Marilyn Monroe vs Jane Mansfield (1958)
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Marilyn Monroe:
VS
Jayne Mansfield:
Tale of the Tape:
Marilyn Monroe:
Age: 32
Height: 5'5 ½
4-1 (4KOs)
Vs
Jayne Mansfield:
Age: 25
Height: 5'6 ¼
1-3 (1KO)
(Written by Girls Friday)
(Date: 8th February 1958)
Intro:
The two premiere blondes of their era were undoubtedly to most Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn had been the Queen of Hollywood in most peoples eyes with her stunning good looks but several producers were backing Jayne to overtake her.
For a few years both fighters were exchange snipes when the other was mentioned, but neither seemed to seek the conflict in public, it was behind the scenes that things were heating up as both made their moves in celebrity fighting circles, Marilyn had garnered as impressive a record in the ring against the likes of Betty Grable, Sophie Loren and Mitzi Gaynor in what was possibly the fight of the fifties in these celebrity fights.
Some had questioned the strength of her competition over that time, it was only later in the decade that Monroe started to be put into the bigger money fights of the era, beating Audrey Hepburn in her prior bout to this one to make some of the doubters disappear.
One thing nobody doubted was Marilyn's drive to be successful, Jayne on the other hand was somewhat an odd case in history, she had been sent on an excursion to Europe to hone her skills, only beating Kim Novak up till this point in her career.
Even with a legendary body builder for a husband, Jayne was known to party and smoke when not getting into fights, she was a natural brawler that had many a dust up with rivals like Jane Russell over the years inside and outside the squared circle.
The one person she wanted though was Marilyn Monroe, which she made clear by inviting the press after the Monroe-Hepburn fight as she had something to say, holding a cigarette in her right hand as she stood outside her front door in a mink fur coat and black heels, Jayne told the press "Marilyn is still beating on porcelain dolls I see, tell her if she wants to have a real fight why doesn't she call me up, in fact I call on Marilyn to accept my challenge to fight me, I am ready to show Hollywood who the real Queen is" camera bulbs flashed as the start of the stories begun to filter through.
The agents of both women were arguing on who got what, how they would fight as Jayne had reportedly even thrown in the threat of just fighting without a referee or gloves at a party if Marilyn was too scared to fight her in front of cameras, in the end producers stepped in to offer both big money they couldn't refuse.
In the build up to the fight both women would do press events all over America on tour buses like they were running for president, had a photo shoot where they stood nose to nose in bikinis and one where they had fists raised that got the world's heart racing.
Marilyn would make it known to people on her tour that she wanted a good clean contest and may the better woman win, in stories revealed by close friends Marilyn had told them she wanted to really hurt Jayne for daring to challenge her in such a public way, many wondering how these stunning blondes hadn't had it out before the fight with the animosity clearly between them.
Fight night in a set on the MGM lot in Hollywood, cameras were around the ring as only the wealthiest in society were allowed tickets to watch, the producers rubbed their hands in glee looking at the profit they were making for this fight.
First up coming to the ring was Marilyn, she wrote a white robe with feathers along the collar, blowing kisses to the crowd and cameras as she looked like she was walking the red carpet, kicking off her white heels as she got to the ring steps.
Once inside the ring, Marilyn removed her robe to wolf whistles, she wore a white one piece that showed off her long lovely legs, her coach placed on her brown gloves of the time period, not much padding in them as she tested them out.
Jayne always got a loud cheer and that night was no different, strutting down the aisle barefoot, she held her hands out to her side as she grinned, especially seeing Marilyn be so annoyed by not having the spotlight all to herself.
Getting inside the ring, Jayne wore a red one piece, with coach putting on her brown gloves, turning to the crowd, Jayne yelled "I'll strip her for a high enough bid!" Getting some men nearby shouting numbers out but getting told to calm down by security.
Coming together at the behest of the referee, Marilyn it was revealed whispered "that was cute bytch" when the fighters squared up at the center of the ring, Jayne just smirked as the fighters had to be nudged apart as it looked close to going off before the bell.
There was no touch of gloves as neither pretended to like the other, this was a fight for bragging rights and pride, once back in their corners, the referee gets a nod from the fighters to say they are ready, the bell then rung to start 10 rounds of bantamweight action.
Round 1:
"Ding!" Out the gates comes Jayne looking to rip into Marilyn, maybe caught cold Marilyn got knocked onto the ropes quickly a right across her cheeks, the sound of leather of flesh rung out as Jayne wasn't going to go easy on Monroe.
