Thursday, June 08, 2006
Each June, boxing luminaries and fans from around the world gather at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the quaint upstate New York village of Canastota for the annual induction weekend.
At Sunday's 17th annual induction ceremony, former junior flyweight champions Michael Carbajal and Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez, who faced each other three times in their signature bouts, headline a 12-man class that also includes historian/publisher Hank Kaplan, promoter/manager Jarvis Astaire, the late lightweight champion Edwin Rosario and the late welterweight and middleweight champion Lou Brouillard.
But which boxers will join them as Hall of Famers when they become eligible five years after their retirement?
As a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America, I have a Hall of Fame vote, which means I have a say. I voted for Carbajal and Gonzalez in this year's class, but for whom will I cast my ballot in the future?
www.secrets-of-boxing.com
At Sunday's 17th annual induction ceremony, former junior flyweight champions Michael Carbajal and Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez, who faced each other three times in their signature bouts, headline a 12-man class that also includes historian/publisher Hank Kaplan, promoter/manager Jarvis Astaire, the late lightweight champion Edwin Rosario and the late welterweight and middleweight champion Lou Brouillard.
But which boxers will join them as Hall of Famers when they become eligible five years after their retirement?
As a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America, I have a Hall of Fame vote, which means I have a say. I voted for Carbajal and Gonzalez in this year's class, but for whom will I cast my ballot in the future?
www.secrets-of-boxing.com
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