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In about 1980, Beverly Patrick, an
advocate for women's boxing was involved with the magazine called WBB
Glove. She was the "Chairwoman" of the magazine and came
from Virginia. Also members involved in this magazine was
photographer, Jack Pokress, from New York, and directors that included Joe
Bradley, California; Bob Carlitz, Pennsylvania, Johnny Dubliss, Canada;
Mandred Kanter, Germany; Greg Payne, California; Tony Reed, California;
and Carol Steinler, New York.
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Beverly Patrick writes an open letter to the "Ring" and
specifically to Bert Sugar, editor of the ring. She asks Bert,
"Should Ring Magazine recognize female boxing as a natural
adjunct to the sport of boxing and it as such? Patrick then
launches her letter about Bert making a statement that the sport was
more a curiosity than a legitimate sport. She asks in this open
letter that Bert retract his statement. (Read page three for
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| The Glove then covers a
boxer by the name of Ginger Kaufman, (page five.) This magazine also
substantiates the documentation that Dallas
Malloy WAS NOT the first woman to fight in a sanction amateur
competition. The Glove mentioned that in May of 1978, Kaufman fought
Anita Howard, Minneapolis in the State AAU Championship sanctioned
by Minnesota Boxing Commission. |
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On page 7, there is an interesting
clip about Dora and Cora Webber. Dora
Webber was not even boxing at the time but was just talking about
getting into the sport. She later became a World Champion, and has fought
for close to 20 years, and staying in the sport to fight Jane
Couch, Gina Guidi, Lucia
Rijker, and Sumya Anani twice!
In the centerfold on pages 8, and 9,
there is one of the most famous pre-70's women boxers, Barbara
Buttrick. She is hold a boxing card with her listed on the event
to fight Phyliss Kugler, and it also lists her ring record. (Due
to the amount of bandwidth these pages take, the material is on file with
WBAN).
On page 10, the Glove
reports,
"As covered by TV Guide, Dianne
"Blondee" Syverson won the FIRST live televised
women's boxing bout ever on Thursday night, May 27, 1976. Her
worthy opponent - who had fought her to a draw in a nontelevised
match in San Jose, previously was Theresa
"Princess Red Star" Kibby. (Little did the Glove
have knowledge of that there was actually a televised women's fight
in the 50's - 60's with Joan Hagen fighting on that card. WBAN
has the tape, but not the exact date as of yet.) |
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There are several fight
photos by Jack Pokress with Shirley
"Zebra girl" Tucker and Karen
Bennett, when they fought for the World Bantamweight Title.
It was a very exciting fight, and these were considered some of the
very top women boxers at the time. Sue TL Fox -May 28, 2000
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