https://boxrec.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=PeltzBoxRec - User contributions [en]2026-06-05T01:56:55ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.38.2https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tony_Graziano&diff=875658Tony Graziano2020-09-15T22:17:22Z<p>Peltz: </p>
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* [[Tony Graziano (Manager)]] Philadelphia,</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Herman_Taylor&diff=637918Herman Taylor2016-08-18T12:49:47Z<p>Peltz: </p>
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<div>[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1998<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/taylor.html click]]]<br />
*Born: May 1, 1887 in Philadelphia, PA, USA<br />
*Died: June 27, 1980 in Philadelphia, PA, USA<br />
*Known as "Mugsy" Taylor<br />
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Generally considered as Philadelphia's greatest boxing promoter<br />
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Taylor boxed as Flyweight briefly, compiling a record of 2-0. In 1912 he purchased the Broadway A.C., and began his 63 year career as a boxing promoter. In 1916, he formed a partnership with [[Bobby Gunnis]]. Taylor and Gunnis, teamed up to put on the first Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney fight in Philadelphia. Their final promotion together was in 1936, when they put on Joe Louis-Al Ettore. Gunnis died prior to that fight but for many years Taylor paid Gunnis' widow what would have been her late husband's share of the profits from each card. Taylor would continue to promote on his own after that. Among the notable fights he put on:<br />
*Joe Louis-Tony Galento<br />
*Joe Louis-Gus Dorazio<br />
*Ike Williams-Bob Montgomery I and II<br />
*Jersey Joe Walcott-Ezzard Charles IV<br />
*Rocky Marciano-Jersey Joe Walcott I<br />
*Kid Gavilan-Gil Turner<br />
*Harold Johnson-Doug Jones<br />
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Taylor briefly lost his promoter's license in the early 60's, after it was alleged that one of his matches was fixed. He later regained his license, and continued promoting until his final promotion in 1975, featuring Eugene (Cyclone) Hart's 10-round decision over Sugar Ray Seales in Atlantic City, NJ.<br />
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Taylor also promoted the first boxing show at the Spectrum in 1967, with Joe Frazier defeating Tony Doyle in the main event. The Spectrum later became Philadelphia's popular boxing venue during the 1970's under [[J. Russell Peltz]]<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*very incomplete [http://www.boxrec.com/list_shows.php?human_id=413104&cat=promoter Promotional Record]<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Herman}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Herman_Taylor&diff=637917Herman Taylor2016-08-18T12:48:36Z<p>Peltz: </p>
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<div>[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1998<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/taylor.html click]]]<br />
*Born: May 1, 1887 in Philadelphia, PA, USA<br />
*Died: June 27, 1980 in Philadelphia, PA, USA<br />
*Known as "Mugsy" Taylor<br />
<br />
Generally considered as Philadelphia's greatest boxing promoter<br />
<br />
Taylor boxed as Flyweight briefly, compiling a record of 2-0. In 1912 he purchased the Broadway A.C., and began his 63 year career as a boxing promoter. In 1916, he formed a partnership with [[Bobby Gunnis]]. Taylor and Gunnis, teamed up to put on the first Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney fight in Philadelphia. Their final promotion together was in 1936, when they put on Joe Louis-Al Ettore. Gunnis died prior to that fight. Taylor would continue to promote on his own after that. Among the notable fights he put on:<br />
*Joe Louis-Tony Galento<br />
*Joe Louis-Gus Dorazio<br />
*Ike Williams-Bob Montgomery I and II<br />
*Jersey Joe Walcott-Ezzard Charles IV<br />
*Rocky Marciano-Jersey Joe Walcott I<br />
*Kid Gavilan-Gil Turner<br />
*Harold Johnson-Doug Jones<br />
<br />
Taylor briefly lost his promoter's license in the early 60's, after it was alleged that one of his matches was fixed. He later regained his license, and continued promoting until his final promotion in 1975, featuring Eugene (Cyclone) Hart's 10-round decision over Sugar Ray Seales in Atlantic City, NJ.<br />
<br />
Taylor also promoted the first boxing show at the Spectrum in 1967, with Joe Frazier defeating Tony Doyle in the main event. The Spectrum later became Philadelphia's popular boxing venue during the 1970's under [[J. Russell Peltz]]<br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
*very incomplete [http://www.boxrec.com/list_shows.php?human_id=413104&cat=promoter Promotional Record]<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Herman}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=524476J Russell Peltz2014-05-03T20:37:16Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
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=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, '''J. Russell Peltz''' became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Evening Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]] and Marvin Johnson.<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (super middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight) and Jorge Msysonet (welterweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior middleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Among Peltz' current crop of fighters are: Mike Jones (welterweight), Thomas LaManna (middleweight), DeCarlo Perez (junior middleweight), Edner Cherry (junior lightweight), Jason Sosa (junior lightweight), Naim Nelson, (junior welterweight) and Ronald Cruz (welterweight). <br />
<br />
