BC Boxers and Builders - 1970 to : 1989 by Brian Zelley

 

Boxing 1970 (images)

Boxers & Builders, 70's and 80's

Alex Angelomatis,  Barry Blatter P

Barry Creswell,  Barry Neufield, Bert Lowes, Bill Walker, Bill Young, Bob Pegues,Brian Jones,  Brian Zelley, Capi Damani, Chris Ius, Clarke McLellan,

Dan Wright, Danny O'Sullivan, Darren Lussier, Darryl Olson, Dale Walters, David Ius, Denny Ross,  Ed McCaffrey,  Ed Williams,Frank Lucas, Frank Scott, Freddy Fuller, Gary Bridal, Gary Robinson, Geoff Robinson, George Angelomatis,  Joe Cooke, Gordie Lawson, Harold Mann,  Howard Curling, Hugh Kelly, Ian Duddy, Ian Pye, Ian Weir, Jack Meda, Jack Snaith, Jamie Ollenberger, Jim Howie, Jimmy McMillan, Jeff Yule, Joe McCaffrey, Joe Preston, John Gamble, John Navarolli, Ken Henderson, Ken Marjoram,  Kevin Carney. Lee Ranger, Len Barker,  Les Hamilton, Lindy Lindmoser, Lou Bujdoso, Lou Cooke, Mark Gutenberg, Malcom Eldridge,  Mickey Griffin, Mike Caird, Neil Melrose,  Ralph Robson, Rick Eedie Rick Stevenson, Ron  Williams, Sam Douglas,  Sid McKnight, Sonny Uri,  Stan Smith, Stitch Gill,  Terry Cooke, Terry Orr, Takashi Sasagawa,  Tim Hunter, Tom Turnbull, Tommy Yule,   Walter Boyce, Wayne Crowe, William Hardie. Willie Benellie,  

the role call continues

 Some major events were recorded in the 1980'

1. The 1980 revival of the Diamond Belt tournament since 1968.             2.  The Junior Nationals and final Senior box-offs 1984.

3. The Training of our 1984 Olympic boxers at our Burnaby facility

4. The revival of the Vancouver Island Championships since 1964

5. Forming the Boxing Committee in planning for the Commonwealth Games in 1994.

Boxers & Builders: 

Alan Brown, Al Harper, Al Young,   Alex Angelomatis, Alex Bankier, Alex Riley,   Art Shiels, Art Smith, Barry Krangle,  Bernie Brisch, Bert Lowes, Bill Cox, Bill Donnelly, Bill Franklin, Bill Long,  Bob Decker, Bob Perry, Brad Smith,Brian Sacho,  Brian Zelley, Carson Hunter, Carson Samuels, Clint Dumais, Cody Redford, Cory Wilcox, Curtis Mann,  Dale Walters,  Dan Purgaj, Danny Thompson,   Dave Hendricksson,  Dave Thompson, Dean Deluca, Dean Townsend, Deep Butter, Derek Wolfe, Dick St. Louis, Don Audette, Don Joy, Dorothy Lowes,  Earl Vance,  Erick Fetchko, Fred Fuller,  Gary Wood, George Angelomatis, George Armson, George Mason, George Shiels, Gerry Peters, Glynn Jones, Gordon Miller,  Gordy, Jolly Edwards,  Jones, Hail King, Hank Sampson,  Howard Curling, Ian Gibson, Jack Mellor, Jamie Ballard, Jason Downie, 

Jim Hardy, Jim Howie, Jimmy Hunter, Jita Nagra, Joe Martin, Joe Pendry, Joe Preston,   Joe Swift, Joe Web, John Kovak,  John WilsonKelly Rickets, Ken Marjoram,  Kit Munro, Larry Carney, Larry Krangle, Lawrence Rolfe, Lee Gauthier,  Leif Albrechtsen, Leon Chambers,  Lyle Hendrickson,  Lyle Jack, Manny Sobral,  Marg O'Reilly, Mike Wood, Mike Kennedy, Mike O'Connell, Monty Brown,  Niel Garda Paul Deluca, Paul Bottomley, Paul Simpson, Peter Paskie, 

Ray Abraham, Rick Albrechtsen, Rick Brough,  Rick Goodchild, Roger Laflame, Roman Grimard, Ron Paskie, Ron Reiter, Ron Young, Rudy Bianco,  Russ Lyon, Scott Bannink, Scott Cessford, Scotty Scott,  Shirley Knopp,  Sid Knopp, Stan Smith, Steve Noel, Thorkey Larsen, Tim Howie,  Tim Cessford, Tom Coady,  Tom McQuarrie, Tommy Yule, Tony Duffy, Tony Willis, Trent Storey, Troy Taylor, Vic Murdoch, Wade Stewart, Wayne Welsh, Willie Curry, 

