[FONT="]April 23, 2009 — Former amateur national champion, professional boxer and current manager and trainer John Bray is being elected into the California Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2009. John began his amateur boxing career in 1980 and eventually would win seven national titles with an outstanding record of 124-12. Bray had his most notable win as an amateur winning his second gold medal at the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival in Los Angeles against Melvin Foster. John would receive his gold medal alongside future world champions Oscar De la Hoya and Raul Marquez. [/FONT]http://fightbeat.com/news_details.php?NW=22098
bray certainly doesn't belong in any hall of fame, and his inclusion further shames the sham known as the california boxing hall of fame, but let's not go over board. bray is a big dude who sparred with tyson, not lightweights like andy ganigan and navarette. he'd beat the fuck outta old ass smegman
