ONTARIO AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME NOMINEES

THE FIRST 50 NOMINEES:

 ONTARIO AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME

Asif Dar, Bev Cartier,  Billy Haines,  Billy Irwin, Billy Lehman,
Bobby Proulx Chris Johnson, Domenic Filane Figliomeni, 
Dave Vent, Dennis Bradley,     Dennis McNeil jr.,  Doug Trembley, 
Earl Walls, Egerton Marcus, Frank Bricker,  Gary Broughton, 
George Chuvalo, George Fraser, Hank Boone,  Horace Gwynne, 
Ian Clyde, Jerome "Hook" McComb, Joe Sandulo, 
Jamie Pagendam,   Jerry Doiron sr, John Kalbhenn,
Ken Hamilton, Lennox Lewis,  Marc Leduc, Mark Simmons, 
Michael Strange, Nicky Furlano, Patsy Fern, Peter Wylie 
Sammy Luftspring, Shawn O'Sullivan,   Steve Beaupre,
Steve Molitor,Steve Pagendam, Troy Ross, Walter Henry, 
 and Willie Feathersrone

FAMILIES: Baggio, Bland, Doiron, Nolan, Marsh, 
MacDonald, Rannelli,  Summerhayes,  

PARTICIPATION, ACHIEVEMENTS and HISTORY
Blasting through the decades, it is likely that there is more
information on the amateur boxing achievements of those
boxers that participated subsequent to 1969 with the formtion
of  the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, but some of 
others such as Sammy Luftspring, Earl Walls
 and George Chuvalo   are better known due to their professional 
records. Others are recognized by BOXING CANADA
for their medal victories such as 

Horace "Lefty" Gwynne, Lennox Lewis, and Marc Leduc.
Some are recognized for being long term National champions
since 1969 which would include WALTER HENRY who was in
the Olympic Games in 1968 and was a National champion in 1970.
Some of the multi-term champions would include a number of the
other boxers starting with IAN CLYDE and followed by names 
such as Billy Irwin, Domenic Figliomeni, Steve Beaupre,,
and Michael  Strange.

Some are recognized in various Boxing or Sports
Halls of Fame such as GEORGE FRASER, STEVE BEAUPRE,
at least two members of the NOLAN family and others.
But when we get back to where it all begins, we cannot
forget that it should be the folks of Ontario that decide.
There are some names that are well known in Ontario
and/or some of the cities and towns  some examples
include HANK BOONE and KEN HAMILTON.

From ASIF DAR to the RANNELLI and SUMMERHAYES
families, there are many positive and progressive 
moments that have been produced by the select 50.

BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN: NANAIMO BOXING

THE NANAIMO BOXING CLUB INDUCTED IN 2012
TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING 
HALL OF FAME:  By Brian Zelley

*BUT THE STORY BEGINS IN 1963 with GEORGE J. NEPPER

AND THE NEWCASTLE BOXING CLUB.

     To understand the Nanaimo
Boxing Club history, it is
important to recognize and
remember where it all began
in the history of amateur boxing
in Nanaimo during the Sixties.

For the opening round of the
story we need to revisit the 
1964 story that appeared in
Nanaimo Daily Free Press
titled: "Boxing Club Operates Despite All Handicaps"
with sub-headings "Shoemaker By Day, Trainer By Night".

The opening paragraph introduces the main star as
follows:
"George J. Nepper dusted off the rough and rickety bench
in the cramped basement quarters which houses his
Newcastle Boxing Club...Leaning on his cane...
George apologized for the lack of space in the dingy 
clubrooms of what probably is one of the most
important but least publicized sports organizations
in Nanaimo."

As the story continues about the boxing club and George,
it describes his role in the following words:
"...the former athlete, manager, trainer, coach and janitor,
matchmaker and father confessor to a small group of 
boxing hopefuls who train night after night for a chance
to take part in a boxing show." 

For a number of years, Nepper was hoping to start his
own boxing club, but it wasn't until 1963 that Jim Clark
offered the use of his hotel basement free of charge,
the NEWCASTLE BOXING CLUB came into being.

