Ring 8 Minutes and Notes Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
President Matt Farrago
Ring 8 Minutes
Executive Board Meeting
The monthly executive board meeting of the Veteran Boxers Association of NY, Ring 8, Inc. was held on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at the Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City, New York .
Board members in attendance: President, Matt Farrago, V.P. Henny Wallitsch, Lenny Mangiapane, Joe Dwyer, Henry Hascup, Vinnie Maddalone, Richie O’Neil, Bobby Bartel, Tommy Gallagher, Keith Sullivan, Jack Hirsch, John Labate, Paulette Balog, Tony DiPippo, Bob Duffy and Tony Mazzarella.
R.I.P. boxers were acknowledged:
Johnny Breitenbruck will always have a place in the hearts of all Ring 8 Members
Henny Wallitsch, Tony Napoli, Tommy Gallagher, Johnny Breitenbruck, Joe Micelo and Lenny Mangiapane
A. Johnny Breitenbruck
Former professional boxer Johnny Breitenbruck passed away August 8, 2010. Johnny boxed professionally from 1946-1956, and compiled a record of 34-10-2 (12). He was only stopped once. He would have turned 83 on September 20th. Breitenbruck was a member and Board Member of Ring 8 NY. He was a tough boxer from Williamsburg , Brooklyn . He boxed in the Marines before turning pro. As a professional he beat Jimmy Herring at the Ridgewood Grove Arena. On September 1, 1949, in a dramatic display of courage, he knocked out Gene Salisbury at Ft. Hamilton Arena after spending an hour in frigid waters that afternoon trying to save a drowning boy. He also defeated Buster Carroll, Tommy Ciarlo, Rocky Tomasello, and Chester Rico. Others he fought included Jack LaBua, Sal DiMartino, Buddy Holderfield and Al “Bozo” Costantino.
