Pacific Northwest: From Cotton to Steele

[Zelley]

The Pacific Northwest has had its share of action in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Some old timers include Al Hostak, Tacoma's Freddy Steele, Tod (Bert Pilkington) Morgan,
Nanaimo's Billy Townsend, Vic Foley, Doc Snell, Denny Moyer, Eddie Cotton, Ray Lampkin
and many more.

[Zelley]

TOD MORGAN (1902 - 1953)

Won the Jr. Lightweight title with a 10 rd. KO over Mike Ballerino in LA - 1924
Lost title in 1929 to Bennie Bass in New York.

Continued to fight until 1942.
Some of his Pacific Northwest fight opponents included:
Vic Foley, Doc Snell, Leslie Carter, Billy Townsend, Don Fraser,
Goldie Hess, and Harry Woods. :idea:

[Cap]

Yeah, there were a number of good boys back in the day fighting in BC, Washington, etc. Lightweights Billy Lauder, Harry Anderson, Clonie Tait, Johnny O'Leary, Roughhouse Charlie Burns and Joe Bayley; middleweights like Billy Weeks, Frank Barrieau and Al Ross. They were the marquee names in the great Northwest prior to the 1920s.

Cap

[Rick Farris]

The Pacific Northwest has had its share of action in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Some old timers include Al Hostak, Tacoma's Freddy Steele, Tod (Bert Pilkington) Morgan,
Nanaimo's Billy Townsend, Vic Foley, Doc Snell, Denny Moyer, Eddie Cotton, Ray Lampkin
and many more.

Zelley, another is former light-heavy contender "Young Firpo" (Guido Bardelli), whom the World Boxing Hall of Fame will induct this coming November 15th in it's post humous catagory. Young Firpo fought out of Burke, Idaho and beat many of the greats of his era, including Tiger Jack Fox, Leo Lomski, Wesley K.O. Ketchell and drew with John Henry Lewis.

-Rick Farris
Director/Historian WBHOF

[Zelley]

In recent years we have had the likes of Victoria born Donny Lalonde and currently
there is another Donny from Victoria called Donny Orr.

It was a surprise that Orr was selected for the Canadian Olympic team for 2000, but he
made the trip and competed only to drop his opening bout.

How he does as the years roll by is anybody's guess.