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The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), located in Canastota, New York, 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 1980's 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] It is visited by boxing fans from all over the world.
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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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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.[3]
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.[4] 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
editProfessional 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 [5]
- 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
editModern
editOld Timers
editRecords per ibhof.com unless otherwise stated.
Year | Inductees | Record | Nationality |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | Abe Attell | 91–9–18 (53 KO); 51 ND; 2 NC |
United States |
1990 | Jack Britton | 104–27–21 (28 KO); 190 ND; 2 NC |
United States |
1990 | Tony Canzoneri | 137–24–10 (44 KO); 4 ND |
United States |
1990 | James J. Corbett | 11–4–3 (7 KO); 1 NC |
United States |
1990 | Jack Dempsey | 61–6–8 (50 KO); 6 ND |
United States |
1990 | George Dixon | 50–26–44 (27 KO); 7 ND; 3 NC |
Canada |
1990 | Jim Driscoll | 52–3–6 (35 KO); 8 ND |
Wales |
1990 | Bob Fitzsimmons | 74–8–3 (67 KO); 60 ND |
England New Zealand |
1990 | Joe Gans | 120–8–9 (85 KO); 18 ND |
United States |
1990 | Harry Greb | 105–8–3 (48 KO); 183 ND |
United States |
1990 | Peter Jackson | 45–4–5 (30 KO); 31 ND |
Australia |
1990 | James J. Jeffries | 18–1–2 (15 KO) | United States |
1990 | Jack Johnson | 77–13–14 (48 KO); 19 ND |
United States |
1990 | Stanley Ketchel | 52–4–4 (49 KO); 4 ND |
United States |
1990 | Sam Langford | 167–38–37 (117 KO); 48 ND; 3 NC |
Canada |
1990 | Benny Leonard | 85–5–1 (69 KO); 121 ND |
United States |
1990 | Terry McGovern | 60–4–4 (42 KO); 10 ND |
United States |
1990 | Barney Ross | 72–4–3 (22 KO); 2 ND |
United States |
1990 | Gene Tunney | 61–1–1 (45 KO); 19 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1990 | Mickey Walker | 93–19–4 (60 KO); 46 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1990 | Jimmy Wilde | 131–3–2 (99 KO); 13 ND |
Wales |
1991 | Georges Carpentier | 88–14–6 (56 KO); 1 ND |
France |
1991 | Kid Chocolate | 131–9–6 (50 KO) | Cuba |
1991 | Johnny Dundee | 90–31–19 (22 KO); 194 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1991 | Young Griffo | 63–9–37 (32 KO); 110 ND |
Australia |
1991 | Tommy Loughran | 94–23–9 (17 KO); 45 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1991 | Charles McCoy | 86–6–6 (64 KO); 6 ND; 3 NC |
United States |
1991 | Jimmy McLarnin | 62–11–3 (20 KO); 1 ND |
Canada Ireland |
1991 | Tommy Ryan | 86–3–6 (22 KO); 4 ND; 6 NC |
Canada |
1991 | Joe Walcott | 92–25–24 (58 KO); 21 ND; 2 NC |
Barbados |
1992 | Lou Ambers | 90–8–6 (30 KO) | United States |
1992 | Al Brown | 123–18–10 (55 KO); 4 ND |
Panama |
1992 | Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey | 50–3–8 (26 KO); 3 NC |
Ireland United States |
1992 | Mike Gibbons | 62–3–4 (38 KO); 58 ND |
United States |
1992 | Gershon "Ted Kid Lewis" Mendeloff | 173–30–14 (71 KO); 65 ND |
England |
1992 | Packey McFarland | 64–1–5 (47 KO); 34 ND |
United States |
1992 | Battling Nelson | 59–19–19 (38 KO) | Denmark |
1992 | Harry Wills | 65–8–2 (47 KO); 25 ND; 3 NC |
United States |
1993 | Les Darcy | 45–4 (29 KO) | Australia |
1993 | Tiger Flowers | 115–14–6 (53 KO); 21 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1993 | Tommy Gibbons | 57–4–1 (47 KO); 43 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1993 | Maxie Rosenbloom | 210–38–26 (19 KO); 23 ND; 2 NC |
