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Tonya Harding vs Samantha Browning at the Memphis Pyramid 2003.

I ran across this old video while going through videotapes from the 2000s. I covered Harding and her opponent Samantha Browning as they were on the undercard of the Mike Tyson and Clifford Etienne fight at the Pyramid.



disregard the audio which was being recorded on another channel.
It has nothing to do with tech, but I thought some people will find it interesting.


Memphis, Tenn. - Banned from the rink, Tonya Harding didn't fare any better in the ring. In a wild bout last night that was more wrestling than boxing but had fans howling from the start, the former figure skating champion was beaten by another novice, Samantha Browning, in her pro debut.

At the end of four rounds that featured more stumbling than punching,
Browning won a split decision. Her face crimson and soaked with sweat, Harding still wore a smile as she posed for photos after the fight with Browning, who landed the few true punches in the bout.

"It's not like I expected at all," Harding said. "This was much, much harder than I ever figured. But it only makes me want to work that much harder."

An outcast from figure skating because of her role in the 1994 attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan, Harding has survived on the periphery of the sports spotlight ever since. The 1991 national skating champion, she made most of her headlines for run-ins with boyfriends until she beat Paula Jones in a celebrity fight last year.

That set her on a course to become a pro boxer, and she has a four-year
contract with a Nashville promoter. She intends to continue boxing, even though she looked befuddled and inept throughout most of the eight minutes with Browning.

"I didn't know who won," Harding said. "I just know it was a really hard
fight. She never hurt me, I just had problems getting to her with my punches."

At 32, Harding hardly is a petite athlete anymore. She has bulked up to 123
pounds, much of it in her arms, shoulders and upper body. Her hair in a ponytail, her face as white as, well, ice, Harding drew a mixture of cheers and boos when introduced. Browning, 21, and also weighing 123, is from nearby Mantachie, Miss., and got a huge ovation.

"All I and anyone can ask for is that we give our best, and that's what I
gave," Harding said. "I feel the fans got their money's worth tonight."

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS



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