Arthur is the older brother of the famed Davis brothers of Mount Holly. Arthur, who later developed the boxing nickname of "Crash," began his illustrious boxing career at the young age of thirteen with the Mount Holly Boxing Team. Arthur emerged as a fast growing star by winning the N.C. Featherweight Division in 1943. After the Navy7, Arthur enrolled at N.C. State and resumed his boxing career, compiling a record 61 wins and 6 defeats.  Arthur began his professional boxing career in July 1949 under the management of Chris Dundee. After five years he retired after compiling a record of 40 wins, nine defeats and five draws.  After his professional boxing career, Arthur continued his second love of full-time teaching. After retiring as principal he and wife Edna returned home to North Carolina and settled in Hendersonville.  Regretfully, Arthur is no longer with us as he fought his toughest fight and lost to cancer.

Marion Galloway was born March 22, 1935 in Darlington County and served in the South Carolina National Guard. Marion served as the Director of the Pee Dee Area Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament from 1957-1964. During that same period, he also served as both assistant and Head Coach of the Florence Boxing Team. After moving to the Midlands area, he served honorably on the County of Lexington Athletic Commission and as chairman from 1977 to 1997.  His contributions to the sport of boxing, his community, and the youth of South Carolina are unexcelled.

Alfonso "Smitty" Smith was born June 10, 1947 in Capron, Virginia. After entering the military, he served in Vietnam from 1966-1967, and then again 1970-1971. Upon returning, Smitty was stationed at Fort Campbell where he began boxing again. After a record for forty-five wins and nine losses, he became a full time boxing coach.  In 1980 Alfonso returned to Ft. Bragg to coach from 1983 until 1988, winning the regional championship.  Over the years Coach Smith has been involved with many state, regional and national Golden Gloves champions. Smitty has continued his involvement in boxing in various capacities. He has been a coach, referee, judge and has been very instrumental to many professional boxers.  After over twenty years of service to the U.S. military, Coach Smith and his wife Marie have two children and live in Spring Lake, N.C. where he is active in church and enjoys jogging and coaching.

Jessie "Andra" Thompson is another of the long list of athletes to be born in Wilmington, NC. Starting his boxing career in Gastonia at the age of nine and ending at the 2000 USA National Championships, he compiled an impressive 187 wins, 14 losses. Andra won the N.C. State Golden Gloves five times, represented the United States vs. Canada in 1986 and served as full time boxing coach for the City of Wilmington for over 32 years.  Andra graduated from high school in 1988 and Barber Scotia College in 1992, where he was Senior Class president. He participated in track, basketball and football but concentrated on boxing. After college he went to work full-time for the City of Wilmington Boxing and Physical Fitness Center. Andra has helped train nine national champions, two of these female. In 2007 he had three boxers to win the nationals in the same year.  Andra now resides in Wilmington with his wife Tabitha where his hobbies are basketball and coaching boxers.

This Cleveland, Ohio native has made Charlotte his home to become one of the foremost ring doctors in the country. Over the years he has become the North Carolina Boxing Association Medical Chairman, serving on the W.B.A. Board, Association of Boxing Commissions, American Association Ringside Physicians, and current member of the U.S. Olympic Committee of Sports Medicine. Dr. Estwanik has also served as team physician for USA Boxing in such rivalries as USA vs. Soviet Union, USA vs. Canada, Ireland, England, France, and Thailand.  Dr. Estwanik also designed the gloves used in Mixed Martial Arts as well as authored a number of books on Sports Medicine. Dr. Estwanik now resides in Cornelius with his wife Janice and three children, where he enjoys photography, weight training and pistol shooting.

.James Ernest Heffner as he was called by all of us, was a much better boxer than he let on. Even though he felt his boxing was not adequate, his leadership and love and knowledge for the sport of boxing are as great as anyone inducted. Under his leadership as Chairman on the Carolinas Hall of Fame for a number of years, he touched many lives to the better. He will always be in our hearts.  He passed away on December 8, 2008.