(note this has been prepared by brian zelley, but it is through the efforts of many folks including past and present members of the BC amateur Boxing Hall of Fame, members of the Ontario amateur Boxing Hall of Fame, members of the various committees, and members of the support group for a Canadian amateur Boxing Wall of Fame and History and through the communications with some of the inductees) The women in boxing builders: *** Alison Arsenault *** Ginnie Brown *** *** Marg O'Reilly *** Rosemary Page ***
THE CANADIAN AMATEUR BOXING WALL OF FAME
Introduction
This wall of fame is an attempt to recognize the many folks that have been
involved in the sport of amateur boxing in Canada over many decades. It includes
boxers and builders that were engaged prior to the formation of the
Canadian Amateur Boxing Association (Boxing Canada) in 1969
and the many that have been a part of Boxing Canada and the
various Provincial organizations and in some cases folks involved in
the sport that may be connected to associations and groups that are not
sanctioned by Boxing Canada and the Provincial organizations.
The Four Region:
To ensure a fair representation across Canada, the process has been divided into
four regions including Western Canada comprised of British Columbia,
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba then Ontario, Quebec and
The Maritimes,
For British Columbia the names primarily were selected from the
list of inductees of the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame
and the Ontario selection came from the lists of inductees and nominees
from the Ontario Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame. For Quebec and the Maritimes
the names were entered from the regional support sites.
ARMAND SAVOIE
ASIF DAR BILL ARSENAULT BILLY IRWIN
BOB EDGETT
BRYAN GIBSON CAMILLE HUARD CHRIS CLARKE
CHRIS JOHNSON DALE BROWN DAVE HILTON Sr. DICK FINDLAY
DIDIER BENCE
DOMENIC FIGLIOMENI DONATO PADUANO
ED BLANCHARD EGERTON MARCUS FRANK SCOTT FREDDY FULLER GABY MANCINI HAROLD MANN IAN CLYDE
JEAN PASCAL JEAN-FRANCOIS BERGERON JERRY SHEARS JOE SANDULO JOHN KAHLBHENN KAI YIP KIRK JOHNSON LENNOX LEWIS MARC LEDUC MARK ADAMS MARTY O'DONNELL MICHAEL STRANGE PAT O'REILLY PAUL COLLETTE PETER BRITT RAY DOWNEY RICKEY ANDERSON ROGER ADOLPH SCOTT MACINTOSH SCOTTY OLSON SHAWN O'SULLIVAN STEPHEN NOLAN TAYLOR GORDON VERNON LINKLATER WALTER HENRY WAYNE GORDON WESLEY SUNSHINE WILLIE DEWITT YVES ULYSSES jr. ALISON ARSENAULT GINNIE BROWN MARG O'REILLY ROSEMARY PAGE
part of the boxing scene of British Columbia and over the years, up to the early 2000 to 2009 period, he had been recognized by many as being a caring and excellent boxing coach and the teacher of life skills to his many boxers. As expected, Wally had earned his share of awards and recognition along with the boxers of 2 Rivers in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada.
The New Beginning - 2009
Through the desire of former boxers and trainees of the club,
a new journey would begin for Wally with the revival of 2 Rivers
in 2009 thus beginning a fresh new journey along with past boxers
and a new family of new trainees that would start their own
boxing journey with the help of Wally and the dedicated and
caring members of the club.
The Next Bend In The Road
Beyond today, the next stop along the boxing highway will be
the hosting of a boxing card in a few days at the Bouchie Lake Hall.
Back To The Beginning Years of 2 Rivers
*This part of the story will take us back in time pre-2009 through the records and the golden memories of those that were there for the journey that would
change all of their lives forever. *Part of any great coach and club is the time and effort of hosting a major Provincial tournament. Over the years in the early years in after the start of the new beginning, Wally and 2 Rivers would host many a tournament from Bronze Gloves, to Silver Gloves and Buckskin Gloves. But, their basic contribution was those many club shows that were well appreciated by fans, friends, officials and through the voices of other boxing clubs scattered throughout the Province.
Victory at the end of the match:
BC Team In the calm before the storm:
The Here and Now between 2009 to 2012
This part of the story looks an the New Beginning and the journey
from the revival to the December 2012 boxing show, The Coach in Action: In The Gym - Wally shows them the way:
In The Dressing Room Drama - demonstrating a move or two
In The Ring: Between Rounds
At the tournament between the bouts:
From The Treasure Chest Of Golden Memories
This part of the story is an opportunity for the many to reach back
to their own treasure chest of golden memories with a focus on
the role Wally Doern has played in their boxing journey and life skills. FROM THE WORDS OF A FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOXING BC and BOXING CANADA:
BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME:
Round One of the Hall of Fame Journey - the 2013 Nominees:
Wally Doern is one of 29
listed nominees for 2013
There are no guarantees
that he will be picked.
In the Builders category
there are some quality names: Boyd Bayne Dick St. Louis Ed Williams George Nepper Ian Gibson Jim Gallagher Jim Howie Ralph Galloway Ron Whalley Stan Smith Todd Alain Vic Murdoch Wally Doern
friends of 2 Rivers boxing past and present.
BEYOND THE SELECTION PROCESS:
*** THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE BOXING STORY AND JOURNEY OF 2013 INDUCTEE *** WALLY DOERN, a worthy Builder of Amateur Boxing, and a worthy inductee in 2013 of our own BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME.
- by brian w. zelley, former boxer, coach and official of British Columbia.
* So far as we close in on the end of 2012, we have nominees galore for
our 2013 selection process that should begin in July 2013. So who are they
and what have they contributed to gather the support of boxing folks and
win the day from those that have the difficult task of selecting some of the many?
Early Support for Eight of the Nominees:
*Support may or may not equal success, but the eight leading nominees
with good early support include:
Ron Whalley, Mickey Griffin, Derrick Hoyt, Gordie Lawson,
Jack Snaith, Sid McKnight, Gary Wood and Jim Gallagher.
*But some of the others are getting a little support:
Three of those folks are Teresa Taylor, Jim Howie,
and Ed Williams.
* It is expected that folks like Dick St. Louis, Vic Murdoch,
Cliff Ballendine, Ralph Galloway, and Boyd Bayne will win
some more support.
But, likely the late George Nepper from the Sixties will get
overlooked as he is not known to many of the folks that are
members of the facebook site. There are others that may
do well by July 2013 such as Jeannine Garside.
* the late Ron Whalley is a well known
official in British Columbia,
Canada and from International
tournaments
Gordie Lawson rocks on to another victory in Boxing. Lawson began his boxing in September 1967 as a new member of the Vancouver Firefighters Boxing Club. The Progress Continues with more names:
Nicky had an interesting pro boxing journey that lasted from 1976 to 1984 with some Canadian, North American and word titles on the line. Furlano made his pro debut on October 23, 1976 with a victory over Danny Stokes, and closed out in 1984 with a stoppage of boxer Rick Spencer at the Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. In the interim, Nicky fought his share of world class bouts against some of Canada's and the world's best boxers. Some names that must be mentioned include: Al Ford, Gaetan Hart, Davey Lee Armstrong and Aaron Pryor. * when another boxer things so much of one of the all time greats such as Willie Pep, it is likely they would produce some of the same skills. And, by all accounts, Nicky Furlano was one of Canada's technically skilled champions who understood the importance of effective movement.
