Ring Announcer (Rng Anncr) Joe Antonacci died recently...

[JCS]

Reported by Fight News today.... Dead at 63 (heart attack)
https://fightnews.com/rip-joe-antonacci/160991

"Rng Anncr" on BoxRec... he originally came up with PTBF.

Major bummer..

[Evander]

I remember him.

[margaret thatcher]

gentleman joe, may you rip

[Lenny Cravats]

Sad news... 63 is no age. Love to his family and friends.

[chucktaylor]

Generous Joe Antonacci was a familiar and welcome face on boxing telecasts... RIP

[armageto]

Damn, Joe was a great guy. Hard to find in the sport of boxing.

First time I met him was at Toney/Ruiz I think it was. I had my connection for discounted tickets and was going to sell him some. We couldn't meet up and this was before Zelle/Venmo, that type of stuff. I remember he asked if I could electronically send him the tickets and he would give me the money at the fight, saying "Where am I going to run to, I'm the ring announcer". Solid point Joe!

He introduced me to Buffer and Cooney that night. I also bumped into Chuck Zito as well when I was talking to Joe after the fights. Zito is another solid guy.

Another story with Joe, I couldn't make it to one of Madison's fights and he was announcing. He asked if I was going the week of, told him about slipping on black ice. He said you know, that would be a great nickname for Madison. Being slippery on defense and being, well, black. I told him that would be funny if he just called him that.

Joe ran with that, and during his ring walk introduction announced Darrel "Black Ice" Madison. I remember watching the fight later, seeing him come to the ring, and when his name was announced he had a " WTF" look on his face....

I lost touch with Joe, like most people in the sport, when I stopped writing, helping promoters, etc. He was a great guy who died too young, even at 63. Safe travels my friend, your generosity definitely earned you points in the next stage

[margaret thatcher]

what is darrell madison doing these days

[armageto]

what is darrell madison doing these days

Not much, wasn't my vote for him to sign with Don King, who basically shelved him after one fight. He never got his money that King owed him either. Terrible way to end a career. He's moved on from boxing and doing other stuff in life, was working with Joe Smith at his company.

[Evander]

Damn, Joe was a great guy. Hard to find in the sport of boxing.

First time I met him was at Toney/Ruiz I think it was. I had my connection for discounted tickets and was going to sell him some. We couldn't meet up and this was before Zelle/Venmo, that type of stuff. I remember he asked if I could electronically send him the tickets and he would give me the money at the fight, saying "Where am I going to run to, I'm the ring announcer". Solid point Joe!

He introduced me to Buffer and Cooney that night. I also bumped into Chuck Zito as well when I was talking to Joe after the fights. Zito is another solid guy.

Another story with Joe, I couldn't make it to one of Madison's fights and he was announcing. He asked if I was going the week of, told him about slipping on black ice. He said you know, that would be a great nickname for Madison. Being slippery on defense and being, well, black. I told him that would be funny if he just called him that.

Joe ran with that, and during his ring walk introduction announced Darrel "Black Ice" Madison. I remember watching the fight later, seeing him come to the ring, and when his name was announced he had a " WTF" look on his face....

I lost touch with Joe, like most people in the sport, when I stopped writing, helping promoters, etc. He was a great guy who died too young, even at 63. Safe travels my friend, your generosity definitely earned you points in the next stage