The Fight Between the Sexes
Here’s a rare photo of Billy Jean King after winning “The Battle of the Sexes” against Billy Riggs. Due to the controversy surrounding it, this summed up the summer of ’73 for sports in a big way.
After losing, Riggs claimed that women’s tennis was inferior, but this was not the case. King received $100,000 and inexhaustible bragging rights for winning not only for herself but also for the gender.