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It was November 2002, when
Fox covered the Laila Ali-Valerie Mahfood fight. The two were
meeting for the first time, and it was also the first time that Fox had
met Ali. Ali glared a hole through Mahfood whenever they posed
together. Ali made it clear that Mahfood would take a "beatdown" for the
things Mahfood had previously said about her. |
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Bambi Bertoncello with her
trainer/manager Kirk Jensen, after she had just entered the ring to
fight Cynthia Prouder. Bertoncello had taken off about six pounds
to fight Prouder. |
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No women on this card in
Rochester, Washington....So Fox takes photos of a female weightlifter!
The weightlifter entered the ring about a half hour before the show and
posed for photographers. |
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Yvonne Caples between
rounds. She was fighting Robin Pinto in a four-rounder at the
Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester, Washington. |
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Fox was impressed with the
Rose Garden, in Portland, Oregon, when she was pleasantly surprised to
see the ring card girls dressed in dresses. You do not see that
often in boxing. |
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Another ring card girl that
was on a Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon card. |
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Delia "Chiquita" Gonzalez in
between rounds, with her father working her corner. This night was
the battle of the Gonzalez's when Delia fought Yolanda Gonzalez, winning
by a decision-Waco, Texas. |
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Delia Gonzalez poses for
cameras before her fight against Yolanda Gonzalez. This would have
been a very good fight for television. These two went toe to toe
with each other during this six-rounder. |
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Roy Jones Jr. makes his
entrance when he fights Woods in Portland, Oregon. It was a fantastic
entrance and it stirred the fans into a frenzy before he even entered
the ring. |
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Another photo of Roy Jones
Jr. entrance before fighting Woods in Portland, Oregon. |
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Roy Jones Jr. poses with his
many world title belts after he defeated Woods at the Rose Garden, in
Portland, Oregon. |
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Karen Martin, posing with
her husband - manager after she defeated Patricia Acosta in Waco, Texas. |
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George Foreman commentating
on HBO on the Roy Jones Jr. vs. Woods card, at the Rose Garden,
Portland, Oregon. |
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Gina "Boom Boom" Guidi (far
left) with her team, at a weigh-in that took place in 2000. She
was fighting Marsha Valley in a six-rounder, in Monterey, California on
the "Riot at the Hyatt" card. |
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This fight did not last long
before the guy on the left went down and believe it or---won the fight!
Only in boxing, of course....The whole boxing crowd boo'd when the guy
went down and who most thought was putting on a tad bit of a act....it
obviously worked...they gave the fight to him and DQ'd his opponent!
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J'Marie Moore in the
dressiing room of Iglesias, after the Irichelle Duran vs.
Geraldine Iglesias fight at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada..
Iglesias was going to give a big scoop to WBAN about the tomato can farm
she came from after the fight, but after she got the decision
against Duran, her interview with Fox consisted of "no comment." |
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The press conference for the
Jones/Wood Card was so packed that Fox just held the camera high
in the air and began shooting. What a card this would
have been for women boxers if they had had an opportunity to box on this
card. The Rose Garden had almost 17,000 boxing fans---but no women
were on the card. |
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Fox inside Limo, with Marsha
Valley (out of view in photo) and Jackie Kallen (The boxing manager who
is portrayed in Against the Ropes movie - center). The promoter
made this a first-class event, from beginning to end. |
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Fox meets up with Ray
Lampkin (The former top contender who fought Roberto Duran and was
seriously hurt in the 1970's.) Fox and Lampkin both trained in
Portland, Oregon in the late 70's and they crossed paths in the past and
again in the present. Lampkin was managed by Mike Morton at the time.
Even though in the late 70's women's boxing was not popular, Morton also
was interested in managing Fox. |
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A touching photo of Mike
Morton (boxing manager) who is disabled now. Ray Lampkin on the
left, and Candy Robinson (Morton's boxer) on the left. |
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Fox met up with Lavonne
Ludian in 2000. Ludian was an opponent Fox fought in 1977. The two had a
controversial draw when Fox fought Ludian in her home town. Ludian
was extremely popular when she boxed in the late 70's and early 80's. |
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What boxing card would be
complete without Michael
Buffer with his trademarked opening, "Let's Get Ready to Rum.......ble.....! |
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A rare photo of Rod
Mahaffey...Boxing Fans either loved him or did not like him! Mahaffey
was an excellent writer who covered women's boxing. Mahaffey
seem to disappear off the face of the earth and no one seems to know
what happened to him..... |
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Layla McCarter, along with
her trainer manager Luis Tapia, were in attendance for the Jo Jo Wyman
vs. Karen Martin fight in Inglewood, California. Fox grabbed a
photo of McCarter who was donning a slightly black eye from sparring! |
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Amateur boxing champion
Molly McColloch of Portland, Oregon, working a corner. Layla
McCarter was also at this card---working a corner for a Las Vegas boxer.
WBAN has seen many of the women boxers working corners when not on the
cards. |
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Fox managed to get maybe a
bit of a "silly" photo of Shane Mosley when she saw him at the
fights in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2000. Mosley is one of the most
down-to-earth boxers (besides being extremely talented) in the sport
today. |
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Shortly after the fight
between Ada Velez vs. Melissa DelValle. Velez experiences her
first loss as a pro, when DelValle wins by a 10-round unanimous
decision. |
