BC Flyweights to Featherweights

If One or More of the Flyweights to Featherweights
Are Selected by the BC Committee, Who Should It Be?:

- By Brian W. Zelley

*From my personal experience, 
my pick of the top choice would
be FRANKIE SCOTT who held
various National titles from 
flyweight to featherweight
between 1966 and 1970.
Also, he won a bronze medal
in the 1966 British Empire/
Commonwealth Games.
But, in the sixties there were
several others that had the right stuff including 
Roger Adolph, Harold Handlin, Jimmy McMillan and
Kenny MacDonald.  And, in the Seventies there were
several BC boxers that won more than one title in the
various divisions between flyweight to featherweight.
Leslie Hamilton and Chris Ius were two of the BC

standouts. 

FRANKIE SCOTT,
Is he the top choice for 
the selection of a
flyweight to featherweight
boxer that should be 
selected for the 
2013 Canadian Amateur
Boxing Hall of Fame?

Or, will Frankie be
overlooked by those
that make the selection
for a more modern 
boxer such as a 
Dale Walters?
Dale  held the 
Canadian bantamweight
title in 1982 to 1984, and earned a bronze medal in the
abbreviated 1984 Olympics.

*Frankie Scott and Dale Walters
and other outstanding boxers
from lightweight Eddie Haddad
to welterweight to middleweight
Fred Desrosiers.

== ROGER ADOLPH ==
*When comparing the
various boxers, one acid test
would be how would they
do if they competed against
a boxer like ROGER ADOLPH

Of course, aside from
Roger, there is also
Jimmy McMillan who
was a 1966 Canadian
champion.  

And, the duo of 
Chris Ius and 
Leslie Hamilton 
should not be taken 
for granted.

And, the one that may
be the best of all based
on his height and reach
advantage, and solid 
left jab would be
Kenny MacDonald.

The boxers of the post
Seventies would likely
select DALE WALTERS
but the boxers of the 
Sixties and Seventies 
are just as likely to pick FRANKIE SCOTT or one of the
others with CHRIS IUS being a popular choice.  

The British Columbia process:
The boxers like Frankie, Chris, and Dale are not in a three way race.
As of October 15th in a support poll, the following are leading by persons
from British Columbia:
Freddy Fuller - 5, Harold Mann - 4, Allan Bayne - 4,
Roger Adolph - 4 and Tommy Paonessa - 4.
But there are others that follow such as Pat O'Reilly.

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WHOSE WHO AND WHO IS RECEIVING
A CROSS SECTION OF SUPPORT

*Every day changes and different levels of support 
are being received but the whose who of the top
of the board will often be determined by factors
such as the geographical reach of the support,
the age of the supporters and if it is region specific
or national in scope.

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SHAWN O'SULLIVAN,  member of the 1984 Canadian Olympic
boxing team and silver medal winner is expected to be one of the
top choices from the Ontario Committee along with 1984 and 1988
Olympic boxer LENNOX LEWIS and three time Olympic boxer
MICHAEL STRANGE.  Others that should be considered will
be Asif Dar, Billy Irwin, Ian Clyde and many others.  

THE WALL OF FAME NAME GAME

THE MANY NAMES TO CONSIDER: by Brian Zelley

*Each of the four regions will have many names to consider over
the last months of 2012 and the early part of 2013.

THE MARITIMES:
*With only ten names to pick, the Naritimes already has more than 20
names being considered such as:
Bill Arsenault, Bob Edgett, Carroll Morgan,  Chris Clarke, 
Jason Downey,  Taylor Gordon, Wayne Gordon.

QUEBEC:
Some early names to consider include
Armand Savoie, Dave Hilton sr.,  Donato Paduano,  Gabby Mancini,
Ian Clyde, Jerry Shears,  

                                                DONATO PADUANO

ONTARIO:

Many many names flow throughout the decades
from all cornersof Ontario some of which were
selected for the Onatario Amateur Hall of Fame
 in 2012.  They range from old names from the past
to recent ones:

Asif Dar, Billy Irwin, Domenic Figliomeni,
 Ian Clyde,  John Kalbhenn, Lennox Lewis,
 Marc Leduc, Michael Strange, Shawn O'Sullivan, 
Stephen Nolan, Vern Linklater,  Walter Henry
Vernon Linklater and Joe Sandulo.

Of the above list, it is likely ten will
be picked with a good chance of becoming
a part of the first inductees to a
Canadian Amateur Boxing History
and Wall of Fame.

                               MARC LEDUC         SHAWN O'SULLIVAN

Western Canaada (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba_

*Some front runners in British Columbia include:
Freddy Fuller, Harold Mann, Allan Bayne, Pat O'Reilly,
Tommy Paonessa.  But there are others such as 
Eddie Haddad, Jimmy Walters, and Lindy Lindmoser.

