Category: Toni Lear Rodriguez

  Photo taken by Alastair.  WBAN purchased copyrights of photo. All Rights Reserved. Toni Rodriguez began her fighting career as a welterweight in about 1976.  Rodriguez eventually dropped about 20 pounds and switched to the featherweight division.   Rodriguez went on to fight for the sanctioned World Champion featherweight division against Baby Bear in  1979.  Rodriguez

BABY BEAR JAMES, aka “Tansy O’Brien” was one of the top female boxers in the world who fought professionally from 1976 – 1978.  Her boxing record was 5-2-1 (5KO).  Baby Bear James paved the road in many aspects as a pioneer fighter, being a trailblazer for many “firsts” in the sport.   She not only boxed