Vancouver Island Boxing Hall of Fame: by Brian Zelley

In 2021 the first year for the Vancouver Island Boxing Hall of Fame was introduced. There were numerous potentials but in year one the top five were Donnie Orr, Brian Zelley, Jason Heit, Jeannine Garside and Billy Townsend.  Donnie Orr is a 2000 Canadian Olympic boxer and an Inductee of the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame and the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame.  Brian Zelley is a former boxing who is a 1964 Vancouver Island Champion, a 1971 co-founder  of the Nanaimo Boxing Club, a boxing coach with several clubs, a ring official, a former Boxing BC directo, and a member of the boxing committee for the 1994 Greater Victoria Commonwealth Games and in 1991 served as the boxing chairman.In 2010 was one of six founders of the BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame along with Ray Beaulieu, Scott Galloway, Steve Wood, Steven Kodiak and Dan McGarvie.                                                                                               Jason Heit is a former Canadian boxing champion and active in International tournaments and is currently an active boxing coach.                     Jeannine Garside is one of the former top BC and Camadian women boxers and Billy Townsend is a former professional boxer that fought many former world champions.                                                                                                                                                                                     In year 2, 2022  there is currently a list of 15 potentials including two Island Boxing clubs.  It is expected that at least ten new inductees will join the first five.
 

BC Boxers & Builders, the Sixties: by Brian Zelley

Boxers and Builders - The Sixties

Al Cool, Al Ranger, Al Windecker, Bert Lowes, Bert Wilkinson, Billy Adams,  Billy Taylor, Bob Ginnetti, Bob Lewis, Brian Gray, Brian Zelley, Chester Douglas, Chris Balatti, Chris Ius, Clint Page, Colin Coleridge,   Danny Contes, Dave Johnson,  Dave Wylie, Dennis Rorick, Del Deugau,  Derrick Austin, Dick Coulson, Dick Findlay, Earl McLay, Ed Ostapovich, Ed Williams, Elio Ius, Frank Scott, Fred Desrosiers, Fred Fuller Freddie Fuller, Gary Van Buskirk, Gerry Budzinski, Gerry Sorensen,  Giles Nepper,   George Nepper, Glenn McGee, Gord Sinclair, GordievLawson,  Harold Mann,  Harry Morris, Harry Pollitt, Jake Wiebe, John Amos,  John Carr, John Gamble, Gardiner Smyth, Gene Tait, Jules Nepper, Kalman Santosi,  Keith McPherson, Kelly Barrows,  Ken Alexander, Ken Barker, Ken Henderson,  Ken Maughan, Ken Stant, Larry Sinitsin, Leo Rock,  Les Vegas, Leslie Hamilton, Linndy Lindmoser, Lou Bujdoso, Marian Kolar, Melvin Harris,  Mike Caird, Mike Lazare, Mike Sartori, Hafiz Ahmed, Nick MacDonald, Paddy Clark, Pat O'Reilly, Pat West** Rick Fleck, Rick Johnson, Roger Nepper, Rick Tait,  Ron Wilson,  Skimp Williams, Ron MacEachern, Stan Smith,Steve Tohill, 

 Terry Eastman, Tommy Boyce, Tony James, Walter Boyce, 

Wayne Boyce, Winnie Schelt, 

photos: Gordie Lawson, Dave WylieLindy Lindmoser,

Brian Zelley, Dick Findlay, Frank Scott

 

My Movie, Brian Zelley

A brief look at boxing begins with some of the photos of the
Nanaimo's Newcastle Boxing club and the Nanaimo boxing club.
Also, Victoria boxing in 1974.with a photo of
Ian Weir, Mike Caird and Brian Zelley ( a Jim Ryan photo
courtesy of the "Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2009).

Island boxing, Victoria, Nanaimo, Campbell River

Island Boxing imagea

Boxing Images: by Brian Zelley

great boxing images

Some of the images relate to the revival
with some photos in Campbell River,
 Nanaimo and Victoria.

The years 1970 to 1974 could be called
the "foundation years" while the action
 continued to heat up would .