Blue Horizon - Revision history

Emaster: added internal link and DEFAULTSORT

2008-04-10T00:56:56Z

added internal link and DEFAULTSORT

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:56, 10 April 2008
Line 12:		Line 12:

	== Place in Boxing ==		== Place in Boxing ==
	As one of the oldest, and few boxing venues remaining, that are in the style of the old boxing clubs that use to dot the country, the Blue Horizon has been revered as a reminder of the sport's great past. It was voted at one time as the premiere venue to watch boxing by [[The Ring Magazine]], and has been profiled in several magazines. It has been frequently used a venue for televised bouts, particularly on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights," and the discontinued USA-TV's "Tuesday Night Fights."		As one of the oldest, and few boxing venues remaining, that are in the style of the old boxing clubs that use to dot the country, the Blue Horizon has been revered as a reminder of the sport's great past. It was voted at one time as the premiere venue to watch boxing by [[The Ring Magazine]], and has been profiled in several magazines. It has been frequently used a venue for televised bouts, particularly on [[ESPN2\|ESPN2's]] ''[[ESPN Friday Night Fights]]'', and the discontinued USA-TV's "Tuesday Night Fights."

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://www.legendarybluehorizon.com/index.html Official Website]		* [http://www.legendarybluehorizon.com/index.html Official Website]

	[[Category:Philadelphia Venues~~\|Blue Horizon~~]]		{{DEFAULTSORT:Blue Horizon}}
	[[Category:Pennsylvania Venues~~\|Blue Horizon~~]]		[[Category:Philadelphia Venues]]
			[[Category:Pennsylvania Venues]]

Emaster: fixed internal link

2008-03-07T18:54:22Z

fixed internal link

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:54, 7 March 2008
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== History ==		== History ==

	[[file:Blue-Horizon.jpg\|right]]		[[file:Blue-Horizon.jpg\|right]]

	The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia and had originally served as a fraternal lodge for the Loyal Order of Moose since early in the century.		The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia and had originally served as a fraternal lodge for the Loyal Order of Moose since early in the century.

	The promoter [[Jimmy Toppi Sr.]] converted it into a boxing venue in 1961 and the first show on November 3rd featured [[George Benton]] knocking out [[~~Boxer~~:~~Chico Corsey:064456~~\|Chico Corsey]] in the 3rd round of the main event. Toppi named the venue after the 1940's song "Beyond the Blue Horizon". Its seating capacity is 1,346.		The promoter [[Jimmy Toppi Sr.]] converted it into a boxing venue in 1961 and the first show on November 3rd featured [[George Benton]] knocking out [[Human:64456\|Chico Corsey]] in the 3rd round of the main event. Toppi named the venue after the 1940's song "Beyond the Blue Horizon". Its seating capacity is 1,346.

	[[J. Russell Peltz]] has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]] also put on a few shows at this venue.		[[J. Russell Peltz]] has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]] also put on a few shows at this venue.

01celebrity: /* History */

2007-10-18T20:55:08Z

History

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:55, 18 October 2007
Line 7:		Line 7:
	[[J. Russell Peltz]] has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]] also put on a few shows at this venue.		[[J. Russell Peltz]] has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]] also put on a few shows at this venue.

	The current promoter at the venue is its co-owner [[~~Veronica~~ Michael]], who promotes under the banner of [[Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions]].		The current promoter at the venue is its co-owner [[Vernoca Michael]], who promotes under the banner of [[Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions]].

	== Place in Boxing ==		== Place in Boxing ==

John at 11:32, 10 September 2005

2005-09-10T11:32:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:32, 10 September 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== History ==		== History ==
	[[file:Blue-Horizon.jpg\|~~left~~]]		[[file:Blue-Horizon.jpg\|right]]

	The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia and had originally served as a fraternal lodge for the Loyal Order of Moose since early in the century.		The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia and had originally served as a fraternal lodge for the Loyal Order of Moose since early in the century.

Line 15:		Line 14:
	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://www.legendarybluehorizon.com/index.html Official Website]		* [http://www.legendarybluehorizon.com/index.html Official Website]

	[[Category:Philadelphia Venues\|Blue Horizon]]		[[Category:Philadelphia Venues\|Blue Horizon]]
	[[Category:Pennsylvania Venues\|Blue Horizon]]		[[Category:Pennsylvania Venues\|Blue Horizon]]

John: /* External Links */

2005-09-10T11:29:08Z

External Links

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:29, 10 September 2005
Line 14:		Line 14:

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*~~Official Website:~~ [http://www.legendarybluehorizon.com/index.html]		* [http://www.legendarybluehorizon.com/index.html Official Website]
	[[Category:Philadelphia Venues\|Blue Horizon]]		[[Category:Philadelphia Venues\|Blue Horizon]]
	[[Category:Pennsylvania Venues\|Blue Horizon]]		[[Category:Pennsylvania Venues\|Blue Horizon]]

John: /* History */

2005-09-10T11:26:46Z

History

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:26, 10 September 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== History ==		== History ==
			[[file:Blue-Horizon.jpg\|left]]

	The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia and had originally served as a fraternal lodge for the Loyal Order of Moose since early in the century.		The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia and had originally served as a fraternal lodge for the Loyal Order of Moose since early in the century.

