Haystacks Calhoun
In its heyday, the Sunnyside Garden Arena played host to such boxing greats as Floyd Patterson, Anthony Pugliese, Tony Canzoneri, Al Singer, Ruby Goldstein, and Billy Petrolle. For some years it was home to the Golden Gloves tournaments. Famous wrestlers battled there too, notably Jim Londos (the Golden Greek), Stan Zybysko, Strangler Lewis, Nature Boy Buddy Rogers, Haystacks Calhoun, and Bruno Sammartino. The DuMont Television Network aired "Boxing From Sunnyside Gardens" from September 1949 to 1950.