United States |
1994 | John Henry Lewis | 103–8–6 (60 KO) | United States |
1994 | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | 100–6–16 (57 KO); 57 ND |
United States |
1994 | Jack Sharkey | 38–13–3 (14 KO); 1 ND |
Lithuania United States |
1994 | Pancho Villa | 73–5–4 (22 KO); 23 ND |
Philippines |
1995 | Max Baer | 72–12 (53 KO) | United States |
1995 | Jack Dillon | 94–7–14 (64 KO); 129 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1995 | Johnny Kilbane | 51–4–7 (25 KO); 78 ND; 2 NC |
United States |
1995 | Jack McAuliffe | 30–0–5 (22 KO); 1 ND |
Ireland United States |
1996 | Tommy Burns | 46–5–8 (37 KO); 1 ND |
Canada |
1996 | Jack Delaney | 77–10–2 (44 KO) | Canada |
1996 | Fidel LaBarba | 70–15–6 (16 KO); 4 ND |
United States |
1996 | Young Stribling | 221–12–14 (125 KO) | United States |
1996 | Kid Williams | 104–17–9 (55 KO); 71 ND; 1 NC |
Denmark |
1997 | Pete Herman | 67–12–8 (21 KO); 57 ND |
United States |
1997 | Joe Jeanette | 79–9–6 (66 KO); 62 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1997 | Freddie Miller | 208–28–7 (42 KO); 1 ND; 4 NC |
United States |
1997 | Freddie Welsh | 76–4–6 (32 KO); 82 ND |
Wales |
1998 | Joe Choynski | 50–14–6 (25 KO); 8 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1998 | Frankie Genaro | 82–21–8 (19 KO); 19 ND |
United States |
1998 | George Lavigne | 35–6–10 (19 KO); 5 ND |
United States |
1998 | Benny Lynch | 83–13–15 (34 KO) | Scotland |
1998 | Sammy Mandell | 82–21–9 (32 KO); 73 ND; 2 NC |
United States |
1999 | Johnny Coulon | 52–6–4 (30 KO); 30 ND; 1 NC |
Canada |
1999 | Sam McVey | 63–12–7 (48 KO); 13 ND; 2 NC |
United States |
1999 | Freddie Steele | 120–4–9 (60 KO); 9 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
1999 | Lew Tendler | 59–11–2 (38 KO); 96 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
2000 | Jimmy Barry | 59–0–9 (39 KO); 2 NC |
United States |
2000 | Battling Levinsky | 77–19–15 (34 KO); 178 ND |
United States |
2000 | Billy Petrolle | 83–21–10 (62 KO); 45 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
2000 | Ad Wolgast | 60–12–13 (40 KO); 49 ND |
United States |
2001 | Paul Berlenbach | 39–8–3 (33 KO); 1 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
2001 | James J. Braddock | 46–23–4 (27 KO); 11 ND; 2 NC |
Ireland United States |
2001 | Billy Papke | 37–11–6 (30 KO); 8 ND |
United States |
2001 | Midget Wolgast | 149–35–16 (16 KO); 12 ND |
United States |
2002 | Benny Bass | 152–28–5 (69 KO); 52 ND; 2 NC |
Ukraine United States |
2002 | Sixto Escobar | 46–23–3 (22 KO) | Puerto Rico |
2002 | Harry Harris | 38–2–7 (14 KO); 5 ND |
United States |
2002 | Dixie Kid | 80–29–12 (58 KO); 30 ND; 3 NC |
United States |
2002 | Charley Mitchell | 31–3–12 (7 KO); 1 NC |
England |
2002 | Owen Moran | 67–16–5 (34 KO); 19 ND |
England |
2003 | Battling Battalino | 57–26–3 (23 KO); 1 NC |
United States |
2003 | Louis Kaplan | 104–18–12 (25 KO); 19 ND |
Ukraine United States |
2003 | Tom Sharkey | 40–6–5 (37 KO); 1 ND; 2 NC |
United States |
2003 | Jess Willard | 24–6–1 (21 KO); 5 ND |
United States |
2004 | Baby Arizmendi | 70–26–13 (12 KO) | Mexico |
2004 | Young Corbett III | 124–12–15 (32 KO) | Italy United States |
2004 | Jackie Fields | 72–9–2 (31 KO); 2 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
2004 | Willie Ritchie | 37–8–12 (9 KO); 19 ND |
United States |
2005 | Eugène Criqui | 98–16–11 (56 KO) | France |
2005 | Joe Lynch | 52–12–10 (38 KO); 83 ND |
United States |
2005 | Charles "Bud" Taylor | 71–23–6 (37 KO); 63 ND |
United States |
2005 | Marcel Thil | 112–22–14 (54 KO) *Typo on website showing 148KO |
France |
