Freddy Stephen Fuller
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Freddy Stephen Fuller is an ex-amateur boxer from British Columbia
, Canada
. A member of the 1967 Canadian Pan Am Games
boxing team, past Canadian Amateur Boxing Champion several times in the Sixties and 1970. and member of the Canadian boxing team for the 1970 Commonwealth Games.
From his early years in the Fifties to the 1970 Canadian senior national championships, Fuller rates as one of the most outstanding amateur boxers for British Columbia participating in numerous club shows in British Columbia and Washington State. Also a standout in various Pacific Northwest and Alberta Golden Gloves tournaments. One of his many special awards was 1965 BC Golden Boy.
action in British Columbia was a big success. As a junior boxer he not only won but earned the 1963 Jr Golden Boy Award and in 1965 was the 1965 Golden Boy. Some of Fuller's Golden Gloves victories in the USA were reported in "The RING" magazine in an article by Tony Simnett. The 1965 victory in the BC Golden Gloves and the "Golden Boy" award was published in a variety of newspapers but the one closest to his home base was the local paper with the headlines, "FULLER SEIZED BIG PRIZE".
In 1965, Fuller was a Tacoma Golden Gloves champion
The positive messages kept flowing, such as those from Stan Smith, chairman of the British Columbia branch of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), who said to Tony Simnett for "The RING" magazine article in 1966:"Fuller is the best boxer he's seen in Western Canadian area in 10 years." (Note: Although the statement by Smith was nice to see, it does not represent the views of all folks involved in boxing, as ten years is a long time, and between 1957 and 1966 there had been many outstanding boxers including 1964 Olympic boxer from Vancouver Island
by the name of Frederick Desrosiers, and British Empire Games Gold medalist Harold Mann who was also the BC Golden Boy in the 1958 BC Golden Gloves). Regardless of claims about which boxers are the best, one thing is clear during his term as a senior open Golden Gloves boxer between 1965 to 1970, he was one of the popular Canadian boxers to engage in activity in the Seattle to Tacoma area.
, FREDDY FULLER, Glen McGee, John Amos, John Carr, Larry Sinitsin, Les Vegas, Nafiz Ahmed, Nick McDonald, Rick Fleck and Wayne Boyce.
Victory by Fuller in Seattle led to a trip to Ohio
in April 1968 for competition in the USA National Boxing Championships.
The twenty boxers fighting in the ten championship bouts were:
Semi-Finalists:
Other Competitors;
One of the highlighted bouts was the final of the light-welterweight division featuring FREDDY FULLER vs DAVE WYLIE which was featured on a boxing program in January 1968 Then there was the heavyweight final with Rocky Marciano
as the guest referee for Wesley Craven vs BILL TAYLOR.
Walter Henry also competed in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics while Findlay and Paduano competed in the 1968 Games. Frank Scott was a bronze medalist in the 1966 British Empire Games.
earned a bronze medal. Some of the other Canadian boxers were Joe Cooke, Frank Scott, Marv Arneson and Darryl Olsen.
The road to the Commonwealth started with the 1970 BC Golden Gloves, Western Canadian Championships and the Canadian National Championships.
BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME. Others that are being considered are Eddie Haddad, Harold Mann, Jimmy Walters, Dick Findlay, Fred Desrosiers, Frank Scott, Roger Adolph, Chris Ius,
Les Hamilton, Sid McKnight, Dale Walters, Manny Sobral and Donnie Orr.
THE FINALISTS (2010)
The Boxers: Eddie Haddad, Harold Mann, Jimmy Walters, Fred Desrosiers, Dick Findlay, Freddy Fuller, Frank Scott, Chris Ius, Dale Walters and Manny Sobral
Builders: Dave Brown, Fred Fuller, Elio Ius, Rick Brough and Pat O'Reilly
Administrators\Directors (2010): Ray Beaulieu, Scott Galloway, Steven Kodiak, Daniel McGarvie, Steve Wood, Brian Zelley.
Tommy is part of the Boyce family that is an inductee for 2011.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. A member of the 1967 Canadian Pan Am Games
1967 Pan American Games
The 5th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967.Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the fourth Pan American Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago. It lost to São Paulo, Brazil...
boxing team, past Canadian Amateur Boxing Champion several times in the Sixties and 1970. and member of the Canadian boxing team for the 1970 Commonwealth Games.
From his early years in the Fifties to the 1970 Canadian senior national championships, Fuller rates as one of the most outstanding amateur boxers for British Columbia participating in numerous club shows in British Columbia and Washington State. Also a standout in various Pacific Northwest and Alberta Golden Gloves tournaments. One of his many special awards was 1965 BC Golden Boy.
Junior years
Freddy began his boxing journey in the Fifties at the Burnaby Boxing Club under coach Harry Twist, then joined the East Vancouver Optimist Club; In the junior years Freddy was twice named Emerald Boy and in 1963, Fuller earned the BC Jr. Golden Boy award.The "Golden Gloves" & "Diamond Belt"
For Freddy Fuller, Golden GlovesGolden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
action in British Columbia was a big success. As a junior boxer he not only won but earned the 1963 Jr Golden Boy Award and in 1965 was the 1965 Golden Boy. Some of Fuller's Golden Gloves victories in the USA were reported in "The RING" magazine in an article by Tony Simnett. The 1965 victory in the BC Golden Gloves and the "Golden Boy" award was published in a variety of newspapers but the one closest to his home base was the local paper with the headlines, "FULLER SEIZED BIG PRIZE".