                                    Donato Paduano, Frank Scott, Dick Findlay, Freddy Fuller

*In Alberta some of the many include:
Billy McGrandle, Dale Brown, Kai Yip,  Paul Hortie,   
Rick Duff, Scotty Olson, Wilf Greaves, Willie deWit

In Saskatchewan, some of the names are:
Hank Hartenberger , Ken Goff and Wesley Sunshine.

Manitoba's potentials range from Herb Embuldeniya,
Len Johnson and Eddie Haddad.

THE END GAME:
Each of the four regions will nominate ten from their area
which will be submitted to a CANADIAN AMATEUR BOXING
WALL OF FAME where a decision will be made to select the
first group of inductees in 2013.

BEFORE THE END GAME:
Before any committee makes their nominations, there will be
other names added to the list of potentials.  Recent adds to 
the list of names include The Maritimes with BILL PRYOR
and TOM MCCLUSKEY.

QUEBEC AMATEUR BOXING

THE QUEBEC AMATEUR BOXING JOURNEY
TO THE CANADIAN AMATEUR BOXING
HISTORY and WALL OF  FAME:

Donato Paduano, 1968 Olympic boxer

*Over the decades, Quebec has had a big role to play in
the sport of amateur boxing with Montreal's JERRY SHEARS
being the first president of the Canadian Amateur Boxing
Association (Boxing Canada).

There have been many fine boxers and builders in the 
sport including Olympic boxers such as Charlie Chase,
Gaby Mancini,  Ian Clyde, and in 2012 Simon Kean.
Some of the names include Camille Huard, Jean Pascal,
Jean-Francois Bergeron, Michael Prevost, Jose Martinez
and Denis Lambert.  A big name in Quebec boxing has
been the HILTON name with Davey Hilton and sons.

THE ONTARIO AMATEUR BOXING EXPERIENCE

THE JOURNEY TO SELECT NOMINEES: by Brian Zelley

Ontario  is one of the four key regions of Canada for the process
of selecting names to be nominated to the 
CANADIAN AMATEUR BOXING HISTORY and WALL OF FAME.
Part of the process is being conducted on the ONTRIO AMATEUR BOXING
HALL OF FAME SITE. 

some of the early front runners include:
Lennox Lewis Domenic Filane Figliomeni, Shawn O'Sullivan
Vernon Linklater,  Walter Henry, Michael Strange, Stephen Nolan,
Joe Sandulo, Ian Clyde,  Chris Johnson, Billy Irwin, Asif Dar, 
John Kalbhenn and Egerton Marcus.  

                          two of the many Shawn O'Sullivan and Stephen Nolan

                           two of the many Michael Strange and Vernon Linklater

LIST  OF NAMES as at OCTOBER 7, 2012

THE MARITIMES AMATEUR BOXING COMMITTEE

The Maritimes Amateur Boxing Committee Takes Action:  by Brian Zelley

In preparation for the Canadian Amateur Boxing History and Wall of Fame
members of the Maritimes group that includes New Brunswick, 
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland are taking steps
to attempt to compile a list of boxers and builders and then select some
for nomination to the Canadian wall in 2013.

To-date, there are a number of names being considered including
long-term builders such as the late Bob Edgett of New Brunswick
and Bill Arsenault of Nova Scotia.  Others include the likes of 
Taylor and Wayne Gordon and boxers such as Carroll Morgan
Chris Clarke and Raymond Downey.  

Western Canadian Amateur Boxing Committee

THE WESTERN CANADIAN COMMITTEE: by brian zelley

The Western Canadian Committee will consist of the four western provinces
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and if possible
there will be room for the Yukon Amateur boxing members.

Sub Committees:
There have been committees set-up for each of the Provinces
with steady growth of the British Columbia and Albert groups.
Also, there is good representation of Saskatchewan in the
western Canadian group site to support the 
Canadian Amateur Boxing History and Wall of Fame.

NAMES FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA:

Donnie Orr
in 2000 and
boxing folk 
from Victoria
in 2009






Donnie Orr, Canadian Olympic Boxer in 2000
Tom Turnbull Ian Weir Mike Caird Jason Heit Don Orr Brian Zelley

More names in British Columbia boxing:

More names from British Columbia Amateur Boxing:

some of the names from the sixties boxing include:
Danny Crawford, Danny Daniels, Darryl Olsen, Dave Allerdice, Dave Way and Dave Wylie.
some of the names from the seventies boxing include:
Darren Lussier, Derrick Hoyt, Dick St. Louis and Gordie Lawson.

