Tacoma boxer Dale Grant poses with an unidentified man, possibly his new manager Larry Morris, on October 2, 1973. Following in the footsteps of his half-brother Sugar Ray Seales, Mr. Grant had already won numerous boxing awards and honors. He would announce turning pro on October 5, 1973, with a bout scheduled eight days later in California. He would go on to defeat veteran boxer Dave Arrealino in an unanimous six-round decision. At the start of his professional career, Dale Grant was six feet tall and weighed 153 lbs. Photograph ordered by Larry Morris. (TNT 10-5-73, B-3 article; TNT 10-14-73, B-1 article)
Tacoma boxing champ Dale Grant was 18 when he posed behind his impressive array of trophies including several large Golden Gloves awards in October 1973. Dale Grant was the half-brother of Olympic gold medalist Sugar Ray Seales. At that time, Mr. Grant was a student at Tacoma Community College. He announced that he was turning pro on October 5, 1973, with a debut scheduled in Santa Rosa, California, on October 13th. He went on to defeat veteran boxer Dave Arrealino in an unanimous six-round decision. Dale Grant began his boxing career at the Tacoma Boys Club in 1966. He had a 290-18 amateur record and won 29 championships. Unlike his older half-brother, he was a right hander. (Photograph ordered by Larry Morris, manager.) (TNT 10-5-73, B-3 article; TNT 10-14-73, B-1 article)
Olympic gold medalist Sugar Ray Seales sparring in a local gym on October 2, 1973. This is possibly Sugar Ray's own gym, newly opened at 1517 Commerce St. He was the sole American gold medalist in boxing in Munich's 1972 Olympic Games. Sugar Ray had his first pro fight on January 11, 1973, at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. By October of that year, he had turned 21 years old and was 11-0. His younger half-brother, Dale Grant, also turned pro in October of 1973. The hard-hitting brothers would be training together. Photograph ordered by Larry Morris. (TNT 8-7-73, B-1-article; TNT 8-17-73, B-2 article; TNT 8-19-73, D-2 article; TNT 10-5-73, B-3-article)
Studio portrait of a boxer. This young man in stocking feet is poised to make a run in the annual Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament coming up in early February of 1979 at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. The tournament had been sponsored by the Tacoma Athletic Commission since 1949. A close-up of the boxer is D169239, image 5. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Athletic Commission.
Studio portrait of a boxer. Roger McCane has his gloved fists up in a traditional boxing pose when photographed in early January of 1979. He would be participating in the Tacoma Athletic Commission's annual Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament to be held on February 3, 1979, at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Athletic Commission. (Additional information provided by a reader)
