2022 V I Boxing Hall of Fame: by Brian Zelley

2022 'nominees  Barry Creswell, Clarke McLellan, Lloyd Anderson, Fred Desrosiers, Harry Morris       Lou Bujdoso, Gordie Racette, Ellen Connor.  Bryan Colwell,  Bert Wilkinson, Eddie Haddad, George Nepper, Harry Pollitt,       Joe Bayley, Mickey Griffin, Vic Murdoch, Shane Sutcliffe, Rick Brough, Skimp Williams, Jim Hills, Sammy May, Art Smith,  NANAIMO BOXING CLUB and LONDON BOXING CLUB/VICTORIA ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION.

The selection date will be sometime in 2022, and at least ten will be added to the 6 in 2021: *

 Donnie Orr, Brian Zelley, Jason Heit, Jeannine Garside * Mickey Griffin * Billy Townsend.

 Trying to pick ten names out of this group of boxers, builders and clubs is no easy feat.  Folks voting their select choices may determine popularity, but that alone doesn't measure their contributions to the sport, their individual achievements or forms of participation.  So the supporters should be given a chance to show support for them to narrow the field to say 15, then the administrators need to select the best choices based on history of the group of 15.  For variety , one of the clubs needs to be selected the London Boxing Club/Victoria Athletic Association or the Nanaimo Boxing Club.*** Of interest in September. the Nanaimo Boxing Club will be entering it's 51 year.  The club was founded in 1971 by Brian Zelley and Dan Wright, helped by George Nepper and John Ormandy.  The former coach for many years was Barry Creswell who has retired and now four others have taken over the coaching.  For a while Bob Pegues was also serving as a coach.  The London Boxing Club was started by HARRY MORRIS in the Sixties, and was replaced by the Victoria Athletic Association August 31, 1976 (see photo above)