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Steps are being taken to make the BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame a reality.

At present, a list of names of 50 individuals has been prepared as potential inductees
includes some former members of amateur boxing that have passed on such as William J. Finlay,
Howard Curling, Rick Brough, Elio Ius, Frank Scott, and Eddie Haddad.

THE AMATEUR BOXING STORY in BC:- By Brian Zelley

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THREE CHAMPIONS TO REMEMBER



Terry Downes - Randy Turpin - Tony Sibson



British Middleweights that have stood the test of time as being great ambassadors of British Boxing.



Then we have so many more in other weight divisions from JIMMY WILDE to DAVID HAYE.

Then there are the new breed such as ASHLEY SEXTON, BILLY JOE SAUNDERS, JOE MURRAY,
LIAM CANONBALL CAMERON and many more.

BUCKSKIN GLOVES - Quesnel, BC: By Brian Zelley



At the end of May, the 2 Rivers Boxing Club of Quesnel will be hosting the 2010 BUCKSKIN GLOVES

as part of BOXING BC's "Road To Glory"



Both the Buckskin Gloves and 2 Rivers or Two Rivers as listed in a recent boxing program have interesting stories.



For the Buckskin Gloves, the story is an ongoing story with many interesting stories of the boxers, the clubs involved, and some of the others that are involved in t… Continue

HOW TO BOX - By Brian Zelley



There are many books and coaches that will tell one how to box and at the end of the day

it is a mixture of art a science.



EFFECTIVE PUNCHING



To be an effective boxer, there are five key building blocks comprised of

BALANCE - LEVERAGE - ACCURACY - SPEED - TIMING (B L A S T)



STANCE



There are a variety of stances, but at the end of the day the stance has two main purposes

and that is DEFENSE & OF… Continue

THE GOLDEN GLOVES STORY in BRITISH COLUMBIA - By Brian W. Zelley



Flashing through the decades, it all began in 1939 when BC boxing began their own Golden Gloves story.

Now there are many forgotten names to recall from the first ten years such as boxers Art Burgess

Bus Lindsay, Chester Orr, Earl Cook, Jackie Turner, Jimmie Crook, Phil Vickery, Terry Doyle,

Vic Murdoch and many more.



In the early years it was hosted by the Vancouver Active Club and sponsored by… Continue