Tag: History of Womens Boxing

Updated: WBAN is now celebrating 24 years on the Net June 1, 2022

We have updated Women Boxing Archive Network (WBAN) with announcing that we have now been on the Internet 24 plus years, going live in May of  1998.  Before talking about the roots of WBAN, I first want to thank everyone from  photographers, writers, boxers, managers, promoters, matchmakers and more for helping me to accomplish having

Historical Timeline

  In the Minneapolis Tribune, dated Friday, April 7, 1978, the following was reported:  “In another first for women in boxing, Joan Marcolt, 24, St. Paul, will meet Debbie Kaufman, 24, Minneapolis, Saturday in the bantamweight division of the state AAU boxing tournament at Fred Moore Junior High School in Anoka.  It will be the

Phyliss Kugler featured in “Night and Day ” Mag – 1958

About Kugler – a report by Sue Fox in 2002: “Matchmaker Johnnie Nate stands outside the Armory last Thursday night and tries to figure out why he was denied the rental of the building. Nate had scheduled a nine-bout amateur fight card for the building, but authorities in Indianapolis later cancelled him out. Nate believes it is

Video Clip on Pioneer Boxer Barbara Buttrick – 1949

  Copyrights: British Pathe British Pathe describes the short video about female boxer from the past Barbara Buttrick that she is typing, hitting a punch ball, and that Micky Woods makes her stand on a side and hit the punch ball.  It is described as follows:  “Barrbara then copies him. SV. Feet skipping. SV. Barbara

Newspaper article – Women’s Boxing bout in France – 1933

Monday, September 4, 1933 – page 5 – El Paso Herald-Post – writer/Henry Milemore FRANCE TO HOLD WOMEN’S BOXING MEET NEW YORK – Sept 4 – Putting the sports shot here and there—In France the women pugilists take themselves seriously and the FIRST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’s BOXING UNION is in the process of formation…..The present star

Newspaper Article Comments of female boxing match – 1932

November 19, 1932, Saturday Morning edition, The Titusville (PA) Herald.  Page eight The reported the following, and another demonstration as to the thoughts of women fighting in the past.  “Women’s Boxing Card was held in New York the other night……It was staged in connection with a marathon dance….SUCH IS LIFE in the Big City…..

Female Boxer Polly Burns call male boxers Palookas – 1929

Female boxer Polly Burns, who fought in the 1920’s as a featherweight, pulled few punches when talking about the featherweight division with the men.  In the 1929 Police Gazzette she referred to those boxers as a Lotta Palookas.  In the article she talks about how she learned the fine art of boxing from her late