Who had to fight off the ropes, Marilyn was a text book boxer, this was early torture for her as Jayne out muscled her in the opening minute, using her forearms into the chest of the older fighter to nudge her off balance.
Heads clashed as Jayne was barrelling forwards, referee warning her to keep her head up, Marilyn angrily coming forwards to slug it out on the inside as she couldn't just stand there and take it, smacks heard as both landing some hard shots flush on the inside, cheeks marked up already as the crowd are standing to roar on their fighter.
A right landed low by Mansfield, making Monroe groan out as she gets pressed into a corner after her tummy takes a thumping, Marilyn holds onto Jayne as the younger woman can be heard taunting her rival "never been in a real fight have ya?" To chuckles from her supporters.
When the bell rings shockingly it is a dominant round for Jayne, Marilyn needing to be told to keep cool by her coach, she nods as she feels what slugging it out with the heavy handed Jayne actually means, Jayne meanwhile takes a drink of something that is clear but later is revealed to be vodka.
Round 2:
Smartly Marilyn used what had made her such a fearsome fighter in her time, one of the greatest jabs in celebrity boxing, she peppered the face of the charging forwards Jayne repeatedly with it in the opening minute to slow down the Pennsylvania girl.
Who did get in several punches to the chest of Monroe but couldn't land any real power punches in what was a role reversal of the opening round, Marilyn smartly boxing the stronger fighter, adding more punches to the stomach of Jayne to make her hiss.
After the half way point of the round, Jayne used a full on two handed shove to get Marilyn back on the ropes, where she pressed her head under the chin of the former factory worker as she whacked in hooks to the body, referee telling Jayne to keep it clean when Monroe clinches up.
Split apart by the referee, both women fought around the ring in almost a dance, Jayne plodded after Marilyn headhunting as Marilyn was up on her toes, when it looked like Monroe was about to be in trouble by being pinned down, she would duck a punch, bang in two body shots as she stepped out into the middle of the ring away from the ropes.
At the bell Jayne snarled before returning to her corner, spitting her gumshield out, Jayne took another drink as she stared hatefully at Marilyn, who gave her an equally hard look.
Round 3:
Banging her gloves together, Jayne came out looking to press the action early, able to deflect a jab to step in with a left to the ribs of her more mobile opponent, forcing a heated exchange at the middle of the ring as thuds rung out.
Marilyn stepped back with a one-two combo smacking Jayne on her lips, she was clearly the better boxer of the two, she couldn't keep the bulldozer like Jayne off though as they would fall into slugging inside action.
Holding onto Marilyn with her left arm behind her, Jayne drove her into a corner as her right worked the stomach of the California girl, Marilyn manages to free herself and escaped out the corner, on kept coming Jayne with a Workman like style.
Into the final minute where Monroe clipped Jayne stepping in with a left hook to the jaw, she then added two punches square into the tummy of Mansfield, who grunted out as now Marilyn targeted her body.
Bodying up to each other as they swung those mitts into tummies and ribs, the crowd whistled and cheered as both women gritted their mouthpieces, at the bell they kept swinging till they could be broken up by the referee, ordered by to their corners as they stared each other down.
Round 4:
Jayne never had a great gas tank, something Monroe of course knew, which is why she was switching up her targets more, landing a jab up top then following with two punches to the body, then maybe a straight to the body and an overhand left up top.
Stepping after the more mobile Monroe wasn't helping Mansfield's tank either, she was missing more as sweat stared to coat her body more then Marilyn's, her punches more starting to glance off the shoulders and cheeks of Marilyn.
Who slips a straight to come inside with two uppercuts to the body, Jayne gasps out as Marilyn beats her tummy with piston like punches, onto the ropes goes the younger blonde as the crowd can see her bum tightening with each punch as it rips through her.
Clinching with Marilyn, Jayne is starting to breath harder, she hangs on for as long as she can to recover her air, referee stepping in to break them up, with Jayne trying to catch out Marilyn with a right hook before the referee can order them to fight, instead after ducking it Marilyn lands a one-two square into the solar plexus of Jayne to make her wheeze out.
Looking relieved to hear the bell, Jayne sits down on her stool breathing harder, maybe regretting not training harder for a fight of this calibre, for all the faults people might have had with Marilyn, she was in tip top shape as usual for a fight, glistening with sweat as she looked almost goddess like.
