the majority crowd however was defintely not your normal kickboxing fight fan. there were huge billboards on the freeway advertising the show that was showcasing a huge picture of the Playboy fighter.


============ Hi Mel, I know I am going to catch hell for saying this, but that seems to be the recipe that female boxing promoters use to attract new
fans. Sex appeal sells. Mia St John, Elena "baby doll" Reid, to name a few, have actually attracted people to that sport, because they are drop dead gorgeous. And some "fans" who came mainly to see the eye candy, end up becoming fans of the sport itself. That is, Once they begin to realize women in traditionally mens' sports are actually normal looking females, as opposed to some butchy women with a hard and angry appearance.
But, now female boxing is starting to accumulate some really androgynous looking women with the mannish haircuts and wearing the almost below the knee length baggy shorts,trying to look like some of the male boxers.
And if that look proliferates, female boxing could diminish in popularity. Meanwhile in women's Muay Thai the women often look more feminine, and are just as tough-if not more so, in particular with the knees, elbows, etc. and the higher ko ratio that goes with that. So womens' Muay Thai and kickboxing is beginning to attract the attention of some of those female boxing fans.

Women should be judged on their abilities, not their looks. But, so should everyone. BUT we all know that isn't the case in life. people in entertainment, or sports are public performers/entertainers. And men are 80% of the fans at female fights. So, if they are interested in seeing females fight-You know they want to see women who are not even slightly androgynous looking.
Of course there's a happy medium here, but sometimes it doesn't hurt (in the early stages of growth) to push the envelope with your marketing. And who knows maybe some of those foxy looking chicks wil turn out to have real fighting potential. Master Toddy seems to understand that concept-very well. I think the event was probably good for women's Kickboxing and Muay Thai, despite the cancelled fight with Keri and Trisha.
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Anyway, Thanks for the insights on the fighters. I like Kate Meehan also. I wish I could have seen the others. Especially Trisha and Keri. They were both very disappointed with the unexpected turn of events. Those two will eventually meet. sooner than later.

I Hope to see Marlowe in action a lot in 2003. she is a damn good fighter, has charisma, and attractive which is a great combination of attributes for promoters looking for female fighters.=============

Dan