The term defines a boxer with any or all of the following characteristics and attributes: 1 – may have some old school training routines that he/she employs in his/her training camps; 2 – may be highly active, fighting more than the average three times a year; 3 – may be lesser skilled than his/her opponents, but make up for that lack with some kind of intangible: heart, chin, workrate, attitude, etc.
Throwback Fighter
This Day in Boxing History…
- Birthday
- 1980 Mary "The Heat" Ortega was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- 1990 Erika Cruz Hernández was born in Mexico
- 1993 Ségolène "Majestic" Lefebvre was born in France
- History of Women's Boxing
- 2005 Jackie Nava wins the inaugural WBC World super-bantamweight title with a ten-round, unanimous decision over Leona Brown gaining the distinction of being the first female boxer awarded a WBC world title.








