When I spoke to Caples and her trainer, he made it clear that Caples was not only going to defeat Messer, but that there would be a KO. During that conversation, I mentioned mismatches, and he told me the following: He said that I would be calling the Caples match with Messer a mismatch after
The Margaret Sidoroff (108) vs. Jolene Blackshear (111) fight was considered by most— the best fight on the televised portion of ESPN2. (Three undercard fights that were very exciting did not make it on television). There was no loser in this fight—the reason why I say this is because women’s boxing needed a real shot
On February 11, 2000, at the Treasure Island Casino, in Kenner, Louisiana, and televised on ESPN, the Margaret Sidoroff (108) vs. Jolene Blackshear (111) fight was considered by most— the best fight on the televised portion of ESPN2. (Three undercard fights that were very exciting did not make it on television). There was no loser
In February of 2000, I had an opportunity to cover an all-women’s fight card in Kenner, Louisiana (February 11, 2000). My first contact with some of the female boxers, Marsha Valley and Kim Messer was at the Sea-Tac International Airport. When I arrived at the host hotel and met up with all of the female