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2010 BC GOLDEN GLOVES - Another chapter in the BC boxing story

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 the "Vancouver Sun".
Also some of the competitors would travel to Seattle for their brand of Golden Gloves with some of the
Canadian Seattle Golden Gloves champions being the likes of Lyle Kehoe, Freddie Steele, Norm Dawson,
Gprdie Grayson and more.

The year 2010 also marks 50 years - a golden gloves anniversary of Esquimalt boxer ALAN CURTIS
winning the big prize - The 1960 "The Golden Boy" award. Over the following years, he was joined by the likes of Freddy Fuller, Dick Findlay, Ray Lampkin, Neil Knight and many more.

The year 2010 will also be the place where the Golden Gloves will start a new age with activity being in the Greater Victoria area on April 16 and 17th. The early buzz is the possibility of GEORGE CHUVALO
being a guest. THe show will be hosted jointly by the "Capital City Boxing Club" and Boxing BC
and is expected to have a number of the BC Golden Gloves alumni in attendance,

For those that don't GO they can't be part of the SHOW, but one key objective for boxing fans,
fighters, coaches, officials and volunteers is to make this event as great as the old
BC Diamond Belt tournament or better still, greater - It will require support throughout
the Province and beyond - this is our time to shine a new bright light on amateur boxing
on the Golden Gloves on Canadian boxing and glory days of past happenings on Vancouver Island.

Tags: 1960, 2010, alan, bc, boxing, boy, brian, bus, capital, chuvalo

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Comment by Brian Zelley on April 13, 2010 at 10:38am: 1946 BC GOLDEN GLOVES - Sponsored by the Vancouver Sun took place Feb. 14 and 15th.
at the Hastings Park Forum, Vancouver, BC

Comment by Brian Zelley on April 13, 2010 at 10:35am: 1946 FLASHBACKS - BC GOLDEN GLOVES

It was 1946, the 7th. tournament since 1/939. It was staged at the Hastings Park Forum Feb. 14 & 15th.and would include some of the returning vets from WW II and some of the younger boxers. It was sponsored by the VANCOUVER SUN
newspaper, in support of The Crippled Children Fund of the Vancouver Active Club.

The Committe was comprised of W J FINDLAY of the Vancouver Sun, C W GOODRICH
of the Active Club and ART HODGINSON of the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Association
now called BOXING BC. The initial tournament in 1939 was based on the tournament of USA Cities such as
Chicago, New York and others. the years 1940 to 1945 were effected by WWii and resulted in the
cancellation of the 1943 tournament.

One of the important requirements for a viable tournament is the support from the local community.
Also, the souvenir program requires willing partners ready to step forward with ads. Some of the advertisors
also participated as volunteers such as SID BEECH, owner of the Vancouver Tamale Parlor on Robson.
Sid also was at the 1945 tournament to present the Go.lden Boy award to boxer CHESTER ORR.
Another was BILLY OATES, dog specialist who served as a boxing judge along with Walace Kelk,
Blackie Bengert, Tom Burke, Tom Harnett, Bill Doyle, Bill Bakere, and George McLaughlin.

Comment by Brian Zelley on April 3, 2010 at 5:07pm: Now less than two weeks to go for the 2010 BC Golden Gloves with much anticipation the it will be a weekend to remember. For my part I will be looking for excellence in the ring from all competitors concerning footwork, movement, effective punching skills and defensive ability.

Also, it will be nice to see a number of the Golden Gloves alumni show up to the April 16 and 17th. event.

Comment by Brian Zelley on March 10, 2010 at 6:35pm: RAY (The Portland Panther) LAMPKIN - 1968 BC GOLDEN BOY

Comment by Brian Zelley on March 9, 2010 at 10:20pm: FRANKIE SCOTT - BC Golden Gloves Alumni

Comment by Brian Zelley on March 9, 2010 at 10:19pm: DICK FINDLAY - 1966 and 1967 BC Golden Boy

Comment by Brian Zelley on March 9, 2010 at 10:17pm: Hopefully this is where we begin to forge a new path "higher and higher" in Amateur Boxing in British Columbia, Canada.