The Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame in Belfast, New York, dedicated to the sport of bare-knuckle boxing. It is housed in barns that were once owned by the Greco-Roman wrestlingchampion and physical culture pioneer William Muldoon. The heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan, who fought in both bare-knuckled and gloved boxing contests, trained in these barns under Muldoon's guidance for his championship bout against Jake Kilrain in 1889.[1] The barns were originally across Main Street from their current location, on the grounds of the Belfast Catholic Church. They were bought, moved, and restored by Scott Burt when the church became no longer interested in maintaining them. Burt opened the Hall of Fame in 2009, when it had its first induction class.[2]
The Hall of Fame houses plaques and memorabilia associated with bare-knuckle boxers that have been inducted to the Hall of Fame, as well as exhibits devoted to the general history of bare-knuckle boxing. Each year's induction class includes bare-knuckle boxers from the classic era, modern bare-knuckle boxers, and honorary inductees. Trainers, promoters and other significant figures in the sport are also upon occasion inducted.[3][4]
The Hall of Fame also serves as a memorial to Sullivan's training camp with Muldoon, a number of relics of which have survived the lengthy period when the barns sat unused. These include his original work-out rings, a ceiling mount for Sullivan's heavy bag, the slatted area of flooring on which Sullivan stood for gravity showers after training, his original swing clubs and weights, and the "room of repose" in which Sullivan and Muldoon relaxed and discussed strategy in the evenings, which includes some of Muldoon's original furniture.[1] Sullivan and Muldoon's use of this training camp was documented by the celebrated reporter Nellie Bly, in an article she wrote for the New York World.[5]
The following are the inductees into the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame as of 6 April 2018:[2][6][7]
Original Inducteesedit
Original inductees are required to have boxed completely bare-fisted (with no wraps) at some point in their career. These include living fighters and those that fought as early as the 18th century.
These must have brought positive spotlight to upstate New York or done a considerable service to the sport of Bare-knuckle boxing. Honorary inductees are those that have not bare knuckle boxed, that is, those listed as a 'boxer' have boxed with gloves or wraps, and inductees associated with ice hockey are inducted for their contributions to the fighting aspects of the game (to date, both hockey-related honorary inductees have been associated with the Buffalo Sabres, who play 66 miles (106 km) from Belfast). The honorary inductees were included as an acknowledgement that bare-knuckle boxing ended as a mainstream sport over a century ago, and that the honorary inductee system allows notable figures that promoted activity similar to bare knuckle boxing, who might be more recognizable to modern audiences, to be included in the Hall.[8]
From 2011-2013 there was a breakfast in honour of a particular person each year, in 2011 this was Jack Green, Buffalo Ring 44 President. In 2012 the breakfast was in honour of Jeff Mengel, who had trained the fighter Jimmy Holmes in the barns in Belfast, New York. The 2013 breakfast was in honour of Zeke Wilson, author of the book The Eighth Round, combatant of prejudice in boxing and a noted boxer himself.[2]
Current Recognized Championsedit
With the introduction of modern day sanctioned bare knuckle boxing events both inside and outside of the United States, the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame, in conjunction with the National Police Gazette, currently recognizes several individuals as World and American Bare Knuckle Boxing champions. The following individuals are recognized as the current champions.[9]
National Police Gazette Heavyweight World Championshipedit
Weight limit: 200 lbs and above (91 kg)
Bobby Gunn was recognized as the Bare Knuckle Boxing lineal champion after his victory over Richie Steward in 2011. Sometime after this victory, Gunn was awarded the National Police Gazette Championship by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame. He then cemented his lineal championship status as he defeated Irineu Beato Costa Jr at BKFC 1 in 2018 which did not appear to be a Police Gazette Championship title defense.[10]
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 Tampa, Florida
June 22, 2019
National Police Gazette Women's Featherweight World Championshipedit
Weight limit: 126 lbs (57 kg)
The inaugural champion, Bec Rawlings, was awarded the National Police Gazette Championship by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame 3 days after her historic win over Alma Garcia. [11]
