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'''Jackie Tonawanda'''(September 4, 1933- |
'''Jackie Tonawanda'''(September 4, 1933- June 9, 2009), dubbed "the Female Ali" and born Jackie Garrett in New York on, was a pioneer female heavyweight boxer from the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fightland.vice.com/blog/the-women-boxers-who-fought-for-their-right-to-be-pro|title=The Women Boxers Who Fought for Their Right to Be Pro - FIGHTLAND|publisher=}}</ref> Tonawanda was a well-known figure in the sport and was featured in many newspaper articles and magazines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00E3DE1E3AEF34BC4D51DFB467838F669EDE|title=Woman Boxer (23-0) Is Suing for a License, Won't Fight Men; People in Sports|date=25 December 1974|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
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In 1975, Tonawanda sued the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]. Tonawanda went to court against then-boxing commissioner Edwin Dooley, who refused to grant her a license because state law had discriminated against women from professional fighting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loPQ0-9xSfEC&pg=PA81&dq=Jackie%20Tonawanda&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijyN6h2KfNAhVDJcAKHXS4AlIQ6AEIKDAD#v=onepage&q=Jackie%20Tonawanda&f=false|title=Boxing Shadows|first=W. K.|last=Stratton|date=1 January 2010|publisher=University of Texas Press|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ErHAwAAQBAJ|title=A History of Women's Boxing|first=Malissa|last=Smith|date=5 June 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f78DAAAAMBAJ|title=Jet|first=Johnson Publishing|last=Company|date=9 November 1978|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9803E7DD133DE532A25755C2A96F9C946790D6CF|title=The Female Muhammad Ali Meets Idol|first=Margaret|last=Roach|date=26 September 1976|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
In 1975, Tonawanda sued the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]. Tonawanda went to court against then-boxing commissioner Edwin Dooley, who refused to grant her a license because state law had discriminated against women from professional fighting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loPQ0-9xSfEC&pg=PA81&dq=Jackie%20Tonawanda&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijyN6h2KfNAhVDJcAKHXS4AlIQ6AEIKDAD#v=onepage&q=Jackie%20Tonawanda&f=false|title=Boxing Shadows|first=W. K.|last=Stratton|date=1 January 2010|publisher=University of Texas Press|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ErHAwAAQBAJ|title=A History of Women's Boxing|first=Malissa|last=Smith|date=5 June 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f78DAAAAMBAJ|title=Jet|first=Johnson Publishing|last=Company|date=9 November 1978|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9803E7DD133DE532A25755C2A96F9C946790D6CF|title=The Female Muhammad Ali Meets Idol|first=Margaret|last=Roach|date=26 September 1976|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
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| Jackie Tonawanda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jackie Garrett September 4, 1933 Suffolk County, New York, United States |
| Died | June 9, 2009 (aged 75) |
| Other names | Female Ali[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg; 8.8 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
Jackie Tonawanda(September 4, 1933- June 9, 2009), dubbed "the Female Ali" and born Jackie Garrett in New York on, was a pioneer female heavyweight boxer from the 1970s and 1980s.[2] Tonawanda was a well-known figure in the sport and was featured in many newspaper articles and magazines.[3]
In 1975, Tonawanda sued the New York State Athletic Commission. Tonawanda went to court against then-boxing commissioner Edwin Dooley, who refused to grant her a license because state law had discriminated against women from professional fighting.[4][5][6][7]
The upshot was that the judge scolded the commission for "continuing attitudes espoused a century ago." The judge ruled in favor of Tonawanda saying: "This court will not hold that women should be precluded from a profession exploiting whatever skills they may have in the sport of boxing merely because they are women." It was case closed, so Tonawanda donned her trunks, had her hands taped, put on a pair of gloves and went about her business in the ring, where she had 36 fights and lost only one.
Tonawanda only had one professional female bout against Diane Clark in a six-round fight in 1979. She lost that fight, but still is one of the pioneers that paved the way for female boxers of the present.[8]
On June 8, 1975, Tonawanda made history in the Aaron Bank's Oriental World of Self Defense show held in Madison Square Garden, when she knocked out in the second round, Larry Rodania.[9] Although the show was a mix of demonstrations and contests that, to this day are viewed with suspicion as to whether they were predetermined she was the first female to perform a combat sport in Madison Square Garden.
Regardless of her lack of pro fights in the sport she did demonstrated her strength and power in the gym.[10]
She was also the first female boxer to become a member of Ring 8, the Veterans Boxing Association, and inducted into their Hall of Fame, as well as, Madison Square Garden's Hall of Fame.[11]
On June 9, 2009, Tonawanda died of colon cancer at Harlem's Mount Sinai Hospital.[12]
References
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (10 March 1977). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Women Boxers Who Fought for Their Right to Be Pro - FIGHTLAND".
- ^ "Woman Boxer (23-0) Is Suing for a License, Won't Fight Men; People in Sports". 25 December 1974 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Stratton, W. K. (1 January 2010). "Boxing Shadows". University of Texas Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Smith, Malissa (5 June 2014). "A History of Women's Boxing". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (9 November 1978). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Roach, Margaret (26 September 1976). "The Female Muhammad Ali Meets Idol" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Women's boxing pioneer fights for a way out of Prince George's homeless shelter".
- ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (1 December 1975). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Knowing the Ropes, And She Shows It". The New York Times. 16 December 2000.
- ^ Brady, Emily (22 June 2009). "Boxers' Association Ring 8 Does the Right Thing by Jackie Tonawanda".
- ^ "Gallo: Jackie Tonawanda, known as 'Lady Ali' and boxing pioneer, dies at 75".