Tag: Polly Burns

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

  POLLY BURNS was the Women’s World Boxing Champion in 1900.  A documentary was made about BURNS.  The following article was written by Jim Doherty, named “A Woman Who Was More Than A Match For The Men.” RTE screened an amazing documentary in its ‘True Lives’ slot on Monday night. ‘My Grandmother Was A Boxer’ told