Known as "the man with dynamite in both fists,"   Taylor posted an impressive amateur record of 53-6 and a professional record of 10 wins and one loss, which was cut short due to a football-related knee injury. In 1949 he was named the outstanding Golden Glover in the Concord, N.C. tournament and in 1950 he won the middleweight title and "knockout king" laurels. He also won the middleweight title in the open division of the Carolinas Golden Gloves, and he won the middleweight crown in the North Carolina AAU Boxing Tournament in addition to several other tournament titles. While serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, Taylor was named outstanding middleweight in the Far East, winning the "quickest bout of the tournament" with a 90-second knockout. Taylor also enjoyed great success as a coach, producing several champions and earning many coaching honors.

Billy R. Walters began his famed career in 1942 as a member of the Royal Cards Boxing Team in Winnsboro, S.C. where he earned the Charleston, S.C. Golden Gloves championship in 1947. He competed as a heavyweight in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 through 1953 claiming the Pacific Coast Championship and was a semi-finalist in the World Air Force Tournament. In 1956 Walters won the Carolinas Golden Gloves heavyweight championship. He was a semi-finalist in New York City Golden Gloves championship at Madison Square Garden. He boxed professionally from 1957 through 1959. After hanging up his gloves, Walters stayed busy volunteering as a Boy Scouts leader and instructing boxing in Fort Mill.

Robert Franklin Rush served on the original organization committee for the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame and has served as a director since its inception. While posting an impressive record of 54 wins, nine losses and three draw, Rush won the 1949 YMCA League championship and the 1950 Carolinas Golden Gloves championship in the 135-lb. weight category. He attended the University of Virginia on a boxing scholarship. He made the varsity team his first year, earning a letter. Rush earned four straight bronze medals in Eastern Intercollegiate competition from 1952 through 1955. In 1955 he was elected captain of the Cavalier boxing team and received the highest athletic award presented to an athlete by the university. He earned a B.A. Degree from the University of Virginia in 1955 and a L.L.B degree from Wake Forest Law School in 1960. He retired from his private Charlotte law practice in 1952.

Glen T. Ivey boxed in the first bout in Charlotte, N.C. with Bobby Hearlen in 1953 at Park Center. Before entering the U.S. Navy in 1954, Ivey won the Greensboro and Durham championships. He continued boxing in the Navy, winning the 11th Naval District Bantamweight Championship, defeating all-Navy champion Gerald Mathis in 1954. In the same year, Ivey also won the Los Angeles and San Diego Golden Gloves, the all-Navy West Coast title and the world-wide all-Navy title. In 1958, Ivey boxed several professional bouts in Philadelphia. One memorable bout saw Ivey defeat Johnnie "Ace" Hand on the Waban Thomas vs. Charlie Norbus card at Camp Lejeune. Ivey earned an Associate of Arts degree from Rowan-Cabarrus Technical College. He served as a poloce officer in Burlington, N.C. from 1960 to 1965. He was also a special agent for the Southern Railway.

Edward Lewis McGee posted an impressive record of 135 wins against only two losses. McGee was extended an invitation to try out for the 1948 U.S. Olympic team in Boston but an operation to repair a ruptured disc in his back kept him from competing in the tryout. McGee was a four-yea r boxer at Hamlet (N.C.) High School. He fought in the Charlotte and Greensboro Golden Gloves in 1941. McGee was drafted in 1942 and boxed with the Special Services for nine months, winning the Southwest Pacific Championship. McGee boxed for the University of North Carolina in 1946 and 1947 and fought in the Sugar Bowl against Syracuse University. In 1948 he competed in Golden Glove tournaments in Durham, Dunn, Raleigh, and Charlotte. He won the High Point, N.C. Golden Gloves while working with Southern Bell Telephone Company and he also served an unexpired term in the North Carolina Legislature.

Johnny Craven, noted for his excellent community rapport, Craven was considered a great representative for the sport of boxing. The popular boxer posted impressive career stats in the ring as well. Craven posted an 89-4 record in 93 bouts. His boxing resume included seven Golden Gloves championships in the Charleston Open and Novice classes, two-time Jacksonville Golden Gloves champion, a three-time champion of the Carnival of Champions of USA and earned the Carolinas Golden Gloves.  Craven died at the age of 41.

Charles Melchor, a 108-lb flyweight, had the honor of being the first fight on the first card of the inaugural Carolinas Golden Gloves in Charlotte in 1933. He was the first champion crowned in the event. Melchor won 1933, 1934 and 1936 flyweight championships of the Carolinas Golden Gloves. In 1936 he earned a trip to the National A.A.U. Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was eliminated in his first bout. His most memorable bouts were with Clifford Smith of Charlotte and Ben Mayfield of Asheville. He beat Smith twice but lost to Mayfield in the 1935 finals when Mayfield was knocked down twice and Melchor was downed three times. The Melchor-Mayfield bout was remembered as one of the greatest fights ever. Melchor was drafted by the U.S. Air Force and served in World War II in England. It was England where Melchor fought his final bout, knocking out a Puerto Rican bantamweight. His career record was 21-2. He died in 1985.

Everette "Ebb" Gantt's career in boxing was diversified to say the least. Gantt enjoyed a record of 16 wins, three losses and one draw as an amateur boxer before turning pro. However, Gantt enjoyed his greatest success as a coach at the Belmont Boys Club from 1952 to 1956. His team members won an impressive 30 championship titles. One of his star pupils was Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame member H.A."Humpy" Wheeler. Gantt also managed the professional careers of Belmont boxers Guy Brown, Gene Carli and Cecil Horne. From 1957 to 1981, Gantt enjoyed a career as a sports broadcaster for WCGC Radio in Belmont. He handled play-by-play duties for Belmont Abbey College sports. Gantt was a former president of North Carolina Broadcasters Association and the Belmont Chamber of Commerce.

To say J.B. Talbert made an impact on boxing in the Carolinas at a young age is an understatement. Talbert earned his first Golden Gloves championship at the ripe old age of 12. At 13 he won the Greensboro Tournament in 112 lb. flyweight class. During his 10-year career, Talbert posted a record of 56 wins and seven losses, earning 15 championships. At the age of 19, Talbert hung up the gloves and turned his attention to coaching. He led the Kannapolis (N.C.) YMCA boxing team to prominence in the southeast. By his own estimates, J. B. coached more than 400 young men during his 14-year coaching career. Talbert was also a sanctioned AAU Tournament judge and was instrumental in organizing the Carolina and AAU boxing leagues. He volunteered countless hours to better boxing in the Carolinas.

Nolly Sams was a boxing promoter from 1949 to 1960, serving as Charleston's Golden Gloves director during that time span. Sams made it a point to get acquainted with the boxers and coaches from the Carolinas on a first-name basis. His sincere interest in the people of boxing made him well respected by all in the sport. Nolly assisted in promoting Johnny Craven, Ronald Short, David Mills, and Waban Thomas among others.