HISTORY OF BOXING IN WESTERN CANADA and PACIFIC NORTHWEST

THE RICH HISTORY OF WEST COAST  BOXING:  By Brian Zelley

The cornerstone of the amateur boxing history in the Pacific Northwest
would be the various Golden Glove Tournaments starting in 1939 with
the Vancouver Sun sponsored Golden Gloves in Vancouver and the
tournaments in Oregon, Seattle and Tacoma.

TACOMA GOLDEN GLOVES

THE STARTING POINT FOR THE 

SERIES OF GOLDEN GLOVES TOURNAMENTS

SEATTLE GOLDEN GLOVES

Champions from British Columbia 

1942  - 1945

Lyle Kehoe, Freddy Steele, Vic Murdoch, Bobby Parker, 

Bert Lepitre, Roy Burnell, Hank Egli,  Joe Ashenbrenner,

Jackie Turner, Norm Dawson, Tommy Symes, 

Robert Hickie and  Gordon Grayson.

THE BC GOLDEN BOYS

1939 to 1945

Phil Vickery, Terry Doyle, Bob Hickie, 

Jackie Hamilton, Harry Smith

Chester Orr   

2012 CANADIAN NATIONALS BOXING

WESTERN CANADIAN BOXERS TO SEE ACTION:  
By Brian Zelley


First on the agenda will be the 2012 Senior Nationals Boxing Championships
in Cape Breton.  Some of the boxers will be part of the teams from
Western Canada.

Photo parade of Western Canada Boxing faces

FACES ON THE WALL

The following five pbotos are just a sample of some

of the folks that have been involved in boxing

in Western Canada, but they represent a 

period of boxing that covers nany decades.

                        JACK MEDA

RON WHALLEY

SCOTTY OLSSON

EDDIE HADDAD

AL SPARKS

BOXING from Manitoba to British Columbia

WESTERN CANADIAN BOXING: by brian zelley

Introduction
This blog will focus on the past, present and future of 
Amateur and Professional Boxing in Western Canada
for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.


THE STATE OF AMATEUR BOXING IN 2011 and 2012
Presently each amateur boxing club is sanctionred by 
Boxing Manitoba, Boxing Saskatchewan, Boxing Alberta,
and Boxing BC.  Each Province is also under the overall
rules and membership with BOXING CANADA.
Also, Professional boxing takes place in Western Canada
with Alberta being the most active.

                         Faces from amateur boxing  Fifties to Seventies
                              Gordie Lawson, Dave Wylie, Lindy Lindmoser, Brian Zelley,
                              Dick Findlay, Frankie Scott and Frederick (Freddy) Fuller.

                                     Sixties Boxing - Golden Gloves in the Pacific Northwest
                                 Stan Smith, Freddy Fuller, Elio Ius, Clint Page, Bert Lowes


Future posts will take one Province and explore the history
and highlight the current events including participation in
2012 National tournaments.