The Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (abbreviated PABHOF) is a sports hall of fame established in Pennsylvania, United States, in 1958, with over 430 inductees.
History The Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 1958. Established by members of the Veteran Boxers Association Ring 1, the hall honors Pennsylvania's boxing heritage.
The Hall of Fame held its first induction under the direction of VBA president Joe Guinan. The original 1958 class selected as "Pennsylvanians who have made outstanding contributions to boxing" included Harry Greb, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Lew Tendler, Billy Conn, and Tommy Loughran. A Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame plaque was unveiled in the lobby of the Convention Hall in Philadelphia, with Conn, Loughran, and Tendler in attendance.
In 2014, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, daughter of Smokin' Joe Frazier, became the first female boxer inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame.
Inductees 1958: Billy Conn, Harry Greb, Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Lew Tendler 1959: Leo Houck, Harry Lewis, Jack McGuigan 1960: Frank Klaus 1961: Pete Latzo, Young Loughrey, Herman Taylor 1962: Johnny Burns, Cuddy Demarco, Tommy O'Toole 1963: Billy Soose, Johnny Jadick 1964: Benny Bass, Rocky Castellani, Johnny Mealey 1965: Benny Kauffman, Sammy Smith, Frank Weiner, Tony Morgano 1966: Bobby Barrett, Lou Jaffe, Fritzie Zivic 1967: Battling Levinsky 1968: Midget Wolgast, Harry 'Kid' Brown, Jimmy Mendo 1969: Pat Bradley, Johnny Clark, Freddie Kelly, Bernard Lemisch 1970: Jack McCarron 1971: Sammy Angott, Nat Frank, Bill Maher 1972: Joey Giardello, Teddy Yarosz 1973: Gus Dorazio, Pal Moore, Frank Palumbo 1974: Harold Johnson, Joe Cervino, Bobby Wolgast 1975: Eddie Cool, Jimmy Toppi, Lew Massey 1976: Frankie Caris, Mike Evans, Billy Speary, Pete Tomasco 1977: Angelo Dundee, Jack Blackburn, Henry 'Kid' Wolfe 1978: Chris Dundee, Harry Blitman, Ernie Caesar, Tony Falco, Willie Patterson, Babe Ruth 1979: Dan Bucceroni, Jimmy Carlini, Bobby Dean, Yank Durham, Charlie Ettinger, Eddie Giosa, Joe Shannon, Joe Sweeney, Joe Polino 1980: Teddy Baldwin, Frankie Carto, Gene Gollotto, Francis Lederer, Nick Spano, Young Robideau 1981: Patsey Bradley, Willie Curry, Billy Davis, Bat Dundee, Lew Skymer, John McCullough 1982: Frank Palermo, Nunzio Carto, J.J. Harrington, George Katz, Pete Kelly, Charles Santore 1983: Carmen Bartolomeo, Hank Cisco, Robert Hurst, Tommy Maher, Franny Rafferty 1984: Vic Capcino, Tony Cisco, Ed Keenan, Ralph Lake, Steve Traitz Sr., Dave Zinkoff, Marty Mellett 1985: Jackie Britton, Battling Gates 1986: George Benton, Joey Belfiore, Stanley 'Kitten' Hayward, Charles Sgrillo, Richie Martell 1987: Jimmy Burns, Kid Primo, Phil Sacks 1989: Frank Cappuccino, John 'Lefty' Carroll, Joe Crosly, Jack Costello, Joe Fagan, Jack Hauf, Johnny Haye, Jackie Lennon, Eddie Woods, Johnny Pepe 1990: Mickey Martell, Willie 'The Worm' Monroe 1991: Frankie Sodano, Joe Frazier, Frankie Sodano, Tommy Ruth 1993: Santa Bucca, Wesley Mouzon, Johnny Natchez, Mayon Padlo 1994: Jimmy Binns, Lucien Blackwell, Hank Kropinski, Jimmy Soo, Tony Strazzeri, Howard McCall 1997: Randall "Tex" Cobb, Joe Bonadies 1998: Marvis Frazier, Jimmy Young, Robert Grasso 1999: Mickey Rosati 2000: Tommy Forte, Jimmie Stewart, Ike White, Johnny Wolgast 2002: Anthony Boyle, Bucky Decarlo, Eugene 'Cyclone' Hart, Nate Miller, Joe Sankey 2003: Buster Drayton, Joe Aurillo, John Carroll, Johnny Gilmore, Joe O'Neill 2004: Vinnie Burgese, Jimmy Deoria, Sammy Goss, Joe Trofe, Bobby 'Boogaloo' Watts 2005: Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bernard Fernandez, Frank Loughrey, Brian McGinley 2006: Jeff Chandler, Tyrone Everett, Tommy Cross, Rudy Donato, Chick Feldman, Marty Feldman, Mickey Grandinetti, Joe Guinan, Gypsy Joe Harris, Kevin Howard, Johnny Hutchinson, George Larover, Gennaro