The seamy side of female boxing Deception, fraud tarnish women’s ring By KEN RODRIGUEZ January 10, 1999 Permission rights granted by the Miami Herald to publish. A mysterious woman from Atlanta appeared in the MGM Grand boxing ring in Las Vegas two years ago, a shadowy figure amid sparkling lights. She was tall
Christy Martin vs. Diedre Gogarty – The Fight that lit the sport on Fire! On March 16, 1996, on a Showtime televised card, Christy Martin and Diedre Gogarty set the sport on fire when they outshown the Mike Tyson mainliner. Martin won the six-rounder by a unanimous decision. This WAS the defining fight that lit the
SO WHAT DID DON KING DO FOR WOMEN’S BOXING IN THE 70’S AND 80’S “Yes, there was women’s boxing in Don King’s life before Christy Martin. . . I uncovered some interesting boxing trivia about this infamous boxing promoter!” by Sue TL Fox – Check out this article on King that is dated March 1980, in
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