Article Caption /1977: SOME DAYS IT DOESN’T pay to get out of bed, let alone get in a boxing ring. For Toni Lear Rodriguez of Portland it was a tough night all over as the welterweight took a beating from Sue Fox of Las Vegas in a four-round women’s bout at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe
SO WHAT DID THEY SAY IN THE NEWS IN JULY 13, 1979 from a report about the ALL-FEMALE Boxing Card in California? Dulcie Lucas fighting on all female boxing card – 1979 This is what was said in 1979: “FEMALE BOXING is a Natural for television. Boxing has proven to be a highly-skilled, telegenic sport. Female
Photo taken by Alastair. WBAN purchased copyrights of photo. All Rights Reserved. Toni Rodriguez began her fighting career as a welterweight in about 1976. Rodriguez eventually dropped about 20 pounds and switched to the featherweight division. Rodriguez went on to fight for the sanctioned World Champion featherweight division against Baby Bear in 1979. Rodriguez
Laurie “Thunderbolt” Holt of the Waterville Boxing Club is the new women’s super featherweight champion of the world. She won the crown with a unanimous 15-round decision lover Cora “White Sugar” Webber of Los Angeles in a fight that ended early Tuesday morning in Denver, Colorado. The International Women’s Boxing Association title fight was scored
Shirley Tucker fought Toni Rodriguez where Tucker shows her superior skills against Rodriguez… SHIRLEY (ZEBRA GIRL) TUCKER, “The girl who kayoed a commission”, excerpt: Boxing Illustrated Magazine, by editor Mary-Ann Noble, dated April, 1979 issue. Backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Tucker forced the California Commission to change their regulations which forbade female fighters
Copyrighted article: Reno Evening Gazette, December 7, 1977, Page 68 -Sports Editor – Steve Sneddon The big fellow in the USA jacket looked genunely enthused about the fights. He congratulated the fighters. And he marveled at their ring abilities. Before Tuesday Night’s fights at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe Hotel, Greg Page, the No. 1 ranked
Copyrighted Photo: WBAN purchased the copyrights to photo of Shirley Tucker –All Rights Reserved. On Tuesday night, December 6, 1977, at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe Hotel, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, there was a professional boxing card, featuring four female bouts on the card. This was a history-first for female boxing in the state of Nevada.
BABY BEAR JAMES, aka “Tansy O’Brien” was one of the top female boxers in the world who fought professionally from 1976 – 1978. Her boxing record was 5-2-1 (5KO). Baby Bear James paved the road in many aspects as a pioneer fighter, being a trailblazer for many “firsts” in the sport. She not only boxed