Boxing's Sizzling Sixties

Some names from BC Boxing - Sizzling Sixties

Bill ADAMS - Roger ADOLPH - Tommy BLACK - Tommy BOYCE -
 Wayne BOYCE - Fred DESROSIERS - Dick FINDLAY - Richard FLECK -
Freddy FULLER - Harold HANDLIN - Marijan KOLER - Lindy LINDMOSER -
 Hugh LINDSAY - Jimmy MCMILLAN - Jim MCGOWAN - Earl MCLEAY -
 Jack MEDA - Clint PAGE - Pat O'REILLY - Kalman SANTOSI - Winnie SCHELT -
Frankie and Keith SCOTT - Ron WILSON -  Ed WILLIAMS - Chester  DOUGLAS
Skimp WILLIAMS - Dave WYLIE - Brian ZELLEY - BOB KACER -  Roger NEPPER
Tony JAMES - Ken TOMMY - John COWAN - Mike CAIRD - Del DEUGAU -
Glenn MCGEE -  Ken ALEXANDER - Bruce BAILLE -  Larry CARDINAL -
Danny DANIELS -  Len DIGGS - Fred FRANCIS - Gilles NEPPER - Gary TRAINOR
Cal OSMOND - Earl PILGRIM - Wayne POWELL - Howie RABEY - Gerry CHU -
Dave WAY - Robbie GRANT - Garry BRIDAL - Rick JOHNSON - Ian HARDING -
Michael STANLEY - Uwe BLANK - Kelly BARROWS - Richard WATTS -
Bob SCHARFF - Allan RANGER - Gary VAN BUSKIRK - Keith CARNEY -
Al CURTIS - Derek AUSTIN - Ron MACEACHERN - Dick COULSON Dck HUBER
John COWAN - Orlan RALPH - Derek AUSTIN - Dan TOHILL - Steve TOHILL -
Gordon SINCLAIR - COLIN COLERIDGE - Ron MANSON - Alec STEVENS -
Michael O'REILLY - Eddie McCAFFREY - Johnny MCCLUSKEY -  Jim CROOK -
Ian PYE - Billy BERROW - David IUS - Chris IUS - Happy SEIGNER - Alf COOL -
Les HAMILTON - Dave SWARTZ - Neil AUSTIN - Perry DEMOSTEN -
John GAMBLE  - Bob LEWIS  - Terry LEWIS - Joe COOKE - Lanny THOM -
Danny GONTAS - Gordie LAWSON  - Wayne TICKELL - Buzz MONTOUR -
Darryl OLSEN - Howard HEWITT - Dennis RORICK - Bill TAYLOR -
Brian BREMNER - Buddy PALMER - Harold MANN - Roger TOUCHET -
Nick MACDONALD - Ken MACDONALD, AND MANY MORE

1967 BC DIAMOND BELT BOXING

FREDDY FULLER and DAVE WYLIE


DONATO PADUANO and DICK FINDLAY


FRANKIE SCOTT


ED WILLIAMS


BRIAN ZELLEY

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1967 B C DIAMOND BELT BOXING Tournament Memories: By Brian Zelley

The year 1967 was an important Centennial Year in Canada, and the sport of amateur boxing in British Columbia
opened the year with a one-two knockout punch of action, entertainment and participation in Centennial Celebrations.
Following the BC Golden Gloves in February "67, the sport followed-up with a dynamic drama filled event in the form of the
International Diamond Belt Tournament with over 55 boxers competing in ten weight divisions at Vancouver's
"PNE Agrodome" and the special guest referee was the former undefeated Heavyweight Champion ROCKY MARCIANO.

Weigh-in and sign-in took place on a thursday and boxing action took place Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and night.

The twenty boxers that fought their way into the finals were:
Derek Austin, Ron MacEachern, Frank Scott, James Logan, Wayne Boyce, Brian Zelley, Dick Coulson,
Ken Lee, Dave Wylie, Freddy Fuller, Jim Russell, Pat O'Reilly, Donato Paduano, Dennis Rorick,
George Smith, Ron Wilson, James Allen, Marijan Kolar, Wesley Craven and Bill Taylor.