Through 2014, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* [[Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1978)<br />
* [[James J. Walker Memorial Award]] from BWAA (1999)<br />
* [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2000)<br />
* [[Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] (2002)<br />
* [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2004)<br />
* [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=514286J Russell Peltz2014-02-24T13:01:12Z<p>Peltz: </p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, '''J. Russell Peltz''' became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Evening Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]] and Marvin Johnson.<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (super middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight) and Jorge Msysonet (welterweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior middleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Among Peltz' current crop of fighters are Mike Jones (welterweight), Teon Kennedy (super bantamweight), Gabriel Rosado (junior middleweight), Edner Cherry (junior lightweight), Jason Sosa (junior lightweight) and Ronald Cruz (welterweight). <br />
<br />
Through 2014, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* [[Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1978)<br />
* [[James J. Walker Memorial Award]] from BWAA (1999)<br />
* [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2000)<br />
* [[Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] (2002)<br />
* [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2004)<br />
* [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=403842J Russell Peltz2012-01-30T23:45:43Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, '''J. Russell Peltz''' became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Evening Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]] and Marvin Johnson.<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (super middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight) and Jorge Msysonet (welterweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior middleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Among Peltz' current crop of fighters are Mike Jones (welterweight), Teon Kennedy (super bantamweight), Gabriel Rosado (junior middleweight), Garrett Wilson (cruiserweight), Bryant Jennings (heavyweight) and Ronald Cruz (welterweight). <br />
<br />
Through 2011, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* [[Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1978)<br />
* [[James J. Walker Memorial Award]] from BWAA (1999)<br />
* [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2000)<br />
* [[Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] (2002)<br />
* [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2004)<br />
* [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=403841J Russell Peltz2012-01-30T23:43:40Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:PeltzBallys.JPG|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, '''J. Russell Peltz''' became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Evening Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]] and Marvin Johnson.<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (super middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight) and Jorge Msysonet (welterweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior middleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2011, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* [[Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1978)<br />
* [[James J. Walker Memorial Award]] from BWAA (1999)<br />
* [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2000)<br />
* [[Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] (2002)<br />
* [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2004)<br />
* [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=386331J Russell Peltz2011-11-11T17:56:56Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
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=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, '''J. Russell Peltz''' became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Evening Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]] and Marvin Johnson.<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (super middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior middleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2011, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* [[Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1978)<br />
* [[James J. Walker Memorial Award]] from BWAA (1999)<br />
* [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2000)<br />
* [[Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] (2002)<br />
* [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2004)<br />
* [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=386330J Russell Peltz2011-11-11T17:55:03Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br clear=all><br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, '''J. Russell Peltz''' became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Evening Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]].<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (super middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior middleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2011, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* [[Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1978)<br />
* [[James J. Walker Memorial Award]] from BWAA (1999)<br />
* [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2000)<br />
* [[Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] (2002)<br />
* [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2004)<br />
