SO WHAT DID DON KING DO FOR WOMEN’S BOXING IN THE 70’S AND 80’S “Yes, there was women’s boxing in Don King’s life before Christy Martin. . . I uncovered some interesting boxing trivia about this infamous boxing promoter!” by Sue TL Fox – Check out this article on King that is dated March 1980, in
Lady Tyger Trimiar (right) vs. Carlotta Lee – 1979 – Los Angeles, California Don King Productions executive assistant Bill Miller has been trying to decide whether women boers are an attraction. His refusal to return phone calls and responds to telegrams indicates either an evasion of the issue or a slow thinking process. In the
[Approx. dates 1980s] The Foyer Club Sports et Loisirs de Grenoble has been featured several times already in this magazine. Although the Boxing Challenge issued in the early summer on behalf of several young teenage girls has not, sadly, yet been taken up by any British girls, your Editor and a companion by invitation paid
The course of women in boxing has drawn diverse persons to the sport. Jackson “Jack” Pokress is one of those people. Pokress possessa a many faceted personality and has had a varied career. He has been on the Fire Department for 24 years, with the past 10 of which he has served as Commissioner
MARCH 1980 WBB ISSUE : DON KING ADDRESSED WOMEN’S BOXING IN THE FIRST WOMEN’S BOXING MAGAZINE THAT WAS EVER PUBLISHED. IT WAS CALLED THE WBB, THAT WAS LATER RENAMED ” WBB GLOVE”. Is a woman’s place in the boxing ring? By Don King, WBB magazine, March 1980 WOMEN’S BOXING is something that was unacceptable in