Halls of Fame
In 1954 Mendoza was elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame.
In 1990 he was inducted into the inaugural class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Mendoza, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
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