Written by Christopher Benedict “Whatever you do,” Nancy Thompson famously warns her boyfriend Glen in A Nightmare on Elm Street, “don’t fall asleep.” Playing opposite a then-unknown Johnny Depp in the franchise’s original slasher flick, Heather Langenkamp portrayed Nancy Thompson, ultimately going toe-to-toe with the Christmas-sweater-wearing Elm Street boogeyman in three movies while becoming one of
Written by: Christopher Benedict The advent of talkies in the late 1920s not only irreversibly altered the landscape of motion pictures, but impacted several other major aspects of the entertainment industry. For example, by the time most theaters nationwide were wired for sound in 1930, vaudevillians who had performed at many of these same venues
Written by: Christopher Benedict Theresa Kibby was looking to turn things around after having her formerly flawless record tarnished twice over by roller derby sensation turned professional pugilist Diane Syverson. After first dueling to a four-round draw with the skating ‘Slugger Queen’ from Canada, Princess Red Star lost a disputed decision in their rematch three
Christopher Benedict is a writer, historian, and longtime advocate for women’s boxing who lives in Huntington, New York. Beginning with a sit down interview and feature-length story on Heather “The Heat” Hardy in 2015, his boxing writings have appeared on the Ringside Report, True School Boxing, The Grueling Truth, and Women’s Fight News websites, as
JoAnn Hagen, a fighter in the fifties, was the only female to defeat Barbara Buttrick. She was very graceful in her movements when she boxed in the ring. Some interesting tidbits on Hagan (from The Police Gazette-June 1950): Hagen had appeared on the Steve Allen Show in November 1956. The show was viewable at the
RENES, Switzerland (July 26, 2024) — The National Federations for boxing in Italy, South Korea, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands have become the latest four organizations to have their membership applications approved by the new International Federation, World Boxing. It means World Boxing, which was set up to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic
This month Women Boxing Archive Network (WBAN) celebrates its 26 years on the Internet. WBAN went live on the net on February 18, 1998. It has been quite a journey and continues to be a journey in progress. I want to thank all of you who have: Contributed photos, stories, videos, press releases; Shared tips
(MAY 2) Recently, I had the chance to spend time with Sheree Johnson, a filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor of the upcoming “Hit Like a Girl” Docu-Series. She traveled all the way from Florida to Portland, Oregon to meet up with me. Sheree is currently working on filming this exciting Docu-Series, which will showcase several talented
Geovana De Cassia Peres was born in Brazil, and is a citizen of New Zealand, with a pro record of 8-1-0 (1KO), having her last fight in 2019. She had three (3) Amateur bouts, and in Kickboxing she has a 2-1-0 record. Titles held: 2016 New Zealand North Island Golden Gloves Gold medalist New Zealand
1952- She ran the Boxing Training Camp in Pleasantville, New Jersey. Some of the boxers she handled included, Bob Montgomery, Johnny Bratton, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott and Gil Turner. New Jersey Woman Owns and Operates Thriving Training Camp For Prize Fighters – article 1966 But times have changed and so has the “fairer sex.”