BCABHOF Photo Parade

British Columbia

AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME

The 2013 Photo Parade: by brian zelley

* Selected in the Pioneer category in 2013 was vic murdoch

who joins previous pioneer member Tommy Paonessa.

* Selected in 2013 for the All Rounder category was Derrick Hoyt.
Derrick joins past all-rounders from 2011 and 2012 which includes
Lennie Walters AND Roger Adolph.

The Junior/Youth Category:

* For the junior/youth category the choice for 2013 was Mickey Griffin.

Mickey joins Allan Brown (2011) and Tony Duffy (2012) selections.

The Boxer Category - 2013 Inductees:

* the boxer category is for outstanding senior boxers of British Columbia.

The four boxers selected for 2013

included:

Gary Wood, Gordie Lawson

Jack Snaith and Sid McKinght.

These four represent a good

cross section of experience

and achievement by all four.

Gordie Lawson joined amateur boxing in 1967 and in his

first tournament would be a championship in the

1968 Silver Gloves. Sid McKnight would be part of the

Canadian Olympic boxing team in 1976. Jack Snaith

would also join the Firefighters boxing club after

Gordie Lawson. In the early Seventies he would join

the newly formed Nanaimo Boxing Club formed in 1971.

His big achievemnt was winning a Canadian title in 1973.

Jack would go on to join other boxing clubs in places

like Richmond, Williiams Lake and Comox. Gary Wood

was and outstanding amateur boxer for the

Campbell River Eagles boxing club, but would also

be part of the Nanaimo Boxing Club.

Gordie Lawson during his active amateur
days with the Firefighters boxing club.
Later, Gordie would turn pro after the
1980 BC Golden Gloves and have some
interesting fights including one in
New Zealand.

Later Gordie would coach boxint
in Terrace. BC

Women In Boxing:

*In 2012, the women in boxing category was introduced in the

British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame with two

outstanding selections - Marg O'Reilly and Mandy Lapointe.

For 2013 three more outstanding nominees were selectee

Jeannine Garside, Linda Gigliotti and Theresa Taylor.

THE BUILDERS for BC AMATEUR BOXING

^An outstanding selection of builder for 2013 joins some of those

selected in 2010, 20112 and 2013

Wally Doern is still an active boxing coach

of the 2 Rivers Boxing lub in Quesnel, BC.

For a number of years Wall was inactive

due in part to work related demands, but

in 2009 Wally took charge to revive the

2 Rivers Boxing Club and have some

interesting achievements over the last

few years.

The Select 19 of 2013:
Vic Murdoch, Derrick Hoyt, Mickey Griffin,
Jeannine Garside, Linda Gigliotti, Theresa Taylor,
Gary Wood, Gordie Lawson, Jack Snaith,
Sid McKnight, Dick St. Louis, George Nepper,
Ian Gibson, Jim Gallagher, Jim Howie,
Ralph Galloway, Ron Whalley,
Stanley F. Smith and Walley Doern.