LINKS ALONG THE BOXING HIGHWAY

THE LINKS TO THE STORIES: by Brian Zelley

BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME

BOXING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

http://boxinginbc.blogspot.ca/

Where does one begin in telling
a story about amateur boxing
in British Columbia as it 
covers many decades with
a large body of history from
boxing clubs, officials,
coaches and the trainees and
experienced boxers.

* The stories run the gamut 
from the first that touches
on the 1967 Diamond Belt
tournament to a recent boxing card hosted by the
2 Rivers Boxing Club.

THE GOLDEN GLOVES and THE DIAMOND BELT


http://bzgloves.blogspot.ca/
*the above link covers various golden gloves tournaments
that took place between 1939 and 2010, also there is a 
list of boxers that participated in the Sixties. 





BC BOXING COACHES and OFFICIALS

                  IAN GIBSON, long time ring officials in British Columbia


*Looks back at various boxing coaches, trainers and
ring officials that have participated in boxing over
the decades in British Columbia.

One of the recent stories was about former boxer
and ring official VIC MURDOCH who has been nominated
for the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame.
           Vic Murdoch, the man in the middle at the training camp
            of the Canadian 1984 Olympic team at Burnaby, BC.

ART and SCIENCE of BOXING


*  A variety of topics from effective punching to
ring seconding skills, and one topic includes
"The four cornerstones of the ring: 
Wind, Lightning, Fire and Ice.

The key areas of Effective Boxing:
* "The B.L.A.S.T. Plan" as documented in 1983 and
published in the
 Vancouver Island Amateur Boxing News  and
British Columbia Amateur Boxing News.
The key requirements:
BALANCE, LEVERAGE, ACCURACY, SPEED, TIMING.




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