The active members at that time were Nepper's sons
Rene, Leon, Jules, Roger and Gilles, the Balatti
brothers Chris and Ted, Brian Zelley and Leo Rock.
But, there were other trainees, of which, some would
engage in ring competition.  Those early members 
were Brian Adam, Gerry Matson, Ron Wheatly, 
Reid Mitchell,  Mike Lazare, Phillip Joe,  Dave Ballance, 
Don Brown, Wayne Barnes, Jim Brown,
Leonard Brown and Lloyd Hepplewaite.

Those that helped in the training were:
Harry Pollitt, Frank and Albert Seriani, 
Lorne Roberts and Skimp Williams.  Rene
Nepper would also help in that first year of
operation. 

As the years flashed by, there would be many
other trainees to fill the various gym locations
such as Rick Johnson, Ken Stant, Alan Windecker,
Larry McFadden, Tony James and others. 

At the end of the 1968 season, the club would 
end it's days of activity, but all of the equipment
was retained by George J. Nepper who had the
hope and the dream, that the club could begin 
anew.  That day would come when the newly
created Nanaimo Boxing Club was formed in 1971.
So, through the vision of one, came the hopes and dreams
of many over 41 years ago in the summer of '71.

BOXING CHEMISTRY 101:
*From those pre-1971 days, to the formation of the club
in 1971 and the long journey  into the start of the fifth 
decade there have been many involved in the progress
and the success.  But, when all is said and done it was
boxing chemistry 101 that provided the fuel that would
see the club operating with many achievements for so 
many yars.  That chemistry would be found in the form
of: the old shoemaker, George Nepper, the  force behind
the old  Newcastle boxing club, the teenage exploits of a 
current Prince George coach named Bob Pegues.

That chemistry would be the wisdom and vision
of the old shoemaker, and the hope, wishes and
dreams of the young teenager.  

BOB PEGUES in the mid-Seventies

Bob Peues, the coach

2010

(with Prince George boxer Jag Seehra)

BEYOND NANAIMO and onto VICTORIA

*Another new beginning: 1974

        *****  IAN WEIR  *****  MIKE CAIRD ***** BRIAN ZELLEY *****

The above photo is one that highlights the big revival of amateur boxing in
Victoria, BC in the mid Seventies. After this photo, the London Boxing &Athletic 
club renewed there support of amateur boxing in 1974/75 season. In 1976, 
boxer Wayne Crowe would win the 1976 BC Golden Gloves and fight in 
the 1976 Nationals. And in June 1976 the club would host one of the
English schoolboy vs BC juniors tournaments.

In August 1976, with formation of the Victoria Athletic Association, they 
would sponser amateur boxing and the first three coaches would be
Mike Caird, Brian Zelley and Lou Bujdose.

BC AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME

BC AMATEUR BOXING HALL of FAME:
THE   2012 INDUCTEES: by Brian Zelley

*The final  list of 16 are
listed above. each one has a story and in some cases the boxing
journey of each individual crosses over the years.  So this is
a story about the various connections and common areas
 of experience and excellence and events.

*the obvious common point is they are all connected is some way to the
Provincial boxing association, and a connection to BOXING CANADA.

Roger Adolph: former boxer and current boxing coach was at one time
a member of the South Hill/Firefighters boxing clubs in Vancouver 
under the direction of  BERT LOWES and PAT WEST.

THE PRINCE GEORGE CONNECTION:
Three of the boxers have a connection to boxing in Prince George:
ALLAN BAYNE, LAURIE MANN and MANDY LAPOINTE.
Allan and Laurie are also alumni of the Spruce Capital Boxing 
Club, they are also inductees of the Prince George Sports Hall 

of Fame.  

VANCOUVER ISLAND CONNECTIONS:
*Builders George Shiels and Charles John are both
former coaches of the Campbell River Eagles Boxing Club.
And, the Nanaimo Boxing Club is one of the boxing clubs
on Vancouver Island.  Olympic boxer Donnie Orr  is a
former Victoria based amateur boxer that participated
in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and won a 
Canadian National title in 2001.

