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Slammin' Sammy Horne To be inducted into the
Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020!
(MAR 19) The Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020 has
inducted Williamston's Slammin' Sammy Horne among other greats who will be
inducted later this year.
Horne will be among other greats nominated this year in 2020, that
includes Floyd Patterson, James "Bone Crusher" Smith, Olympian Bernard Taylor,
Calvin Brock, World Bantamweight holder Kelvin Seabrooks, National Champion
Billy Bridges, Pappy Gault, and more in this year's celebration honoring of
these top Inductees.
Billy Stanick of White Rock Boxing said, "Sammy Horne who has been inducted into the Carolina's Boxing Hall Of Fame made
the front page of the Journal. This is an honor that is well-deserved."
Stanick went on to say, "Sammy told me he
did not know about an article until he saw it when he had walked into a gas
station---and went on to say that he made the front page!"
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As the Journal reported in their article, Sammy Horne was a household name in
the Williamston/Pelzer area in 1978-1979. He was not only an
outstanding boxer, but he was known for his engaging personality and being
extremely tough. In his time of fighting professionally he was featured
three times on ESPN.
After high school, Horne began boxing at the age of 19.
As an amateur he had a 32-2 record with 24 of those bouts as knockouts.
He also won two Golden Glove Championships, and two AAU Championships, and then
shortly thereafter turned pro. For full details of Horne's boxing
professionally, refer to the Journal Article.
Stanick added, "I would like to congratulation Sammy for his 2020 induction into
the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame. It is well-deserved for this great
champion in the sport."
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About the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame:
Through the years the Carolinas has produced many outstanding
boxers; men such as Heavyweight Champions Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson and James
“Bonecrusher” Smith; Olympians Bernard Taylor and Calvin Brock and World
Bantamweight Champion Kelvin Seabrooks; National Champions Billy Bridges and
Pappy Gault to mention only a few.
But it is the garden variety of boxers, trainers, officials, promoters and
managers that made the sport particularly in the forties and fifties, when
literally hundreds of clubs abounded in such places as Belmont, where
outstanding boxers were produced in a gym literally under the jail; Sumter,
S.C.; Lou Kemp’s dark but feisty North Charlotte emporium on 36th street; Chick
McCurry’s gym in the lower part of Lincolnton; the military bases at Ft. Bragg
and Camp LeJeune as well as many other historic houses of toil in Charleston,
Florence, Kingstree, Gaffney, Mt. Holly, Gastonia, High Point and others. |
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