LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Legendary fighters Mike Tyson, Oscar de la
Hoya, "Sugar" Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes and Julio Cesar Chavez were
among the inaugural inductees named Wednesday to the Nevada Boxing Hall
of Fame.
Voting was done by the group's board of directors with enshrinement ceremonies to be staged in 2013.
Also inducted were fighters Diego Corrales and Mike McCallum, trainers
Eddie Futch and Freddie Roach, promoters Don King and Bob Arum, referees
Joe Cortez and Mills Lane, executives Marc Ratner and James Nave,
reporters Al Bernstein and Royce Feour and contributors Kirk Kirkorian
and Sig Rogich.
Former undisputed heavyweight
champion Tyson went 50-6 with 44 knockouts and was the youngest man to
hold the crown while Holmes, 69-6 with 44 knockouts, owned the
heavyweight title from 1978 through 1985.
Leonard, 36-3 with one drawn and 25 knockouts, was a 1976 Montreal
Olympic champion and a 1980s star with victories over Roberto Duran,
Marvin Hagler and Tommy Hearns.
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