney | 101–21–3 (78 KO); 53 ND Per boxrec. Not listed |
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2014 | Mike O'Dowd | 52–7–3 (40 KO); 54 ND; 1 NC Per boxrec. Not listed |
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2014 | Charles Ledoux | 98–29–6 (80 KO) | ![]() |
2015 | Yoko Gushiken | 23–1 (15 KO) | ![]() |
2015 | Ken Overlin | 135–19–9 (23 KO); 2 NC |
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2016 | Petey Sarron | 102–23–12 (25 KO); 10 ND |
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2017 | Eddie Booker | 66–5–8 (32 KO) | ![]() |
2018 | Sid Terris | 92–13–5 (12 KO) | ![]() |
2019 | Tony DeMarco | 58–12–1 (33 KO) | ![]() |
2020 | Frank Erne | 30–6–11 (15 KO); 1 NC |
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2021 | Davey Moore | 59–7–1 (30 KO) | ![]() |
2022 | Tod Morgan | 143–44–33 (30 KO) | ![]() |
2023 | Tiger Jack Fox | 160–23–10 (109 KO); 2 NC |
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2023 | Pone Kingpetch | 28–7 knockouts not listed |
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2024 | Luis Angel Firpo | 31–4 (26 KO) | ![]() |
Pioneers
[edit]Non-participants
[edit]- Kenny Adams (2024)
- Johnny Addie (2018)
- Thomas S. Andrews (1992)
- Ray Arcel (1991)
- Bob Arum (1999)
- Jarvis Astaire (2006)
- Giuseppe Ballarati (1999)
- George Benton (2001)
- Ignacio Beristáin (2011)
- Al Bernstein (2012)
- A.F. Bettinson (2011)
- Whitey Bimstein (2006)
- Jack Blackburn (1992)
- William A. Brady (1998)
- Umberto Branchini (2004)
- Teddy Brenner (1993)
- Freddie Brown (2021)
- Amilcar Brusa (2007)
- Michael Buffer (2012)
- Bill Cayton (2005)
- John Graham Chambers (1990)
- Don Chargin (2001)
- Stanley Christodoulou (2004)
- Gil Clancy (1993)
- Irving Cohen (2002)
- James W. Coffroth (1991)
- Cuco Conde (2007)
- Joe Cortez (2011)
- Cus D'Amato (1995)
- Lou DiBella (2020)
- Jeff Dickson (2000)
- Arthur Donovan (1993)
- Mickey Duff (1999)
- Angelo Dundee (1994)
- Chris Dundee (1994)
- Don Dunphy (1993)
- Dan Duva (2003)
- Lou Duva (1998)
- Pierce Egan (1991)
- Don Elbaum (2019)
- Whitey Esneault (2016)
- Shelly Finkel (2010)
- Nat Fleischer (1990)
- Richard Kyle Fox (1997)
- Dewey Fragetta (2003)
- Don Fraser (2005)
- Eddie Futch (1994)
- Billy Gibson (2009)
- Charley Goldman (1992)
- Ruby Goldstein (1994)
- Bob Goodman (2009)
- Brad Goodman (2023)
- Murray Goodman (1999)
- Dan Goossen (2020)
- Joe Goossen (2023)
- Bill Gore (2008)
- Howard Grant (2019)
- Abe J. Greene (2009)
- Larry Hazzard (2010)
- Barry Hearn (2014)
- Akihiko Honda (2009)
- Joe Humphreys (1997)
- Sam Ichinose (2001)
- Brad Jacobs (2023)
- Jimmy Jacobs (1993)
- Mike Jacobs (1990)
- Jimmy Johnston (1999)
- Guy Jutras (2019)
- Jackie Kallen (2024)
- J. P. Leo "Jack 'Doc' Kearns" McKernan (1990)
- Don King (1997)
- Klaus-Peter Kohl (2018)
- Mills Lane (2013)
- Tito Lectoure (1997)
- Harold Lederman (2015)
- Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013)
- A.J. Liebling (1992)
- Hugh, Earl of Lonsdale (1996)
- Harry Markson (1992)
- John, Marquess of Queensberry (1990)
- Jackie McCoy (2021)
- Arthur Mercante (1995)
- Dan Morgan (2000)
- William Muldoon (1996)
- Gilbert Odd (1995)
- Tom O'Rourke (1999)
- Mogens Palle (2008)
- Dan Parker (1996)
- George Parnassus (1991)
- J Russell Peltz (2004)
- Tex Rickard (1990)
- Freddie Roach (2012)
- Irving Rudd (1999)
- Rodolfo Sabbatini (2006)
- Lee Samuels (2019)
- Lope Sarreal (2005)
