BOXING BC HALL OF FAME by Brian Zelley

THE BEGINNING                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    BOXING BC HALL OF FAME has been approved in December 2021

By Brian Zelley                                                                                                 In 1984, I suggested  that Boxing BC start a Boxing Hall Of Fame in the BC Amateur Boxing News.  But it was overlooked for many years, so in 2010 six ex-boxers established the BC Amateur Boxing Hall Of Fame that selected 15 Boxers & Builders and now in January 2022 year 13 there will be at least ten more Inductees for the BCABHOF.                                                                                                                                         However in mid 2021 a poll was taken to encourage Boxing BC to consider starting a Boxing BC Hall of Fame.  Close to the end of 2021  it was confirmed by MEHRAN that the Hall was approved. They are now in the process of selecting names.  IN a poll, 29 folks supported a BOXING BC HALL OF FAME: Brian and Dorothy Zelley, Eric Brighton, David Dunbar, Lou Bujdoso Jr., Raul Duke, Rose Caetona, Al Cool, Arnold McEwen,    Wayne John Welsh, Troy James Taylor, Kevin Lyons, Graham McIntosh, Mickey Sims, Del Deagau, Dean Bruckshaw,   Robert Seckler Jr., Peter Holt, Sandra Turner, Bill Dorsey, Rita Nepper, Jordan Kodiak, Joseph Pendry, Scotty Olson, and Chris Kentebe.

Boxing BC's 25 potential inductees:                                                                                                                  Tommy Paonessa,  Elio Ius, Eddie Haddad, Bert Lowes, Harold Mann,   Manny Sobral,                        Lind y Lindmoser,   Marg O'Reilly,  Bert Wilkinson, Billy Townsend, Brian Zelley,   Dale Walters, Derrick Hoyt, Dick Findlay,  Frank Gigliotti,  Fredd Fuller, Freddy Fuller,  George Angelomatis,        Geronimo Bie,   Jimmy Walters, Linda Adams Gigliotti,  Michael Olajardie ,  John O'Shea,             Ron Whalley,  and Kevin Howard.                                                                                                 

             

JIMMY WALTERS & BARNEY ROSS

EDDIE HADDAD

One of our Canadian amateur & Professional boxers SCOTTY OLSON approves the idea of a BOXING BC HALL OF FAME. Scotty is a Hall of Famer in several halls of fame and an honorary Inductee of the current BC AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME.

The Boxing BC Hall of Fame committee is working towards selecting names, but it may be not announced until early February. The inductees will be public as soon as possible.                                          

                                                                   LINDY LINDMOSET