"In This Corner - Boxing's little Giants" (Documentary)

Includes, Willie Pep, Roberto Duran, Benny Leonard, 
and Sugar Ray Robinson.

Other greats not included:

Jimmy Wilde, Eder Jofre, Tony Canzoneri,
Barney Ross, Jose Napoles, Emile Griffith,
Mickey Walker, Harry Greb, Stanley Ketchel,
Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis,
and Cassius Clat/Muhammad Ali.

          Emile Griffith and Manuel "Manny" Gonzalez

"In This Corner - Boxing's little Giants" (Documentary)

Take a look at some all time greats such as
Benny Leonard, Henry Armstrong,
Willie Pep, Sugar Ray Robinson, Roberto Duran,
and more with narrative from some real boxing historians.


some other greats not included in the video:
Jimmy Wilde, Eder Jofre, Barney Ross, 
Tony Canzoneri, Jose Napoles, Emile Griffith,
Joe Louis, Bob Fitzsimmons, Archie Moore,
and Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali.

Emile Griffith and Manny Gonzalez 

GERONIMO BIE, A BOXING CHAMPION

GERONIMO BIE:
 road to the  BC aMATEUR bOXING hALL of fAME
by Brian Zelley

The Intro

Canadian amateur and professional boxing has a rich history with many 

champions including one that is not included in the above

parade of photos and that name is the one they  call

Geronimo Bie

By all account Geronimo should be

 an inductee for the +British Columbia and 

Canadian

Amateur Boxing Hall or Wall of Fame

but things do not always do as they should.

So over the next ten or so months

an effort will be made to get Geronimo Bie

nominated and selected  to the

BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015

Golden Moments and Memories

Various folks far and wide have 

positive memories of Geronimo

over time some of the positives 

will be added

Kai Yip" "He should be in the boxing Hall of Fame"

Boyd Bayne has nominated Geronimo

for the 2015 selection for the

BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame

JodyWadsworth:

"My prayers go out to Geronimo Bie. 

May GOD watch

over you and take you 

on the right path"

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Canadian boxing Wall of Fame 2013

Sixty Names On The Wall: by Brian Zelley

The following sixty have been selected for 2013

*************************************************************

Al Ford - Al Foreman - Al Sparks - Albert Belanger
Armand Savoie - Art Hafey - Arthur King - Asif Dar
Arturo Gatti - Billy Irwin - Billy McGrandle -
Billy Townsend - Blair Richardson - Bob Cleroux 
Bob Edgett - Burke Emery - Chris Clarke - Clyde Gray
Donato Paduano - Donny Lalonde - Donnie Poole
Rocky MacDougall - Gary Summerhays - George Chuvalo
George Dixon - George Godfrey - Gordon Wallace 
Hank Hartenberger - Herb Embuldeniya - Ian Clyde
Jack Delaney - Jackie Burke - Jackie Callura - Jerry Shears
Jimmy McLarnin - Johnny Coulon - Johnny Greco 
Larry Gains - Leslie Borden - Lennox Lewis - Lou Brouillard
Michael Strange - Nicky Furlano - Paul Hortie - Pop Foster
Ritchie Howard - Sam Langford - Sammy Luftspring
Scotty Olson - Tommy Burns - Tommy Paonessa 
Trevor Berbick - Troy Ross - Tyrone Gardiner  - Vic Foley
********** Wilf Greaves - Willie deWit - Yvon Durelle **********
Gregg Mac Ross    ************************  Lou Joshua Eisen
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ART HAFEY

IAN CLYDE

                                         SCOTTY "Bulldog: OLSON

                         Donnie Poole -   Kris K. - George Chuvalo

Wallace Bud Smith

Wallace "Bud" Smith, Champion:  by Brian Zelley

*  Wallace is one of the many 

obscure champions that very

seldom is considered by fans

of boxing when they discuss

champions.

In many ways, it was not

until he became a tragic

boxer that he got his 

picture on the front of a 

boxing magazine.

That happened after his  
death he received  front
page notice and an article
by Jack Welsh that appeared
in the October 1973 issue of
"Boxing Illustrated".
The title read: "Obscure champ 'Bud' Smith Takes Final Count
In Cincy Shooting".  Mr. Welsh said it all in his opening line:
"Wallace 'Bud' Smith held the world's lightweight title 16 years
ago, and when it was gone, the Cincinnati-born fighter was the
epitome of a non-person."  Then Jack hit the readers between 
the eyes and hearts with the following comment:
"Bud's post-fighting activities found him wrapped in obscurity
as perhaps no man before him."

BEYOND 1973

Well, it was great that Wallace would get recognized, but it

was short lived as his name, his great amateur journey, and

his pro journey to a world championship was quickly forgotten

and he would continue to remain the lost obscure champion.

For 38 years he would remain an obscure champion,
but it was another error that would result in a major
discussion about him again in November 2011.  
It was a real "kick in the head" for the memory of 
Wallace Smith, when there was an HBO remembrance

of champions from Cincinnati, and the name                                         Wallace "Bud" Smith was nowhere to be found, 
so he was mentioned in some boxing site with 
a brief summary of his amateur and pro boxing story.

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