* [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=306215J Russell Peltz2010-07-01T23:30:11Z<p>Peltz: </p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br clear=all><br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, '''J. Russell Peltz''' became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Evening Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]].<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (super middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior middleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* [[Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1978)<br />
* [[James J. Walker Memorial Award]] from BWAA (1999)<br />
* [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2000)<br />
* [[Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] (2002)<br />
* [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2004)<br />
* [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bennie_Briscoe&diff=301743Bennie Briscoe2010-05-18T12:59:10Z<p>Peltz: /* Career Review */</p>
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<div>[[file:Bennie Briscoe2.jpg|thumb|left|275px]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<boxer>011416</boxer><br />
'''Trainers''': [[Yancey Durham]], Quenzell McCall, Joe Fariello, George Benton & George James<br><br />
'''Managers''': Pinny Schafer, Jimmy Iselin, Arnold Weiss.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
==Career Review==<br />
<br />
'''Bennie Briscoe''' was a top-rated Middleweight contender during the 1970s, unsuccessfully challenging for the World Title on three different occasions. In his first fight with [[Carlos Monzon]] in Argentina, Briscoe walked away with a draw. He said getting a draw in Argentina is getting a victory in the United States. In his rematch with Monzon for the title, Briscoe badly stunned the champion in the 9th round, but failed to score a knockout and lost by decision after 15 rounds in Buenos Aires. Monzon always respected Briscoe, and when the champion was in New York one year later for the Boxing Writers dinner, he gave Briscoe a warm greeting.<br />
<br />
Briscoe always wore a Jewish "Star of David" on his boxing trunks. Boxing magazines and news reports in the early 1970s said he was practicing the "Jewish faith." In reality, it was because two of his managers, Jimmy Iselin and Arnold Weiss, were Jewish.<br />
<br />
Regarded as one of the best never to win a world title, Briscoe scored wins over Charley Scott, George Benton, Vicente Rondon, Kitten Hayward, Tom Bethea, Juarez DeLima, Carlos Marks, Rafael Gutierrez, Art Hernandez (for the NABF title), Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Tony Mundine, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, Jean Mateo and Tony Chiaverini. He also lost and drew with Emile Griffith in two fights.<br />
<br />
Briscoe finished with 66 wins (53 knockouts), 24 losses, five draws and one No Contest. <br />
<br />
*Amateur record: 70-3 (Source: ''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: September 1963|Sept. 1963]])<br />
*Also see: ''The Ring'' Magazine's [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|100 Greatest Punchers]] <br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Briscoe, Bennie}}<br />
[[Category:African American Boxers]]<br />
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Pennsylvania State Champions]]<br />
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bennie_Briscoe&diff=301742Bennie Briscoe2010-05-18T12:58:07Z<p>Peltz: /* Career Review */</p>
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<div>[[file:Bennie Briscoe2.jpg|thumb|left|275px]]<br />
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]<br />
<boxer>011416</boxer><br />
'''Trainers''': [[Yancey Durham]], Quenzell McCall, Joe Fariello, George Benton & George James<br><br />
'''Managers''': Pinny Schafer, Jimmy Iselin, Arnold Weiss.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
==Career Review==<br />
<br />
'''Bennie Briscoe''' was a top-rated Middleweight contender during the 1970s, unsuccessfully challenging for the World Title on three different occasions. In his first fight with [[Carlos Monzon]] in Argentina, Briscoe walked away with a draw. He said getting a draw in Argentina is getting a victory in the United States. In his rematch with Monzon for the title, Briscoe badly stunned the champion in the 9th round, but failed to score a knockout and lost by decision after 15 rounds in Buenos Aires. Monzon always respected Briscoe, and when the champion was in New York one year later for the Boxing Writers dinner, he gave Briscoe a warm greeting.<br />
<br />
Briscoe always wore a Jewish "Star of David" on his boxing trunks. Boxing magazines and news reports in the early 1970s said he was practicing the "Jewish faith." In reality, it was because two of his managers, Jimmy Iselin and Arnold Weiss, were Jewish.<br />
<br />
Regarded as one of the best never to win a world title, Briscoe scored wins over Charley Scott, George Benton, Vicente Rondon, Kitten Hayward, Juarez DeLima, Carlos Marks, Rafael Gutierrez, Art Hernandez (for the NABF title), Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Tony Mundine, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, Jean Mateo and Tony Chiaverini. He also lost and drew with Emile Griffith in two fights.<br />
<br />
Briscoe finished with 66 wins (53 knockouts), 24 losses, five draws and one No Contest. <br />
<br />
*Amateur record: 70-3 (Source: ''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: September 1963|Sept. 1963]])<br />
*Also see: ''The Ring'' Magazine's [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|100 Greatest Punchers]] <br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Briscoe, Bennie}}<br />
[[Category:African American Boxers]]<br />
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Pennsylvania State Champions]]<br />
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bennie_Briscoe&diff=301322Bennie Briscoe2010-05-16T00:43:57Z<p>Peltz: /* Career Review */</p>
