World champion boxer Barbara Buttrick, 87, from Hull inspires girls to ‘never give up’
| Posted: March 09, 2017
Tommy Coyle and Barbara Buttrick
She weighed just 7stone and was fed steak and beer to help her “beef up” but that did not stop Barbara Buttrick becoming a world champion boxer.
Standing at a petite 4ft 11ins, Barbara, who was born in Cottingham in 1930, became known as the Mighty Atom during her reign as the world’s unbeaten flyweight and bantamweight between 1950 and 1960.
But she says her biggest challenge was being “a woman in a man’s world”.
Today, she was presented with a plaque at the Tommy Coyle Boxing Academy in Geneva Way, bringing her scrapbook along as a reminder of the legends she has met in her lifetime, including Mike Tyson, Mohammad Ali’s daughter and many more.
Barbara Buttrick – Wikipedia
“Battling” Barbara Buttrick (born 1930) was a world champion in women’s boxing in the 1940s and 1950s. Originally from England, Buttrick is considered a …
Barbara Buttrick: The woman who boxed to the top – BBC News
1 day ago – Barbara Buttrick went from being a Hull typist to a pioneering women’s world boxing champion.
Barbara Buttrick: The woman who boxed to the top – BBC News
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Barbara Buttrick – BoxRec
Jun 16, 2015 – Name: Barbara Buttrick Alias: The Mighty Atom of the Ring Born: 1930-00-00. Birthplace: Cottingham, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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