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For a period during the 1980s Duva was involved in a restaurant named "Lou Duva's Seafood Grille and Sports Club" in Totowa, New Jersey. Duva was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in 1998 and lived in Wayne, New Jersey, just a few miles from where his family once lived in Paterson, New Jersey. [4]
Shaw was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009, as well as the California Boxing Hall of Fame, for his contributions to the sport.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born Dwight Braxton; January 5, 1953) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1998. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC and Ring magazine light heavyweight titles from 1981 to 1983, and the WBA cruiserweight title from 1985 to 1986.
Anthony Johns is an American boxer from Newark, New Jersey. He was the 2019 National Golden Gloves Champion in the Light flyweight division. [1] Johns was a New Jersey Golden Gloves Championship four-time winner and New Jersey Diamond Gloves Championship four-time winner. [2] He was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. [3]
In 2004, Gordon was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was inducted into the Ring 8 New York State Hall of Fame. In 2024, he was inducted into the Atlantic City Hall of Fame. He was most-recently voted to be a part of the Class of 2025 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Smoger is a member of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame – Class of 1997. In 2001, he was designated the World's Best Professional Boxing Referee by The Ring magazine. [citation needed] In 2010, he was recognized by the World Boxing Association as Referee of the Year. In 2013 he was recognized by the International Boxing Association as the ...
He met his wife, future boxing judge Barbara Perez, as they were both working at the Seagram's distillery. [39] His wife lost a brother, who was a firefighter, during the September 11 attacks in 2001. She is a member of the New Jersey state's boxing hall of fame. Perez died on December 14, 2021, at the age of 90. [40]
Esa began his amateur boxing career at the age of 17 in New Jersey, accumulating a record of 7–1 with 7 knockouts. His only loss was to future heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. At the age of 20, while preparing for the Olympic trials, Esa was hit in the face with a bottle and required over 300 facial stitches, which ended his amateur career.