Long time Los Angeles boxing trainer/manager and bail bonds man, Henry Blouin has died

Henry Blouin . . .

Frank, I remember Moore & Blouin's stable out of the Hoover Street Gym.
I also have a clear memory of Henry at amateur events when I was a kid.
I know Jerry Moore passed a few years back.

He was part of the L.A. boxing scene that I knew. They had a great stable of fighters over the years.
Rest in Peace.


Breeding Grounds . . .
By Rick Farris

Teamsters Gym, Stanton A.C., Sacred Heart Boys Club, Moore & Blouin Stable (Hoover St. Gym), Hawiian Gardens Teen Post 109, Johnny Flores Gym, Main St. Gym (Soto Bros.), Eastside Boy's Club, Gordon Shaw's Gym, Seaside Gym . . .

These are a few of the clubs that provided amateur boxing talent, age 4 up, in Los Angeles back in the 60's.
Henry Blouin was always in the mix of the era, regardless of pee-wees or pros, Blouin was a solid teacher and experienced trainer.
He and partner Jerry Moore developed a small child, named Andrew Price, into a world class welterweight contender, Andy "The Hawk" Price.
Just one of many over decades of involvment.

I am visualizing Jerry Moore at the table, along with Henry Blouin, Johnny Flores, Frank Baltzar, Louie Jarequi, Jake Horn, L.C. Morgan, and Tony Cerda.
It's back in the mid-60's. They are matching up Junior boxers.
"But your kid weighs too much."....... "Well your kid has had more fights."
The negotiations start early in boxing. The good guys, like the ones named, they worked it all out.

I recall those match making moments, held just before the show was to begin. You get there a few minutes early.
Of course, Johnny Flores usually made my matches, and Frank was always there with guys like Henry Blouin.
These men all gave a lot of themselves, for the kids, for boxing. I know that they got something from it, as well.

Once again, rest in peace Henry Blouin.