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<div>[[file:Bennie Briscoe2.jpg|thumb|left|275px]]<br />
<boxer>011416</boxer><br />
'''Trainers''': [[Yancey Durham]], Quenzell McCall, Joe Fariello, George Benton & George James.<br />
'''Manager''': Pinny Schafer, Jimmy Iselin, Arnold Weiss.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
==Career Review==<br />
<br />
'''Benny Briscoe''' was a top-rated Middleweight contender during the 1970s, unsuccessfully challenging for the World Title on three different occasions. In his first fight with [[Carlos Monzon]] in Argentina, Briscoe walked away with a draw. He said getting a draw in Argentina is getting a victory in the United States. In his rematch with Monzon for the title, Briscoe badly stunned the champion in the 9th round, but failed to score a knockout and lost by decision after 15 rounds in Buenos Aires. Monzon always respected Briscoe, and when the champion was in New York one year later for the Boxing Writers dinner, he gave Briscoe a warm greeting.<br />
<br />
Briscoe always wore a Jewish "Star of David" on his boxing trunks. Boxing magazines and news reports in the early 1970s said he was practicing the "Jewish faith." In reality, it was because two of his managers, Jimmy Iselin and Arnold Weiss, were Jewish.<br />
<br />
Regarded as one of the best never to win a world title, Briscoe scored wins over Charley Scott, George Benton, Vicente Rondon, Kitten Hayward, Juarez DeLima, Carlos Marks, Rafael Gutierrez, Art Hernandez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Tony Mundine, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, Jean Mateo and Tony Chiaverini. He also lost and drew with Emile Griffith in two fights.<br />
<br />
Briscoe finished with 66 wins (53 knockouts), 24 losses, five draws and one No Contest. <br />
<br />
*Amateur record: 70-3 (Source: ''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: September 1963|Sept. 1963]])<br />
*Also see: ''The Ring'' Magazine's [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|100 Greatest Punchers]] <br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Briscoe, Bennie}}<br />
[[Category:African American Boxers]]<br />
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Pennsylvania State Champions]]<br />
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bennie_Briscoe&diff=301317Bennie Briscoe2010-05-16T00:39:50Z<p>Peltz: </p>
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<div>[[file:Bennie Briscoe2.jpg|thumb|left|275px]]<br />
<boxer>011416</boxer><br />
'''Trainers''': [[Yancey Durham]], Quenzell McCall, Joe Fariello, George Benton & George James.<br />
'''Manager''': Pinny Schafer, Jimmy Iselin, Arnold Weiss.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
==Career Review==<br />
<br />
'''Benny Briscoe''' was a top-rated Middleweight contender during the 1970s, unsuccessfully challenging for the World Title on three different occasions. In his first fight with [[Carlos Monzon]] in Argentina, Briscoe walked away with a draw. He said getting a draw in Argentina is getting a victory in the United States. In his rematch with Monzon for the title, Briscoe badly stunned the champion in the 9th round, but failed to score a knockout. Monzon always respected Briscoe, and when the champion was in New York, he gave Briscoe a warm greeting.<br />
<br />
Briscoe always wore a Jewish "Star of David" on his boxing trunks. Boxing magazines and news reports in the early 1970s said he was practicing the "Jewish faith." In reality, it was because two of his managers, Jimmy Iselin and Arnold Weiss, were Jewish.<br />
<br />
Regarded as one of the best never to win a world title, Briscoe scored wins over Charley Scott, George Benton, Vicente Rondon, Kitten Hayward, Juarez DeLima, Carlos Marks, Rafael Gutierrez, Art Hernandez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, Juan Mateo and Tony Chiaverini. He also lost and drew with Emile Griffith in two fights.<br />
<br />
He finished with 66 wins (53 knockouts), 24 Losses, five draws and one No Contest. <br />
<br />
*Amateur record: 70-3 (Source: ''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: September 1963|Sept. 1963]])<br />
*Also see: ''The Ring'' Magazine's [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|100 Greatest Punchers]] <br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Briscoe, Bennie}}<br />
[[Category:African American Boxers]]<br />
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Pennsylvania State Champions]]<br />
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bennie_Briscoe&diff=301314Bennie Briscoe2010-05-16T00:34:30Z<p>Peltz: </p>
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<div>[[file:Bennie Briscoe2.jpg|thumb|left|275px]]<br />
<boxer>011416</boxer><br />
'''Trainers''': [[Yancey Durham]], Quenzell McCall, Joe Fariello, George Benton & George James.<br />
'''Manager''': Pinny Schafer, Jimmy Iselin, Arnold Weiss.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
==Career Review==<br />
<br />
'''Benny Briscoe''' was a top-rated Middleweight contender during the 1970s, unsuccessfully challenging for the World Title on three different occasions. In his first fight with [[Carlos Monzon]] in Argentina, Briscoe walked away with a draw. He said getting a draw in Argentina is getting a victory in the United States. In his rematch with Monzon for the title, Briscoe badly stunned the champion in the 9th round, but failed to score a knockout. Monzon always respected Briscoe, and when the champion was in New York, he gave Briscoe a warm greeting.<br />
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Briscoe always wore a Jewish "Star of David" on his boxing trunks. Boxing magazines and news reports in the early 1970s said he was practicing the "Jewish faith." In reality, it was because two of his managers, Jimmy Iselin and Arnold Weiss, were Jewish.<br />