^"The Most Prestigious Bare Knuckle Championship Belt of All Time". NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
^"BKB Hall of Fame". BKB Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
External linksedit
Official Website
December 07, 2023
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The Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame in Belfast New York dedicated to the sport of bare knuckle boxing It is housed in barns that were once owned by the Greco Roman wrestling champion and physical culture pioneer William Muldoon The heavyweight boxing champion John L Sullivan who fought in both bare knuckled and gloved boxing contests trained in these barns under Muldoon s guidance for his championship bout against Jake Kilrain in 1889 1 The barns were originally across Main Street from their current location on the grounds of the Belfast Catholic Church They were bought moved and restored by Scott Burt when the church became no longer interested in maintaining them Burt opened the Hall of Fame in 2009 when it had its first induction class 2 Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of FameEstablished2009LocationBelfast New YorkCoordinates42 20 36 N 78 06 46 W 42 343392 N 78 112682 W 42 343392 78 112682TypeHall of FameFounderScott BurtOwnerScott BurtWebsitebareknuckleboxinghalloffame wbr comThe Hall of Fame houses plaques and memorabilia associated with bare knuckle boxers that have been inducted to the Hall of Fame as well as exhibits devoted to the general history of bare knuckle boxing Each year s induction class includes bare knuckle boxers from the classic era modern bare knuckle boxers and honorary inductees Trainers promoters and other significant figures in the sport are also upon occasion inducted 3 4 The Hall of Fame also serves as a memorial to Sullivan s training camp with Muldoon a number of relics of which have survived the lengthy period when the barns sat unused These include his original work out rings a ceiling mount for Sullivan s heavy bag the slatted area of flooring on which Sullivan stood for gravity showers after training his original swing clubs and weights and the room of repose in which Sullivan and Muldoon relaxed and discussed strategy in the evenings which includes some of Muldoon s original furniture 1 Sullivan and Muldoon s use of this training camp was documented by the celebrated reporter Nellie Bly in an article she wrote for the New York World 5 Contents 1 Inductees 1 1 Original Inductees 1 2 Honorary Inductees 1 3 Marie Backus Person of the Year 1 4 Marie Backus Team of the Year 2 Induction Events 3 Current Recognized Champions 4 Modern Era Championship History 4 1 National Police Gazette Heavyweight World Championship 4 2 National Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship 4 3 National Police Gazette Lightweight American Championship 4 4 National Police Gazette Women s Featherweight World Championship 4 5 National Police Gazette Women s Featherweight American Championship 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksInductees editThe following are the inductees into the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame as of 6 April 2018 2 6 7 Original Inductees edit Original inductees are required to have boxed completely bare fisted with no wraps at some point in their career These include living fighters and those that fought as early as the 18th century Year Inductees Role Nationality2009 Jack Broughton Boxer nbsp England2009 Bill Richmond Boxer nbsp United States nbsp England2009 Tom Cribb Boxer nbsp England2009 Tom Hyer Boxer nbsp United States2009 Paddy Ryan Boxer nbsp Ireland nbsp United States2009 George Godfrey Boxer nbsp Canada2009 Jake Kilrain Boxer nbsp United States2009 John L Sullivan Boxer nbsp United States2009 William Muldoon Trainer nbsp United States2009 Richard K Fox Promoter nbsp Ireland nbsp United States2010 James Figg Boxer nbsp England2010 Tom Molineaux Boxer nbsp United States2010 Tom Spring Boxer nbsp England2010 John C Heenan Boxer nbsp United States2010 Tom Sayers Boxer nbsp England2010 Jem Mace Boxer nbsp England2010 Jem Smith Boxer nbsp England2010 Jack Nonpareil Dempsey Boxer nbsp Ireland nbsp United States2010 Jack McAuliffe Boxer nbsp Ireland nbsp United States2010 Billy Madden Manager nbsp Ireland nbsp England nbsp United States2010 Harry H Hill Promoter nbsp England nbsp United States2011 Jack Randall Boxer nbsp Ireland nbsp United States2011 Dan Donnelly Boxer nbsp Ireland2011 William Thompson Boxer nbsp England2012 Charley Mitchell Boxer nbsp England2012 James Belcher Boxer nbsp England2012 Hen Pearce Boxer nbsp England2013 Mike Cleary Boxer nbsp Ireland nbsp United States2013 Bob Fitzsimmons Boxer nbsp