Wednesday, 18 June 2014

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


















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