{"id":44757,"date":"2010-05-13T21:37:53","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T01:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2010-05-13T21:37:53","modified_gmt":"2010-05-14T01:37:53","slug":"gary-digital-williams-amateur-pulse-ringside-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=44757","title":{"rendered":"Gary \u201cDigital\u201d Williams' Amateur Pulse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ten amateur boxers from the Washington, DC region completed an outstanding week of competition at the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, AR. The week culminated with two Beltway Boxers capturing the first national titles for the Beltway in five years.<\/p>\n

Capitol Heights, MD native Gary Allen Russell, one of the younger brothers of 2008 US Olympian Gary Russell, Jr., duplicated his brother\u2019s feat by defeating Mohamad Adam of Dearborn, MI by a 5-0 decision in the 141-pound class. Gary Russell, Jr. was the last Beltway Boxer to win a national Golden Gloves title in 2005.<\/p>\n

The Russell family almost won two national titles in the tournament, but Gary Antonio Russell lost his championship bid to two-time US Olympian Rau\u2019shee Warren of Cincinnati, OH by a 5-0 decision. Antonio Russell reached the finals in his first year of open competition and is just 17 years old.<\/p>\n

The big upset came in the 152-pound division where DC native David \u201cDay Day\u201d Grayton, Jr. upset the defending Golden Gloves and US Amateur champion Errol Spence of DeSoto, TX by a 3-2. Spence was ranked number one in the country at this weight class.<\/p>\n

Of the nine DC-area boxers who participated, five (The Russell Brothers, Grayton, D\u2019Mitrius Ballard and Jerry Forrest) made it to the quarter finals. Four (The Russells, Grayton and Forrest) advanced to the semi-finals which led to the final results. DC finished second behind Florida in the overall team standings.<\/p>\n

Here is the 2010 DC Region team:<\/strong><\/p>\n

106 pounds: Jesus Aguilera (US Naval Academy)<\/strong><\/p>\n

114 pounds: Gary Antonio Russell<\/p>\n

123 pounds: Shadeed Floyd (The outstanding boxer at the Regional Golden Gloves in Waldorf, MD)<\/p>\n

132 pounds: Kevin Rivers, Jr.<\/p>\n

141 pounds: Gary Allen Russell<\/p>\n

152 pounds: David Grayton, Jr.<\/p>\n

165 pounds: D\u2019Mitrius Ballard<\/p>\n

178 pounds: Jerry Odom<\/p>\n

201 pounds: Charles Johnson<\/p>\n

201+ pounds: Jerry Forrest<\/p>\n

Allen Russell and Grayton join a tremendously talented list of Beltway Boxers who have won National Golden Gloves titles.<\/p>\n

1973 and 1974: Sugar Ray Leonard<\/p>\n

1976: Louis “Heidi” Curtis<\/p>\n

1978: William “Flip” Johnson<\/p>\n

1979: Kenny “The Technician” Baysmore<\/p>\n

1982: Warren “Chico” Thompson<\/p>\n

1985: Eugene “Sonny” Speed<\/p>\n

1986: Anthony Wilson<\/p>\n

1988: Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson<\/p>\n

1991: Melvin “Top Gun” Foster<\/p>\n

1992: James Harris<\/p>\n

1995: DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley<\/p>\n

1995 and 1997: “Dangerous” Dana Rucker<\/p>\n

1998: Lamont “Bay” Pearson<\/p>\n

2001: Lamont Peterson<\/p>\n

2003: Anthony Peterson<\/p>\n

2005: Gary Russell, Jr.<\/p>\n

2010: Gary Allen Russell, David Grayton<\/p>\n

This star-studded list went on to accomplish much later in the amateurs and in the pros. There are three Olympians on this list (Leonard and Curtis, 1976 and Russell, Jr., 2005) three pro world champions (Leonard, Johnson and Corley) and numerous regional pro titlists.<\/p>\n

One other name is added to this list because although he is from Philadelphia, Steve “USS” Cunningham boxed for the US Navy when he was an amateur so he fought out of the DC Region. Cunningham went on to win the IBF Cruiserweight title.<\/p>\n

There are also three brother tandems on this list. Mark Johnson and James Harris, Lamont and Anthony Peterson, and now, the Russell Brothers.<\/p>\n

To Read More of Gary’s work, you can visit his website Boxing Along The Beltway<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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