Lady Tyger Trimiar (right) vs. Carlotta Lee – 1979 – Los Angeles, California Don King Productions executive assistant Bill Miller has been trying to decide whether women boers are an attraction. His refusal to return phone calls and responds to telegrams indicates either an evasion of the issue or a slow thinking process. In the
This photo was in the Boxing Illustrated Magazine, dated September 1977 On April 16, 1977 on Wide World of Sports, in a rematch of Theresa “Princess Red Star” Kibby and Lavonne Ludian, in a four rounder, Kibby won by a four-round unanimous decision. The two had previously fought at the Silver Slipper Casino, where Bob
On March 1, 1977, at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe, in Nevada, Sue TL Fox, of Garden Grove, California, fought Lavonne Ludian, of Nevada, to a controversial “split” draw. Pre-fight article attached. After the draw, Fox was called in about February 1978, to have a rematch with Ludian. At the time Dee Knuckles called Fox by
Photos on File with WBAN A YOUNG blond woman who gave up a nine-year career as a Roller Derby meanie to become a bricklayer, has finally decided to go straight…into prizefighting. Diane Syverson, also know as ‘Blondie’ and ‘Bombshell’, is of the few female boxers in the world, and after five professional fights, three
WBAN’s Archive has the ORIGINAL documented newsletter in the our Archive Files In the NEWAWA GRAPEVINE newletter, dated April 1976, Page 4, they reported the following History-first boxing bout that took place in Connecticut. They wrote the following at the time. First for Women – A “Tyger” in Our Tank – Amidst tremendous controversy, the first
A midst tremendous controversy, the first women’s professional boxing bout in Connecticut took place on Saturday, January 10, 1976. In order to give you a firsthand report on the bout, Jo and Jeff Bray were at ringside. The fight was between Gwen Gemini of Springfield, Massachusetts, 23 years old, 152 lbs., her fourth fight, and
Dr. Vanessa Toulmin, who contributed the following research originally wanted to write a book on the subject. She was interested in lady boxers because her research area is travelling fairs and showpeople and for her doctorate, she interviewed about a 100 showpeople from their 50’s upwards. One of these was a lady called Annie Hickman, daughter