Rare Footage in April of 1987-Actual
FOOTAGE of the Hunger Strike in Las Vegas, Nevada!
by Sue TL Fox
December 18, 2023
(DEC 18) In the last part of
April of 1987, former World Women's Lightweight Marian "Lady
Tyger" Trimiar staged a well-publicized month long hunger
strike, losing nearly 30 lbs., for the rights of women's boxing
and to advocate better money and conditions for professional
female boxers---even though she was protesting for others and
not herself.
Trimiar and others directed their picketing to
Don King at the time who were putting on televised cards. Trimiar told the media, "Unless women get more recognition, we
will be fighting just as a novelty for the rest of our lives.
There will be no future."
Courtesy of the Douglas Olsen
Collection [Douglas Olsen posing with Cathy "Cat" Davis]
Last week, Douglas Olsen sent in
a link to the rare footage of the actual hunger strike that took
place in Las Vegas, Nevada and gave permission for WBAN to have
it on our site. The New York City Tribune picked up the
story in their news section showing Trimiar at the hunger strike
on April 29, 1987.
