1975 was the year of the Pan Am Games and one of the stars was Canadian boxer CHRIS CLARKE.
CHRIS was one of eleven Canadian champions. Chris joined returning champions Ian Clyde, Cleveland Denny,
Michael Briere, Michael Prevost, and Bryan Gibson. Another interesting new champion was CARMEN RINKE.
When all is said and done, 1975 belongs to Nova Scotia boxer CHRIS CLARKE. In the Pan Am Games he defeated
AARON PRYOR to win Gold to join the likes of USA boxers DAVEY ARMSTRONG and RAY LEONARD, and Cuban sensation
TEFILIO STEVENSON. Some other names were LEON SPINKS and TREVOR BERBICK.
The Chris Clarke story would continue into 1976 when he moved from lightweight to light-welterweight where he defeated Victoria, BC boxer WAYNE CROWE and joined the 1976 Canadian Olympic Team. Later he would turn pro, and fight various boxers from CLYDE GRAY to SHAWN O'SULLIVAN, Lawrence Hafey and Dick Ekland.
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