Buttrick, Barbara, Born 1930
Dates
- Existence: Born 1930
Biography
Barbara Buttrick ‘The Mighty Atom of the Ring’ was born in Cottingham, Yorkshire, in 1930.
At a young age Barbara was inspired to become a boxer by Polly Fairclough. Her first appearance was on the fairground was at Epson on Derby Day in 1949, aged 19, in Tommy Wood's show. She also boxed with Professor Bosco and Sam McKeowen among others and during her career she gave around 1,000 boxing exhibitions on the fairgrounds of England, France and America.
In 1953 Barbara moved to America where she joined an Athletic Show travelling the Midways with a carnival. In 1954, she started fighting competitive bouts rather than exhibition matches becoming one of the most famous women boxers of all time and the first female boxer to have her fight broadcast on national television.
Barbara's professional achivements:
First English woman professional boxer 1948-1960
First English woman to travel continental Europe and engage in public boxing contests 1951-1952
Frist English woman to cross the Atlantic and box against American women in public boxing contests 1952-1960
Engaged in the first female boxing contests in the following American states; North Dakota, Kansas, Texas and Florida
Engaged in the fits female boxing in Canada. 9 September 1954, which was the first ever radio broadcast of a professional women’s boxing bout
Obtained the first female boxing license in the State of Texas in October 1957
Won the first Women’s World Boxing Championship in San Antonio, Texas 9 October 1957
Featured in the first female boxing contest in Florida, that was broadcast over radio station WCKR Miami on 1 October 1959
Featured in the first photographs of a female boxing contestant published in Ring Magazine, The Bible of Boxing, December 1957
Created a record 12 year active boxing career. The longest in Women’s Boxing history
The first woman President of a Men’s Veteran Boxers Association Ring 31 of Florida, September 1988
Her Pro-boxing records was 30-1-1
In 12 years in the ring she had over 1,000 exhibitions mainly with male boxers. She also had over 50 matches as a Pro-Wrestler
Undefeated Women’s World Fly & Bantamweight Boxing Champion 1950-1960
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo Femenino Poster, c1979 - 1999
Gimnasio Nuevo Panama. Kathy Rivers vs Valerie 'The Wolf' Mahfood. Anna 'Dinamita' Pascal vs Vicky 'Huracan' Woods, Bonnie 'Cobra' Canino vs Sophia Johnson, Alfonso Mosquera vs Darisnel Vergara, Leopoldo ‘Tiburon’ Arrocha vs Tony Gutierrez. White type on red and black background.
Correspondence, c1940 - 2000
Items of Barbara Buttrick's correspondence.
Correspondence Between Barbara Buttrick and Francis Robson, 1949
Photocopy of letter to Barbara Buttrick from Francis 'Spike' Robson.
Correspondence Between Barbara Buttrick and Tony Burns, c1949 - 1999
Photocopy of letter to Barbara Buttrick from Mrs Tony Burns.
Discover the Women's International Boxing Federation Leaflet, 1995
Photocopy of promotional leaflet for Women’s International Boxing Federation Inc. including colour photographs of boxers and information. 6p.p.
Girls Learn Boxing for Amateur or Professional Competition Poster, c1979 - 1999
Girls Learn boxing for Amateur of Professional Competition for information call Barbara Buttrick. USA. Black type on white background.
Girls Learn Boxing for Amateur or Professional Competition Poster, c1979 - 1999
Girls Learn boxing for Amateur of Professional Competition for information call Barbara Buttrick. USA. Black type on white background.
Handbills, c1949 - 1999
Handbills related to Barbara Buttrick's boxing career.
Illustrated Sporting Budget and Boxing Record Newspaper, 26 November 1910
Illustrated Sporting Budget and Boxing Record, containing black and white photographs and articles on boxing and other sports including horse racing and an article on Miss Annette Kellerman’s swimming. 16p.p.
International Ladies Night Out, She-Time Programme, 24 May 1998
Illustrated programme for female boxing match at Tropicana Resort and Casino, Atlantic City USA Women’s boxing night. 12p.p.
Jimmie Scaramozi Presents Boxing Poster, c1949 - 1999
San Antonio USA. Phylis Kugler vs Barbara Buttrick, Eloy Tellez vs Santiago Guttierez. Black type on white background and black and white photographs of contestants.
Kilburn Empire Handbill, 7 March 1949
Battling Barbara Buttrick the girl boxer banned by the Variety Artists Federation, Danvers and Dolaine, The 4 Jolly Rogers, Eno and Lane, Davide Starmer with Denise, Bob Nelson, Arthur Pond, Clement Minns. Blue and red type on off white background with blue line border. Printed by Coronation Press, 330A Cricklewood Lane, London NW2.
Kilburn Empire Programme, 7 March 1949
Photocopy of illustrated programme for variety performances at the Kilburn Empire presenting Barbara Buttrick among other acts. 4p.p.
Lady Boxer Magazine, 1997
Women boxing specialist journal containing black and white photographs and articles including a synopsis of Barbara Buttrick’s career on the last page. 28p.p.
Letterhead Promoting F. Spike Robson, c1910
Photocopy of letter headed paper listing the boxing achievements of F. Spike Robson on the left hand side.
Monograph on Barbara Buttrick, c1949 - 1999
Photocopy of a letter from Tony Burns to Barbara Buttrick a monograph on Barbara and boxing articles entitled Veteran Boxer’s Beat by Harry Warren and Women’s Boxing by Don King. 3p.p.
Newspaper Cuttings, 1896 - 2000
Newspaper reports and articles on boxing.
Newspaper Cuttings About Modern Boxing and Women Boxing, 1976 - 2000
Photocopies and original newspaper cutting about modern boxing, predominantly about women’s boxing, including articles about Bonnie Canino, Lucia Rijker, Pat Pineda, Deirdre Gogarty, Kathy Collins reports on boxing matches including Helga Risoy vs Daniella Sommers, Jawaid Khaliq vs Lee Murtagh, Gina Guidi vs Dora Webber, Kathleen Collins vs Andrea SeDhong and other generic articles including Women’s Boxing in America.
Newspaper Cuttings on Barbara Buttrick, c1948 - 1990
Photocopies and original newspaper cuttings about Barbara Buttrick.
Newspaper Cuttings on Boxing, c1950 - 1999
Black and white photocopies of newspaper articles on boxing from the UK and USA.
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