Headline May24,2012/Ali's Laila

ALI'S ..... LAILA

Respectful dedication Floyd Patterson - Sonny Liston - Joe Frazier

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Floyd Patterson

Sonny Liston

Joe Frazier

Who could have imagined that even in the 21st century, boxing would still be around or even grandeur - that it would now be a sport with growing numbers of female participants. Literally even factually the spectacle is unfolding whereof, an army of gym-rat amazons eager to bloody each other up. Foremost among them, only just so recently, in terms of glamour and reknown if not the most refined pugilist skills, was Laila Ali.

Her vitals: 5 feel 10", 165 pounds, former owner of a Santa Monica nail salon, daughter of the greatest athlete of all times - Muhammad Ali - and who didn't want her to enter the ring come what may! But having inherited not only his strength and his charisma but also his will, Laila told him she would go ahead anyway, with or without his support.

How would you expect Muhammad Ali to respond??!! He promptly sparred with her and pronounced Laila worthy of this supreme of all sports.

Since her first fight in 1999 - Oct, she won almost all her fights with knock outs - Though frankly at least a couple of her opponents have been whatever the lady equivalent of a tomato can is. Hahaha ! Still, she's ranked fifth in the world in her weight class and has picked up a splendidly corny nick name. Madame Butterfly. From Muhammad Ali's great poetic quote : "Fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee"

It turns out we are timing through Golden age of Daughters of great 70's fighters lacing up the gloves themselves for a long time there was a speculation that Laila may take on JacuiFrazier-Lyde daughter of Joe Frazier, and Freeda Foreman, daughter of George . But hey And Leon Spinks too has a girl. Haha

Thanks to !WOW! for research and many many thanks to all of you for your great support!

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Good night and God bless!

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