@polymarket September 20, 1973. The Houston Astrodome. 29-year-old Billie Jean King vs. 55-year-old Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” 👑 Riggs had been trash-talking for MONTHS, claiming women’s tennis was inferior. King entered the arena like Cleopatra—carried on a throne by shirtless men while Riggs arrived in a rickshaw pulled by models called “Bobby’s Bosom Buddies” 💀 The stakes? Women’s credibility in sports. The prize money? $100,000 winner-take-all. King DEMOLISHED him in straight

In 1973, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in an exhibition tennis match billed as the "Battle of the Sexes." #todayinhistory She told NPR Morning Edition in 2008 that the ramifications of her win went beyond the world of tennis. https://trib.al/stqj8mj | NPR

"Our's was about social change." 🎾 Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in straight sets back in 1973, in a landmark Battle of the Sexes win for a push for equality in sport. | BBC Sport