Cathy “Cat” Davis was one of the best known women boxers from the
1970’s to early 1980’s. Through the five years that WBAN has been on the
net, it has received countless emails from long-time boxing fans of
Davis. And they would always ask the same question---What
ever happened to Cat?
Well, I am pleased to tell all that WBAN has been in contact with Cat off
and on for the last year. WBAN asked Cat to update us on what she has been
doing since retiring from boxing....Cat wrote the following:
"Just after I retired, I returned to University to study Sports
Psychology/Philosophy. I had been recruited by the coach of the
National
Championship San Jose State fencing team so it was an easy choice of
where to study. So I fenced and studied happily. Then my other love came
to the fore when I started to work in a 4 Star French Restaurant to
support myself. I had been taught to cook by my Grandmother since I was
very young and it had always been something I loved to do for friends.
Now I was working my way up the ladder of a tough profession that, at that
time, had few women. Obviously, that didn't stop me in boxing, so why
should it stop me in cooking? I loved the challenge and learned quickly.
In
1988 I took a life changing vacation. An old fencing buddy who was
South African invited me to her country. I left for a 3 week trip
and ended up staying 3 years. During that time I cooked in a wild game
lodge and had the pleasure of raising a cheetah and a lion. What
an exciting place to live. I returned to California but just couldn't
get Africa out of my mind. It had gotten into my blood. So I
returned to stay and work in 1999.
I'm
now a cooking teacher for a luxury game lodge company which is a leader in
the field of conservation. It gives my job even more meaning to work for
a concerned company. I am responsible for the food in a dozen lodges and
work with wonderful people who are so happy to learn. I travel and live
all over southern and
East Africa
living the most extraordinary life. Sometimes I have to pinch myself just
to make sure it's not a dream. I have truly found my place in the world.”
WBAN has just added some huge past photos of Cathy "Cat" Davis that
were taken by Jack Pokress, Photo Gallery #41 on the Exclusive WBAN
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