Angie Simons

Angie Simons
Angie Simons topless
Born	1954
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	5
Losses	2
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.

Concerning her boxing career, and her intense rivalry with Heidi, Angie had this to say:

"Even many years later I take big pride in being the very first woman in the world who put on a serious topless boxing-fight in a public ring. I still remember the fantastic applause and I never shall forget for the rest of my life the great admiration from thousands of cheering men watching me fighting, close at the ringside, especially when I was facing my arch-rival Heidi Ranke. We met 5 times - always under the condition that the winner gets the entire purse - so we agreed that there should be a clear decision (KO. or retirement). I shall never forget the thrilling atmosphere in the crowded halls when I entered the ring as well after the fight - a lot of fans "rushed" at me, offering gifts, flowers or sweets no matter if I had won or lost. And one more thing I kept in my mind; it really did me extremely good to get so much sympathy when I sometimes was on the receiving end, suffering a beating or probably a bloody knock-out - my "boxing-years" truly made me the self-confident woman I am now!"

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, taking up a sports journalist job.

Relevant links

• Angie's AS Film Profile

Competitive female boxing record

A list of Angie's competitive F/F boxing matches. This list is not complete.

Date	Producer	Video Title	Opponent	Result	Rules	Clothes	Comments	Links	Pic
1977	LGIS (Old) via ASFilm	BX1012-7	Lena	KO	Boxing	Topless	Angie was always the more aggressive but Lena fought a fine defensive bout until Angie trapped her in a corner and unleashed a flurry of blows which put her down for the count	Link to match
1977	LGIS (Old) via ASFilm	BX1014-1	Heidi Ranke	TKO	Boxing	Topless	In the eighth round of an exhausting battle Angie produced some stunning punches which floored Heidi and caused the referee to halt the bout at that point	Link to match
1978	LGIS (Old) via ASFilm	BX1013-7	Heidi Ranke	TKO	Boxing	Topless	An amazing performance by Angie who, despite being floored three times, kept coming back at Heidi and in the end beat her into defeat with a barrage of body shots	Link to match
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	BX1015-7	Tina Chiari	Pts	Boxing	Topless	Tina and Angie exchanged plenty of punches and both spent time on the canvas, but Angie gradually asserted control over her opponent and in the end she deservedly took the decision on points	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
1979	LGIS (Old) via Rockin-Roxanne	LGIS Final Public Event	Tina Chiari	KO	Boxing	Topless	Angie had forced Tina to take standing counts and looked set to win after 2 rounds, but in the third round Tina staged a dramatic comeback, twice forcing Angie into a corner, pummelling her relentlessly until she dropped to the canvas - Angie could not recover from the second knockdown and was counted out in what proved to be her final bout	Link to match

Gallery

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  Angie in action

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  Angie and Lena pause during a sparring session

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  Ute Weber (white) and Angie (red) before a 1976 sparring session

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  Ute Weber (white) and Angie (red) in a 1976 sparring session

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  Angie squares up to Heidi Ranke in a 1977 bout

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  Tina Chiari (black) takes a punch from Angie (white)

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  Angie punched to the canvas by Karin Heck

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  Angie receives treatment after KO watched by Karin Heck

Acknowledgements

This page was constructed with assistance from Arbie (Count Herout), Merlin, Fred Dobbs and Ben (bprofane51).