{"id":55,"date":"2017-02-14T16:46:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T16:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/policegazette.us\/?p=55"},"modified":"2017-10-18T16:53:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T16:53:38","slug":"2017-inductees-announced-for-bare-knuckle-boxing-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/policegazette.us\/index.php\/2017\/02\/14\/2017-inductees-announced-for-bare-knuckle-boxing-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Inductees Announced for Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ceremony Will Be July 8th in Belfast, New York.<\/strong><\/p>\n

ORIGINAL BARE KNUCKLE INDUCTEES<\/strong>
\nMust have fought completely bare fisted sometime in their career; no wraps:<\/em><\/p>\n

Uriah \u201cHughie\u201d Burton<\/strong>, Boxer (King of the Gypsies late 1950s-early 1970s; known as \u2018Big Just\u2019); Undefeated Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion of the United Kingdom and Ireland.<\/p>\n

Ted Daley<\/strong>, Boxer; Living Inductee, Undefeated Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion.<\/p>\n

Billy Edwards<\/strong>, Boxer; 1868-1872, Lightweight Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion of the World.<\/p>\n

Bartley Gorman V<\/strong>, Boxer (King of the Gypsies 1972-1992); English born traveller of Welsh and Irish descent; Undefeated Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion of the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n

Daniel Mendoza<\/strong>, Boxer; Heavyweight Champion of England from 1792-1795 (34-3 w\/30 KOs).<\/p>\n

Shannon Ritch<\/strong>, Boxer; Living Inductee, bare knuckle record of 25-2 (25 KOs). Known as the \u201cMost active fighter on the planet.\u201d #1 Ranked Contender for America\u2019s Police Gazette belt.<\/p>\n

HONORARY INDUCTEES<\/strong>
\nMust have brought positive spotlight to upstate New York:<\/em><\/p>\n

Ed Atherton<\/strong>, Wrestler; 1902 World Champion from Belfast, New York, pupil of Wm. Muldoon.<\/p>\n

Barry Broughton<\/strong>, Local Grand Master from Olean, New York; known worldwide.<\/p>\n

Chris Guzman<\/strong>, World-renowned boxing artist; his work fills our Hall of Fame Room of Honor.<\/p>\n

Roy Harding<\/strong>, Boxer; Local legend, fought 1929-1945, Soldier at Pearl Harbor during the attack.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Holmes<\/strong>, Boxer; Indiana State Champion who trained in the Muldoon-Sullivan barns.<\/p>\n

Tim Witherspoon<\/strong>, Boxer; 2-Time World Heavyweight Champion (WBC 1984, WBA 1986).<\/p>\n

MARIE BACKUS PERSON OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nGino Arilotta<\/strong>, Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame President.<\/p>\n

Scott R. Burt, President
\nBARE KNUCKLE BOXING HALL OF FAME
\n5 West Hughes Street; Belfast, New York 14711
\n(correspondence mailed to 3876 State Route 19; Scio, New York 14880)
\nwww.bareknuckleboxinghalloffame.com<\/a>
\nFor tickets: 585-610-3326 (cell\/text) or srburt@aol.com<\/p>\n

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Ceremony Will Be July 8th in Belfast, New York. ORIGINAL BARE KNUCKLE INDUCTEES Must have fought completely bare fisted sometime in their career; no wraps: Uriah \u201cHughie\u201d Burton, Boxer (King of the Gypsies late 1950s-early 1970s; known as \u2018Big Just\u2019); Undefeated Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Ted Daley, Boxer; Living … <\/p>\n

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