Honoring Tyrone Crawley on his induction into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.

WHEREAS, Tyrone Crawley’s interest in boxing began at his local PAL center in Philadelphia at the age of 14. Soon thereafter, Tyrone’s love of boxing grew, and with it, his career as an amateur, where he compiled a record of 56 wins against only 6 losses, culminating in a Golden Gloves title; and

WHEREAS, While serving in the United States Army, Tyrone’s pugilistic talents earned him a place on the U.S. Army’s All Boxing Team. Upon being discharged from the Army, Tyrone launched his professional boxing career, his first pro victory coming against the formerly unbeaten Isidro Ruiz; and

WHEREAS, After taking a unanimous decision from No. 1 lightweight contender Robin Blake in October 1983, Tyrone entered the Top 10 world rankings, eventually working his way up to being the Number I contender; and

WHEREAS, Less than two years later, with an unblemished record, Tyrone “Butterfly” Crawley defeated Al “Hurricane” Carter to win the ESPN Lightweight belt; and

WHEREAS, In June 1985, Tyrone added another belt, beating Charlie “Choo Choo” Brown in Atlantic City, NJ to earn the United States Boxing Association title. The hard fought victory was deemed the Fight of the Year by the USBA Committee; and

WHEREAS, During his stellar career, Crawley also fought in a third title bout against Livingstone Bramble for the World Boxing Association Lightweight Title; and

WHEREAS, Tyrone retired from professional boxing with an outstanding career record of 21 wins and 2 losses, 7 wins coming by knockout. In honor of his accomplishments, Tyrone was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in November 2003; and

WHEREAS, Wanting to give something back to the community that had helped him as a youth, Tyrone joined the Police Department in 1986, and has spent the last 15 years as the Director of the North Philadelphia PAL Center. Tyrone is grateful for the love and support of his family, his wife of 14 years Gina, and sons Tyrone Jr. and Kevin; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby honor and commend Tyrone Crawley on his induction into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Tyrone Crawley, further evidencing the sincere appreciation and admiration of this legislative body.

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