Sunday, May 09, 2010

Newest National Golden Gloves Champs From Beltway Join Illustrious List!

With their victories tonight, Gary Allen Russell and David Grayton join a tremendously talented list of Beltway Boxers who have won National Golden Gloves titles. We ran this list last year but now we can expand on it.

1973 and 1974: Sugar Ray Leonard

1976: Louis "Heidi" Curtis

1978: William "Flip" Johnson

1979: Kenny "The Technician" Baysmore

1982: Warren "Chico" Thompson

1985: Eugene "Sonny" Speed

1986: Anthony Wilson

1988: Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson

1991: Melvin "Top Gun" Foster

1992: James Harris

1995: DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley

1995 and 1997: "Dangerous" Dana Rucker

1998: Lamont "Bay" Pearson

2001: Lamont Peterson

2003: Anthony Peterson

2005: Gary Russell, Jr.

2010: Gary Allen Russell, David Grayton

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

108 lbs: Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo. – Colorado-New Mexico dec. Santos Vasquez, Sun Valley, Nev. – Nevada, 5-0

114 lbs: Rau’shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio – Cincinnati dec. Gary Antonio Russell, Capitol Heights, Md. – Washington DC, 5-0
123 lbs: Toka Kahn-Clary, Providence, R.I. – New England dec. James Smith, Detroit, Mich. – Detroit, 4-1
132 lbs: Erick Deleon, Lincoln Park, Mich. – Detroit dec. Damon Allen, Philadelphia, Pa. – Pennsylvania, 5-0
141 lbs: Gary Allen Russell III, Capitol Heights, Md. – Washington DC dec. Mohamed Adam, Dearborn, Mich. – Detroit, 5-0
152 lbs: David Grayton, Washington D.C. – Washington DC dec. Errol Spence, Desoto, Texas – Texas, 3-2
165 lbs: Ronald Ellis, Lynn, Mass. – New England dec. Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland, 3-2
178 lbs: Robert Brant, Oakdale, Minn. – Upper Midwest dec. Khalib Whitmore, Philadelphia, Pa. – Pennsylvania, 3-2
201 lbs: Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla. – Florida dec. Jordan Shimmell – Hudsonville, Mich. – Michigan, 4-1
201+ lbs: Roberto Morban, Bronx, N.Y. – New York Metro dec. Lenroy Thompson, Lenexa, Kansas – Kansas City, 4-1

Anonymous said...

Did DC win the team title?? With 2 champs, it looks they may have.

DC Boxing said...

DC team was 2nd behind Florida. Detroit was 3rd.

Anonymous said...

Hey Gary,

Wasnt Derrick Holmes National Golden Gloves champion too? Because back in the days, many people considered him to be better than Ray Leonard.

Gary Digital Williams said...

Not according to the list I received from the local Golden Gloves office.

Anonymous said...

Great job fella's

Anonymous said...

Rau'shee Warren vs Gary Antonio Russell Rnd3
www.youtube.com
2010 National Golden Gloves Championship bouts in the 114 lbs weight division. Antonio did just fine with the Olympion

Alec Kohut said...

Both thanks and congratulations to the DC area fighters for representing us in such an excellent way.