Gene Pantalone

Gene Pantalone is an inductee of the 2022 class of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame as a writer and historian. He was nominated for the 2021 Richard J. Hughes Award, which recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of New Jersey history. It is given annually to an individual in recognition of a series of contributions in the areas of scholarship, public history, conservation and preservation, and teaching. His acclaimed works include Madame Bey’s: Home to Boxing Legends and From Boxing Ring to Battlefield: The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins.