The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), located in Canastota,

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, honors boxers, trainers and other contributors to the sport worldwide. Inductees are selected by members of the

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. The IBHOF started as a 1990 initiative by Ed Brophy to honour Canastota's world boxing champions, Carmen Basilio and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus; the village of Canastota inaugurated the new museum, which showcases boxing's rich history. It 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

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. When that Boxing Hall of Fame was disbanded in 1987, it had a total of 155 inductees. , all but 14 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. The IBHOF is one of two recognised Boxing Halls of Fame with the other being the World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF), with the IBHOF being the more widely recognised institution. Ceremonies are held each year to honour inductees, but were postponed in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. Events are attended by many former world boxing champions, as well as boxing and

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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

Professional boxers become eligible for election into the International Boxing Hall of Fame five (sometimes four) years after their retirement. Inductees are selected by members of the

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

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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 * 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

Modern

Old Timers

Records per ibhof.com unless otherwise stated.

Pioneers

Non-participants

*Whitey Esneault (2016) *Howard Grant (2019) *Johnny Addie (2018) *Thomas S. Andrews (1992) * Ray Arcel (1991) *

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(1999) *

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(2006) *Giuseppe Ballarati (1999) *

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(2001) * Ignacio Beristáin (2011) * Al Bernstein (2012) * A.F. Bettinson (2011) *

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(2006) * Jack Blackburn (1992) *

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(1998) * Umberto Branchini (2004) *Teddy Brenner (1993) *Freddie Brown (2021) *Amilcar Brusa (2007) *

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(2012) * Bill Cayton (2005) *

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(1990) *Don Chargin (2001) *

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(2011) * Cus D'Amato (1995) *

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(2020) *Jeff Dickson (2000) *

Arthur Donovan Arthur James Donovan Jr. (June 5, 1924 – August 4, 2013), nicknamed the Bulldog, was an American football defensive tackle who played for three National Football League (NFL) teams, most notably the Baltimore Colts. He was inducted into the ...

(1993) *

Mickey Duff Mickey Duff (7 June 1929 – 22 March 2014), was a Polish-born British boxer, matchmaker, manager and promoter. Early life Duff was born Monek Prager to a Jewish family in Tarnów, Poland on 7 June 1929. His father, a rabbi, helped the family ...

(1999) *

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(1994) *Chris Dundee (1994) *

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(1993) *

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(2003) *

Lou Duva Louis Duva (May 28, 1922 – March 8, 2017) was a boxing trainer, manager and boxing promoter who handled nineteen world champions. The Duva family promoted boxing events in over twenty countries on six continents. Lou Duva was inducted into the I ...

(1998) *

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(1991) *Don Elbaum (2019) *

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(2010) *

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(1990) *Richard Kyle Fox (1997) *Dewey Fragetta (2003) *Don Fraser (2005) *

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(1994) * Billy Gibson (2009) * Charley Goldman (1992) * Ruby Goldstein (1994) * Bob Goodman (2009) * Brad Goodman (2023) *

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(1999) *Dan Goossen (2020) *Joe Goossen (2023) *Bill Gore (2008) *Abe J. Greene (2009) * Larry Hazzard (2010) *

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(2014) * Akihiko Honda (2009) *

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(1997) *Sam Ichinose (2001) *Brad Jacobs (2023) *

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(2013) *

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(1997) *

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(2015) * A.J. Liebling (1992) * Hugh, Earl of Lonsdale (1996) *Harry Markson (1992) * John, Marquess of Queensberry (1990) *Jackie McCoy (2021) *

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(1995) *Dan Morgan (2000) *

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(1996) * Gilbert Odd (1995) * Tom O'Rourke (1999) * Mogens Palle (2008) *Dan Parker (1996) *George Parnassus (1991) *

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(2004) *

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(1990) * Freddie Roach (2012) *Irving Rudd (1999) *Rodolfo Sabbatini (2006) *Lee Samuels (2019) *Lope Sarreal (2005) * Wilfried Sauerland (2010) *George Siler (1995) *

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(2002) * Jack Solomons (1995) *

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(2010) *

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(2014) *

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(1997) *

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(2007) * Sam Taub (1995) *Herman Taylor (1998) *

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(2010) * Rip Valenti (2012) *Lou Viscusi (2004) *

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(1992) * Frank Warren (2008) * Al Weill (2003) * Steve Smoger (2015)

Observers

*Seth Abraham (2023) * Steve Albert (2018) * Dave Anderson (2008) * Teddy Atlas (2019) *Lester Bromberg (2001) * Jimmy Cannon (2002) *

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(2011) *

Ralph Citro Ralph Citro (July 10, 1926 – October 2, 2004) was a boxing historian and archivist. Citro was an amateur boxer while serving in the Marine Corps, compiling a record of 18–3. After leaving the service, he owned and operated gyms and began trai ...

(2001) *

Howard Cosell Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

(2010) * Tad Dorgan (2007) * Steve Farhood (2017) *Bernard Fernandez (2020) *Jack Fiske (2003) *

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(2009) * Bill Gallo (2001) * Jim Gray (2018) * Reg Gutteridge (2002) *

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(2020) * W.C. Heinz (2004) *Jersey Jones (2005) *

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(2006) * Michael Katz (2012) * George Kimball (2021) *Joe Koizumi (2008) *

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(2015) * Jay Larkin (2021) * Mario Rivera Martino (2019) *

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(2009) *

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(2009) * Harry Mullan (2005) *Barney Nagler (2004) * LeRoy Neiman (2007) *

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(2002) * Tim Ryan (2023) * Budd Schulberg (2003) *Ed Schuyler (2010) * Herbert "Bert" Sugar (2005) *

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(2006)

Women's Modern

Women's Trailblazer

Women non-participants

Aileen Eaton Aileen LeBell Eaton (February 5, 1909 – November 15, 1987) was a boxing and professional wrestling promoter who was influential in the United States' west coast's boxing and wrestling scene for five decades. In 2002, she was the first woman i ...

(2002) *Lorraine Chargin (2018) * Kathy Duva (2020) *Dr. Margaret Goodman (2021)

References

External links

International Boxing Hall of Fame
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