Toughman competition faces its own battle
An average of 100 Toughman contests are held around the nation each year, but now the amateur brawl is being challenged in its own backyard. The producer of the competition, AdoreAble Promotions Inc.,...
View ArticleToughman deserves to be banned
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Toughman didn't seem like such a bad idea when it was founded. Its format _ inexperienced fighters duke it out _ had an amusing quality to it, and within quick order the "sport" had...
View ArticleWoman dies after losing badly in amateur fight
Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. - A woman died of head injuries two days after being pummeled in a Toughman amateur boxing bout, and police opened an investigation Tuesday into the fight. "We are...
View ArticleWoman left brain dead after amateur fight - Jun. 17, 2003
Stacy Young with her husband Chuck and daughters Chantelle, top, and Cassie, bottom in a 2002 family photo. Story Tools They tell us nobody's going to get hurt. -- Chuck Young, husband SARASOTA,...
View ArticleWoman dies of injuries after 'Toughman' bout
SARASOTA, Fla. -- A woman died yesterday after being pummeled in an amateur boxing bout, and police opened an investigation into the fight. ''We are trying to determine the criminality of it,'' police...
View ArticleVideo shows woman being punched as she walks away - Jun. 25, 2003
Story Tools ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) -- A woman who died after a Toughman amateur boxing match was hit repeatedly in the head even after she walked on wobbly legs to her corner, a videotape of the...
View ArticleDeaths cause cancellation of Toughman shows
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The Original Toughman Contest entices potential fighters into the ring with its slogan "Are you tough enough?" Now, the promoters for the more-brawling-than-boxing series have...
View ArticleNo Charges Filed in Toughman Boxing Death
SARASOTA, Fla. - Police said Monday they will not charge an amateur boxing promoter for the death of a 30-year-old woman who was beaten into a coma during a Toughman competition. Promoter Art Dore...
View ArticleNo charges in Toughman boxing death - Aug. 11, 2003
Story Tools SARASOTA, Florida (AP) -- Police said Monday they will not charge an amateur boxing promoter for the death of a 30-year-old woman who was beaten into a coma during a Toughman competition....
View ArticleLawmakers want to KO Toughman contests
TACOMA, Wash. -- Saying they're afraid someone will get killed, a pair of Washington State senators want to put an end to events like the Toughman Contest that will be held this week at the Tacoma...
View ArticleAmateur fighting rounds up crowds and controversy
By Dennis Cauchon, USA TODAY LAFAYETTE, Ind. In one corner, Shawn Skelton, 19, a short and chubby nursing assistant, stands in the ring, ready for his first Toughman fight. Mom and Dad are in the...
View ArticleOkla. commission investigating Toughman's death
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission is investigating the death of a Toughman contestant. Commission director Joe Miller said...
View ArticleOkla. probing Toughman death
Story Highlights Nathan Johnson, 23, apparently suffered a head injury during a Saturday fight He died three days later, on Tuesday, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City PRINT EMAIL...
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS →Country singer Ralph Stanley, 83. →CBS newsman Bob Schieffer, 73. Multimedia Photoview all photos →Actress Diane Baker, 72. →Actress Karen Grassle, 66. →Singer-guitarist Mike Peters...
View ArticleNetanyahu to lead 3rd party in US presidential race
“If he walks like a Republican and he talks like a Republican when he speaks to Congress, he better not duck when we ask him to run,” said Republican National Committee chairman Yosemite Sam. ......
View ArticleToughman Contest: “I’m gonna knock him out”
In the early 1980s, Charlotte’s Toughman Contest enticed amateur boxers with prize money and the chance to go all the way to the national championships in Michigan. This story from ......
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