England nbsp New Zealand2013 Peter Jackson Boxer nbsp Denmark nbsp United States Virgin Islands nbsp Australia2014 Elizabeth Wilkinson Boxer nbsp England2014 Hattie Stewart Boxer nbsp United States2014 Hattie Leslie Boxer nbsp United States2014 Anna Lewis Boxer nbsp United States2014 Alice Leary Boxer nbsp United States2015 John Gully Boxer nbsp England2015 Professor Mike Donovan Boxer nbsp United States2015 Bobby Gunn Boxer nbsp Canada2016 Arthur Chambers Boxer nbsp England nbsp United States2016 Larry Foley Boxer nbsp Australia2016 Danny Batchelder Boxer nbsp United States2016 James Quinn McDonagh BoxerAuthorKnuckle film nbsp Ireland2016 Kimbo Slice BoxerStreet fighter nbsp Bahamas nbsp United States2016 Police Gazette Publication nbsp United States2017 Uriah Hughie Burton Boxer nbsp Ireland nbsp England2017 Ted Daley Boxer2017 Billy Edwards Boxer nbsp England2017 Bartley Gorman V Boxer nbsp England nbsp Ireland nbsp Wales2017 Daniel Mendoza Boxer nbsp England2018 Mike Conley Boxer nbsp United States2018 Tom Johnson Boxer nbsp England2018 Nat Langham Boxer nbsp England2018 Joe Lannon Boxer nbsp CanadaHonorary Inductees edit These must have brought positive spotlight to upstate New York or done a considerable service to the sport of Bare knuckle boxing Honorary inductees are those that have not bare knuckle boxed that is those listed as a boxer have boxed with gloves or wraps and inductees associated with ice hockey are inducted for their contributions to the fighting aspects of the game to date both hockey related honorary inductees have been associated with the Buffalo Sabres who play 66 miles 106 km from Belfast The honorary inductees were included as an acknowledgement that bare knuckle boxing ended as a mainstream sport over a century ago and that the honorary inductee system allows notable figures that promoted activity similar to bare knuckle boxing who might be more recognizable to modern audiences to be included in the Hall 8 Year Inductee Role Nationality2009 Carmen Basilio Boxer nbsp United States2009 Rob Ray Hockey enforcer nbsp Canada2009 Baby Joe Mesi Boxer nbsp United States2009 Bill Heaney Promoter nbsp United States2010 Billy Backus Boxer nbsp United States2011 Livingstone Bramble Boxer nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis nbsp United States Virgin Islands2011 Dick Wipperman Boxer nbsp United States2011 Jimmy Ralston Boxer nbsp United States2012 Ben Becker CoachTrainer to Muhammad Ali before the 1960 Summer Olympics nbsp United States2012 Tony Graziano Trainer of Billy Backus in the 1970s nbsp United States2012 Juan de Leon Trainer Team Mesi 2012 Carlos de Leon Trainer Team Mesi 2012 Angel de Leon Trainer Team Mesi 2012 Chuck Pelitera Trainer Team Mesi 2012 Johnny Sudac Jr TrainerGym Owner nbsp United States2012 Michael Tome Gym Owner nbsp United States2013 Carlos Ortiz Boxer nbsp Puerto Rico2013 Tommy Hicks Boxer nbsp United States2013 George Elbows McFadden Boxer nbsp United States2013 Hite Peckham Boxer nbsp United States2014 Nellie Bly Reporter nbsp United States2014 Melvina Lathan NYSAC Commissioner nbsp United States2014 Gloria Peek Trainer nbsp United States2014 Leona Brown Boxer nbsp United States2014 Christy Martin Boxer nbsp United States2015 Jack Green Jr Promoter of the sport2015 Johnny Green Boxer nbsp United States2015 Howard Cosell Commentator nbsp United States2015 Bert Sugar Historian nbsp United States2015 Don Dunphy Commentator nbsp United States2015 Al Bernstein Commentator nbsp United States2015 Cus D Amato Trainer nbsp United States2015 Charles Murray Boxer nbsp United States2015 Purple Heart Homes Charity nbsp United States2016 James J Corbett Boxer nbsp United States2016 Ring Magazine Publication nbsp United States2016 Boxing News Magazine Publication nbsp United Kingdom2016 The USA Boxing News Publication nbsp United States2017 Ed Atherton Wrestler nbsp United States2017 Barry Broughton Grandmaster2017 Chris Guzman Artist2017 Roy Harding Boxer nbsp United States2017 Jimmy Holmes Boxer nbsp United States2017 Tim Witherspoon Boxer nbsp United States2018 Rick Jeanneret Hockey announcer inducted for his blow by blow on in game fights nbsp Canada2018 Tony Gee Historian nbsp England2018 Dick Topinko Boxer nbsp United StatesMarie Backus Person of the Year edit Year Recipient2014 Mercedes Vazquez Simmons2015 Jack Emrick2016 Bob Collins2017 Gino Arilotta2018 Bill ClancyMarie Backus Team of the Year edit Year Team Members2018 Team USA Jujitsu Bryana BaerMike HanchettCharlie LoveDesmond WhiteBarry Broughton coach Induction Events editFor the inaugural induction ceremony in 2009 former undisputed heavyweight champion Leon Spinks was a special guest From 2011 2013 there was a breakfast in honour of a particular person each year in 2011 this was Jack Green Buffalo Ring 44 