ST. JOHN TO TAKE HER BEST SHOT.Byline: Michael Rosenthal Assistant Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper Mia St. John Mia Rosales St. John (born June 24, 1967) is an American professional boxer, model, businesswoman, and a Tae Kwon Do champion. St. John, a Mexican-American born in San Francisco, California, attended California State University, Northridge, earning a degree in Psychology. has lived for this moment. Now, she can only hope she doesn't live to regret it. St. John, 35, is scheduled to fight Christy Martin Christy Martin (born June 12, 1968) is a female boxer. Martin, who is married to her manager and trainer Jim Martin and promoted by Don King, is nicknamed The Coal Miner's Daughter. tonight outside Detroit on pay-per-view television, the culmination of a protracted pro·tract tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations. 2. effort to land a big-money, high-profile bout with the most successful female fighter ever. The problem? Many fear for her safety against a bigger, more experienced - and better - fighter. St. John, a resident of Calabasas, figures she's the winner no matter what happens at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. Martin will make a reported $300,000, St. John $200,000. ``I'm in a win-win situation,'' said St. John, who badgered Martin publicly for several years until she agreed to fight. ``I already won the fight by making the fight happen. Regardless of the outcome. It doesn't matter. ``... No one believed I could make it happen. I kept saying I could and would, and I did.'' St. John (26-1-1, with 13 knockouts) has been fighting professionally for almost six years. However, her opponents have been carefully chosen. Certainly, she's never been in the ring with anyone like Martin, who is well-schooled and as tough as any woman in the world. She'll also outweigh St. John by at least 15 pounds when they step into the ring. Martin and St. John weighed in at 144 and 140 1/4, respectively, Thursday, but Martin will regain water weight. That doesn't bode bode 1 v. bod·ed, bod·ing, bodes v.tr. 1. To be an omen of: heavy seas that boded trouble for small craft. 2. well for a courageous, but limited fighter like St. John. And both she, a 7-1 underdog, and Martin know it. ``Mia has always been long on looks but short on talent in the ring,'' Martin (44-2-2, 31 KOs) said. St. John has a game plan. The taller of the two by several inches, she'll try to keep the hard-punching Martin on the outside with her reach advantage and quicker feet. However, she can't deny that her chances aren't good. She said she'll give it her best and hopefully she'll know when it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a call it a night. ``I definitely think it'll be a rough night,'' she said. ``I'm excited, though. I'm going to fight the best female fighter in the world. I've always looked up to her because she's the one that brought women's boxing Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games at a demonstration bout in 1904. For most of the 20th century, however, it was banned in most nations. Its revival was pioneered by the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association, which sanctioned events for women in 1988. into the media. ``I just have to remember that she's too strong to go toe-to-toe with. I have two kids waiting at home.'' And what of those who believe she's crazy for taking the fight? St. John hasn't had an easy life, growing up in a run-down run·down n. 1. A point-by-point summary. 2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag. adj. also run-down 1. a. neighborhood with what appeared to be a bleak future. However, she earned a college degree, was a Playboy covergirl and has made her mark as a fighter. ``If I lived my life in fear, I wouldn't have gotten anywhere,'' she said. ``My family came from Mexico, we were poor. I clearly had a dysfunctional childhood. ``I made it out of there, though. I made something out of my life by learning to conquer fear.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Mia St. John, left, and Christy Martin will face each other tonight in a battle of two of the most recognizable female boxers This is a list of notable female boxers. For a list of male boxers, see List of male boxers. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
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