In 1965, Fuller was a Tacoma Golden Gloves champion
The positive messages kept flowing, such as those from Stan Smith, chairman of the British Columbia branch of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), who said to Tony Simnett for "The RING" magazine article in 1966:"Fuller is the best boxer he's seen in Western Canadian area in 10 years." (Note: Although the statement by Smith was nice to see, it does not represent the views of all folks involved in boxing, as ten years is a long time, and between 1957 and 1966 there had been many outstanding boxers including 1964 Olympic boxer from Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
by the name of Frederick Desrosiers, and British Empire Games Gold medalist Harold Mann who was also the BC Golden Boy in the 1958 BC Golden Gloves). Regardless of claims about which boxers are the best, one thing is clear during his term as a senior open Golden Gloves boxer between 1965 to 1970, he was one of the popular Canadian boxers to engage in activity in the Seattle to Tacoma area.
The 1968 Seattle Golden Gloves
In 1968, Fuller was one of 19 BC boxers to participate in the Seattle Golden Gloves that also was the Pacific Northwest AAU Championships. The 19 member team of boxers included 1967 Canadian heavyweight champion Billy Taylor, Brian Zelley, Danny Gontes,Dave Johnson,Dave Wylie, Derek Austin, Earl McLeay, Frank ScottFrank Albert Scott
Frank Albert Scott is a former boxer and boxing coach.Frank won a bronze medal in the 1966 Commonwealth Games. He was a member of the Canadian Boxing Team in the 1966 and 1970 Commonwealth Games, and the 1967 Pan American Games....
, FREDDY FULLER, Glen McGee, John Amos, John Carr, Larry Sinitsin, Les Vegas, Nafiz Ahmed, Nick McDonald, Rick Fleck and Wayne Boyce.
Victory by Fuller in Seattle led to a trip to Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
in April 1968 for competition in the USA National Boxing Championships.
1967 International Diamond Belt Centennial Boxing Championship
Freddy Fuller was one of an outstanding list of amateur boxer from British Columbia, Quebec, Washington State, Oregon and California to compete in the tournament that was highlighted with the appearance of undefeated former heavyweight champion ROCKY MARCIANO.The twenty boxers fighting in the ten championship bouts were:
- Bill Taylor, Brian Zelley, Dave Wylie, Dennis Rorick, Derek Austin, Dick Coulson, Donato Paduano, Frank Scott, Freddy Fuller, George Smith, James Allan, James Logan, Jim Russell, Ken Lee, Marijan Koler, Pat O'Reilly, Ron MacEachern, Ron Wilson, Wayne Boyce and Wesley Craven.
Semi-Finalists:
- Randy Jones, Allen & Ted Webb, Del Deugau, Andy Anderson, Dick Findlay, Steve Tohill, Jerry Winters, Gord Sinclair, Wm. Daniels, Sam Wilson, Clint Page, Terry Eastman, Ken Alexander, Melvin Harris and Don Staab.
Other Competitors;
- Ken Henderson, Mike Fisher, Brian Gray, Stan Parker, Larry Houseman, Ronnie Brown, Ed Williams. Thurman Mikes, Robert Hawkins, Chester Douglas, Les Vegas, Bruce Geis, Rick Fleck, Larry High, Bob Winters and Jamie Phills.
One of the highlighted bouts was the final of the light-welterweight division featuring FREDDY FULLER vs DAVE WYLIE which was featured on a boxing program in January 1968 Then there was the heavyweight final with Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano , born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was an American boxer and the heavyweight champion of the world from September 23, 1952, to April 27, 1956. Marciano is the only champion to hold the heavyweight title and go undefeated throughout his career. Marciano defended his title six times...
as the guest referee for Wesley Craven vs BILL TAYLOR.
1967 Pan Am Games
The 1967 Pan Am Games Canadian Boxing Team as documented in the list of athletes were: Walter Henry, Frank Scott, Wayne Boyce, Gerald Ratte, Dick Findlay, Frederick Fuller, Donato Paduano and Marijan Kolar.Walter Henry also competed in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics while Findlay and Paduano competed in the 1968 Games. Frank Scott was a bronze medalist in the 1966 British Empire Games.
1970 Commonwealth Games
Freddy Fuller participated in the 1970 Commonwealth games in the light-welterweight division. In that tournament, Prince George boxer Jack MedaJack Meda
Jack Meda was a boxer from British Columbia, Canada in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1970, Meda won a Bronze Medal in the 1970 Commonwealth Games.-Boxing tournaments and teams:...
earned a bronze medal. Some of the other Canadian boxers were Joe Cooke, Frank Scott, Marv Arneson and Darryl Olsen.
The road to the Commonwealth started with the 1970 BC Golden Gloves, Western Canadian Championships and the Canadian National Championships.
BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame
In recent days, FREDDY FULLER is one of 14 boxers that will be considered for a selection to aBRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME. Others that are being considered are Eddie Haddad, Harold Mann, Jimmy Walters, Dick Findlay, Fred Desrosiers, Frank Scott, Roger Adolph, Chris Ius,
Les Hamilton, Sid McKnight, Dale Walters, Manny Sobral and Donnie Orr.
THE FINALISTS (2010)
The Boxers: Eddie Haddad, Harold Mann, Jimmy Walters, Fred Desrosiers, Dick Findlay, Freddy Fuller, Frank Scott, Chris Ius, Dale Walters and Manny Sobral
Builders: Dave Brown, Fred Fuller, Elio Ius, Rick Brough and Pat O'Reilly
Administrators\Directors (2010): Ray Beaulieu, Scott Galloway, Steven Kodiak, Daniel McGarvie, Steve Wood, Brian Zelley.
Honorary Directors
- 2011, Freddy Fuller will be an honorary director along with Irene Brough, Dick Findlay, David Ius and Blake Scott.
- 2012, Three more honorary directors are Alan Brown, John Paonessa and Tommy Boyce.
Tommy is part of the Boyce family that is an inductee for 2011.