THE GREATEST TOURNAMENT IN BC AMATEUR BOXING by brian zelleySome say the 1967 Diamond Belt tournament held in Vancouver is likely the best ever
tournament in BOXING BC history. Some may agree while others will disagree,
To establish the validity of this claim there must be key elements that when combined
produce this best ever tournament.
Timing
.It just so happened that 1967 was the Centennial year for Canada
which resulted in many special events. For amateur boxing in BC
this would be a special year for the GOLDEN GLOVES and the
DIAMOND BELT show.
Star Power
.Aside from the boxers such as Quebec's DONATO PADUANO
there was one boxing legend that would add super star
power to the event and that would be ROCKY MARCIANO.