The James A. Farley Award is an award conferred by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) for Honesty and Integrity. The award is named after American politician James A. Farley.
History The award, established in 1977, was named for James A. Farley, former New York State Athletic Commissioner and devoted supporter of boxing.
The award is periodically presented to individuals who exemplify lifelong integrity in the sport of boxing.
The first recipient of the James A. Farley Award was Harry Markson, former president of Madison Square Garden. Rarely awarded by the BWAA, there have been only 19 recipients of the James A. Farley Award.
Past recipients Source: 1977 – Harry Markson 1984 – John F.X. Condon 1985 – Murray Goodman 1989 – Barney Nagler 1995 – Marvin Kohn 1996 – Eddie Futch 2005 – Howie Albert, Angelo Dundee, Dr. Margaret Goodman, Dr. Flip Homansky 2006 – Ron Scott Stevens 2009 – Mills Lane 2010 – Micky Ward 2011 – Wladimir & Vitali Klitschko 2013 – John Sheppard 2015 – Lou DiBella 2016 – David Berlin 2018 – Greg Sirb 2020 – None 2021 – None 2022 – None 2023 – None 2024 – None 2025 - None
See also Boxing Writers Association of America
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