To understand the history of boxing in British Columbia, one needs to understand the Golden Gloves tournamnts. beginning in 1939 called the "Sun Golden Glove". The key person behind the tournament
was Billy Finlay of The Vancouver Sun newspaper.
)
Sunday, December 17, 2017
BC's Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves Story: by Brian Zelley
To understand the history of boxing in British Columbia, one needs to understand the Golden Gloves tournamnts. beginning in 1939 called the "Sun Golden Glove". The key person behind the tournament
was Billy Finlay of The Vancouver Sun newspaper.
)
(Image of 1948 Golden Gloves Champions.)
Over the years, there has been many great boxers, some of which earned the special golden boy award including the first double winner for 1966 and 1967 being Dick Findlay. Jamie Ollenbergerwould also be a double golden boy 1980 and 1981.
Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Golden_Gloves/
To understand the history of boxing in British Columbia, one needs to understand the Golden Gloves tournamnts. beginning in 1939 called the "Sun Golden Glove". The key person behind the tournament
was Billy Finlay of The Vancouver Sun newspaper.
)
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