Round 5:
Coming out to fight it was clear that Jayne couldn't handle the speed of Marilyn now, she was being peppered with combinations slicing through her guard, sending sweat flying as those who backed her looked worried.
Still Jayne kept on trying to land a big shot, her toughness something you could never doubt, that lack of professionalism you could as it was coming back to bite her backside, each punch she took was taking steam out of her.
Till a right landed in her liver, Jayne cried out as she took a step back, MARILYN STEPPED IN WITH TWO UPPERCUTS TO THE BODY! JAYNE COLLAPSES TO HER KNEES HOLDING HER BODY!
Raising her right fist into the air as she walks to the neutral corner, Marilyn enjoyed the cheers as she did a twirl, 1...2...3...4.. Jayne on the other hand fell to her left side as she was sucking in air, 5....6... Gumshield of Mansfield came out as she shut her eyes, 7...8... Ignoring everything around her as the crowd was above her, 9...10 Jayne was counted out!
Winner Marilyn Monroe KO Round 5
After:
Another bitter defeat in the career of Jayne brought mostly by her own faults, Marilyn didn't show any mercy as she stepped over to Jayne, kicking her to her back as she posed with her arms flexed for the cameras, her right foot grinding into the abused stomach of Mansfield to make her cry out.
Once the photos had been taken, Marilyn looked down at Jayne as she told her "be glad I am not as big a bytch as you are" remembering that Jayne was going to strip her, Jayne nodding as she looked up with her right eye open as her left was shut due to the pain she was in.
When Marilyn returned to her corner, she was met with pats on the back by not just her coach but by producers of MGM, who were so happy she proved their haunch right on her, not many could doubt if she was the real deal with the amount of fights she had in the era.
Jayne meanwhile was helped out the ring with an icepack placed on her stomach, she was nearly forgotten on the trek out the ring, only those producers who had bet on her checked on her, Fox had paid good money to sign her and had to hope she could fight more to redeem their faith in her.
This was undoubtedly the night of Monroe, who would return for the final result to be announced with her robe over her shoulders and that winning smile, taped fists raised for photos as she looked unstoppable at that moment in time.
Leaving the ring with her coach, Marilyn and Jayne would have a few more fights, there was always talk of a possible rematch between them but sadly fate would deal them a terrible hand as both died young, this was sadly the only clash between two of Hollywood's most beautiful blonde starlets.
VS
Jayne Mansfield:
Tale of the Tape:
Marilyn Monroe:
Age: 32
Height: 5'5 ½
4-1 (4KOs)
Vs
Jayne Mansfield:
Age: 25
Height: 5'6 ¼
1-3 (1KO)
(Written by Girls Friday)
(Date: 8th February 1958)
Intro:
The two premiere blondes of their era were undoubtedly to most Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn had been the Queen of Hollywood in most peoples eyes with her stunning good looks but several producers were backing Jayne to overtake her.
For a few years both fighters were exchange snipes when the other was mentioned, but neither seemed to seek the conflict in public, it was behind the scenes that things were heating up as both made their moves in celebrity fighting circles, Marilyn had garnered as impressive a record in the ring against the likes of Betty Grable, Sophie Loren and Mitzi Gaynor in what was possibly the fight of the fifties in these celebrity fights.
Some had questioned the strength of her competition over that time, it was only later in the decade that Monroe started to be put into the bigger money fights of the era, beating Audrey Hepburn in her prior bout to this one to make some of the doubters disappear.
One thing nobody doubted was Marilyn's drive to be successful, Jayne on the other hand was somewhat an odd case in history, she had been sent on an excursion to Europe to hone her skills, only beating Kim Novak up till this point in her career.
Even with a legendary body builder for a husband, Jayne was known to party and smoke when not getting into fights, she was a natural brawler that had many a dust up with rivals like Jane Russell over the years inside and outside the squared circle.
The one person she wanted though was Marilyn Monroe, which she made clear by inviting the press after the Monroe-Hepburn fight as she had something to say, holding a cigarette in her right hand as she stood outside her front door in a mink fur coat and black heels, Jayne told the press "Marilyn is still beating on porcelain dolls I see, tell her if she wants to have a real fight why doesn't she call me up, in fact I call on Marilyn to accept my challenge to fight me, I am ready to show Hollywood who the real Queen is" camera bulbs flashed as the start of the stories begun to filter through.
The agents of both women were arguing on who got what, how they would fight as Jayne had reportedly even thrown in the threat of just fighting without a referee or gloves at a party if Marilyn was too scared to fight her in front of cameras, in the end producers stepped in to offer both big money they couldn't refuse.