President In 2012 the breakfast was in honour of Jeff Mengel who had trained the fighter Jimmy Holmes in the barns in Belfast New York The 2013 breakfast was in honour of Zeke Wilson author of the book The Eighth Round combatant of prejudice in boxing and a noted boxer himself 2 Current Recognized Champions editWith the introduction of modern day sanctioned bare knuckle boxing events both inside and outside of the United States the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in conjunction with the National Police Gazette currently recognizes several individuals as World and American Bare Knuckle Boxing champions The following individuals are recognized as the current champions 9 Division ChampionHeavyweight World Champion nbsp Joey BeltranHeavyweight American Champion nbsp Chase ShermanLightweight American Champion nbsp Johnny BedfordWomen s Featherweight World Champion nbsp Bec RawlingsWomen s Featherweight American Champion nbsp Helen PeraltaModern Era Championship History editNational Police Gazette Heavyweight World Championship edit Weight limit 200 lbs and above 91 kg Bobby Gunn was recognized as the Bare Knuckle Boxing lineal champion after his victory over Richie Steward in 2011 Sometime after this victory Gunn was awarded the National Police Gazette Championship by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame He then cemented his lineal championship status as he defeated Irineu Beato Costa Jr at BKFC 1 in 2018 which did not appear to be a Police Gazette Championship title defense 10 dd No Name Event Date Defenses1 nbsp Bobby Gunn promoted to undisputed champion N A February 2016National Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship edit Weight limit 200 lbs and above 91 kg Arnold Adams claimed this championship by winning an 8 man tournament which was hosted by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship dd No Name Event Date Defenses1 nbsp Arnold Adams def Sam Shewmaker Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3Biloxi Mississippi October 20 20182 nbsp Chase Sherman Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7Biloxi Mississippi August 10 2019National Police Gazette Lightweight American Championship edit Weight limit 135 lbs 61 kg Johnny Bedford claimed this championship by winning an 8 man tournament which was hosted by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship dd No Name Event Date Defenses1 nbsp Johnny Bedford def Reggie Barnett Jr Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6Tampa Florida June 22 2019National Police Gazette Women s Featherweight World Championship edit Weight limit 126 lbs 57 kg The inaugural champion Bec Rawlings was awarded the National Police Gazette Championship by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame 3 days after her historic win over Alma Garcia 11 dd No Name Event Date Defenses1 nbsp Bec Rawlings promoted to undisputed champion N A June 5 2018 1 def Britain Hart at BKFC 2 on Aug 25 2018 2 def Cecilia Flores at BKFC 4 on Feb 2 2019National Police Gazette Women s Featherweight American Championship edit Weight limit 126 lbs 57 kg dd No Name Event Date Defenses1 nbsp Christine Ferea def Britain Hart Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5Biloxi Mississippi April 6 20192 nbsp Helen Peralta Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 7Biloxi Mississippi August 10 2019See also editInternational Boxing Hall of FameReferences edit a b Belfast N Y houses Bare Knuckle Hall ESPN Retrieved 2016 02 24 a b c BKBHOF Inductees Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 2017 04 28 Retrieved 2016 02 24 Kimbo Slice inducted into Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame My MMA News Retrieved 2016 02 24 List of Inductees By Year of Introduction Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 28 April 2017 Retrieved 4 April 2018 Bly Nellie A Visit with John L Sullivan Archived from the original on 2014 08 18 Retrieved 2016 02 24 Staff Reports Bare Knuckle Boxing HOF announces 2017 induction class Wellsville Daily Reporter GateHouse Media Archived from the original on 28 April 2017 Retrieved 5 April 2018 2018 Inductees Announced Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 8 April 2018 Retrieved 6 April 2018 Wilson Sam July 6 2018 Jeanneret to join Rob Ray in BKBHOF Olean Times Herald Retrieved July 6 2018 Champions bareknuckleboxinghalloffame com Retrieved 2019 02 11 The Most Prestigious Bare Knuckle Championship Belt of All Time NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE Retrieved 2019 06 25 BKB Hall of Fame BKB Hall of Fame Retrieved 2019 02 07 External links editOfficial Website Photo gallery on IBRO website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame amp oldid 1184897772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