John: /* History */

2005-09-10T11:22:49Z

History

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:22, 10 September 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== History ==		== History ==
	The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia. ~~It put on its~~ first ~~boxing~~ show on November ~~3, 1961, with~~ [[George Benton]] knocking out [[Boxer:Chico Corsey:064456\|Chico Corsey]] in the 3rd round of the main event. Its seating capacity is 1,346.		The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia and had originally served as a fraternal lodge for the Loyal Order of Moose since early in the century.

			The promoter [[Jimmy Toppi Sr.]] converted it into a boxing venue in 1961 and the first show on November 3rd featured [[George Benton]] knocking out [[Boxer:Chico Corsey:064456\|Chico Corsey]] in the 3rd round of the main event. Toppi named the venue after the 1940's song "Beyond the Blue Horizon". Its seating capacity is 1,346.

	[[J. Russell Peltz]] has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]] also put on a few shows at this venue.		[[J. Russell Peltz]] has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]] also put on a few shows at this venue.

Ric: punctuation

2005-08-02T23:25:05Z

punctuation

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:25, 2 August 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== History ==		== History ==
	The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia. It put on ~~it's~~ first boxing show on November 3, 1961, with [[George Benton]] knocking out Chico Corsey in the 3rd round of the main event. ~~It's~~ seating capacity is 1,346.		The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia. It put on its first boxing show on November 3, 1961, with [[George Benton]] knocking out [[Boxer:Chico Corsey:064456\|Chico Corsey]] in the 3rd round of the main event. Its seating capacity is 1,346.

	[[J. Russell Peltz]], has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]], also put on a few shows at this venue.		[[J. Russell Peltz]] has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]] also put on a few shows at this venue.

	The current promoter at the venue is ~~it's~~ co-owner [[Veronica Michael]], who promotes under the banner of [[Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions]].		The current promoter at the venue is its co-owner [[Veronica Michael]], who promotes under the banner of [[Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions]].

	== Place in Boxing ==		== Place in Boxing ==
	As one of the oldest, and few boxing venues remaining that are in the style of the old boxing clubs that use to dot the country, the Blue Horizon has been revered as a reminder of the ~~sports~~' great past. It was voted at one time, as the premiere venue to watch boxing by [[Ring Magazine]], and has been profiled in several magazines. It has been frequently used a venue for televised bouts, particularly on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights, and the ~~discontinuted~~ USA Tuesday Night Fights.		As one of the oldest, and few boxing venues remaining, that are in the style of the old boxing clubs that use to dot the country, the Blue Horizon has been revered as a reminder of the sport's great past. It was voted at one time as the premiere venue to watch boxing by [[The Ring Magazine]], and has been profiled in several magazines. It has been frequently used a venue for televised bouts, particularly on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights," and the discontinued USA-TV's "Tuesday Night Fights."

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

Matt at 16:18, 28 June 2005

2005-06-28T16:18:08Z

New page

== History ==
The Blue Horizon is located at 1314 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia. It put on it's first boxing show on November 3, 1961, with [[George Benton]] knocking out Chico Corsey in the 3rd round of the main event. It's seating capacity is 1,346.

[[J. Russell Peltz]], has been the promoter most closely associated with this venue, making his promotional debut there in 1969, and continuing to put shows on there until 2004. Hall of Fame promoter [[Herman Taylor]], also put on a few shows at this venue.

The current promoter at the venue is it's co-owner [[Veronica Michael]], who promotes under the banner of [[Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions]].

== Place in Boxing ==
As one of the oldest, and few boxing venues remaining that are in the style of the old boxing clubs that use to dot the country, the Blue Horizon has been revered as a reminder of the sports' great past. It was voted at one time, as the premiere venue to watch boxing by [[Ring Magazine]], and has been profiled in several magazines. It has been frequently used a venue for televised bouts, particularly on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights, and the discontinuted USA Tuesday Night Fights.

== External Links ==
*Official Website: [http://www.legendarybluehorizon.com/index.html]
[[Category:Philadelphia Venues|Blue Horizon]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania Venues|Blue Horizon]]