Category: Past boxers

Women’s Boxing Match at the Shady Acres Ranch in 1952!

  On June 6, 1952, Page 6, in the Tipton Tribune, there was a poster published in the newspaper announcing an event that featured a female bout on at the event.  The only names used to announce the bout was “Pamela and Louise” – Womens boxing match.  This was set to be held at the Shady

Pioneer Boxer: JoAnn Hagen

JOANN HAGEN, a fighter in the fifties, was the only female to defeat Barbara Buttrick.    HAGEN was a tall, beautiful blond-haired woman.  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

Ex-Boxing Champion Micky Walker Tries to teach women to box! 1939

In an article that was originally taken from the Police Gazzette and republished in Ring, reported that ex-champion Micky Walker attempted to train women to box in 1939.  He was hoping to create an interest in female boxing.  In the photos, Selma Sidell is seen ducking a hard right thrown by Nicki Novell.  Novell was reported

Jeanne La Mar a boxer from France fighting in the 1920’s

  Jeanne La Mar, a boxer from France came to the United States in 1922 to find fights.  After failing to find anyone to fight in the U.S. she returned to France.  [Photo:  Jeanne La Mar – left].   Shortly after La Mar returned to her country, another female boxer, Germany’s champ according to an article

Boxing Bout: Myrtle Havers vs. Mable Williams – 1912

In 1912, there was an extensive story on a fight that took place between two females:  Myrtle Havers, 19 years old, and Mable Williams, 22 years old.   The story was published in the New York World, in April of 1912. The bout was described as follows:  The two women fought with eight-ounce gloves.   The bout

Female Boxers from 1896!

WBAN has on file an archived photo of a female boxer from 1896.  The photo was originallty published through the Police Gazette, but later it was republished in 1976, Ring Magazine

Dolly Adams fights Hattie Leslie in 1894

In an article in the Police Gazette magazine, they wrote the following:  Dolly Adams….Here is a tough girl that even challenged  the great JIM CORBETT to meet her in the ring.   CORBETT declined the offer to fight her , but she is reported to have taken a title form Hattie Leslie, in what was described as

Anna Lewis fights Hattie Stewart – 1884

ANNA Lewis, according to the Police Gazette, said the following: “No woman did more to popularize FEMALE BOXING than Anna Lewis.  It was she who originated the challenge for the first Championship match.  She met Hattie Stewart (question is this Hattie Leslie)  on April 14, 1884.  She lost the fight.  Lewis was a native of Washington D.C.