JULY 2 ARRIVAL/WEIGH-IN REPORT It was an exciting night at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, California. Promoter Jerry Hoffman had another sell-out crowd, and people were still lined up to try and buy tickets to this boxing event. There were six fights on the card that included one women’s bout with Marsha Valley and
When I spoke to Caples and her trainer, he made it clear that Caples was not only going to defeat Messer, but that there would be a KO. During that conversation, I mentioned mismatches, and he told me the following: He said that I would be calling the Caples match with Messer a mismatch after
The Margaret Sidoroff (108) vs. Jolene Blackshear (111) fight was considered by most— the best fight on the televised portion of ESPN2. (Three undercard fights that were very exciting did not make it on television). There was no loser in this fight—the reason why I say this is because women’s boxing needed a real shot
(OCTOBER 5, 1999) You know that I have a lot of tolerance for what happens in women’s boxing, and will report any and everything that is of public interest on my womenboxing.com site about the events occurring in this sport. [Top Photo by Sue TL Fox] I am also covering the Mixed Match with Margaret MacGregor
Was it really three years ago when Christy Martin and Diedre Gogarty thrust women’s boxing on to the American sports scene? You bet. That pay-per-view event, March 16, 1996, is universally recognized as the singular most important event in women’s boxing, maybe ever. Martin and Gogarty was a pay-per-view feature on a Mike Tyson undercard.
During my early days in boxing, you could find the usual assortment of items at the gym: worn out heavy bags, one used and slightly droopy boxing ring, drippy showers, squeaky lockers and the gravely voice of an overly-excited trainer. And, yet, at the same time, I never felt more like I belonged. I loved
Pay-Per-View fiasco – January 16, 1999 -“This is a fight on Tyson’s undercard in Las Vegas at the MGM. Heather Shoffner, 136 lbs., vs Corinne Vanreykdegroot, 136 lbs. Shoffner did not have any business in the ring, and she was KO’ed in 1:05 seconds of the first round! She did not appear to have any
The Coal Miner’s daughter must have been more naughty than nice in 1998. How else to explain Sumya Anani’s delivery of a lump of early Christmas coal to Christy Martin’s holiday celebration? When the Kansas City native stunned the women’s boxing world with her upset win December 18, it was the kind of fight that
In this season of giving thanks, there is one troubling trend that is getting a “no thanks” from me and many fans of women’s boxing–Mismatches! The most flagrant setback for the sport came across the Atlantic one day before Thanksgiving, and it redefined the word “turkey.” Jane Couch, who has been involved in some very