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Ray Seales and Ray Haley boxing at Tacoma Golden Gloves prelinimaries, January 1970
Order an Image"Sugar" Ray Seales was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Ray Seales (b. 1952) was born in the Virgin Islands, where his father, who boxed in the U.S. Army, was stationed. The family moved to Tacoma in 1965, where Seales was coached by Joe Clough at at the Tacoma Boys Club. Seales qualified for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, but at age 16 was too young to compete. In the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Seales won all five of his matches, winning gold in the light-welterweight division. Afterwards, Seales had a long professinoal boxing career, retiring in 1983 after nearly losing his sight. He then worked for 17 years with special needs high school students in Tacoma before moving to Indianapolis, where, as of 2018, he coaches young boxers.
In this photo, 18-year-old Ray Seales throws a left jab at his opponent Ray Haley during the Tacoma Golden Gloves preliminary bouts. Seales won the fight, earning a spot in the finals.
Caption information source: "Through ups and downs, Tacoma boxing legend Sugar Ray Seales still golden," Seattle Times, October 28, 2018, retrieved at https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/through-ups-and-downs-tacoma-boxing-legend-sugar-ray-seales-still-golden
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph
Ray Seales (b. 1952) was born in the Virgin Islands, where his father, who boxed in the U.S. Army, was stationed. The family moved to Tacoma in 1965, where Seales was coached by Joe Clough at at the Tacoma Boys Club. Seales qualified for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, but at age 16 was too young to compete. In the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Seales won all five of his matches, winning gold in the light-welterweight division. Afterwards, Seales had a long professinoal boxing career, retiring in 1983 after nearly losing his sight. He then worked for 17 years with special needs high school students in Tacoma before moving to Indianapolis, where, as of 2018, he coaches young boxers.
In this photo, 18-year-old Ray Seales throws a left jab at his opponent Ray Haley during the Tacoma Golden Gloves preliminary bouts. Seales won the fight, earning a spot in the finals.
Caption information source: "Through ups and downs, Tacoma boxing legend Sugar Ray Seales still golden," Seattle Times, October 28, 2018, retrieved at https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/through-ups-and-downs-tacoma-boxing-legend-sugar-ray-seales-still-golden
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph
ID Number: 2000.107.163.37.03
Date: 1970
Creator(s):
Wallen, Don, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7.75 x 9 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.163.37.03, photo by Don Wallen
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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