Wesley Craven - Seattle Boxer



Semi-finalists included:
Randy Jones (Oregon), Allen and Ted Webb (Oregon), Del Deugau, Andy Anderson (Seattle),
Dick Findlay and Steve Tohill (Vancouver Firefighters), Jerry Winters, Gord Sinclair,
Wm. Daniels (US Navy), Sam Wilson (California), Clint Page (Astoria Boxing Club).
Terry Eastman, Ken Alexander, Melvin Harris and Don Staab.

Other competitors:

Ken Henderson, Mike Fisher, Brian Gray, Stan Parker, Larry Housman, Ronnie Brown,
Ed Williams, Therman Mikes, Robert Hawkins, Chester Douglas, Les Vegas, Colin Coleridge,
Kalman Santosi, Frank Bull, Bruce Geis, Richard Fleck, Larry High, Bob Winters, and Jamie Phills.

WYLIE - 1967 DIAMOND BOY and FULLER - 1965 BC GOLDEN BOY

                                    1967 DIAMOND BOY,  FIREFIGHTERS BOXING CLUB


1971 BOXING BC CLUB ROSTER - 1970/1971

1967 and 1968 BC GOLDEN GLOVES & DIAMOND BELT TOURNAMENTS

1967 & 1968 TOURNaMENTS for BC BOXERS

Some interesting tournaments in 1967 including the Diamond Belt Tournament and the
 1967 BC Golden Gloves. Of special interest, the 1967 BC Golden Gloves were titled the 1967 Centennial BC Golden Gloves with boxers receiving
a 1967 Centennial certificate of participation.

As I flash back to 1967 BC Golden Gloves, I fought three opponents Vern FOUTH, Steve FLAJOLE and Wayne BOYCE.
The four boxers from Vancouver Island were KEN ALEXANDER, BILLY TAYLOR, LES VEGAS and BRIAN ZELLEY.
At the end of the tournament, the 1967 BC GOLDEN BOY went to Vancouver's DICK FINDLAY. In 1968 and 1969,
the special award went to RAY LAMPKIN and NEIL KNIGHT.....

Photos: Fred Fuller & Dave Wylie, Frankie Scott, Brian Zelley and 1967 BC Diamond Belt tournament....

1968 DIAMOND BELT

                              (photo courtesy of John Paonessa)

1968 BOXERS IN THE OPENING ROUND
Gary Ferrari, Robbie Grant, Dave Allerdice, John Carr, Billy Gray,
Ron McEachern, Brian Zelley, Wayne Boyce, Dick Findlay,
Larry Houseman, Eddie Mullins, George Mankins, Rick Fleck,
Darryl Olson,  Freddy Fuller, Mike Fisher,  Pat O;Reilly,
Fred Hatfield,  Les Vegas and Greg Gumfer.

A quote from reporter Dave Empey:
"Les Vegas bruised Greg Gumfer  of California with fierce
body shots before winning on a TKO."


1968 BC GOLDEN GLOVES THE FINALS
(as reported by Dave Empey of the Vancouver Sun newspaper in February 1968
As they appeared:

Mike Colbert, Les Vegas, Joe Cooke, Robbie Grant, John Howard, Ted Kellenger,
Neil Austin, Lee Thode, Frankie Scott, Brian Zelley, George Perez, Denis Rorick,
Ray Lampkin, Wayne Boyce, Bill Taylor, Rick Fleck, Dave Allerdice, John Carr,
Dick Findlay, Nicky MacDonald, Earl McLeay, Jack Meda.

Other competitors in the semi-finals:
Dave Johnson, Brian Gray, Stephen Flajole, George Mankins, Sammy Johnson,
Dave Codville, Mike Fisher, Larry Davidson, Howard Hewitt.
One of the prelim boxers was Nanaimo's Tony James.

RAY LAMPKIN
1968 BC GOLDEN BOY