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

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, right next to exit 34 of the New York State Thruway, honors boxers, trainers and other contributors to the sport worldwide. Inductees are selected on ballots created through screened public nominations by members of the

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. The IBHOF started as a 1980s initiative by Ed Brophy and other locals to honor Canastota's world boxing champions,

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and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus; the village of Canastota inaugurated the new museum in 1989 which showcases boxing's rich history. With the opening of the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turing Stone Casino in the nearby city of Verona in the early 90s, a relationship was developed whereas various IBHOF Hall of Fame Weekend events were hosted at the casino. Today, the IBHOF 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 13 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 recognized Boxing Halls of Fame with the other being the World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF), with the IBHOF being the more widely recognized institution. Ceremonies have been held every second Sunday in June since 1990 to honor inductees but were postponed in 2020 and 2021 due to

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. 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 three years after their retirement (previously used to be five years before 2019). 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

* Kenny Adams (2024) *Johnny Addie (2018) *Thomas S. Andrews (1992) * Ray Arcel (1991) *

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(1999) * Jarvis Astaire (2006) *Giuseppe Ballarati (1999) *

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(2025) * George Benton (2001) * Ignacio Beristáin (2011) * Al Bernstein (2012) * A.F. Bettinson (2011) * Whitey Bimstein (2006) * Jack Blackburn (1992) * William A. Brady (1998) * Umberto Branchini (2004) * Teddy Brenner (1993) *Freddie Brown (2021) *Amilcar Brusa (2007) *

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(2012) * Bill Cayton (2005) * John Graham Chambers (1990) *Don Chargin (2001) * Stanley Christodoulou (2004) * Gil Clancy (1993) * Irving Cohen (2002) *James W. Coffroth (1991) *Cuco Conde (2007) * Joe Cortez (2011) *

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(1995) * Lou DiBella (2020) *Jeff Dickson (2000) *Arthur Donovan (1993) * Mickey Duff (1999) * Angelo Dundee (1994) * Chris Dundee (1994) *

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(1993) * Dan Duva (2003) * Lou Duva (1998) * Pierce Egan (1991) *Don Elbaum (2019) *Whitey Esneault (2016) *

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(2010) *

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(1990) *Richard Kyle Fox (1997) *Dewey Fragetta (2003) *Don Fraser (2005) * Eddie Futch (1994) *Al Gavin (2025) *Harry Gibbs (2025) * Billy Gibson (2009) * Charley Goldman (1992) * Ruby Goldstein (1994) * Bob Goodman (2009) * Brad Goodman (2023) * Murray Goodman (1999) *Dan Goossen (2020) *Joe Goossen (2023) *Bill Gore (2008) *Howard Grant (2019) *Abe J. Greene (2009) * Larry Hazzard (2010) * Barry Hearn (2014) * Akihiko Honda (2009) * Joe Humphreys (1997) *Sam Ichinose (2001) *Brad Jacobs (2023) *

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(1993) * Mike Jacobs (1990) * Jimmy Johnston (1999) *Guy Jutras (2019) * Jackie Kallen (2024) * J. P. Leo "Jack 'Doc' Kearns" McKernan (1990) *

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(1997) *Klaus-Peter Kohl (2018) * Mills Lane (2013) * Tito Lectoure (1997) *

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(2015) *

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(2013) * A.J. Liebling (1992) * Hugh, Earl of Lonsdale (1996) * Harry Markson (1992) * John, Marquess of Queensberry (1990) *Jackie McCoy (2021) * Arthur Mercante (1995) *Dan Morgan (2000) * William Muldoon (1996) * Gilbert Odd (1995) * Tom O'Rourke (1999) * Mogens Palle (2008) *Dan Parker (1996) * George Parnassus (1991) * J Russell Peltz (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) * Sam Silverman (2002) * Steve Smoger (2015) * Jack Solomons (1995) *

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(2010) *

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(2014) * Fred Sternburg (2024) * Emanuel Steward (1997) *

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(2007) * Sam Taub (1995) *Herman Taylor (1998) * Bruce Trampler (2010) * Rip Valenti (2012) *Lou Viscusi (2004) *

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(1992) * Frank Warren (2008) * Al Weill (2003)

Observers

*Seth Abraham (2023) * Steve Albert (2018) * Dave Anderson (2008) * Teddy Atlas (2019) *Lester Bromberg (2001) * Jimmy Cannon (2002) * Harry Carpenter (2011) * Nick Charles (2024) * Ralph Citro (2001) *

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

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(2009) * Bill Gallo (2001) * Randy Gordon (2025) * Jim Gray (2018) *

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(2025) * Reg Gutteridge (2002) * Thomas Hauser (2020) * W.C. Heinz (2004) *Jersey Jones (2005) * Hank Kaplan (2006) * Michael Katz (2012) * George Kimball (2021) *Joe Koizumi (2008) *

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(2015) * Jay Larkin (2021) *Wallace Matthews (2024) * Mario Rivera Martino (2019) * Hugh McIlvanney (2009) * Larry Merchant (2009) * Harry Mullan (2005) * Barney Nagler (2004) * LeRoy Neiman (2007) *

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(2002) * Tim Ryan (2023) *

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(2003) *Ed Schuyler (2010) * Herbert "Bert" Sugar (2005) *

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(2006)

Women's Modern

Women's Trailblazer

Women non-participants

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

References

External links

International Boxing Hall of Fame
– official website {{DEFAULTSORT:International Boxing Hall Of Fame Boxing museums and halls of fame Halls of fame in New York (state) * Museums in Madison County, New York Sports museums in New York (state) Sports halls of fame