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*Amateur record: 70-3 (Source: ''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: September 1963|Sept. 1963]])<br />
*Also see: ''The Ring'' Magazine's [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|100 Greatest Punchers]] <br />
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[[Category:African American Boxers]]<br />
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Pennsylvania State Champions]]<br />
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=301313J Russell Peltz2010-05-16T00:22:13Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
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=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, '''J. Russell Peltz''' became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Evening Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]].<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* [[Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1978)<br />
* [[James J. Walker Memorial Award]] from BWAA (1999)<br />
* [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2000)<br />
* [[Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]] (2002)<br />
* [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2004)<br />
* [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299630J Russell Peltz2010-05-02T22:21:50Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring [[Bennie Briscoe]] vs. [[Tito Marshall]]. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, [[Willie Monroe]], [[Bobby Watts]], [[Eugene (Cyclone) Hart|Cyclone Hart]], [[Stanley Hayward|Kitten Hayward]], [[Mike Rossman]], [[Sammy Goss]], [[Richie Kates]], [[Tyrone Everett]], [[Curtis Parker]], [[Jeff Chandler]] and [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]].<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: [[Marvin Johnson]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Earnie Shavers]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Emile Griffith]], [[Thomas Hearns]] (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, [[Billy Douglas|Billy "Dynamite" Douglas]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] and [[Bobby Chacon]] (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when [[Marvin Johnson]] won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping [[Mate Parlov]] in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d [[Julian Solis]] in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); [[Charles Williams|Prince Charles Williams]] (IBF light-heavyweight); [[Robert Hines]] (IBF junior middleweight); [[Charles Brewer]] (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight [[Frank Fletcher|Frank "The Animal" Fletcher]], became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in wildly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: [[Jerry Martin]] (light-heavyweight); [[Tony Thornton]] (middleweight); [[Bryant Brannon]] (super middleweight); [[Billy Irwin]] (lightweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] fought [[Art Tucker]] there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of [[Arturo Gatti]] from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight [[Kassim Ouma]], of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299217J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T20:03:56Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Kitten Hayward, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Peltz is most closely associated with Briscoe. He worked with the tough Philadelphia middleweight for 10 years, through three unsuccessful chances at the world title against Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdes (twice). Briscoe is considered one of the best never to win a world title.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight). Though he never fought for the world title, another Peltz fighter, middleweight Frank "The Animal" Fletcher, became one of network television's most popular, boxing six times on NBC in widly exciting brawls from 1981 through 1984.<br />
<br />
Other Peltz fighters who challenged for world titles during those years included: Jerry Martin (light-heavyweight); Tony Thornton (middleweight); Bryant Brannon (super middleweight); Billy Irwin (lightweight). <br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tucker there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299216J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:48:52Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Kitten Hayward, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tucker there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299215J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:48:13Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Kitten Hayward, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA crown in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299214J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:47:41Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Kitten Hayward, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fighter to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299213J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:47:25Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Kitten Hayward, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 fans established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299212J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:46:41Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Kitten Hayward, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at the Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299211J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:46:02Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Kitten Hayward, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299210J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:45:29Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299209J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:45:07Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Sammy Goss, Richie Kates, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299208J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:44:43Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his tenure at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299207J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:43:52Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