*However, some of the others have been involved in 
amateur and/or professional  boxing activity on
Vancouver Island such as Laurie Mann and Michael
Olajide. They both had some of their early pro fights
on Vancouver Island.  Allan Bayne was a member of  
Canada's 1994 Commonwealth Games Boxing team
and Bert Lowes was a volunteer at those Games.

Bert Lowes, however,  did much more than act as
a security volunteer in '94.  We can trace his steps
back to the Fifties as a coach of the South Hill
boxing club that participated in boxing activity
in Victoria, and his role in the Sixties as a coach
of the Firefighters boxing club that saw action
in club shows in Victoria and Port Alberni.
and, during much of the Seventies and Eighties
Lowes was a boxing official that travelled to 
the various locations on the Island from Gold River
to Victoria engaged his official duties in the ring
and at ringside.  He also directed some of the 
officials boxing clinics on the Island.

As the president of Boxing BC in the nid to late 
Eighties, GEORGE ARMSONS was a regular
visitor to Vancouver Island  including the 1984 
Vancouver  Island Amateur Boxing
Championships held in Parksville.  In a special
bout in that tournament, TONY DUFFY would
earn a victory in a box-off against an Island 
boxer to be selected for the BC team that would
participate in the 1984 Junior Nationals Amateur
Boxing Champinship held in Burnaby from
May 25 to 27th.  Three members of the 
Boxing BC board of directors involved in that
Island tournament
 would also be involved in 
the Junior Nationals tournament  including
Bert Lowes, Brian Zelley and George Armson. 

Mandy LaPointe, the first woman boxer 
to be inducted into the British Columbia
Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame.

MICHAEL OLAJIDE jr.

*Michael did not have a long amateur boxing journey and would 
turn pro before he was a senior boxer.  In won of his last amateur
tournaments.  He would win in the 1981 Golden Gloves.

Back in 1981, Michael and 2011 inductee Jamie Ollenberger were
members of the Kingsway Boxing Club in Vancouver.  Both of them
would shine at that tournament along with  boxer  Gary Robinson
of the Victria Athetic Association (VAA).

But, by the end of 1981, Michael "The Silk" Olajide would turn
pro and have his first three pro fights in Victoria.  Then he would
have others in British Columbia before moving to New York.

Olympics 2012 contender: Tom Stalker, GB boxing captain

THE ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS and BEYOND THE FINAL BELL

 THE STORY OF  BOXERS IN THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS:
By Brian Zelley
(photo: taken at the 1984 Training
site for the Canadian Olympic
boxing team.)

Introduction
The story of the 2012 Olympic
boxing in London will be the
story of  boxers, coaches and 
officials. 

 This story will focus on the
 story  of some boxers from
 various locations in two parts. 
The first part will be about their journey to the Olympic Games
and the second part will cover their performance at the Games
from the beginning to beyond the final bell.

            THE JOURNEY TO THE GAMES

            (Canadian champions in 2011)

THE BOXERS:
LUKE CAMPBELL: England

The journey of boxer
 Luke Campbell has 
been an interesting
journey from  the
time he first stepped
 into the boxing gym
 in Hull, England to 
the process of winning
 his way into 
the 2012 Olympic Games in his own National
 along with other members of Team Great Britain:
Andrew Selby, Anthony Ogogo, Fred Evans, 
Josh Taylor,  Natasha Jonas, Nicola Adams
and Savannah Marshall.

THE CANADIANS: CUSTIO CLAYTON and SIMON KEAN

Simon and Custio are two of our Boxing Canada A-Team members
who have  experience and the talent to have achieved this moment to participate in London.

Custio is from Nova Scotia and Simon from Quebec and
have been team members for the current and past years.
For Team Canada in the past several years there has
been a high team spirit.


Custio with team mates
Brody Blair and Kenny Lally
\
JOSE  RAMIREZ - United States lightweight  
Jose qualified at the Americas
tournament in Brazil which 
included a victory over 
Canada's Alex Rynn.



His Boxing USA Team mates:
Ram'shee Warren, Joseph Diaz Jr.,
Jamel Herring, Errol Spence, 
Terrell Gausha, Marcus Browne,
Michael Hunter Jr.,  Dominic Breazeale.
and  Claressa Shields.

