WHO WILL JOIN BOB ARUM, SEAN GIBBONS & PANAMA?
San Francisco, CA– They say, “Any publicity is good publicity.” Well, I don’t know if our Wall of Shame inductees agree with that notion. Bob Arum, Sean Gibbons, Panama Lewis, and the soon to be enshrined Antonio Margarito and trainer Javier Capiello, they all have their place on the Wall of Shame.
WALL OF FAME NOMINEES THUS FAR
Out first inductee was Texan Arlen “Spider” Bynum. Nick Charles, the Sho Box announcer and former CNN star, currently battling Cancer, his Wall of Fame induction will be this week. Harold Lederman and Larry Merchant, both of HBO, their presentations to the Wall of Fame are in process as well. As for the departed, Johnny Tocco, the man that ran the Ringside Gym in Las Vegas from the early 1950s to the mid to late 1990s, and referee Davey Pearl, both of whom were close to Sonny Liston, this pair will be honored in the near future. Also slated for enshrinement, the one, the only, Chuck Minker, former boxing judge and face of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
NEED YOUR INPUT FOR THE WALL OF SHAME & FAME TO WORK!
I’m going to leave most of the nominating to the RingTalk.com readers, because after all unlike most boxing websites, what we do here isn’t for the sake of sponsors or press credentials, myself, and my impeccable staff, we do this because of our love for the sport, NOT the business. You can post your choices below and indicate which Wall you are nominating them for. Boxing fans, let the voting begin!
Pedro Fernandez