BRIAN ZELLEY's 2013 Boxing Round-up

My Annual Boxing Stories for 2013

http://zelleyonboxing.blogspot.ca/

With Over 70 Stories, some of them:

* The Billy Dynamite Downey Boxing Story
*  Joe Webb, A Canadian boxing builder
*  Howard Curling "Curling's Corner"
*  Nanaimo Boxing 1963 to 1974

*  The Harry Twist boxing story

*  The Jack Snaith Boxing Story

 * The Bob Pegues boxing story
*   Messages and Memories -

2013 Canadian Golden Gloves
see also:  http://bzcanadiangoldengloves.blogspot.ca
and other golden gloves history

*  Canadian Golden Gloves, Dreams Never Die 
*  The Julien Collette Boxing Journey

*  Billy Townsend, Boxer

*  The History of Amateur Boxing
--in British Columbia
*  The Gary Wood Boxing Journey

 CANADIAN AMATEUR BOXING
http://bzelley-canadianamateurboxing.blogspot.ca

Some of the stories:
Boxing Canada authorized photo: 

* 2014 Junior and Youth Nationals
*  River Tucker in action
*  Boxing Canada 2000 to 2013
*  Boxing Canada 1990 to 1999
*  The Builders of Amateur Boxing

THE GOLDEN AGE OF BOXING:
http://goldenageofboxing.blogspot.ca

CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL BOXING
HTTP://BRIANSBOXING.BLOGSPOT.CA
* covers some of the active pro boxers
such as Brandon Cook, Brandon Brewer,
Julien Collette, Samuel Vargas and
Adam Trupish, and many more.

CANADIAN BOXING HISTORY

http://canbox.blogspot.ca

the main story is:

* Renewing the History of Canadian Boxing.

 OTHER BLOGS 
http://nanaimoboxing.blogspot.ca
Includes:
Back To Where It All Began 1963

                         Ian Weir  * Mike Caird ^ Brian Zelley
                    courtesy of Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame

PAGES for itéms of interest
https://www.facebook.com/bcboxingpioneers

https://www.facebook.com/canadianboxingwall
see also the blog and thē 60 names on the wall 
http://bzwalloffame.blogspot.ca
some of thē 60 are
Al Ford . Art Hafey . Asif Dar  . Bill Irwin
Bob Edgett * Donnie Pool * Ian Clyde
* Nicky Furlano * Jerry Shears * Lou Eisen
* George Chuvalo and Billy Townsend

and we cannot forget the likes of Arturo 



THE RANKINGS and the RATINGS
* A combination of timing, popularity and opportunity
http://www.ranker.com/list/2014-potential-nominees-cabwof/bzelley
top names: Bill Downey * Phil Baraly * ,Ray Doiron

http://www.ranker.com/list/boxing-canada-2000-to-2013/bzelley
for boxers, coaches, officials, media and volunteers:
* Brian Zelley, Andrew Kooner, Doug Bolianatz,
Adam Trupish, Paul MacKenzie and Alison Arsenault

http://www.ranker.com/list/canadian-boxers-and-builders/bzelley
George  Chuvalo, Wally Doern, Arturo Gatti, Willy deWit,
Scotty Olson, Billy Irwin and Andrew Kooner

MORE CANADIAN BOXING HISTORY:
http://canboxbwz.blogspot.ca
* major story of the year:
1990 Revival  of the Vancouver Island
Boxing Association which was done
as part of the preparation for the
1994 Commonwealth Games that were
held in Greater Victoria at Esquimalt.

http://zelleyonchampions.blogspot.ca/
May 2013: "Sixty Names On The Wall"
e.g. Al Foreman, Albert Belanger, Armand Savoie
Yvon Durelle, Gregg Mac Ross and Lou J. Eisen

Group Sites:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/boxinggames/
Covers Commonwealth and Olympic Games

* John better known as PUD SMITH
was one of the many volunteers in preparation of the
1994 Commonwealth Games boxing in Victoria.
A large group of volunteers included those such as
Bert Wilkinson, Rick Brough, Mike Sartori and Tommy Black.


January 1, 2013:
Canadian Amateur Boxing Wall of Fame
http://www.ranker.com/list/canadian-amateur-boxing-wall-of-fame/bzelley
A cross Canadian effort that selected fifty five
names of boxers and builders:
Bob Edgett, Taylor Gordon, Shawn O'Sullivan,
Egerton Marcus, Chris Clarke, Lennox Lewis,
Asif Dar, Scotty Olson, Ricky Anderson, 
Wayne Gordon, Bill Arsenault, Roger Adolph,
Alison Arsenault, Billy Irwin, Michael Strange,
Bryan Gibson, Ed Blanchard, Donato Paduano. 
Dick Findlay, Chris Johnson, Willie deWitt
Domenic Filane Figliomeni, Armand Savoie,
Ian Clyde, Jean Pascal, Marty O'Donnell, 
Frank Albert Scott, Frederick Stephen Fuller
Gaby Mancini, Harold Mann, Scott MacIntosh,
Peter Britt, Walter Henry, Wesley Sunshine
Yves Ulysse jr., Marc Leduc, Rosemary Page,
Jerry Shears, Jean-Francois Bergeron, 
Stephen Nolan, Ginnie Brown, Robert Dale Brown,
Marg O'Reilly, Vernon Linklater, John Kalbhenn,
Kirk Johnson, Didier Bence, Ray Downey, 
Joe Sandulo, Camille Huard, Dave Hilton Sr., 
Paul Collette, Pat O'Reilly, Mark Adams,
and Kai Yip.

Multi-term Canadian champion, and two-term
Olympic Boxer ASIF DAR also, best Canadian
junior boxer in 1980 and best senior boxer in 1985.

BC Boxing names
http://www.ranker.com/list/bc-boxing-names/bzelley
Over 450 names going back decades 
including boxers and builders:
sone of the names in alphabetic order include
Abe Seriani, Alan Curtis to a recent boxer
Zack McKay.  Includes some pioneers such as
Tommy Paonessa and Vic Murdoch, and some
women in boxing such as Marg O'Reilly, 
Shirley Hibbert and Shirley Knopp.  Many 
outstanding boxers from the past such as
Lindy Lindmoser, Winnie Schelt and many 
more including coaches that founded boxing
clubs such as George Nepper. And, not to be
forgotten is the father of the original 
Golden Gloves in British Columbia by the
name of William Finlay.