5'5" super lightweight Dora "The Destroyer" Webber of Patterson, New Jersey,
has had a vast number of years in the sport. Dora who is a twin to Cora was part
of the only set of twins to enter the sport of professional boxing in the late
1970s and 1980s.
Cora Webber, the eldest of the twins began boxing in 1979, while still in her
teens. Dora began boxing five years later, and quickly became very noted for her
skills and abilities. Cora and Dora did share one thing in common. Early on in
their careers they both had a chance to fight southpaw Tony Rodriguez, aka Toni
Lear. Cora fought Rodriquez in Ogden, Utah, winning a unanimous decision earning
$100 for her efforts.
When Dora was set to fight Rodriguez at a later date, apparently Rodriguez
thought that Cora was pulling some kind of scam, and Dora ended up having to
product enough proof that she was actually Cora's twin, before the fight could
go on. Needless to say, Dora knocked Rodriguez out.
When Cora and Dora had trained in boxing in the earlier years where there were
no female sparring partners to box against, she was able to spar with one-time
World Welterweight Champion Carlos Palomino, Hector Gomez and other noted
fighters.
Dora's highlights of her career was re-entering the sport in 1997, and she
fought Leah Mellinger, having a four-round draw by points. She then faced Kathy
Collins about a week later, and having another four round draw by points.
Two months later, Dora next opponent was fighting against Lucia Rijker, where
she lost by a decision, but was one of only a few that had lasted the whole
match with such a tough fighter as Rijker.
Staying very active in 1997, her next opponent was Zulfia Kutdyusova, where she
won an eight-round unanimous decision, then just over one month later she fought
Jane Couch, defeating Couch by a six-round split decision, and then rematched
with Couch in 1998 winning yet again in a 10-round world title bout, where she
won the vacant IWBF Super Lightweight title.
Other highlights of her boxing career was fighting one of the most feared boxer
at the time Sumya Anani, where she lost by decisions. Most boxers at the time
would not enter the ring with Anani. Her boxing career took place from 1983 to
1999.