In the build up to the fight both women would do press events all over America on tour buses like they were running for president, had a photo shoot where they stood nose to nose in bikinis and one where they had fists raised that got the world's heart racing.
Marilyn would make it known to people on her tour that she wanted a good clean contest and may the better woman win, in stories revealed by close friends Marilyn had told them she wanted to really hurt Jayne for daring to challenge her in such a public way, many wondering how these stunning blondes hadn't had it out before the fight with the animosity clearly between them.
Fight night in a set on the MGM lot in Hollywood, cameras were around the ring as only the wealthiest in society were allowed tickets to watch, the producers rubbed their hands in glee looking at the profit they were making for this fight.
First up coming to the ring was Marilyn, she wrote a white robe with feathers along the collar, blowing kisses to the crowd and cameras as she looked like she was walking the red carpet, kicking off her white heels as she got to the ring steps.
Once inside the ring, Marilyn removed her robe to wolf whistles, she wore a white one piece that showed off her long lovely legs, her coach placed on her brown gloves of the time period, not much padding in them as she tested them out.
Jayne always got a loud cheer and that night was no different, strutting down the aisle barefoot, she held her hands out to her side as she grinned, especially seeing Marilyn be so annoyed by not having the spotlight all to herself.
Getting inside the ring, Jayne wore a red one piece, with coach putting on her brown gloves, turning to the crowd, Jayne yelled "I'll strip her for a high enough bid!" Getting some men nearby shouting numbers out but getting told to calm down by security.
Coming together at the behest of the referee, Marilyn it was revealed whispered "that was cute bytch" when the fighters squared up at the center of the ring, Jayne just smirked as the fighters had to be nudged apart as it looked close to going off before the bell.
There was no touch of gloves as neither pretended to like the other, this was a fight for bragging rights and pride, once back in their corners, the referee gets a nod from the fighters to say they are ready, the bell then rung to start 10 rounds of bantamweight action.
Round 1:
"Ding!" Out the gates comes Jayne looking to rip into Marilyn, maybe caught cold Marilyn got knocked onto the ropes quickly a right across her cheeks, the sound of leather of flesh rung out as Jayne wasn't going to go easy on Monroe.
Who had to fight off the ropes, Marilyn was a text book boxer, this was early torture for her as Jayne out muscled her in the opening minute, using her forearms into the chest of the older fighter to nudge her off balance.
Heads clashed as Jayne was barrelling forwards, referee warning her to keep her head up, Marilyn angrily coming forwards to slug it out on the inside as she couldn't just stand there and take it, smacks heard as both landing some hard shots flush on the inside, cheeks marked up already as the crowd are standing to roar on their fighter.
A right landed low by Mansfield, making Monroe groan out as she gets pressed into a corner after her tummy takes a thumping, Marilyn holds onto Jayne as the younger woman can be heard taunting her rival "never been in a real fight have ya?" To chuckles from her supporters.
When the bell rings shockingly it is a dominant round for Jayne, Marilyn needing to be told to keep cool by her coach, she nods as she feels what slugging it out with the heavy handed Jayne actually means, Jayne meanwhile takes a drink of something that is clear but later is revealed to be vodka.
Round 2:
Smartly Marilyn used what had made her such a fearsome fighter in her time, one of the greatest jabs in celebrity boxing, she peppered the face of the charging forwards Jayne repeatedly with it in the opening minute to slow down the Pennsylvania girl.
Who did get in several punches to the chest of Monroe but couldn't land any real power punches in what was a role reversal of the opening round, Marilyn smartly boxing the stronger fighter, adding more punches to the stomach of Jayne to make her hiss.
After the half way point of the round, Jayne used a full on two handed shove to get Marilyn back on the ropes, where she pressed her head under the chin of the former factory worker as she whacked in hooks to the body, referee telling Jayne to keep it clean when Monroe clinches up.
Split apart by the referee, both women fought around the ring in almost a dance, Jayne plodded after Marilyn headhunting as Marilyn was up on her toes, when it looked like Monroe was about to be in trouble by being pinned down, she would duck a punch, bang in two body shots as she stepped out into the middle of the ring away from the ropes.
At the bell Jayne snarled before returning to her corner, spitting her gumshield out, Jayne took another drink as she stared hatefully at Marilyn, who gave her an equally hard look.
Round 3:
Banging her gloves together, Jayne came out looking to press the action early, able to deflect a jab to step in with a left to the ribs of her more mobile opponent, forcing a heated exchange at the middle of the ring as thuds rung out.