2006 | Lou Brouillard | 107–29–2 (66 KO); 2 ND |
Canada |
2006 | Jimmy Slattery | 113–12 (50 KO); 4 ND |
United States |
2006 | Teddy Yarosz | 107–18–3 (17 KO) | United States |
2007 | George Godfrey | 97–20–3 (80 KO) | United States |
2007 | Pedro Montañez | 92–7–4 (54 KO) | Puerto Rico |
2007 | Kid Norfolk | 80–16–2 (31 KO) | United States |
2008 | Len Harvey | 111–13–9 (51 KO) | England |
2008 | Frank Klaus | 51–4–2 (27 KO); 33 ND |
United States |
2008 | Harry Lewis | 80–16–11 (42 KO); 56 ND |
United States |
2009 | William Jones | 101–24–13 (52 KO) | United States |
2009 | Billy Smith | 30–24–26 (22 KO); 9 ND |
Canada |
2009 | Billy Soose | 34–6–1 (13 KO) | United States |
2010 | Young Corbett II | 68–22–16 (47 KO); 6 NC |
United States |
2010 | Rocky Kansas | 64–12–7 (32 KO); 81 ND |
Italy United States |
2010 | Billy Miske | 48–2–2 (35 KO); 54 ND |
United States |
2011 | Memphis Pal Moore | 107–28–27 (11 KO); 101 ND; 1 NC Per boxrec. Not listed |
United States |
2011 | Jack Root | 40–3–3 (28 KO); 2 NC |
United States |
2011 | Dave Shade | 124–23–46 (14 KO); 26 ND; 1 NC |
United States |
2012 | Newsboy Brown | 57–13–5 (11 KO); 14 ND |
United States |
2012 | Leo Hauck | 158–9–11 (21 KO); 34 ND |
United States |
2012 | Jake Kilrain | 18–6–12 (3 KO); 1 ND |
United States |
2013 | Wesley Ramey | 158–26–11 (9 KO) | United States |
2013 | Jeff Smith | 149–31–5 (52 KO) | United States |
2014 | George Chaney | 101–21–3 (78 KO); 53 ND Per boxrec. Not listed |
United States |
2014 | Mike O'Dowd | 52–7–3 (40 KO); 54 ND; 1 NC Per boxrec. Not listed |
United States |
2014 | Charles Ledoux | 98–29–6 (80 KO) | France |
2015 | Yoko Gushiken | 23–1 (15 KO) | Japan |
2015 | Ken Overlin | 135–19–9 (23 KO); 2 NC |
United States |
2016 | Petey Sarron | 102–23–12 (25 KO); 10 ND |
United States |
2017 | Eddie Booker | 66–5–8 (32 KO) | United States |
2018 | Sid Terris | 92–13–5 (12 KO) | United States |
2019 | Tony DeMarco | 58–12–1 (33 KO) | United States |
2020 | Frank Erne | 30–6–11 (15 KO); 1 NC |
Switzerland |
2021 | Davey Moore | 59–7–1 (30 KO) | United States |
2022 | Tod Morgan | 143–44–33 (30 KO) | United States |
2023 | Tiger Jack Fox | 160–23–10 (109 KO); 2 NC |
United States |
2023 | Pone Kingpetch | 28–7 knockouts not listed |
Thailand |
2024 | Luis Angel Firpo | 31–4 (26 KO) | Argentina |
Pioneers
editNon-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)
- 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)[6]
- 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
editYear | Inductees | Record | Nationality |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Christy Martin | 49–7–3 (32 KO) | United States |
2020 | Lucia Rijker | 17–0 (14 KO) | Netherlands |
2021 | Laila Ali | 24–0 (21 KO) | United States |
2021 | Ann Wolfe | 24–1 (16 KO) 1 NC | United States |
2022 | Regina Halmich | 54–1–1 (16 KO) | Germany |
2022 | Holly Holm | 33–2–3 (9 KO) | United States |
2023 | Alicia Ashley | 24–12–1 (4 KO) | Jamaica |
2023 | Laura Serrano | 17–5–3 (6–KO) | Mexico |
2024 | Jane Couch | 28–11 (9 KO) | England |
2024 | Ana María Torres | 28–3–3 (16–KO) | Mexico |
Women's Trailblazer
editYear | Inductees | Record | Nationality |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Barbara Buttrick | 30–1–1 (0 KO) | England |
2021 | Jackie Tonawanda | 35–1 (34 KO) | United States |
2021 | Marian Trimiar | 18–4 (5 KO) 2 NC | United States |
2023 | JoAnn Hagen | 1–1 (0 KO) | United States |
2024 | Theresa Kibby | 10-3-4 (3 KO) | United States |
Women non-participants
edit- Aileen Eaton (2002)
- Lorraine Chargin (2018)
- Kathy Duva (2020)
- Dr. Margaret Goodman (2021)
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ "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