Tag: Past Female Boxers

Women’s boxing attempted on West Coast – 1976

In an exerpt from an Police Gazette, and reprinted in Ring Magazine, Ginger Rogers (not the actress) attempted to get into boxing.   Rogers from Boston knocked out her opponent Peggy  Sipan, of Buffalo, New York, in what was called a clearly “pre-planned fight.”  

The San Pedro Female Boxers from 1976 with Dee Knuckles

Archived photo of many of the female boxers that were training in San Pedro, California.  The woman next to the boxer with the 44 T-shirt on is Dee Knuckles.  Knuckles got Sue TL Fox and many other female boxers a lot of fights at the time. Copyrighted by WBAN. All Rights Reserved.

Ex-Boxing Champion Micky Walker Tries to teach women to box! 1939

In an article that was originally taken from the Police Gazzette and republished in Ring, reported that ex-champion Micky Walker attempted to train women to box in 1939.  He was hoping to create an interest in female boxing.  In the photos, Selma Sidell is seen ducking a hard right thrown by Nicki Novell.  Novell was reported