AMATEUR BOXING in Greater Vancouver BRITISH COLUMBIA - Topix

AMATEUR BOXING in Greater Vancouver BRITISH COLUMBIA - Topix

1984 BC BOXING DIAMOND BELT

THE DIAMOND BELT CHAMPIONSHIPS:  by brian zelley


As boxers of 2011/2012 get ready to compete in the 2012 Diamond Belt
tournament some in the game may remember the 1984 Tournament
which was hosted by Vancouver's Shamrock Boxing Club and was  held 
at the Boxing BC Training Centre in North Burnaby.


THE FINALS:
Jim Cumberland, Willy Curry, Wayne Welsh, Trevor Holmes, 
Deep Butter, Roger LaFlamme, Peter Beltrame, Alan Brown,
Richard Compart, John Cozad, Leon Chambers, Cody Redford,
Paddy Nelson, Mike O'Connell, Laird Goodwill and Jaime Ballard.

1967 BC CENTENNIAL GOLDEN GLOVES

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 1967 GOLDEN GLOVES

THE FINALS

Derek Austin vs  Randy Jones, Ray Lampkin vs Frank Scott

Wayne Boyce vs Brian Zelley, Dick Coulson vs Philip King

Dick Findlay vs Freddy Fuller, Lenni Erdmann vs Steve Tohill 

Gordon Sinclair vs Colin Coleridge, Ron Manson vs ron Wilson

Ken tommy vs Marion Kolar, Wes Craven vs Jack Meda 

GOLDEN BOY - DICK FINDLAY

G. B RUNNER-UP - RAY LAMPKIN

BEST BOUT - FINDLAY vs FULLER

MOST SPORTSMANLIKE - BOB KACER

MOST SCIENTIFIC - LENNIE ERDMANN

BEST CLUBS - Portland and Firefighters

THE FIFTIES GOLDEN GLOVES

1959 GOLDEN GLOVE: By Brian Zelley

JACK STRAZA - 1959 GOLDEN BOY

At the end of the tournament Jack Straza would be declared Golden Boy
following three convincing wins over Bill Tsuchiya of Wallaces Athletic
Club, Bill Lipsey  of  Sidney and Henry Banki of Vancouver's
South Hlll Boxing Club.  


Some of the other boxers in the tournament was Ernie Burgmann, 
Dick Coulson, Morris Jermyn, Vic Vieberg, Bruce Baille,
Tommy Black, Elroy Engler, Wayne Orrick, Joe Czaja
and Edward "Skimp" Williams.


In one bout is was an all Vancouver Island bout when
Bruce Baille of  Chemainus defeated slick Tommy Black
from Victoria.  

Ollenberger, 1980 and 1981 BC Golden Boy.

                                         JAMIE OLLENBERGER
                       GOLDEN BOY
                      1980 and 1981

BC GOLDEN GLOVES, 1980 to 1989:  by brian zelley

The year 1980 would be part of an excellent decade
in the history of the British Columbia Amateur Boxing
Association's Golden Gloves tournaments from the 
Junior Golden gloves with the likes of CLIFF BALLENDINE
and the Youth and Senior boxers Golden Gloves action with
the first true star being JAMIE OLLENBERGER.

Jamie would follow the Golden Glove boxers of the 
Seventies from the likes of Freddy Fuller, Frank Scott,
Gordie Lawson, Buzz Montour, Derrick Hoyt, Wayne Crowe,
"Dynamite" Dan Wright, David Ius,  and many others. 

Throughout the Eighties there would be many Golden Gloves
alumni - boxers, coaches and officials any many volunteers
including the Golden Boys such as RON PASKIE and
GLEN QUOCKSISTER.

1984 BC JUNIOR GOLDEN GLOVES

The 1984 BC  Junior Golden Gloves took place on
April 28th. at the Boxing BC Training Centre in 
Burnaby.

Boxers:
Donald Galloway, Shane Galloway, Scotty Scott Nathan Smith,
Neil Bordeleau, Merv Davies, Wayne Hinchcliffe, David Aalbers, 
Dean Cooper, John Allen,Jason Downie, Tony Johnson,
Tony Francis, Shawn Painter, Mike Wood, Shane Ribalkin, 
Joe Fower, Jesse Ewasiuk, Tim Smith, Joe Jurich, 
Danny Rickovic, Mike Smith, Joe Fowler, Jason Harris,
Michael Cleary, Suraj Jaswal, Tony Duffy, Bud Keller, 
Manny Sobral and John Newton.

                         TONY DUFFY - 1984 Junior Golden Boy

Officials:
Bert Lowes, Fred Fuller, Ron Whalley, Sid Knopp, Rudy Bianco,
Al Young, Bob Newbrook, Earl Vance, Jim Gallagher, Vic Murdoch 
Larry Krangle, Jack Mellor, Brian Zelley,Larry Carney, Shirley Knopp,
Dr. Herb Dumont, Lindy Lindmoser, George Armson and Bill Long.

                    RON WHALLEY, referee and judge



GOLDEN BOY - Tony Duffy, GOLDEN BOY RUNNER-up
- Manny Sobral, Jimmy Synme Award Winner announcement
TONY FRANCIS.
  

1948 BC GOLDEN GLOVES

                         THE 1948 BC GOLDEN GLOVES - CHAMPIONS
                                     (from the Tommy Paonessa collection)
                                      
                                           -  Ius - Jamel - Langston - May -
                                    -  Haddad - McPhee - Baxter - Walters -

2011 BC GOLDEN GLOVES

2011 BC GOLDEN GLOVES: by brian zelley

FLASHBACKS - 1961

The 2011 BC Golden Gloves marks the Golden (50th)Anniversary
of the 1961 Golden Gloves with the Golden Boy being
BILL (Curly) ADAMS.

FLASHBACK - 2010 BC Golden Gloves
The 2010 BC Golden Gloves were hosted by the
Capital City Boxing Club of Victoria.
At the end of the tournament, selected as
Golden Boy was DYLAN BISHOP and recognized
was the Golden Boy of 1960 - ALAN CURTIS.