(APR 26) The Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022 are happy to announce
that Gerald "Jay" Snyder is being inducted this year with the Carolinas Boxing
Hall of Fame. We will be making an announcement soon with our upcoming
Induction Ceremony. Gerald will join the other greats this year.
To check out the CBHOF 2022 Inductees, go here.
Jay Snyder, 59, married to Karen Snyder, his high school sweetheart. They
have been married for 39 years, and have two children, Sommer and Jacob, and
daughter-in-law Christie. Jay has one grand daughter, Carsyn Nicole.
He has taught welding for 20 years in the high school setting. He is a
devoted to God Christian.
Jay Snyder starting boxing at Head Hunters Boxing Gym, managed by Bill Mitchem.
The gym gave him the name, Jay "Swamp Monster" Snyder. Jay fought in
several Tough Man contests. One of them being a major contest with big
prize money.
Jay then went professional, winning 18 straight fights with 17 knock outs.
Jay then fought on ESPN for the world title. He won his next fight and got
put back in the top 10 in the world. This earning him another world title
shown in Berlin, Germany.
Then Jay fought in New York City, against David Telesco for the WBC
Continental championship. He then fought former world chhampion Tommy
Hearns, Jay dropped Hearns, but came up short.
Jay Snyder retired with a great career with a record of 19-7.
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Due to the increased number of COVID cases, the Carolina's Boxing
hall of fame is forced, once again to post pone our banquet until April 22,
2022.
To see all the inductees and award candidates for 2022,
go here. We would like to thank our 2022 Sponsors:
On behalf of the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame board, we want to extend a thank
you for your commitment to making our organization and our events so successful.
Your generous contribution help make our vision a reality by helping to offset
the cost of holding our annual events. Below are the current sponsors this year!
Written by: Sue TL Fox/WBAN