Pellegrini, J Russel Peltz, Willie Reddish, Pinny Schafer 2007: Bennie Briscoe, Danny Dougherty, Jimmie Sykes, Dick Turner, Len Matthews, Rodney Moore, Augie Pantellas 2008: Sonny Liston, Charles Brewer, Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Meldrick Taylor, Percy Bassett, Jack McKinney, Curtis Parker 2009: Dave Tiberi, Sidney Adams, Eddie Aliano, Henry 'Toothpick' Brown, Calvin Grove, Garnet 'Sugar' Hart, Robert Hines, Jimmy Wilson, Charley Scott 2010: Leotis Martin, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Billy Arnold, Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown, Tyrone Crawley, Ed Derian, Mike Everett, Gary Hinton, Quenzell McCall 2011: Charlie Cummings, Don Elbaum, Al Ettore, George Godfrey, Joe Gramby, Richie Kates, Tommy Marciano, Jerry Martin, David Reid 2012: Joe Hand Sr., Johnny Carter, Nigel Collins, Eddie Corma, Dorsey Lay, Steve Little, Jessie Smith, Frank Moran, Joe Rowan 2013: Tyrell Biggs, Steve Smoger, Ivan Robinson, Charley Burley, Chuck Hasson, Fred Jenkins, Norman Torpey Sr., Roy 'Tiger' Williams, John Mulvenna, Mario Saurennann 2014: Naazim Richardson, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Mitch Allen, Earl Hargrove, Stan Hochman, Ed 'Gunboat' Smith, Leon Tabbs, Jimmy Tygh, Percy Manning, Mike Picciotti 2015: Jerome Artis, Milt Bailey, Wee Willie Davies, Baron Dougherty, Joey Eye, Bouie Fisher, John David Jackson, Sam Solomon, Steve Traitz Jr., Anthony Witherspoon, Tommy Yarosz, Tony Martin, Hank Quinn, Slim Jim Robinson, Roger Russell 2016: Benny Amparo, Jimmy Arthur, Bob Baker, Johnny Bizzarro, Harry Bobo, George Chip, Ralph Citro, Duke Dugent, George James, Hugh Kearney, Joe Thomas, Chucky T, Jack Obermayer, Andre Prophet, Augie Scimeca, Monty Sherrick 2017: Bert Cooper, Richie Bennett, David Bey, Buck Crouse, Buster Custus, Alfonso Hayman, George Hill, Wade Hinnant, Hammer Jones, Jerry Judge, Danny Kramer, Frank Kubach, Pittsburgh Jackie Wilson, Peter Maher, Lee Sala 2018: Jersey Joe Walcott, Mark Holmes, Mike Acri, Dr. George Bonner, Angel Cruz, Anthony Fletcher, Frank Fletcher, Tony Green, Ernie Singletary, Mike Stewart, Larry Torpey, Carey Williams, Marvin Mack, Stan Maliszewski, Johnny Morris, Willie Reddish Jr. 2019: Tony Thornton, Lynne Carter, Ivan Cohen, Vaughn Hooks, Kerry Judge, Charles Singleton, Will Taylor, Tony Thornton, Woodie Marcus, Al Massey, Barney McGinley, Art Rooney, Jack O'Halloran, Adolph Ritacco 2020: Bozy Ennis, Derek Ennis, Rudy Battle, Bill Bossio, Jim Deoria Sr., Johnny Forte, Otis Graham, Alfred Mitchell, Marshall Kauffman, Curtis Sheppard, Paul Spadafora, Maxie Strub, Myron Taylor, Billy Wallace, Bee Bee Wright, Jack McClelland, Willie Moore, Carol Polis 2021: Troy Fletcher, Marvin Garris, Kelvin Kelly, Julian Letterlough, Fernando Rodriguez 2022: Zahir Raheem, Freddie Pendleton, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins, Michael Moorer, Tony Bersani, Lou Bizzarro, Dick Welsh, Tom Yankello, Harold Moore, Battling Murray, Rob Murray, Tommy Reed 2023: Yusaf Mack, Tom Cushman, Al Fennell, Willie Gibbs, Randy Griffin, Sloan Harrison, Gary Hegyi, Sam Hickman, Teon Kennedy, John Stewart, Barry Stumpf, Elvin Thompson, Harry Joe Yorgey, Reddy Moore, Arthur R. Pelullo, Freddy Reyes 2024: Jay Anderson, Shar'ron Baker, Nino Del Buono, Willie Folk, John Gallagher, Joe Hand Jr., Leroy Haynes, Brian Minto, Ken Hissner, Mike Koranicki, Terrance Lewis, Greg Sirb, Stanley Williams, Gerald Nobles, Billy Peacock, James Robinson, Gary Rosato 2025: Mike Jones (boxer), Young Gene Buffalo, Jules Aronson, Bob Wright, George Bochetto, Peter Byron, Kermit Cintron, Jimmy Clark, Jack Fried, Frank Gelb, Phil Glassman, Toochie Gordon, Bobby Gunnis, George Hanson, Eric Hunter, Honyechile Johnson, Lajuan Simon, Jason Sosa, Rick Steigerwald, Frank Taylor, Anthony Thompson, Frankie Mitchell, KO Becky O'Neill, Willie O'Neill, Jack Puggy
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