Tag: boxing

Tomato Cans are for recycling…not boxing! by Sue TL Fox

That’s right folks—-“Tomato Cans” are NOT for boxing…and yet the sport continues to furnish a fresh supply of tomato cans for World Champions, Top World contenders, and boxers who have a lot more experience than their defenseless opponents. And who does it hurt?—- EVERYONE! Every time a top woman boxer goes into the ring with

WBAN Goes One on One with Lucia Rijker! By Sue TL Fox

(MAR 31, 2005) WBAN broke the news on March 18, that Christy “The Coal Miner’s Daughter” Martin was finally going to face Lucia Rijker on July 9th, in Los Angeles, California. Rijker gained international attention after being featured as the “villain boxer” in the Oscar Winning movie “Million Dollar Baby”.  Now, Rijker and Martin will

Poster for a Female Bout in September 11, 1948

This advertisement for a female bout to be featured at the Gastonia Armory in Belmont, North Carolina to take place on September 11, 1948.  The fight was scheduled for six rounds between Tiger Louis, of St. Louis, MO  vs. Betty Lynn, of Atlanta, Georgia.  This card also included Guy Brown, who was set to fight Gus