Yvonne Craig versus Luciana Paluzzi (Retro)

Circa 1968

Again we at the FCBA Historical Library are glad to be able to show this bout we have restored and digitized.

We wish to thank the collector who found and gave this bout to us to restore. Apparently these two boxed more than this bout and we are seeking footage complete and otherwise from their other bouts. These two were certainly JMD types and we would love to see what they would have done in a JMD bout either with each other or others boxers of the time.

The bout is in a Hollywood arena where a great many number of fight fans have gathered for this.

These two have boxed before this evening and it seem quite a few times. At this time, Yvonne Craig was going great as Batgirl on the Batman tv series. Luciana Paluzzi was just coming from being in The Green Slime film.

Both boxers have JMD worthy chests and the crowd does hope to see them bouncing and boxing. It seems their previous bouts were slugging affairs with a lot of chest work.

Yvonne is between the ropes first and is wearing a 2 piece floral bikini with brown leather gloves.

Luciana comes to the ring and is now wearing a black 2 piece with brown leather gloves.

Round 1 & 2:

Paluzzi certainly came out better than Craig in the first round. Both boxers did come out punching away at each other’s chest. But Luciana worked upstairs with some crosses and hooks to Yvonne’s face. This certainly stopped Craig as she had to back away and circle. Luciana follows her and the dance begins. Each punching to get back inside her opponent but only one got through. It was Paluzzi who fought through Craig’s punches to work her chest with some hard straights. Luciana took the round widely when the round ended.

The second saw Yvonne box much better than she had in the first. But Luciana kept up her end as the two boxed for a greatly enjoyed round by the fans. There were a couple firefight exchanges that had them roaring as the two busty boxers bounced as well as boxed. It was a close round and could have gone to a draw until late in the round when Paluzzi got loose with a right uppercut and left cross combination that knocked Craig back. The bell rang then. Luciana won a close round.

Round 3:

Craig got a stern talking to in her corner before the third round began. She had let that round slip through her gloves and she was behind in the bout. This round opened much better for her when she got her first straight punches into Luciana’s midsection first. This caught Paluzzi flatfooted and stunned which Craig took full advantage of. Yvonne was punching Luciana back with some rock hard shots to her face and chest. Craig soon had Paluzzi backed to the ropes. That was where the rest of the round was fought. Luciana did answer back with some nice punches of her own but when the round ended, Yvonne had won it widely.

Round 4:

Luciana is slower answering the bell as the round opens. Yvonne smiled and advanced right in on her with fists coming. Paluzzi defended all right after eating some punches to her breasts. Again the crowd was on their feet, some hoping Paluzzi’s breasts would pop out of her top thanks to Craig’s punches. Yvonne then had to defend as Luciana came back to her face with some hard crosses. Soon the two were trading haymakers and uppercuts as the crowd loved it. Yvonne ducked under a right hook and threw her own left uppercut to stop Paluzzi. Craig threw 2 hard jabs to Luciana’s face and a right hook to her chin then. Those shots rocked Paluzzi and she was stunned. Yvonne came back inside on Luciana with back to back straights to her gut. Then she went to her face with a right uppercut and left cross combination. PALUZZI GOES DOWN! Craig watches as Luciana falls face first to the canvas. Yvonne goes to a neutral corner as the female referee begins the count. Paluzzi stirs by 4 and sits up by 7 but gets no further. KO 4 – Yvonne Craig.

After:

Craig comes out and poses for the cameras before coming to middle of the ring. Paluzzi is helped to her stool where she is looked at.

Yvonne’s right arm is raised and she is declared the winner.

She walks about and poses more for the cameras.

The film ends here but not for both boxers. Their first bout was in 1965 early 66 and it seems they boxed almost regularly into the mid-1970s. There are reports of a couple topless bouts in Europe during this time. We will remain on the lookout for more bouts featuring these two.