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<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz became a boxing fan at the age of 12 and saw his first live fight at 13. In college, he was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon had a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299206J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:38:26Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon hada standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia and Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299205J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:38:06Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon hada standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299204J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T19:37:39Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon hada standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Emile Griffith, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
When Briscoe boxed a 10-round draw with Hart at the Spectrum in 1975, Boxing News, the weekly British-based publication, named it the second best fight of 1975 behind Ali-Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila. When Everett challenged Escalera there for the WBC junior lightweight title in 1976, the 16,019 in attendance set the record for the largest crowd ever to watch a fight indoors in Pennsylvania. In 1978, when Briscoe met Hagler in a 10-round match, the 14,950 established the mark for the largest indoor crowd in Pennsylvania history for a non-world championship fight.<br />
<br />
Peltz guided a fight to the world title for the first time in 1978 when Marvin Johnson won the WBC light-heavyweight title, stopping Mate Parlov in Marsala, Sicily. Johnson also twice won the WBA version of the title in 1979 and 1986, respectively. Chandler, the Hall-of-Fame bantamweight champ, gained the WBA title in 1980 when he K0d Julian Solis in Miami, FL.<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. <br />
<br />
In those years, world champions Peltz developed included Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (IBF lightweight champ); Gary Hinton (IBF junior welterweight); Prince Charles Williams (IBF light-heavyweight); Robert Hines (IBF junior middleweight); Charles Brewer (IBF super middleweight).<br />
<br />
Through the 1980s and 1990s Peltz became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon, including an eight-year stretch (1993-2001) of consecutive sellouts in the 1,346-seat building. Insiders confirm that on many evenings Peltz ignored the fire marshall. When ex-heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon fought Art Tuckers there in 1991, more than 2,100 people jammed the building.<br />
<br />
Peltz was a partner with New Jersey-based Main Events in the promotion of Arturo Gatti from 1991 through 2004 and he also guided junior midleweight Kassim Ouma, of Uganda, to the IBF junior middleweight title in 2004. <br />
<br />
Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299190J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T18:18:52Z<p>Peltz: /* Awards and Achievements */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon hada standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. Through the 1980s and 1990s he became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon. Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for New Jersey-based Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299189J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T18:18:23Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon hada standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
Peltz became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. Through the 1980s and 1990s he became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon. Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for New Jersey-based Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
Elected into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]], Year 2000 "Expanded Category" (Promoters & Matchmakers)<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299188J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T18:18:05Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout and the Blue Horizon hada standing-room-only crowd of 1,606. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
He became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. Through the 1980s and 1990s he became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon. Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for New Jersey-based Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
Elected into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]], Year 2000 "Expanded Category" (Promoters & Matchmakers)<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
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[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299187J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T18:14:31Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
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=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
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He became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
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After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. Through the 1980s and 1990s he became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon. Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for New Jersey-based Main Events.<br />
