Two prizefighters important to the home of the International Boxing Hall of Fame are Dickie DiVeronica, a resident of Canastota, and the former welterweight champion of the world, Billy Backus. Billy is the nephew of the Hall’s godfather and guiding spirit, Carmen Basilio. Although neither are in the Hall, both are woven inseparably into its fabric.
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On December 15, 2020, the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) announced that Davey Moore was elected to the class of 2021 in the Old Timer Category. Later the IBHOF announced that the June induction weekend would pause for one more year while fighting Covid-19 and celebrate new inductees June 9-12, 2022. Davey’s election to the IBHOF was long overdue. He was elected to the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1986.
My Memories of Davey Moore
By Stephen Gordon
Where to begin? I’ve been avoiding writing about this for decades as it is such a painful memory.
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Raul was born on July 28, 1934 in Tepito a small suburb of Mexico City. His two older brothers Gaby and Jose were professional fighters and Raul learned to fight under their guidance.
Macias started to box when he was eleven years old and at twelve was
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There are many stories of past greats and famous boxers that have been written and rewritten over the years. But what about the many who fought and made a name for themselves but seem to be forgotten as the years pass by. Walter Byars is one of them.
If club fighters are the grass roots of boxing, then Barry Allison was definitely part of the grass roots of boxing in New England during the 1950’s.
By Dan Cuoco Dave Andrews was born in Cambridge, MA on December 21, 1920. He lived in Cambridge for three years before his family moved to Billerica, MA. The Andrews lived in Billerica for ten years before moving to Lowell, MA where he first became involved in boxing and eventually entered into amateur competition in
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If I was looking for a stark contrast to the barren waste lands of southern Utah, I got it driving to my interview with Vito Antuofermo in New York City.
Yama Bahama was born William Horatio Butler, Jr. on February 16, 1933 in Bimini in the Bahamas. He was the youngest in a large family consisting of three sisters and four brothers. His father was a first mate on a cargo ship that operated between Bimini and Miami Beach.
