THE OPENING BELL Canadian Golden Gloves

THE OENING BELL in RING No. 1: 

* from the Boxing Canada schedule: July 17th Action

* The first two scheduled: 
Erica Ravello of Saskatchewan and 
Chelsea Charles  of Ontario.

           Chelsea Charles - 2013 Canadian Golden Gloves

Canadian Boxing's PAT KELLY and RAY NAPPER sr.

Two Legends of Boxing:

 Pat Kelly and Ray Napper Sr. 

Honouring two legendary coaches | Sports | Niagara Falls Review

Canadian Golden Gloves Championship

The Pre - tournament buzz: Canadian GG

*The pre-tournament has now begun in preparation to this first

ever Canadian Golden Gloves championship sanctioned by 

Boxing Canada for Cornwall.

* the boxing stories begin: 
Golden Gloves Championship Coming to Cornwall
the story by Bob Peters indicates the event will take place at the
Nav Centre, July 16 -20th., 2013

http://navcentre.ca 

* news from Saskatchewan with Justin Trudeau, leader of 
the Canadian Liberal party was in attendance at the 
Regina Boxing Club to recognize amateur boxing and show
support for the 2013 Canadian Golden Gloves. 

*Previous thread re. connecting the event to a 67 year dream:

Senior Men's Lightweight Division
* It they all make it to the starting gate, the senior lightweight
division should be one of the best with a solid line-up

                                           (file photo by Dorothy Zelley)  
                       Jag Seehra and coach Bob Pegues - 2010 BC Golden Gloves

Canadian Golden Gloves -Dreams Never Die?

The Canadian Golden Gloves

By Brian Zelley

The effort needed to get

support for the sport of

amateur boxing is never

easy.  Behind every 

corner there will be 

another pitfall, or 

another barrier, and

the negative voices.

But, all things are 

possible for the sport

of amateur boxing including: public awareness, acceptance and growth.

The idea of a Canadian Golden Gloves was a good idea in 1946, but

for a long list of reasons, it never came to be, and "Billy's dream"

was just another what if story for 67 years.  But, the soon to be

Canadian Golden Gloves will turn the what ifs into the symbolic

theme song: "Dreams Never Die"

"Dreams Never Die"

* The decision by Boxing Canada to sanction 

the first ever "Canadian Golden Gloves" in 

July 2013 from Cornwall, Ontario in itself is

an historical moment.  But there is a side story

that supports the claim that "Dreams Never Die",

"Billy's Dream" - February 1946, Vancouver, BC

Back in 1946, William J. Finlay was a promotions
manager of the "Vancouver Sun" newspaper and
was the key person to support the start of what was
called "The Sun" Golden Gloves in Vancouver.  
However, in 1946 "Billy's Dream" was made public
in the Golden Gloves program of 1946 when Billy
mentioned his overall goal was to have a Canadian
national golden gloves event where the west to meet
the east which would provide an important opportunity
for those that participate in Canadian amateur boxing. 

BC Golden Gloves history

* the history of the BC Golden Gloves is a long

and interesting story, but the reality of a Canadian

Golden Gloves appeared to be lost through the 

passages of time.  But, the efforts and decisions by

key folks in Boxing Canada will make "Billy's Dream"

of 1946 come alive in 2013.  In other words, the event

will support the words of an old song:

"The Dream Never Dies"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enh-dsa00ro

Golden Gloves' the links:
http://en.wikpedia.org/wiki/BC_Golden_Gloves
the above link touches on those early golden gloves
including the 1946 Sun Golden Gloves in which
"Billy's Dream" re. Canadian Golden Gloves was
first mentioned. 

More Golden Gloves background:
http://bzgloves.blogspot.ca/

2014 BC AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME, Potential Nominees

2014 BC AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME, Potential Nominees
The link above list names of potentials with some good choices.

The Next Round: 

The list above lists some of the potential nominees, but even if they

are nominated in September 2013 there are no guarantees that

they will be selected.

"Jolting" Jonah Arbuckle

JOLTING JONAH prevails: by brian zelley

* On June 15th at Moncton, "Jolting" Jonah Arbuckle won his 
pro bout on the Last Round production.

* On May 18th, the National Boxing Authority described 
Jonah as follows:
"Jonah Arbuckle is an experienced and skillful boxer."

Names in Canadian Boxing

Whose who in the image journey:
*  Beyond the hype and the spin, numbers do count
and from a Canadian point of view in the here and now
these names have risen to the top in the rankings
based on various rankings and polls:

* Adam Trupish, Adonis Stevenson,  Alex Rynn, Alison Arenault,  
Andrew Kooner, Arash Usmanee, Ariane Fortin, Bob Pegues,
Billy Townsend, Brandon Brewer, Brian Zelley, Chris Johnson, 
Custio Clayton, Didier Bence, Derrick Hoyt, Doug Bolianatz,
Frank Fiacco Graham McIntosh, Jean Pascal, Joe Sandulo, 
Kenny Lally, Michael Strange, Mickey Sims,  Mikael Zewski, 
Paul MacKenzie, Philip Baraly, Rosemary Page and 
Samir El Mais. Also a recent jump is Fitz Vanderpool
nd the late Arturo Gatti.  

 the Canadian Boxing Wall of Fame: 

The Next Round - 2014
*  Forty more names will be added to the 60 in 2014, and one name
that will receive special attention will be DWAYNE STOREY.