Brian's Boxing Journey

Vancouver Island Boxing 2014

The lead photo is in the middle of
years 1954 and 1994 which are
two significant years along the
Vancouver Island boxing highway.
The November 1974 photo was by
Jim Ryan for a Patty Pitts article on
the revival of boxing in Victoria, but
does mention the Nanaimo revival of
the year 1971.

Some of the initial photos include the likes of Bert Wilkinson, George Shiels, Dale Walters,
and Mickey Griffin, Gary Wood, and
Mike Caird.  Then we have a Donnie Orr, 
Mike Lazare, Joe Preston, Fred Wicks jr.
and Barry Creswell. And, closes with a group
picture of George Nepper and four boxers of
Nanaimo's Newcastle Boxing Club. What 
follows are a selection of images ofvfaces and names.


V I Faces and Names

Gary and Mike Wood, Campbell River

Fred Desrosiers, Royal Canadian Navy

Brian Zelley

Boxing Committee

1989 to 1992

Names from the Fifties

two of note in the '80's or 90's

Howard Curling and Bert Wilkinson

Some of the BCABHoF Inductees

Bert Lowes, Rick Brough

Gary Wood and Fred Fuller

(Bert and Fred are from Vancouver)

George Nepper is an inductee

BCABHoF

Vancouverv Island connections 

Alan Brown, Vic Murdoch

and Brian Zelley

Billy Townsend

Brian's Boxing Journey

Revivals In The Seventies:
Three key locations were:
* Campbell River, Nanaimo and Victoria
Between 1970 and 1974,

 

Ian Weir * Mike Card * Brian Zelley

* The above photo is symbolic of the revival in
Victoria, BC, Canada. (photo by Jim Ryan for the
Paper "The Victorian" coupled with a story by Patty Pitts).
* Photo courtesy of the "Greater Victoria Sports
Hall of Fame" in 2009.

The Nanaimo revival took place in 1971, the four
Key players were co-founders Dan Wright and
Brian Zelley with assistance from George Nepper
and John Ormandy.

 

  

The Campbell River Eagles fly high in the '70's.