(DEC 9) I am almost always amazed on how many fights that are turned down by professional female boxers in the sport. We will see promoters offer very reasonable purses, and yet, a boxer who may not have fought more than once or twice in the year---turns a fight down.

At the same time, I am contacted by women boxers who say they cannot find a fight and that they want a fight.  What some do not know, is that WBAN is already aware of the fact that that particular boxer WAS offered fights and merely turned them down.  It is absolutely mind-boggling at times.

WBAN has posted many potential fights for boxers, and yet many times there is not one boxer who will step up and take a fight that has been offered up by a promoter.

I honestly do NOT understand why some of these women are in the sport if they are so unwilling or have an aversion to actually taking a fight.  This is not a criticism, but there are so many other sports that may be more suitable for them----that doesn't offer that type of challenge that is presented when entering a boxing ring against another boxer.

We have Exclusive Matchup---boxers will say to me, please be on the lookout for a fight for me, and inevitably when I contact them because a promoter said they needed a female boxer, they have more excuses for NOT taking a fight than TO take a fight. Most famous line to date: “Keep me in mind for the next fight card.”

We have the warriors in the sport---but we do not have enough of them. Those few warriors cannot carry this sport. All of the women who are professionals have an opportunity to build this sport for not only themselves but for the women who are currently also boxing, and for their sisters who are amateurs and will be entering the sport as a pro.

I personally hope that in the year 2009, that we have more women boxers willing to take on tougher opponents for world title fights or other minor title fights, and that they are willing to take fights where the competition is even, and that boxing fans do not have to know the results before the fight takes place.

I also hope that more of the pro women boxers will stop the “so many old” excuses for not fighting, when it is unfortunately obvious that some of them are looking for easy and soft opponents to build a fairy tale boxing record.