**JOSH TAYLOR - Team Great Britain, Scotland ==
Looking back to 2010, Josh Taylor was a silver medalist in the
lightweight division of the Commonwealth Games
One of his wins in the pre-finals was a
victory over a welsh boxer before meeting England's 
Thomas Stalker in the finals in Delhi.

But, to understand Taylor, we must travel back to where 
it all began.  He began boxing in about 2006 at the 
Lochend  boxing club mainly under the direction of 
coach Terry McCormack.  By 2008, he was competing in
the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games and earned a
bronze medal.  



A HISTORICAL MOMENT - WOMENS' BOXING
*Very very pleased that England's SAVANNAH MARSHALL
has accepted the invitation to be one of the boxers profiled.
if possible, I would like another woman boxer or another two.

**Savannah Marshall, Team Great Britain, Hartlepool

                     (photo from GB Boxing site, Team England's women boxers)
***The recent headlines in the Guardian blazed across the screen
 with the words:
"Savannah Marshall wins
Britain's first ever women's boxing world title"

But her position in the Games was secured with an earlier  victory.  
Despite all the press, Savannah is not letting the press coverage
and the achievements to-date make her drop her guard
 in the quest for Olympic glory.  

For the real story we must take it  back to where it all began.
In was about 2003 when a young teenage girl walked
into the gym to be faced by coach Tim Coulter  who admits
that he was not high on the idea of women's boxing, 
but it did not take long for Tim to be sold on the idea.

But, back in 2003, who would have guessed that there
would be women's  boxing in the Olympic Games, and
who would have guessed one of the  pioneers for this
 historical moment would be that once teenage novice
with determination and drive, and a cool attitude as not 
to be swept-up and drowned by the  a flood of publicity
 and praise over the years.***

If "Cool, Calm and Control", Savannah Marshall
 has the right tools   to go all the way.  But, I'm sure
 that nobody in Team Great Britain or the many
 supporters in Hartlepool will be "counting the chickens 
before they are hatched".  So, it will be steady training 
to achieve the optimum level of physical, mental and
emotional balance to be the best that she can be for
 a moment in time and that moment is London 2012.

MARY SPENCER - Canada
*For Canadian multi-term Champion Mary Spencer, the waiting
 ends,  the Olypmic watch begins after the Wild card played out.

THE TREASURE CHEST OF GOLDEN MEMORIES:
*This section of the story before the games will include 
quotes and comments from the boxers or any others that
may have a positive memory of any of the boxers listed. and
good wishes for their journey to-date and their performances
in the Games:
**Words of praise from Canada's Dave Hutchinson**
Dave adds a touch of the past to the here and now and the journey

:

== brian zelley's buzz ==
*over the years it has been great to follow the performance of our Canadian boxers and the achievemnts of some of our  boxers of other Nations such as Luke Campbell and Josh Taylor.  For Jose Ramirez, he has been very active over the years, but his recent performance in Brazil was excellent including his bout with Canada's Alex Torres Rynn who is a member of Boxing Canada's A Team.  For the Canadian boxers and the many others from around the globe thank you for your dedication, determination and drive.  And, may you all complete this journey with pride regardless of the final standing.
and, then there is Savannah Marshall, who has a very interesting story from back where it all began.

*Claressa Shields, Team USA**
in the Detroit Free Press: (in a telephone call
 to her coach Jason Crutchfield:
"Coach I made the Olympics! I made the Olympics!"
*Mary Kom, India: "I will be the only Indian woman boxer
at Olympics.  I will be part of history and that really means
a lot to me...:"  Mary will be in the same division as 
Team Great Britain's Nicola Adams. (Mid Day sports).  

*Katie Taylor, Ireland:  "I'm delighted to go to the Olympics
and hopefully I'll come home with a gold medal for my country.

*Custio Clayton (as reported by Joanne Oostveen in the
article titled: "Dartmouth boxer heading to Olympics"
in the Halifax News Net):
"I played other sports, but could not get boxing out of my mind.
By the time I had my first fight, I knew I was hooked."