The above 3 lists represent only a small number of the names, there are
many more and some of the other names have been listed in other places.
Be it an Al Harper or an Alex Crabbe, the first list represents a broad section
of boxers, coaches and officials that have been part of the boxing scene in
one or more decades.  some like Billy Pinkus are known in other  provinces
such as Manitoba.

The second list from MANDY LAPOINTE to ZACH MCKAY list
more names with a variety of backgrounds and the years that they
were directly involved in British Columbia's amateur boxing. Some
like MIKE WOOD and TERRY COOKE are still boxing coaches.
However, some of the names are deceased members that were 
involved in past decades.  Some of those deceased individuals 
that may be considered for a Canadian Wall of Fame
at some future date would include: 
Bert Lowes,  Charles John, Pat O'Reilly, Ralph Galloway, Rick Brough,
Tommy Paonessa, Walter Boyce, Wayne Boyce,  and many other names
not included on the two lists such as Elio Ius,  Fred Fuller, George Armson,
George Nepper,  Jim Gallagher, Frank Scott, Fred Desrosiers and more.

ALBERTA BOXING:

There are many names to consider such as:
Billy McGrandle, Brent Kosolofski,  Carmen Rinke,  Dale Brown,  
Harvey Reti, Jack Dunbar,  Jim Parsons, Kai Yip, Kelly Perlette,  
Paul Hortie, Robbie Carrington, Scotty Olson, Wilf Greaves and Willie deWit.


DOUG BOLIANATZ
* Not to be overlooked in any selection of Alberta builders would
be Doug Bolianatz who has been very active for many years
including being one of the Team Canada boxing coaches in
a number of tournaments such as the 1994 Commonwealth 
Games that were held in Victoria. BC.
Some may remember his for his involvement in training
sessions at the "Lodgepole Training Centre:.


SASKATCHEWAN BOXING:
There are many names to consider for Saskatchewan such as:
* Adam Faul, Claude Warwick, Curtis Fidler, George Goff,
Hank Hartenberger, Jeff Hill, Ken Goff, Morgan Williams, 
Pat Fiacco,  and Wesley Sunshine, 

MANITOBA BOXING:
*There are many names to consider for Manitoba such as:
Billy Pinkus, Len Johnson, Ken Johnson, Kent Brown, and
Eddie Haddad (also on the BC list).  then we have the
former Boxing Canada president Herb Embuldeniya.

From Idea to Action - Canadian amateur boxing

FROM BRIGHT IDEAS TO A REAL ACTION PLAN: 

By Brian Zelley

The ideal of having a formal Canadian
Amateur Boxing History and a
Wall of Fame is not a new idea.
At the present time Boxing Canada
does have their own hall of fame,
but it is not a public item where 
all and sundry can take a quick look.

*The major drawback of having an
active amateur boxing association
involved with a more formal
all-inclusive wall or hall of fame is one
of time management of the active 
body involved in current events.
Also the Canadian Amateur Boxing
Association did not get created until  1969, thus they would not
have some of the history and records prior to 1968.

An All-Inclusive Group To Lead The Way:
As of September 2012, various sites have been established
that will help with the process including regional committees
such as the Maritimes committee and the Western Canada
committee.  The Western Canada committee is also broken
down into provincial organizations.  

On a provincial level there is also the
British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame, 
and the  Ontario Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame with various 

inductees:  























(the combined inductees of the British Columbia 
Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame 2010 to 2012)

*the above lists for British Columbia and Ontario would
likely be a source of potential names for a Canadian
Wall of Fame, but the various regional committees would
have to nominate the names of interest.  The 53 individual
names would not all be nominated to a Canadian group.
From the two groups, the committees would  have to 
select five to ten or so and nominate them. 

Ontario Nominees In the running for their 2013 process:
*three of the 2012 inductees are honorary directors and
hopefully will be part of their process in 2013 like the
honorary directors of British Columbia.  The three
directors for Ontario to-date are:
Ian Clyde, Billy Irwin and Asif Dar.

OLYMPIC GAMES considerations:
*some folks feel that participation in the Olympic Games
is very important when selecting nominees.  that is a good
attitude, but countless numbers of deserving boxers have
been left of teams for a variety of reasons, and the old 
argument used to eliminate which has minimum political
consequences is the old INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
issue.  The other problem is with the juggling of the numbers.
so Olympic experience is important, but a more important
qualification for a Wall of Fame is what has the nominee, if a boxer,
given back to the sport by COACHING, OFFICIATING, ADMINISTRATION,
SPONSORSHIPS, MEDIA and PUBLIC RELATIONS and all the other
little issues that serve for the betterment of boxing.

Here is a blog on our Olympic boxers of which many will be
nominated for 2013 or beyond.  
http://zelleysround.blogspot.ca/
In the modern era some of the medal winners have been
LENNOX LEWIS and MARC LEDUC