- Wilfried Sauerland (2010)
- George Siler (1995)
- Sam Silverman (2002)
- Steve Smoger (2015)[9]
- Jack Solomons (1995)
- Sylvester Stallone (2010)
- Richard Steele (2014)
- Fred Sternburg (2024)
- Emanuel Steward (1997)
- José Sulaimán (2007)
- Sam Taub (1995)
- Herman Taylor (1998)
- Bruce Trampler (2010)
- Rip Valenti (2012)
- Lou Viscusi (2004)
- Jimmy Walker (1992)
- Frank Warren (2008)
- Al Weill (2003)
Observers
[edit]- Seth Abraham (2023)
- Steve Albert (2018)
- Dave Anderson (2008)
- Teddy Atlas (2019)
- Lester Bromberg (2001)
- Jimmy Cannon (2002)
- Harry Carpenter (2011)
- Nick Charles (2024)
- Ralph Citro (2001)
- Howard Cosell (2010)
- Tad Dorgan (2007)
- Steve Farhood (2017)
- Bernard Fernandez (2020)
- Jack Fiske (2003)
- Paul Gallico (2009)
- Bill Gallo (2001)
- Jim Gray (2018)
- Reg Gutteridge (2002)
- Thomas Hauser (2020)
- W.C. Heinz (2004)
- Jersey Jones (2005)
- Hank Kaplan (2006)
- Michael Katz (2012)
- George Kimball (2021)
- Joe Koizumi (2008)
- Jim Lampley (2015)
- Jay Larkin (2021)
- Wallace Matthews (2024)
- Mario Rivera Martino (2019)
- Hugh McIlvanney (2009)
- Larry Merchant (2009)
- Harry Mullan (2005)
- Barney Nagler (2004)
- LeRoy Neiman (2007)
- Damon Runyon (2002)
- Tim Ryan (2023)
- Budd Schulberg (2003)
- Ed Schuyler (2010)
- Herbert "Bert" Sugar (2005)
- Stanley Weston (2006)
Women's Modern
[edit]Year | Inductees | Record | Nationality |
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2020 | Christy Martin | 49–7–3 (32 KO) | ![]() |
2020 | Lucia Rijker | 17–0 (14 KO) | ![]() |
2021 | Laila Ali | 24–0 (21 KO) | ![]() |
2021 | Ann Wolfe | 24–1 (16 KO) 1 NC | ![]() |
2022 | Regina Halmich | 54–1–1 (16 KO) | ![]() |
2022 | Holly Holm | 33–2–3 (9 KO) | ![]() |
2023 | Alicia Ashley | 24–12–1 (4 KO) | ![]() |
2023 | Laura Serrano | 17–5–3 (6–KO) | ![]() |
2024 | Jane Couch | 28–11 (9 KO) | ![]() |
2024 | Ana María Torres | 28–3–3 (16–KO) | ![]() |
Women's Trailblazer
[edit]Year | Inductees | Record | Nationality |
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2020 | Barbara Buttrick | 30–1–1 (0 KO) | ![]() |
2021 | Jackie Tonawanda | 35–1 (34 KO) | ![]() |
2021 | Marian Trimiar | 18–4 (5 KO) 2 NC | ![]() |
2023 | JoAnn Hagen | 1–1 (0 KO) | ![]() |
2024 | Theresa Kibby | 10-3-4 (3 KO) | ![]() |
Women non-participants
[edit]- Aileen Eaton (2002)
- Lorraine Chargin (2018)
- Kathy Duva (2020)
- Dr. Margaret Goodman (2021)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Baker, Mark A. (2010). Title Town, USA: Boxing in Upstate New York. ISBN 978-1-59629-769-2.
- ^ Baker, Mark A. (2019). Between the Ropes at Madison Square Garden, The History of an Iconic Boxing Ring, 1925-2007. ISBN 978-1476671833.
- ^ "Sports People: Boxing, A Celebrated Tourist at Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Turning Stone and the International Boxing Hall of Fame to Host Iconic Induction Weekend June 8 - 11".
- ^ "Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes come to Turning Stone June 4".
- ^ "Boxing Hall of Fame to shorten wait period, induct female boxers - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ Telegram, Times. "Boxing Hall of Fame postpones 2021 ceremony due to coronavirus pandemic". The Time Telegram. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Inductee Index".
- ^ "Steve Smoger". International Boxing Hall of Fame.
External links
[edit]- International Boxing Hall of Fame – official website