On a very sad note, Joe Frazier has passed away.

The Joe Frazier funeral will take place on Monday November 14, 2011
9-11am – Calling – Closed Casket
11am – Service Starts

Calling and Service will be held at 
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
 at 2800 West Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19150
 – (215) 276-7200

In lieu of flowers, the Frazier family asks you to send donations to 
The American Cancer Society. Make checks payable to ACS, Inc.
8400 Silver Crossing, Oklahoma City, OK 73132.
 Please include in your memo: In Memory of Joe Frazier.

In addition to the Monday service for Frazier, apparently he will also “lie in state” at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly on Friday (10AM – 5PM) & Saturday (10AM – 1PM).

Here’s the article excerpt:

“Legendary heavyweight boxer Smokin’ Joe Frazier died Monday after a bout with liver cancer. He was 67.
On Wednesday Frazier’s family released funeral details.
Smokin’ Joe’s body will be lying in state at the Wells Fargo Center Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“This will be an opportunity for his many fans, supporters and boxing lovers from around the world to pay their final respects to Joe Frazier,” his family said in a release.”

Congratulations goes out to Bob Duffy and his committee on a very success affair. We had over 100 Ring 8 members, their family, friends and kids attend.

I want to thank everybody for attending Ring 8 Family Picnic and from all the feedback it appears that this will become an annual event. I want to extend a special thanks to Paulette who went above and beyond in attempting to provide transportation for Emile, but he was not permitted to leave his home care facility, but was successful in arranging transportation for Bill Tate, who’s arrival brought the biggest smile to every one’s face, he definitely was the V.I.P. , also to Henry Hascup, who made the trip all the way from New Jersey to show support for our first event , also the many thanks to all the NYSAC members, who were present, and a special thanks to Peter Frutkoff, who aside from taking many pictures, won the 50/50, and donated the $ 110.00 back to Ring 8.

PS  Dr Bohm finally got his award and he was just as happy to receive it …..whew …thank you for your patience ( no pun intended ) and a great welcome back to Stan Janousek and his trusted camera as he also took a great amount pictures that you can see below.

….But again to all those who showed …Thank you …..

PS  Don’t forget our next meeting  Sept 20

Sunday – July 31st – 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Brady Park – Massapequa Park, NY (L.I.)

10 AM – 12 Noon – Coffee, Tea, Juice, Rolls, Bagels & Donuts

12 Noon – Barbeque Begins – Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Macaroni & Potato Salads

4:00 PM – Desert Served (Coffee, Tea & Cookies)

* Soda, Beer & Water Included

Brady Park has a NEW Children’s Playground, Baseball field, Bocce & Basketball Courts, Shuffleboard & Horseshoe Grounds – All Overlooking a Beautiful Lake.

COST – $20.00 Per Person

$35.00 Per Family (2 or More)

Exit 31 on the Southern State Parkway 9bear right) to stop sign (Linden Street) make a left turn to 1st stop sign (Lakeshore Drive) make a right and continue on Lakeshore Drive for approx. 2 miles to Brady Park.

For information contact:
Bob Duffy – 516-313-2304
Tony Mazzarella – 718-729-4862

Annual membership dues of $25 can be paid at the door. PLEASE bring your current id card with you!!!

This also includes a buffet dinner at every meeting.

This month our guest speaker will be Steve Farhood.

Steven Farhood (born 15 February 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, New York) is an American boxing historian and analyst.

Farhood served as editor-in-chief of The Ring and KO Magazine. He also served as First Vice President of the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Farhood has been an on-air analyst for ESPN, CNN, SportsChannel and USA Network‘s “Tuesday Night Fights”. He currently serves as a commentator on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation.

In 2002 Farhood won the Sam Taub Award, which is given for “Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism”.

Please forward this to anyone who may be interested.
Ring 8
The NYS Veteran Boxer’s Association
The Waterfront Crabhouse
203 Borden Avenue
NY 11101
(718) 729-4862
Meetings are at 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
www.Ring8NY.com

PHILADELPHIA, PA – A larger than life statue of former middleweight champion Joey Giardello will be unveiled and dedicated in a public ceremony on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 1:00 PM. The event will be held at the permanent statue location of South 13th Street, Mifflin Street and East Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia.

The statue was sculpted by artist Carl LeVotch for the Joey Giardello Project, a partnership of boxing organizations that consists of the Veteran Boxers Association, PhillyBoxingHistory.com, and the Harrowgate Boxing Club. The group worked on the non-profit project over the past two and one half years.

In addition to honoring the great Giardello, the realistic artwork is also a tribute to the history of boxing in South Philadelphia. A total of seventy boxers are included in the tribute as well as landmark South Philadelphia gyms and fight venues.

Joey Giardello won the world middleweight championship in 1963 by defeating Dick Tiger and held the title for two years. He compiled a professional ring record of 101-25-7 with 33 KOs, and entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993. Giardello died September 4, 2008.

The bronze statue will be the first such monument of a real-life boxer in Philadelphia, one of the world’s greatest fight towns.

The dedication event is free to the public and will be a celebration of Giardello, the statue and Philly boxing history.

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CONTACT:
John DiSanto
Philly Boxing History
609-377-6413
johndisanto@phillyboxinghistory.com