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Scott Raab-Ann Wolfe
Go toe to toe For charity
Source: RPM Press Release
May 24, 2004 |
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(MAY 24) CLEVELAND,OHIO-- Recently crowned IBA
Light Heavyweight champion, Ann Wolfe fought Scott Raab in a three round
exhibition fight at the well-known Kronk Boxing Gym in Cleveland, Ohio on
Saturday, May 22, 2004. The fight is part of an on-going attempt to help
inner-city kids stay in school through boxing training.
Scott Raab, a highly acclaimed author and Writer-at-Large for Esquire
Magazine fulfilled a long held desire to get into the ring with a
world-class female boxer. At fifty-one and weighing in at a trim 250 pounds,
Raab is an imposing figure. Raab has trained over a long period of time in
boxing to stay in shape, but he had never experienced a serious competitive
bout with a highly trained athlete such as Ann Wolfe.
Fighting before an invitation only audience, Wolfe and Raab delighted the
crowd with give and take toe-to-toe action. Pressing Wolfe relentlessly,
Raab traded some serious shots with the champion, landing a number of
well-placed body and headshots. Wolfe seemed content to counter punch with
sharp body shots and threw in several of her trademark, bone-shattering
rights to the head.
Wobbled slightly in the first round, Raab scoffed at the referee when he
began a standing eight count. Both fighters closed on each other repeatedly,
fighting on the inside most of the time.
In preflight interviews Raab said he was a little nervous, but you couldn't
tell once the bell rang out the first round. After the fight, both fighters
embraced and declared a mutual respect for each other. Ann Wolfe said, when
asked what Scott Raab brought to the ring, "the most important thing is
heart. Scott has a great heart and he was determined to put on a successful
show. I really admire him for that!"
After the bout, Ann Wolfe visited with the kids and guests and signed
autographs.
Proceeds from Ann Wolfe's appearance and Ann Wolfe boxing items sold at the
event were donated to the Kronk Gym.
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He's the punch line
Monday, May 24, 2004
Whatever happened to gender equity?
It sure wasn't on display Saturday night at the Cleveland Kronk Gym on
Denison Avenue.
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Dance like a butterfly
and avoid the net
Friday, May 21, 2004 - It went down as the biggest upset in
women's boxing history, when Ann "Brown Sugar" Wolfe scored a
first-round knockout
Link to the Cleveland Dealer |
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