Dick Findlay, Frank Scott, Freddy Fuller
Bert Lowes
Brian Zelley ** Gordie Lawson ** Jimmy Walters
John Gamble ** Frank Scott ** Lindy Lindmoser
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Vancouver's Firefighters/South Hill Boxing Alumni
Vancouver's Firefighters/South Hill Boxing Alumni
Dave Wylie and Freddy Fuller
Freddy Fuller ** Dick Findlay ** Dave Wylie
Brian Zelley ** Gordie Lawson ** Jimmy Walters
John Gamble ** Frank Scott ** Lindy Lindmoser
Firefighters boxing club 1970
Brian Zelley ** Gordie Lawson ** Jimmy Walters
John Gamble ** Frank Scott ** Lindy Lindmoser
Saturday, May 11, 2013
BCABHOF INDUCTEES
INDUCTEES 2010 to 2013: by brian zelley
The Names on the wall 2010 to 2013
* It has been an interesting journey over the four years
discussing names, potential nominees, nominees and
then the inductees from 15 in 2010 to the large group
in 2013. But, now the journey will continue into 2014
with a nomination process that will begin in Sept. 2013.
The Pioneers:
category are
Vic Murdoch - 2013
Tommey Paonessa - 2011
The All Rounders:
* the three all-rounders are
Roger Adolph - 2012
Lennie Walters - 2011
Derrick Hoyt - 2013
Junior and Youth
selected are:
Alan Brown - 2011
Tony Duffy - 2012
Mickey Griffin - 2013
Alan Brown
http://zelleyonboxing.blogspot.ca/2011_02_01_archive.html
* above link covers Campbell River Eagles, Alan Brown and
pioneer Tommy Paonessa.
Women In Boxing:
Garside - Gigliotti - Lapointe - O'Reilly - Taylor
Boxers:
Allan Bayne, Chris Ius, Dale Walters, Dick Findlay,
Donnie Orr, Eddie Haddad, Frank Scott, Fred Desrosiers,
Freddy Fuller, Gary Wood, Gordie Lawson, Harold Mann,
Jack Snaith, Jamie Ollenberger, Jimmy Walters,
Laurie Mann, Lindie Lindmoser, Manny Sobral,
Matt O'Brien, Michael Olajide jr., Sid McKnight.
The Boxers links:
Frederic Stephen Fuller:
http://fullerboxingstory.blogspot.ca/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Stephen_Fuller
Frank Albert Scott:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Albert_Scott
Jack Snaith: http://zelleyonboxing.blogspot.ca/2013_01_01_archive.html
*the link also covers boxer Gary Wood.
Builders:
There are 20 builders from Bert Lowes
to Wally Doern.
2010: Dave Brown, Elio Ius, Fred Fuller
Pat O'Reilly and Rick Brough
Special Categories:
* Campbell River Eagles Boxing Club
* Nanaimo Boxing Club
http://nanaimoboxing.blogspot.ca
* Spruce Capital Boxing Club
* the Boyce family
* 1967 International Centennial Diamond Belt
* 1984 Junior Nationals and Senior box-offs
Saturday, May 4, 2013
BC boxing story - history
BRITISH COLUMBIA BOXING HISTORY
THROUGH THE STORIES OF THE INDUCTEES
of the BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING
HALL OF FAME: By Brian Zelley
The Introduction
Since 2010, there have been numerous individuals, clubs, and
other inductees into what became the British Columbia Amateur
Boxing Hall of Fame. This has required for years of effort of
remembering and documenting the many stories which forms
the backbone and nerve center of amateur boxing in BC.
When we go through the many stories, there are many examples
of joint involvement in many of the clubs or events that outlines
some of the sigThe Individuals ips, and national tournaments and events.
The history will primary cover the time period from 1939 to 2013.
Individual Names:
Other Categories:
the Boyce family, the Campbell river Eagles Boxing club
the Nanaimo Boxing club, Spruce Capital Boxing club,
1967 International Centennial Diamon Belt championships, and
1984 Junior Nationals and Senior Open Box-offs.
Some Of The Faces:
The Introduction
Since 2010, there have been numerous individuals, clubs, and
other inductees into what became the British Columbia Amateur
Boxing Hall of Fame. This has required for years of effort of
remembering and documenting the many stories which forms
the backbone and nerve center of amateur boxing in BC.
When we go through the many stories, there are many examples
of joint involvement in many of the clubs or events that outlines
some of the sigThe Individuals ips, and national tournaments and events.
The history will primary cover the time period from 1939 to 2013.
Individual Names:
the Boyce family, the Campbell river Eagles Boxing club
the Nanaimo Boxing club, Spruce Capital Boxing club,
1967 International Centennial Diamon Belt championships, and
1984 Junior Nationals and Senior Open Box-offs.
Some Of The Faces:
Back to the Forties:
* by taking the story back to the forties
it takes us back to the first complete decade of
Golden Gloves action and also begins with some
of the names such as:
Tommy Paonessa, Vic Murdoch, Eddie Haddad
and Elio Ius, but it also begins the story of those
such as Jimmy Walters. With these five early names
they are all different but along the way they
helo to connect the other inductees and the many folks
that have been or are still involved in amateur boxing.
1948 BC Golden Gloves
* It was ten years since the Sun Golden Gloves began
in Vancouver in 1939, but the 1948 Golden Gloves
would highlight the names Paonessa, Haddad and
Ius along with others.
Some of the names: Ius, Jamel, Langston, May,
Haddad, McPhee, Baxter, and Walters.
* part of the 1948 story would see boxer
Eddie Haddad earn a spot on the Canadian
Olympic Boxing team.
The team of Canadian boxers:
* the 1948 Olympic Games, London, England
Joe Sandulo, Fred Daigle, Armand Savoie,
Eddie Haddad, Gerald Blackburn,
Jack Keenan and Adam Faul.
1948 BC Golden Gloves
* It was ten years since the Sun Golden Gloves began
in Vancouver in 1939, but the 1948 Golden Gloves
would highlight the names Paonessa, Haddad and
Ius along with others.
Haddad, McPhee, Baxter, and Walters.
* part of the 1948 story would see boxer
Eddie Haddad earn a spot on the Canadian
Olympic Boxing team.
The team of Canadian boxers:
* the 1948 Olympic Games, London, England
Joe Sandulo, Fred Daigle, Armand Savoie,
Eddie Haddad, Gerald Blackburn,
Jack Keenan and Adam Faul.
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