Marilyn stepped back with a one-two combo smacking Jayne on her lips, she was clearly the better boxer of the two, she couldn't keep the bulldozer like Jayne off though as they would fall into slugging inside action.
Holding onto Marilyn with her left arm behind her, Jayne drove her into a corner as her right worked the stomach of the California girl, Marilyn manages to free herself and escaped out the corner, on kept coming Jayne with a Workman like style.
Into the final minute where Monroe clipped Jayne stepping in with a left hook to the jaw, she then added two punches square into the tummy of Mansfield, who grunted out as now Marilyn targeted her body.
Bodying up to each other as they swung those mitts into tummies and ribs, the crowd whistled and cheered as both women gritted their mouthpieces, at the bell they kept swinging till they could be broken up by the referee, ordered by to their corners as they stared each other down.
Round 4:
Jayne never had a great gas tank, something Monroe of course knew, which is why she was switching up her targets more, landing a jab up top then following with two punches to the body, then maybe a straight to the body and an overhand left up top.
Stepping after the more mobile Monroe wasn't helping Mansfield's tank either, she was missing more as sweat stared to coat her body more then Marilyn's, her punches more starting to glance off the shoulders and cheeks of Marilyn.
Who slips a straight to come inside with two uppercuts to the body, Jayne gasps out as Marilyn beats her tummy with piston like punches, onto the ropes goes the younger blonde as the crowd can see her bum tightening with each punch as it rips through her.
Clinching with Marilyn, Jayne is starting to breath harder, she hangs on for as long as she can to recover her air, referee stepping in to break them up, with Jayne trying to catch out Marilyn with a right hook before the referee can order them to fight, instead after ducking it Marilyn lands a one-two square into the solar plexus of Jayne to make her wheeze out.
Looking relieved to hear the bell, Jayne sits down on her stool breathing harder, maybe regretting not training harder for a fight of this calibre, for all the faults people might have had with Marilyn, she was in tip top shape as usual for a fight, glistening with sweat as she looked almost goddess like.
Round 5:
Coming out to fight it was clear that Jayne couldn't handle the speed of Marilyn now, she was being peppered with combinations slicing through her guard, sending sweat flying as those who backed her looked worried.
Still Jayne kept on trying to land a big shot, her toughness something you could never doubt, that lack of professionalism you could as it was coming back to bite her backside, each punch she took was taking steam out of her.
Till a right landed in her liver, Jayne cried out as she took a step back, MARILYN STEPPED IN WITH TWO UPPERCUTS TO THE BODY! JAYNE COLLAPSES TO HER KNEES HOLDING HER BODY!
Raising her right fist into the air as she walks to the neutral corner, Marilyn enjoyed the cheers as she did a twirl, 1...2...3...4.. Jayne on the other hand fell to her left side as she was sucking in air, 5....6... Gumshield of Mansfield came out as she shut her eyes, 7...8... Ignoring everything around her as the crowd was above her, 9...10 Jayne was counted out!
Winner Marilyn Monroe KO Round 5
After:
Another bitter defeat in the career of Jayne brought mostly by her own faults, Marilyn didn't show any mercy as she stepped over to Jayne, kicking her to her back as she posed with her arms flexed for the cameras, her right foot grinding into the abused stomach of Mansfield to make her cry out.
Once the photos had been taken, Marilyn looked down at Jayne as she told her "be glad I am not as big a bytch as you are" remembering that Jayne was going to strip her, Jayne nodding as she looked up with her right eye open as her left was shut due to the pain she was in.
When Marilyn returned to her corner, she was met with pats on the back by not just her coach but by producers of MGM, who were so happy she proved their haunch right on her, not many could doubt if she was the real deal with the amount of fights she had in the era.
Jayne meanwhile was helped out the ring with an icepack placed on her stomach, she was nearly forgotten on the trek out the ring, only those producers who had bet on her checked on her, Fox had paid good money to sign her and had to hope she could fight more to redeem their faith in her.
This was undoubtedly the night of Monroe, who would return for the final result to be announced with her robe over her shoulders and that winning smile, taped fists raised for photos as she looked unstoppable at that moment in time.
Leaving the ring with her coach, Marilyn and Jayne would have a few more fights, there was always talk of a possible rematch between them but sadly fate would deal them a terrible hand as both died young, this was sadly the only clash between two of Hollywood's most beautiful blonde starlets.
