Month: February 1999

One on One Interview: Lady Tyger Trimiar

One on One Exclusive Interview with Lady Tyger Trimiar – by Sue TL Fox – February 23, 1999   T.L.Fox: What has been happening lately in your life? Lady: I just got featured in an article with VIVE Magazine, February issue. Actually, the article is about a current amateur fighter by the name of Alciver,

Pay-per-view giveth and Pay-per-view taketh Away – Feb. 20, 1999

Was it really three years ago when Christy Martin and Diedre Gogarty thrust women’s boxing on to the American sports scene? You bet. That pay-per-view event, March 16, 1996, is universally recognized as the singular most important event in women’s boxing, maybe ever. Martin and Gogarty was a pay-per-view feature on a Mike Tyson undercard.

Historic Article: Pioneer Boxer – Bonnie Prestwood from the 1970s and 1980s

On February 11, 1999, WBAN was able to contact Bonnie Prestwood, another past World-class Bantamweight/Flyweight boxers in the World from 1978 – 1986.  Prestwood still resides in Indiana.  She told me that she boxed for about ten years.  She said that she had so many unofficial fights in small towns in many make-shift situations that

Welcome To WBAN™! By Sue TL Fox

During my early days in boxing, you could find the usual assortment of items at the gym: worn out heavy bags, one used and slightly droopy boxing ring, drippy showers, squeaky lockers and the gravely voice of an overly-excited trainer. And, yet, at the same time, I never felt more like I belonged. I loved