In October of 1980, Dickson was called the “Father of Women’s Boxing” in the Boxing Illustrated Magazine…..Hyatt Lake Tahoe matchmaker Bill Dickson is at it again. But unlike Cupid whose work keeps the hotel full of honeymooners, Dickson’s matchmaking brings together athletes bent on pummeling each other. In boxing, that is the nature of the
Copyrighted Photo: WBAN purchased the copyrights to photo of Shirley Tucker –All Rights Reserved. On Tuesday night, December 6, 1977, at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe Hotel, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, there was a professional boxing card, featuring four female bouts on the card. This was a history-first for female boxing in the state of Nevada.
(Inaccurate details in this report, but we believe it was Actually Charlene Anthony was the opponents name)Las Vegas News Copyrighted by Star-News, Pasadena, California, dated 04/01/1977 – by Don Riley – Knight News Wire Would you believe that three weeks ago ‘a middleweight feminine swatter from California won the “Fighter of the Month” honors?