Canadian boxing in the Seventies

COACHES and OFFICIALS and THE SEVENTIES: By Brian Zelley
Introduction
As we look back through the pages of the BC AMATEUR BOXING
NEWS there were hundreds of names of boxers, coaches and
officials that were part of the boxing scene between 1970 and 1979.
This will be a list of about 50 names of coaches and officials that
helped make things happen. From this partial list there are thousands
of stories that covered many decades of BC boxing history, and many
other names and events that are connected.

From this list of 50 or so names, we have
the start of many stories from the early days of
the newly re-established BCABA and the creation
of the CABA (Boxing Canada).

Many of the names will also link the decade to
the Sixties and the Eighties but in reality
some of the names takes us back to the Thirties
and to the current time period of 2011/2012.

THE PARADE OF SOME OF THE NAMES OF COACHS and OFFICIALS
Jim Airey, George Angleomatis, Walter Austin, Len Barker,
Rudy Bianco, Walter Boyce, Bernie Brisch,
Rick Brough, Lou Bujdoso, Mike Caird, Joe and Terry Cooke,
Howard Curling, Ian Douglas, Earl Elgie, Dick Findlay,
Fred Fuller, Jim and Sylvia Gallagher, Wally Hill,
Jim Howie, Elio and Mel Ius, Sid and Shirley Knopp,
John Kovak, Thorky Larsen, Paul Lemay, Lindy Lindmoser
Bert Lowes, Arnold McEwan, Harold and Irving Mann,
Ken Marjoram, Bram Melis, Mike Moore, Vic Murdoch,
Peter Murray-Driver, Marg and Pat O'Reilly,
Gary Oakden, Bob Perry, Tommy Paonessa, Joe Preston,
Denny Ross,Georg Shiels, Ray Silver, Stan Smith,
Joe Swift, Dave Thompson, Bill Walker, Billy Watson,
Ron Whalley, Dan wright, Jeff Yule and Brian Zelley.

1970 THE OFFICIALS

1970 NAMES ON THE PAGE OF BC BOXING by brian zelley

Beyond the gym and clubs, an important part of any tournament
is the officials and support group. During the Seventies,
most major tournamenbts were held in Greater Vancouver
For instance, the 1970 BC Golden Gloves"
were held at exhibition Gardens at the PNE Grounds. With most
of the officials and support staff from the Vancouver region.

THE 1970 GOLDEN GLOVES OFFICIALS
The Timekeepers:
George Sargeant, Gary Wallace and Ken Yule

The Referees
Tom Paonessa, Dick Huber, Jackie Turner,
Dave Codville and Billy Pinkus.

The Judges
Bert Devrill, Ernie Forsyth, Art Jones, Dave Boyd,
Scotty McQueen, Fred fuller Sn. and Joe Dunn.

Gloving and Continuity
Tom Yule, Bob smith, Bill Cowie, Joe Magri,
Bob Fitchett, Al Borger, John Getz and Dan Kulak.

The Announver
Jack Short, Gary Wallace and Len Robertson.

FAST FORWARD 15 YEARS - A DIFFERENT TORUNAMENT and PLACE
THE EVENT: 1985 DIAMOND BELT TOURNAMENT, at Victoria

The Referees and Judges
Bert Lowes, Fred Fuller, Rick Brough, Brian Zelley,
Howard Curling, Ian Weir and Dan Wright.

1976 AMATEUR BOXING ACTION

VICTORIA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOXING by Brian Zelley

The Victoria Athletic Association began in August 1976 to replace the
London Boxing Club, the following is a report that appeared
in the Victoria based Sportcaster: in November 1976.

A's Record Five Bouts"

Victoria A's boxers won five of 11 bouts on a 14 bout
card at the Qua;dra Rec Centre hosted by the Victoria Athletic
Association.

Winners included Dale Robinson, Paul Panke, Matt Montgomery
Tom Turnbull and Jack Dillon. On the losing side of the Victoria
ledger were Jeff Cashin, Scott Schaffer, Malcolm Montgomery,
Danny Dannyluck, Gary Robinson and Wayne Crowe. Seconds for
the VAA team were Mike Caird, Brian Zelley and Don Shaw.
VAA director Fred Goddard was the announcer.
Best VAA boxer was TOM TURNBULL...Most Sportsmanlike was
MATT MONTGOMERY. And, according to head referee FRED FULLER
the best matched bout was the semi-main event that saw
BARRY BLATTER of Burnaby edge out GARY ROBINSON...
The most exciting bout JACK DILLON and PASCAL BELANGER,

Three VAA boxers are scheduled for activity at Powell River
on November 27. Scheduled are Tom Turnbull, Jack Dillon
and Jeff Cashin. Travelling with the boxers will be coaches
Brian Zelley and Lou Bujdoso.

BOXING BC - The Seventies

BOXING in BRITISH COLUMBIA (1970 to 1979): By Brian Zelley

Amateur boxing in British Columbia was an interesting decade of highs and lows.
On Vancouver Island the decade began with very little activity, but slowly new clubs
began to spring forward and by the end of the Seventies there were clubs from Campbell River
to Greater Victoria. Along the way there were many interesting and active club shows and tournaments
including a BC Junior Selects vs a British Schoolboys International tournament that took place in Victoria
and Vancouver. One of the 1976 BC boxers in action in Victoria was a young DALE WALTERS
who would go on to earn a bronze medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Another interesting
tournament that began in 1978 in Nanaimo was the "Bathtub Capital, Pacific Northwest
Golden Gloves tournament which saw some top quality boxers from around the Pacific Northwest.

Some names include Brett and Todd Summers, Kevin Howard, Chuck Robinson, Gordie Lawson,
AlexAngelomatis, and Nanaimo's own Don Preston.The senior division Golden Boy was
SHANE ANDERSON of Fort Nelson.

On a NATIONAL level, New Westminster, BC would be the site of the
1970 Senior National Boxing Championships with BC winning a number of titles
including Neil Austin, Joe Cooke, Frank Scott, Freddy Fuller, Darryl Olson and Jack Meda.

During the Seventies, there would be other BC boxers that would win Canadian senior titles
such as: Chris Ius, Leslie Hamilton, Dave Anderson, Jack Snaith, Sid McKnight, and Derrick Hoyt.

Boxers from BC at random include such names as:
Cliff Ballendine, Barry Blatter, Tony Francis, David Ius,
Gordie Lawson, Jamie Ollenberger, Paul Panke, Jim Stevenson,
Bill Watson, Steve Tohill, Ed Williams and Dan Wright.

Some of the coaches and officials:
Lou Bujdoso, Terry Cooke, Howard Curling, Fred Fuller Sr.,
Jim Howie, Mel Ius, Paul Lemay, Cliff McNabb, Bram Melis,
Jack Mellor, Vic Murdoch, Bob Perry, Joe Preston, Ray Silver,
Stan F. Smith, Bill Walker, Jeff Yule and Brian Zelley

BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS - Winter 1984/1985

Page 8 - listing of 120 names Ring Officials (Past & Present)
A - B

Jim Allen, George Anderson, George Armson, Steve Barnes,
Paul Bartlet, Bill Bascoe, Rudy Bianco, Tom Blair, Dave Boyd,
Bernie Brisch, Rick Brough, Dave Brown,