Angie Simons
Angie Simons | |
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Angie and Lena pause during a sparring session | |
Born |
about 1956 Bavaria |
Nationality | German |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Weight | 121 lb (54.9 kg; 8.6 st) |
Wrestles for | LGIS (Old) |
Years active | 1976 - 1979 |
Assumed Competitive Female Wrestling Record | |
Wins | 18 |
Losses | 6 |
Assumed Competitive Mixed Wrestling Record | |
Other information |
Angie Simons was a founding member of the original incarnation of the Liberal Girls International SportClub - otherwise known as LGIS (Old) - a female boxing and wrestling organisation founded in Munich, Germany in 1976. It promoted a ground-breaking vision - that girls who were enthusiastic about female combat, and who wanted to fight semi-professionally in public settings, could do so topless in properly arranged events and tournaments.
The company was formed in 1976 by Fred Strothmann and Erich Klinger together with Angie who was the nominated club captain and one of the core membership of ten or so who were regular performers throughout the lifetime of the club. The initial group of fighters began several months of wrestling and boxing training in 1976, and on January 31st 1977 eight active members of the group entered the ring in the centre of the "Donauhalle" of Ingolstadt (about 60km north of Munich) in front of 700 spectators to take part in the inaugural event which launched the organisation. The main group divided into two groups of four, each of which staged a mini-tournament - wrestling and boxing. Angie won the boxing competition while Heidi Ranke, later to become a fearsome boxer, won the wrestling.
Throughout the duration of the clubs existence Angie is reckoned to have boxed in around twenty-five contests with a high ratio of wins. However she suffered punishing defeats in her final two fights - in London she was given a bloody mouth and then knocked out by Karin Heck while in the 1979 Munich event she suffered a relentless beating by Tina Chiari who rained punches on her and scored a KO win. This together with the failing health of Fred Strothmann signalled the end of the LGIS organisation and Angie retired from boxing at this point.
Gallery
Competitive female boxing record
A list of Angie Simons's competitive F/F boxing matches. This list is not complete.
Date | Producer | Video Title | Opponent | Result | Rules | Clothes | Comments | Links | Pic |
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1978 | LGIS (Old) via ASFilm | BX1017-4-1 | Karin Heck | KO | Boxing | Topless | Angie was floored twice in this bout, but after almost falling through the ropes on the second knockdown she sprang up and caught Karin unawares with a KO punch | Link to match | |
1979 | LGIS (Old) via ASFilm | BX1017-4-2 | Karin Heck | KO | Boxing | Topless | Angie took a beating in this match in London - Karin floored her twice with the second knockdown resulting in a KO, and Angie was also left with a bloody mouth | Link to match |
Acknowledgements
This page was constructed with assistance from Arbie (Count Herout), Merlin and Fred Dobbs