*McGrory's gym on Mary Spencer:
"Mary's an Ambassador of Boxing for the Youth all over Canada."
Published on the Boxing_Canada site

Luke Campbell as quoted: "The Telegraph", 
2012 Olympic coverage:
*"I've put everyday life on hold for boxing". Luke Campbell

Kenny Lally, Canadian champion and A-Team member:
"Good luck to my boy Simon "Killer" Kean who fights
France today in his first bout at the Olympics."

PADDY BARNES of IRELAND

*Paddy Barnes has been an outstanding boxer for Ireland
 in recent years.  He has also been one of the top ten boxers
 in his division for many years.  in recent ratings he was dropped 
thus putting at a disadvantage in the draws at the Olympics.
It is hoped that this disadvantage will not ruin his changes in London. 

THE WAITING GAME: IT'S OVER
For Canadian boxer MARY SPENCER it has been a waiting game.
The door to the Olympics is closing fast  with the only key left is the
wild card possibility where a few boxers that had been eliminated will
get the gift of a lifetime and be selected by the Olympic committee.

THE TRAINING GAME  and THE SUPPORT:
*Prior to the trip to London, Canadian  boxers Custio Clayton and
Simon Kean will be heading to Ireland for the last training camp.
Sports reporter Monte Mosher of "The Chronicle Herald" is staying
in-tune with the ongoing story.

*USA boxer Jose Ramirez recently had an Olympic send-off event:

PRE-OLYMPIC COVERAGE: THE RING magazine, August 2012
*From out select list of boxers, JOSE RAMIREZ in one of the USA
boxers on the cover of the magazine and  also featured in the 
Olympic preview of Team USA from super heavyweight Dominic Breazeale 

to flyweight Rau'shee Warren.

Team Great Britian is also profiled including:
Josh Taylor (Scotland)  and Luke Campbell  (England, the profiles also
includes the two Welsh boxers Fred Evans and Andrew Selby.                  
OLYMPIC ACTION: The Glory and the Pain

== THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS ==
**from the opening bell to the end of the action, this is their Olympic story**

SCHEDULE: 
First day of action:  July 28th. Men's Bantamweights and Middleweights

*The bantamweight profiled in this story is England's LUKE CAMPBELL.
One of the other bantamweights is JOSEPH DIAZ jr. of Team USA.

Second day of action July 29th. Men's Lightweight and Welterweight

*The two lightweights being followed in this story are:
Jose Ramirez of California, USA and Scotland's Josh Taylor. 

Alternative Training Facilities for the Canadians:
*An interesting story by Steve Buffrey relates to the
alternative training facilities in London.  It seems,
Clayton, Kean and Spencer have been training at
Rooney's Gym in London rather that the Olympic training site.

GOLD MEDAL PREDICTIONS:
*of all the boxers listed, the one expected to win a gold medal is
England's SAVANNAH MARSHALL.  A year ago, Canada's
MARY SPENCER was a heavy choice for a medal, but recent
activity has reduced the odds for her medal success, but it she
gets back her 2011 form then there is the potential for gold.

The best choice for a medal of the men boxers would have
to be LUKE CAMPBELL of England, but it may not be gold
or silver.  For the rest, much will depend on the draws for each
boxer in their preliminary bouts. 

The Olympic  Road for SIMON KEANE

*Simon wins his first bout. Although it was close on the scoring cards, Simon still took charge and dominatred two of the three rounds.

So Simon will move forward with hopes of moving into medal contention.


The Olympic Road for CUSTIO CLAYTON:

Custio's first bout will
be a tough bout against Oscar Molina of Mexico.
Good news for Canada with
a victory by Clayton in the
first boxing victory since the
2004 Olympic Games.  Now, 
Canadian boxing can move 
forward,



*In the quarter finals, Clayton faced Freddie Evans 
of Team Great Britain.Evans won round one by a big margin, 
but in round two, Clayton roared back to win the round and 
move close to the combined score of Evans.  So,
it would all come down to the third round and controversy
regarding whether the referee should of deducted a point
for a number of cautions. This proved to be the key issue
 with Canadian fans when the bout ended in
a tie and on the count back, Evans was awarded the bout
and moves into the medal round.  But, for Canadians, Custio
would be praised for his fine effort and achievements and
will long be remembered and  is credited for bringing
pride back to Canadian Amateur Boxing's Olympic Games history.




