Video Clip on Pioneer Boxer Barbara Buttrick – 1949

Copyrights: British Pathe

British Pathe describes the short video about female boxer from the past Barbara Buttrick that she is typing, hitting a punch ball, and that Micky Woods makes her stand on a side and hit the punch ball.  It is described as follows:  “Barrbara then copies him. SV. Feet skipping. SV. Barbara skipping. Micky Woods walks into picture and stops her. They walk off screen. MV. Barbara and Micky Woods walk on to punch bag, Barbara punches it. Micky Woods in background. CU. Barbara punching bag. SV. Woods places robe around Barbara. She sits down and spits out gum shield and starts speaking (natural sound): ‘I think all this talk about girls not boxing is old fashioned. Girls aren’t the delicate flowers they used to be. Anyhow, my boyfriend doesn’t mind so why should I?’

To see the original video with the audio go here: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/girl-boxer