Month: July 2004

Boxing Fans Comments: It Ain’t Real Pretty! Ali vs Wolfe – July 2004

(JULY 27) Well…It is definitely heating up around WBAN with the boxing fans in regards to Laila “She Bee Stingin” Ali’s next fight this weekend on  July 30th against Monica Nunez and more! Check out the latest “hot”  comments!    Hot comments from the Boxing Community! COMMENT: Know that Laila would fight Wolfe in the street if she

Melinda Cooper Breaks Past Johanna Pena Alvarez- By David Avila

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA-It was expected to be a bruising test of wills between two young fighters Melinda Cooper and Johanna Pena Alvarez, but resulted in a clinch fest for six rounds. Cooper won a unanimous decision against Pena Alvarez (15-3-2) before a sold out crowd of more than 700 at Agua Caliente Casino, but would have

Battle makes pro debut Falsely Claiming Lottery Ticket- 2004

By Sue TL Fox – July 23, 2004 (JULY 23)  Elecia Battle, the woman who got hammered by the law for falsely claiming she won the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, will be trying her hand at boxing  on September 24, 2004, at the Cleveland Convention Center, in Cleveland, Ohio. Battle, who is fighting under

RPM Boxing Puts in their two cents! Ali Fighting Monica Nunez – 2004

Source: Press Release   July 23, 2004 (JULY 23) WBAN received a press release yesterday by RPM Boxing, the team of Ann “Brown Sugar” Wolfe.  Upon them learning about Laila Ali’s upcoming opponent, Monica Nunez, a late replacement for WIBA World champion Gwendolyn O’Neil who was originally going to fight Ali, they said in their press release:

Bernie McCoy talks about the Ali-Wolfe ongoing Saga about fighting – 2004

By Bernie McCoy – July 19, 2004 (JULY 19) Agile, mobile and hostile was the intentionally alliterative description that Alonzo S. “Jake” Gaither, that wonderful gentleman and legendary football coach at Florida A&M, used to describe the qualities he looked for “in his boys.” Those qualities are also extremely helpful in assessing a good fighter.