The Olympic Road for  PADDY BARNES

*Paddy with two victories has earned a place into the medal
round and will compete in the semi-finals.
 

The Olympic Road for LUKE CAMPBELL

In the prelim round on Saturday for bantamweight action, Luke
received a bye and is expected to see action on August 1st.
*(Luke won his first bout and then
followed that up with another victory, and looks like a medal winner.

The Olympic boxing journey of Josh Taylor

Josh would win his first
bout, but on August 2nd.
the long journey would
come to and end.








The Olympic Boxing Road for JOSE RAMIREZ

*member of 
King's Boxing Club,
Avenal, California,

The club's web site is:
http://www.avenalboxing.com/

Both lightweights will see action on Sunday.
In a closely scored bout,  RAMIREZ scores the win and moves
one step closer to the medal round.

*The race for a medal for Jose Ramirez came to an end
on August 2nd.  when he dropped a decsion.





THE OLYMPIC BOXING JOURNEY of SAVANNAH MARSHALL
*Recently, Savannah was a recipient of a special award in Sheffield.

THE OLYMPIC BOXING JOURNEY of  MARY SPENCER

*the first Canadian woman
to be an Olympic boxer.
*Savannah and Mary's active 2012 Olympic journey has come to
an end with losses in their first bouts.  Both, at one time, were 
expected to medal based on past performances, but the past is no
guarantee of any future results.





LUKE CAMPBELL, THE LAST MAN STANDING:

Luke Campbell has punched his ticket in the semi-finals 
to go for gold in the bantamweight division on Friday August 11th
***** Luke Campbell (England) vs John Joe Nevin (Ireland)*****

THE FINAL STORY AFTER THE FINAL BELL:

2013:  What are they doing now?

*Some of the boxers continue to receive special 

awards and attend special events.

* Luke Campbell, gold medal recipient:

https://www.facebook.com/LukeCampbellOfficial

Jose Ramirez:  Team USA
http://thefuturechamp.com/new/
Jose is now a pro boxer and is planning
to fight for a world title in the future.
The new web site will follow  the journey
as time flashes past in and beyond California.

http://www.facebook.com/Joseramirezboxing

* the link above is the direct link with the fans
with regular updates and comments from others.

Josh Taylor, Team Great Britain
http://www.joshtaylorboxing.com/

Josh is still boxing in 2013 and was a member of the
"British Lionhearts" in World Series boxing.

http://britishlionhearts.com/
*** the above link takes us to the details of the British Lionhearts **** 
The boxers train at the training facility in Sheffield.  Some of the other
boxers are: Andrew Selby, Charlie Edwards, John Joe Nevin and Sam Maxwell.

Paddy Barnes, Team Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Barnes
* the above link highlights Paddy's boxing journey
up to his final bout in the 2012 London Olympics.
Beyond London, Paddy was celebrated back in Ireland
along with other team mates.
*In 2013, Paddy is still boxing and is expected to see action
in May.

Savannah Marshall, Team Great Britain

* Savannah along with GB team members
Nicola Adams and Lisa whiteside secured  gold
at the 2013 Women's EU Championship.

BEYOND LONDON 2012

Good news concerning LUKE CAMPBELL
who recently made his pro debut and 
won in 90 seconds. 

HAROLD MANN and JIMMY SYMES BOXING AWARDS

 ANNUAL AWARDS of BOXING BC: By Brian Zelley

*For many years, two special awards presented by Boxing BC
 on an annual basis are the Jimmy Symes award which is 
now presented to a junior boxer and the  Harold Mann award
which is presented to a non-competitor such as a coach,
official or other volunteer.  

During the long history of organized amateur boxing 
from 1939 to 2012, there have been other special awards
that have been presented such as the Billy Townsend award, 
and the Bert Lowes award.  Some others of interest include
the Fred Fuller award and for Boxing Canada the 
Ron Whalley award for officials.

For 2011 and 2012, there has been no major publicity about
the Symes and Mann awards in British Columbia.