                                 Alan Brown, Vic Murdoch, Brian Zelley 1984

The Brian Zelley boxing journey

Boxing moments, golden memories

BC boxing the seventies

Amateur Boxers of the Sixties

many unsung heroes: BC BOXING COACHES and OFFICIALS, Seventies

BACKBONE OF BC BOXING:  By Brian Zelley

Going back to the Seventies will provide many names of
coaches and official.  By 2012, some are remembered and
some are not.  One of the moist known names of that time
period was former boxing coach and official BERT LOWES.
Some may remember him as a boxing coach in the Fifties
at Vancouver's South Hill Boxing Club or in the Sixties
as one of coaches of the Firefighters Boxing Club.


(photo of Fred Fuller and Bert Lowes)


  Fred Fuller is another
person that is well known in local and national circles
and was a coach with the East Vancouver Optimists
boxing club and would later beome a ring official and
the President of BOXING BC.


As we wind out path through the Seventies there are
some family groups that have been involved in 
coaching and officiating.


Some names to remember include:
Jim and Maureen Airey, Alex and George Angelomatis,
Joe and Terry Cooke.  Terry is still coaching but his 
coaching days go back to the Sixties.  Joe was a 
champion boxer and also refereed in the Seventies.

(Joe Cooke referee of the Bob Pegues vs Les Hamilton bout  nid-Seventies)


Some other family names include Jim and Sylvia Gallagher and the Ius 
brothers Sid and Shirley Knopp, Harold and Irving Mann, Marg and Pat
O'Reilly, Art and George Shiels, Jeff and Tommy Yule.


But there were also many individuals that were involved as builders 
in amateur boxing.  Some would begin new clubs in the Seventie
such as Jim Howie who would be one of the founders of the 
Campbell River Eagles boxing club that became an official
club in 1970 or in the late Seventies there was Art Smith and
Brian Sacho of the Parksville Boxing Club and many others
on Vancouver island and elsewhere throughout BC.

Others would come from other Provinces with desire and
experience to make a difference such as Alan Tummon,
Rick Brough and Dave Coventry.  From far and wide in
British Columbia there were many names that added a
touch of class to boxing such as Leif Albrechtsen in
Williams Lake, Mike Moore in Cranbrook, and the 
many officials such as Ian Gibson, Vic Murdoch, 
Ron Whalley, Bob Perry, Howard Curling and
Thorky Larsen.  Some would serve as coaches and
officials such as Joe Preston in Nanaimo.
(photo of the late Ron Whalley, a top ring official).


Many an ex-boxer would contribute to the sport

by assisting in a gym, being a full time coach and/or
officiating in some capacity such as Lou Bujdoso, 
Mike Caird, Dick Findlay, Freddy Fuller, Bob Ginetti,
Lindy Lindmoser, Mickey McMillan, Gary Oakden, 
Buddy Palmer, Len Walters, Billy Watson, 
Dan Wright, Dave Wylie and Brian Zelley.


(photo of Lindy Lindmoser) who would
become a coach at Vancouver's 
Firefighters boxing club and would
also become a ring official and serve
in a variety of roles for boxing 
tournamenbts in British Columbia.  


*The boxing school where it all begins "The Gym"*

(photo: shadow boxing
at the Victoria Athletic
Association gym ion the
late Seventies(


the VAA replaced the 
London Boxing Club
in 1976 and the coaches
would be Mike Caird,
Brian Zelley and 
Lou Bujdoso.
Lou would move on to form his own club in the late
Seventies "the Victoria Jaycees Boxing Club" and 
would be the key Victoria club in the Eighties kicking-off
with the revival of the Diamond Belt tournament in 1980.
Aside from Lou there would be other coaches and trainers
such as Mike Sartori and Paul DeLuca to name a couple.

As we complete our trip down "memory lane" of 
Seventies boxing coaches and officials let's not forget
many others such as:
* Uto Arnold * Walter Austin * Len Barker * Rudy Bianco  *
" Bernie Brisch * Gerald Burton * Ian Douglas * Bob Eedy  *
* Earl Elgie * Darrel Elmore * Ed Gilmore * Wally Hill  *
* John Kovak * Paul LeMay * Arnold McEwen * Ken Marjoram *
* Bram Mellis * jack Mellor * Peter Murray-Driver * John O'Shea *
* jack Pidgeon * Stan Smith * Joe Swift * Dave Thompson  *
* Larry Montgomery * Denny Ross * Bill Walker *