Title

Hank (Henry) A. Boone - Builder - Boxing - 1971-1990 Era, 2012 Sports Wall of fame Inductee

Description

en-CA 2012 Sports Wall of Fame Inductee. Hank Boone was noted by Tony Unitas, World Boxing Wall of famer, as "the best match maker in boxing." Hank's boxers competed in Silver, Golden and Labatts Gloves, Provincial and Canadian Championships. Russ Anber, boxing analyst on the Sports Network, publicly stated that Hank was the best south paw coach in Canada and possibly North America. Hank began his career as a boxing coach in 1970, at the Cyanamid Recreation Hall in Niagara Falls. He transferred to the Port Dalhousie Legion Boxing Club in 1975 for a larger training area. In 1976, Hank opened the St. Catharines Boxing Club, where he produced two Olympian brothers, Steve (1984 Olympics) and Janie Pagendam (1988 Olympics). Hank also trained 4 of 12 members of the Canadian A Team, Canadian Champions: Steve Pagendam, Jamie Pagendam, Guy Normandeau and John Farinacci. Hank was the primary coach at many training camps for excellent boxers. he was a boxing coach at the 1982 World Championships, 1983 Pan-Am Games, 1984 Olympic Winter games and numerous tournaments all over the world. In 1984 Hank coached the Special Olympics Relay team, winning gold. In 1985, Hank was recognized with the Ontario Championship Certificate by Ontario Premier David R. Peterson. Starting in 1985, Hank was the trainer for several pro boxers. In 1994, Hank continued training in Niagara falls, helping at local gyms and in 1999, he opened Boone's City Boxing Club. Hank trained several OBA Provincial and Golden Gloves Champions. In 2010, Hank trained Raymond Olubowale right through the Canadian Championships as a Super Heavy Weight Professional. Raymond still holds this title today. Hank was in the movie Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe and was honoured to be in the company of some of the world's best boxers.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=380747

Creator

City of Niagara Falls Staff

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Medium

Colour digital image

Provenance

City of Niagara Falls

Date

January 2013

Subject

Awards

Portraits - Biographical

Sports - Recreation - Leisure

Niagara Falls Virtual Sports Wall of Fame

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

Date Created

2013-02-11

Date Modified

2013-02-11