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=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
Elected into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]], Year 2000 "Expanded Category" (Promoters & Matchmakers)<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299186J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T18:13:59Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
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=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
He became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran from 1973 until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler, and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. Through the 1980s and 1990s he became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon. Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for New Jersey-based Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
Elected into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]], Year 2000 "Expanded Category" (Promoters & Matchmakers)<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299185J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T18:13:34Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
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=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphia, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
He became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler, and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. Through the 1980s and 1990s he became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon. Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for New Jersey-based Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
Elected into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]], Year 2000 "Expanded Category" (Promoters & Matchmakers)<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299184J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T18:13:19Z<p>Peltz: /* Biography */</p>
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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
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=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University in 1968. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphi, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
He became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler, and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. Through the 1980s and 1990s he became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon. Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for New Jersey-based Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
Elected into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]], Year 2000 "Expanded Category" (Promoters & Matchmakers)<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]<br />
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltzhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=J_Russell_Peltz&diff=299183J Russell Peltz2010-04-28T18:13:00Z<p>Peltz: </p>
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<div>[[File:Peltz.Russell.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br />
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2004<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/peltz.html click]]]<br />
<human>413159</human><br />
<br />
=== Biography ===<br />
Born December 9, 1946, J Russell Peltz was the Outstanding Male Journalism Graduate at Temple University. After a brief newspaper career at The Bulletin, he began his remarkable boxing promoting career in Philadelphi, PA, on September 30, 1969, with a main event at the [[Blue Horizon]] featuring Bennie Briscoe. After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, Peltz landed the job of boxing director at the [[Spectrum]]. <br />
<br />
He became one of the most successful local boxing promoters in the world during his run at the Spectrum, which ran until 1980. Some of the top local fighters Peltz showed included: Briscoe, Willie Monroe, Bobby Watts, Cyclone Hart, Mike Rossman, Tyrone Everett, Curtis Paker, Jeff Chandler, and Matthew Saad Muhammad.<br />
<br />
Marvelous Marvin Hagler boxed five times for Peltz at The Spectrum, losing twice. Other out-of-town fighters who boxed there include: Marvin Johnson, Ernie Terrell, Earnie Shavers, Michael Spinks, Thomas Hearns (who went the limit for the first time), Roberto Duran, Alfredo Escalera, Jesse Burnett, Yaqui Lopez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Bobby Chacon (his only East Coast performance).<br />
<br />
After the rise of casinos in nearby Atlantic City in the late 1970s, Peltz began to promote at the Sands Hotel and Resorts International, while continuing to promote shows in Philadelphia. Through the 1980s and 1990s he became synonymous with boxing at the Blue Horizon. Through 2010, Peltz is still active in Philadelphia at Atlantic City (Bally's) and he also serves as adviser/matchmaker for New Jersey-based Main Events.<br />
<br />
=== Awards and Achievements ===<br />
Elected into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]], Year 2000 "Expanded Category" (Promoters & Matchmakers)<br />
* Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (1978)<br />
* James J. Walker Award from BWAA (1999)<br />
* World Boxing Hall of Fame (2000)<br />
* Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002)<br />
* International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)<br />
* New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame (2008)<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peltz, J. Russell}}<br />
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[[Category:IBHOF Members]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]</div>Peltz