CABWOF Nominees for 2018

Three Early Nominees for Induction: By Brian Zelley

Four early nomnees for 2018are:

Harold Stewart ** Brian Nolan ** Frank Nolan jr.
Peter Wylie.

First nominee is Harold Stewart.

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Brian and Frank jr. have been nominated by 

inductee and brother Stephen Nolan. His image is top right. 

Peter Wylie is the founding coach

of the Cabbagetown Boxing Club.

Peter Wylie & Asif Dar

BC Boxers and Builders

*  BC potentoals are

Manny Sobral and Tommy Paonessa

Dale Walters and Lennie Walters

or any other inductee to the

BC Amateur Boxing

Hall of Fame

Tommy Paonessa and Lennie Walters.

Stan Smith presenting Tommy Paoness with aeard

                   

                                                 

Dale Walters

                                                                Lennie Walters

Manny Sobral and Alan Brown

training at Bob Decker's club in Vancouver

Another Potential

Jeannine Garside.

Harold Stewart, Canadian boxer

The Harold Stewart Story: by Brian Zelley

Thanks to Carol , much interest is staring to build to add Harold Stewart as one of the select 100

on the Canadian Boxing Wall Of Fame, and a 2018 inductee to the Canadian Amateur Boxing Wall of Fame.

Ridge boxers win at Golden Gloves event in Ontario - Maple Ridge News

Ridge boxers win at Golden Gloves event in Ontario - Maple Ridge News

Canadian boxing wall of fame

Photo Parade

Baraly and Doiron nominees for 2014

Baraly et Doiron en lice pour le Mur de la renommée virtuel de la boxe amateur canadienne

The above story is some of the pre-selection buzz
By Robert Lagace in "L'Arcadie Nouvelle".

Potential Nominees for the: 2014
Canadian Amateur Boxing History and Wall of Fame

Some others include: Andrew Kooner, Billy Downey,
Adam Trupich, Ariane Fortin, Mary Spencer,
Eddie Haddad, Wilfie Greaves, and many others
including the late Matt Mizerski.

The First Sixty on the Wall: by Brian Zelley

THE FIRST SIXTY ON THE WALL:  sixty names but it will
take time as the month roll by to do the detailed stories from Al Ford 
to Yvon Durelle. 

The Footnotes of History

FOOTNOTES IN THE STORIES:

BY Brian Zelley

* Often lost in the story, of each of the boxers selected

in our group of 60, are the names of those boxers that

faced our boxing stars in the pro debut.  Who are they

and how did their journey go?

A sample of names include on Frankie Green aka
"Frankie The Pug", or one Walter Morris, and John Mason.
There was also a Terry Sorrell and a Joe Hogue.

And, how many can remember Moncton's Wayne Martin
who faced Trebor Berbic at the Festival Arena in Shediac

Willie de Wit - Boxer

Willie de Wit - Boxer

Gary Summerhays - Boxer

Canadian amateur and professional champion: Summerhays
Gary Summerhays - Boxer

Gary would have an interesting pro journey after his amateur day
with a Canadian amateur title in 1969, then turn pro in 1970 and
compete until 1983.

An important victory in 1972 was a win over Stewart Gray and in 1973
Gary would win the Canadian light-heavyweight tiutle with a win over
Al Sparks.  

The next big victory was over Commonwealth light-heavyweight
champion Tony Mundine in Australia.  And in the closing fights
of his journey, Gary Summerhays would have a couple of bouts
with popular Eddie Melo.

Sammy Luftspring - Boxer

Sammy Luftspring - Boxer

Vic Foley - Boxer

Vic Foley - Boxer

Tyrone Gardner - Boxer

Tyrone Gardner - Boxer

Tommy Paonessa by B Zelley

Tommy Paonessa
* Tommy has done it all, from an amateur and pro boxer in the early years
to coaching and training boxers starting in the forties, starting the
North West Eagles boxing club in North Vancouver, serving as an official
for amateur boxing which includes serving as a judge on the 1972
Muhammad Ali vs George Chuvalo bout and much more.

Part of the long journey of Tommy Paonessa, a pioneer:

*Before his passing in

recent years, Tommy

was inducted into

Boxing Canada's 

Boxing Hall of Fame

* Tommy Paonessa is

also an inductee of the

BC Amateur Boxing

Hall of Fame.

 

Rocky MacDougall - Boxer

Rocky MacDougall - Boxer

Richie Howard - Boxer

Richie Howard - Boxer

Leslie Borden - Boxer

Leslie Borden - Boxer

Jack Burke - Boxer

Jack Burke - Boxer

Herb Embuldeniya, boxing builder

Herb Embuldeniya

Lou Joshua Eisen, boxing media

Lou Joshua Eisen