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
108 lbs: Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo. – Colorado-New Mexico dec. Santos Vasquez, Sun Valley, Nev. – Nevada, 5-0
ReplyDelete114 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
Did DC win the team title?? With 2 champs, it looks they may have.
ReplyDeleteDC team was 2nd behind Florida. Detroit was 3rd.
ReplyDeleteHey Gary,
ReplyDeleteWasnt Derrick Holmes National Golden Gloves champion too? Because back in the days, many people considered him to be better than Ray Leonard.
Not according to the list I received from the local Golden Gloves office.
ReplyDeleteGreat job fella's
ReplyDeleteRau'shee Warren vs Gary Antonio Russell Rnd3
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2010 National Golden Gloves Championship bouts in the 114 lbs weight division. Antonio did just fine with the Olympion
Both thanks and congratulations to the DC area fighters for representing us in such an excellent way.
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