BOXING - THE HALLS and WALLS of FAME

BOXING - The Halls of Fame:  By Brian Zelley

Introduction

Throughout the globe there are thousands
 of past members of amateur and professional
boxing in International Boxing Halls of Fame,
 to National  and regional boxing halls.  
Also, there are many with a boxing focus that
are in various National, regional or municipality 
sports halls of fame.  To help us appreciate
 this situation and recognize the many in one spot,  
I  will  look at halls of fame with a focus on boxing.  
But, there is the London Boxing Club
soccer team that was inducted into the 2011 
Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame

There is no easy starting point for this process as there are so many
halls that it will take a long time to recognize each one.  Likely, the
original International boxing hall of fame was the one that was
published on an annual basis in the old "The RING" magazine.
Not there is an International Boxing.  The Hall was started by 
the late Nat Fleischer in 1954 and consisted of a modern, 
old-timers and pioneer section.  Between 1954 and 1975
there were 134 persons inducted of which 43 were in the
modern category comprised of:

THE MODERN INDUCTEES (1954 to 1975)
*Jack Dempsey - Joe Louis - Henry Armstrong - Benny Leonard
*Gene Tunney - Harry Greb - Mickey Walker - Tony Canzoneri 
*Jimmy McLarnin - Barney Ross - Tommy Loughran 
*Johnny Dundee - Tony Zale - Kid Chocoate - Rocky Marciano
*Jack Britton - Lew Tendler - Billy Petrolle - Marcel Cerdan
*Willie Pep - Lou Ambers - Jim Braddock - Billy Conn
*Archie Moore - Kid Gavilan - Ray Robinson - Max Baer
*Carmen Basilio - Jersey Joe Walcott - Max Schmeling 
*Ezzard Charles - Rocky Graziano - Sandy Saddler
*Maxie Rosenbloom - Fritzie Zivic - Beau Jack - Gus Lesnevich
*Sammy Angott - Dick Tiger - Gene Fullmer - Sixto Escobar
*Jackie Kid Berg and Joey Maxim.

(Dick Tiger was inducted in 1974 along
with Gene Fullmer, George KO Chaney,
Frank Klaus, and Dick Curtis.)

THE OLDTIMERS and PIONEERS
*Includes a good cross section of boxers and builders
from John L. Sullivan and George Dixon to non-boxers
such as Nat Fleischer and some of the real old pioneers
such as James Figg and Jack Broughton.



REGIONAL BOXING HALLS OF FAME
There is a California Boxing Hall of Fame in the USA and
in British Columbia there is the BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame.

California's ceremony in 2011:                               

The 2012 event
will take place in 
the near future and
some of those connected
to the event will report
on some of the happenings

2011 Inductees include
*Gene Fullmer 
 Dwight Hawkins
and those listed in the
photo.

Also recognized but no
longer with us include Willie Pep and  Bob Fitzsimmons



OREGON STATE:  Sports  Hall of Fame
*Boxing inductees include:
Denny Moyer, Tom Moyer, Joe Kahut and Ray Lampkin.
          

*BRITISH COLUMBIA:
The British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame:
*Was started in 2010 for the purpose of recognizing
boxers and builders in amateur boxing.  In 2011, it 
expanded to include a Pioneer category in which
Tommy Paonessa was selected, a Junior/Youth
category in which Alan Brown was selected, a
event category in which the 1968 BC International
Diamond Belt Championships were selecte, a club
category in which the Campbell River Eagles Boxing 

Six of the 15 core group of
inductees into the BCABHOF.

Freddy Fuller, Eddie Haddad, Frank Scott,
Dale Walter, Dick Findlay and 
Fred Desrosiers. (2010)

As of September 2011 there are 
twenty five (25) members of which 
some are in  special categories.

Some of the early ones picked as builders
include:
Dave Brown, Elio Ius, Fred Fuller, Pat O'Reilly and Rick Brough.  

Municipalities Far and Wide In Canada:
*there are numerous sports halls of fams spread throughout Canada
such As Greater Victoria, Burnaby, and Prince George in BC or 
Edmonton in Alberta and many more such as London Ontario.