THE RACE IS ON: 2013 BCABHOF

THE EARLY STAGES OF THE RACE
OF THE THIRTY NOMINEES FOR 
THE 2013 SELECTION for the
BC AMATEUR BOXING
HALL OF FAME: 

The Front Runner in the support department:

PRELIMINARY CHOICES OF SOME - top three lists

THIRTY CHOICES IN THE RUNNING:

By Category:
Mickey Griffin, Jamie Ballard
Cliff Ballendine, 
Scott and Troy Banninck,

Betty Clarke, Teresa Taylor,
Jeannine Garside and
Linda Gigliotti.

Derrick Hoyt, Gary Wood,
Geronimo Bie, Jack Snaith,
Gordie Lawson, Steve Noel
and Sidney McKnight.

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
and Wally Doern.

Cranbrook Eagles. 

Clarke, Garside, Gigliotti and Taylor

2013 Nominees:

 Clarke, Garside, Gigliotti and Taylor

by Brian W. Zelley, B. Com., CA

Introduction:

THE CHAMPION

Teresa Taylor

                     Teresa Taylor in action (photo courtesy of Teresa Taylor)

It is with great pleasure that four women-in-boxing are four

popular nominees for the 2013 selection of new inductees to the

British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame.

The Stories of Betty, Jeannine, Linda and Teresa:

* Each of the four women-in-boxing have  a story, and this

will be the place where a brief look at their individual boxing 

journey will take place.  

                                          Mandy Lapointe, a professional boxer,
                               2012 Inductee and appointed as honorary director
                                   * a solid supporter of the women - in - boxing

A special that thanks to these four individuals:Mandy LaPointe, Ray Beaulieu,
Seth Gotro and Steve Wood for taking the time to recognize and support  these
four aces of amateur boxing in British Columbia.

THE GARY WOOD BOXING JOURNEY

THE GARY WOOD BOXING STORY:

   By Brian Zelley

Introduction:

It is a pleasure to be part of the Gary Wood story as a former BCABA

ring official  during Gary's days of boxing and now as one of the

administrators of the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of  Fame

of which Gary is one of the nominees for 2013.

Highlights of his long journey in boxing:

(Some of the details following have been submitted to the

BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame courtesy of Steve Wood)

NOMINEE for 2013: BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame
It is great to see so many fine individuals including Gary Wood
be recognized for his participation, achievements and contributions
to the betterment of  amateur boxing.  Gary is an excellent nominee
for the Boxer category:

THE WOOD BROTHERS STEP INTO THE LEADERSHIP ROLE
*It would be the start of a new era of amateur boxing in Campbell River
with Gary, Mike and Steve Wood involved in coaching.

(photo of Gary and Mike Wood in the Campbell River new)

 Golden Memories of the Gary Wood Boxing Journey

* Many of us have a memory of Gary in action over the yeas from club shows

 to tournaments, from gym moments to dressing room moments but Gary also

 has some memories of his coaches, club mates, team mates, and the many events

 that he was a part of from a Campbell River moment or some other event over

the many years.   One of a series of memories was his  discussion of coach 
CHARLES JOHN that was valuable in the selection process
 of Charles John in 2012. 

As I look back one of  those club show moments was Gary's victory over 
Russ Lyon in March of 1985 in Victoria and the previous week he had 
earned a decision over former Canadian champion Jack Snaith and the
vision could go back to Gary's days as a junior boxer. 

Memories and Musings by Steve Wood:

2013 BC AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME

THE NOMINEES for 2013

http://bcabhof.blogspot.ca/2012/11/the-roll-of-2013-nominees.html

BOXING 1964 to 1968

CANADIAN AMATEUR BOXING 1964 to 1968 

by brian zelley

Introduction

From clubs show to Olympic boxing, the years

1964 to 1968 provided a lot of exiting and excellent

 moments.  One of the important events is the
National championship where some based on skill,
some based on luck or a mix of the two are
included on a Provincial team to compete. 

Two important years for selection to the
Canadian Olympic Teams were 1964 and 1968 of which boxer 
Walter Henry earned a spot in both years.  In both cases the Ontario
boxer defeated boxers from British Columba to win his spot as 
Canadian champion and Olympic boxer.

The Standouts:
Walter Henry
Campbell Palmer
Harvey Reti
Fred Desrosiers
Marvin Arneson
Dick Findlay
Donato Paduano

 The others  were
all worthy but did
not mke the
Olympic teams
including 1966 medalist
in the Commonwealth
Games, Frank Scott and
Earl McLeay who had 
trained in Vancouver
and Calgary.

Donato Paduano (Quebec) and
Dick Findlay (BC) two of the
1968 Olympic boxers.

Fred Desrosiers, one of the
1964 Olympic boxers.

2012 THE BOXING STORIES REVISITED

ZELLEY ON BOXING STORIES in 2012

"Many heroes lived before Agamemnon, but they were all consigned

to oblivion, because they had no bard to sing their praises," - Horace.

Working backwards through the list of stories:

*THE WALL OF FAME of Canadian Amateur Boxing

*THE WALLY DOERN BOXING STORY

*BRIGHT LIGHTS TO FLASH IN 2013

*NICKY FURLANO, A Canadian Champion

*STANLEY F. SMITH

*1969 TACOMA GOLDEN GLOVES

*DOMENIC FILANE FIGLIOMENI,                                                                       His Boxing  Road of Excellence

*NANAIMO's MICKEY GRIFFIN

*THE ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS and                                                 BEYOND THE FINAL BELL

*BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

*CANADA WINTER GAMES,                                                                    Beyond The River of Tears

*BEYOND THE GOLDEN YEARS,                                                                 The Road To Glory 1969 to 1984

*MEETING MUHAMMAD ALI

THE WALL OF FAME of Canadian Amateur Boxing

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(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

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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

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