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Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas
The Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas is the hall of fame for the history of boxing.

The Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas opened in the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas August 10, 2012 as part of SCORE! an interactive multi sports hall of fame attraction.

SCORE! is located next to the Titanic and Bodies exhibits on the mezzanine level of the Luxor.

Intro
The Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas features exhibits on fighters and the history of boxing. Boxing history is rich in tradition. Many publications voted Muhammad Ali the athlete of the 20th century most often is Muhammad Ali Boxing has produced some dramatic events in sports. Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier in 1971 featured Ali’s return to the ring after 3 years during which he became a conscientious objector during the period of the Vietnam War. The Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling 2nd fight in 1938 took place just as World War 2 was looming. Louis had been knocked out by Schmeling two years before. Now in 1938 Louis is the Heavyweight Champion defending the title. President Roosevelt called Louis before the fight to wish him good luck and tell him the US was depending upon him. Louis scored 1st round knockout to remain Heavyweight King.

The charitable arm of the Boxing Hall of Fame will support amateur boxing in the United States.

Location
The SCORE! attraction began development in 2010. The developers had a vision of a multi sports hall of fame that would be the only sports exhibit in Las Vegas. Agreements with many major halls of fame were executed. The exhibits were completed and the attraction was open in August 2012.

The SCORE! attraction was an excellent location for establishing the Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel on the strip in Las Vegas. Boxing is a major spectator sport in Las Vegas and has a large tourist trade. The layout of the SCORE attraction is a maze of exhibits. A visitor enters and then in order passes through hockey, football, boxing, baseball, NASCAR, soccer, basketball and finally into a trainer’s room complete with x-rays of sports injuries.

Advisory Board
Critical to the success of any sports hall of fame is its advisory board. The advisory board of Boxing Hall of the Fame is made up of historians and journalists each with long history in the sport:

Tracy Callis

James R. Carlin

Don Cogswell

Dan Cuoco

Bernard Fernandez

Jeff Flanagan

Henry Hascup

Jack Hirsch

Bruce Kielty

Steve Lott

Gordon Marino

Carole Myer

Neil Terens

Jim Trunzo

Shelley Williams

Assets
The Boxing Hall of Fame contains a library of photos and video. These, as well as all new items, must be identified and cataloged accurately. The historian who will oversee film, video and photo authentication:

JJ Johnston

Nick Beck

Phil Gueneri

Sal Rappa

Fight Films and Tapes
The Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas has acquired the rights to the $73 million dollar ESPN Classic Sports Film and Tape Library

This collection of over 3,000 subjects includes the fights of all the great champions: Gentleman Jim Corbett, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Roberto Duran, Kid Gavilan, and Mike Tyson.

In addition to the fights the library also contains training footage and interviews.

Memorabilia
The Boxing Hall of Fame has an inventory of memorabilia, only a small portion of which can be displayed at any one time. In addition to posters, art and graphics, the inventory includes 20,000 photographs, boxing theme comics, pulp fiction, postcards, and Police Gazettes. Hollywood has produced many boxing films and the Boxing Hall of Fame has acquired the screen worn clothing from fight films: Denzell Washington in “Hurricane,” Will Smith in “Ali,” and Barbara Striesand in “Main Event.”

Exhibit Design
In spring 2011, work began on the Boxing Hall of Fame within the SCORE! attraction.

In order to select the display items from the thousands in the Boxing Hall of Fame inventory the first step was to identify a specific theme for each exhibit. With limited space the process was difficult as the history of boxing goes back much further than any other sport.

Muhammad Ali

Mike Tyson

Heavyweight Kings

Latin Legends

Origins

Hollywood

Film Display
The selection of which films were to be shown in each exhibit proved to be another difficult task with thousands of fights in the ESPN Classic Sports film and tape library.

The Boxing Hall of Fame selected the knockouts of these fights:

Muhammad Ali vs:

Archie Moore

Cleveland Williams

Zora Folley

Oscar Bonavena

George Foreman

Joe Frazier

Mike Tyson vs:

Reggie Gross

Marvis Frazier

Trevor Berbick

Pinklon Thomas

Tyrell Biggs

Larry Holmes

Michael Spinks

Latin Legends:

Baby Arizmendi vs Mike Belloise

Kid Chocolate vs Al Singer

Sixto Escobar vs Harry Jeffra

Carlos Ortiz vs Flash Elorde

Ruben Olivares vs Jesus Pimentel

Alexis Arguello vs Ruben Olivares

Wilfred Benitez vs Maurice Hope

Edwin Rosario vs Romeo Anaya

Origins:

John L. Sullivan Hitting the speed bag

Gentlemen Jim Corbett vs Bob Fitzsimmons

James J. Jeffries vs Tom Sharkey

Joe Gans vs Battling Nelson

Tommy Burns vs Billy Squires

Battling Nelson vs Ad Wolgast

Jack Dempsey vs Jess Willard

Induction Process
The advisory board of the boxing hall of fame understands the extreme importance of the induction process so that only the most worthy fighters will be eligible to be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.

Inductees
Muhammad Ali

Henry Armstrong

Tony Canzoneri

Ezzard Charles

Julio Caesar Chavez

Jack Dempsey

Roberto Duran

Joe Gans

Harry Greb

Eder Jofre

Jack Johnson

Stanley Ketchel

Sam Langford

Benny Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

Joe Louis

Rocky Marciano

Archie Moore

Wiile Pep

Ray Robinson

Barney Ross

Sandy Saddler

John L. Sullivan

Gene Tunney

Mickey Walker

Induction Ceremony
The induction ceremony is expected to take place in the Fall of 2013.