Tag: Jackie Tonawanda

Pioneer Female Boxer: Jackie Tonawanda

  Jackie Tonawanda,  0-1-0 (0KO),  dubbed “the Female Ali” was born by the name of Jackie Garrett, in the State of New York, USA, on Sept. 4, 1933. Tonawanda was a pioneer female heavyweight boxer from the 1970s and 1980s.  She was a well-known figure in the sport and was featured in many newspaper articles

Lady Tyger Trimiar: She Had a Dream – by Sue TL Fox

Lady Tyger—She had a dream. . .since the age of 10 years old, she visited the neighborhood gyms and watched fighters spar with each other. She watched boxing on television. One day she told people at the gym that she wanted to be a boxer, and to have a trainer. Lady Tyger remembers that when

Jackie Tonawanda Spars With Muhammad Ali – 1976

Jackie Tonawanda Spars With Muhammad Ali – September 26, 1976 Jackie Tonawanda got the opportunity to work out in the gym and spar with MUHAMMAD ALI at his training camp at the Concord Hotel Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.  TONAWANDA’S remarks about ALI:  “Ali’s hands were faster than ever, I’m glad they weren’t touching me.  His combinations