Ring 8 MEETING
THURSDAY
APRIL 18, 2024
7pm
O’Neill’s
64-21 53rd Dr.
Maspeth, NY
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BOXING TALK
Ron McNair

Muhammad Ali
We all know that ALI lost 43 months of his prime fighting years, due to The Draft issues.
March 22, 1967 – Folley
Oct. 26, 1970 – Quarry
That’s 3 years & 7 months that ALI didn’t fight in his 20’s
The PRIME OF A BOXERS LIFE.
CASSIUS CLAY won his title off of Sonny Liston of Feb.25 1964.
The rematch was set for Nov.16,1964 in the Boston Garden.
3 days before the fight Ali needed emergency surgery for a Hernia.
The new date would be May 25, 1965.
That’s 15 more months the champ was inactive.
43 months
15 months
58 months that MUHAMMAD ALI DID NOT FIGHT IN HIS 20’s
Still looked what he accomplished.
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BIG George Foreman
76-5- 68 KO’s
Big George had his 1st pro bout in MSG June 23,1969, a 3rd round stoppage over Don Waldhelm.
03/17/77 George lost a UD to Jimmy Young.
He didn’t fight again for 10 years.
03/09/87 George made his comeback & beat Steve Zouski
What would have George accomplished if he fought those 10 years?
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Member
CARLOS ORTIZ jr.
First of all we’d all like to thank Carlos for for his BRAVERY in taking
THE STEP FORWARD
to defend our country. USMC, SGT.
If that wasn’t tough enough Carlos joined the NYPD and served his city well.
Carlos joined the NYSAC as a judge in 2006.
He was on the fast track to becoming a top judge.
He started getting high profile bout to judge quickly.
Bivol, Pascal, Kovalev, Jacob’s, Wilder, Charlo and many more.
Carlos was a Bright Shining STAR in the NYSAC.
He judged 421 bouts in 12 years.
The light was so bright that IBF PRESIDENT DARYL PEOPLES noticed it.
Daryl, with E-ZPass in hand crossed the Goethals Bridge, Verrazano Bridge & the Kosciusko Bridge picked up Carlos in home in Queens and drove him back to the IBF Headquarters in Springfield NJ. Gave him the position of
CHAMPIONSHIP CHAIRMAN.
Carlos is now a shining STAR for the IBF.
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Member
Neil O’Donnell
From Bay Ridge Brooklyn,
FOOTBALL IS IN HIS BONES
played for the Knute Rockne Football League 1969-76
All-star and leader, TEAM PLAYER.
Close ties to Rudy Piccirillo & family.
Rudy was the man behind the ROCKNEE JR’s DYNASTY, 6 straight championships.
Neil’s Dad and his uncle started Neil off on the heavy bag when he was 6.
But the head trainer in the house, his Mom, said no more Boxing.
Neil is a retired NYPD Detective. He was very active on the job. He was known throughout the city. He earned 52 Medals. &
Neil was involved in 5 BLISTERING SHOOT OUT in his NYPD career.
He is very happy to be joining Ring 8
We are pleased to have this HERO in our corner.
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Member
John Reetz
Great story, Barkley is fighting Hearns in 12 hours.
John Reetz closes the deal with $75,000 cash to Vinny Ferguson for Iran Barkley contract.
Talk about a successful manager!
Look at the bouts Reetz set up for Iran between 1988-1994
Hearns, Duran, Nunn, Benn, Hearns, Van Horn, Toney, Maske.
John also worked with Dennis Milton and Merqui Sosa.
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Meldrick Taylor
At the age of 17 Taylor won the 1984 Olympic Gold Medal at Featherweight.
To show you how advanced Meldrick was with international competition at the age of 17, Howard Davis jr. at the age of 17 was looking to win his 2nd set of NEW YORK DAILY NEWS GOLDEN GLOVES in 1974
They both fought to a split draw in 1986 at the Sands in AC
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RING 8, PRESIDENT,
RON McNAIR
ronmac10998@gmail.com
917-968-5636