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To: Mr. Mojo
Frankly, the best female boxers are about as talented as marginally skilled male amateurs. And the latter would quickly dispose of the former in any bout of equal weight due to the conspicuous differences in strength and quickness.

Sure, but it is still more entertaining than women's basketball..... The problem is that there are not enough female boxers yet. And, I do disagree, Laila Ali is a brawler. She has dominated all of her fights. Agreed, the competition is meek, but she knocked Christy Martin out in four rounds. 20-0 is a great record in boxing, regardless of your sex.

16 posted on 04/05/2005 9:13:43 PM PDT by WBurgVACon (Proud member Tau Kappa Epsilon - along with Ronald Reagan)
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To: WBurgVACon
Did Laila KO Kristy? Missed that one. A bit surprising, but then again Martin is about 10 years older than Ali.

I just find the whole idea of women's boxing repulsive, and the only reason I've watched the few fights I have is because they've been shown on the undercards of real fights. The fact that Ali's daughter KO'd a bunch of stiffs is not an indication that her skill level is high. In fact, it's laughably inept.

The "sport" will never catch on with a significant audience.

25 posted on 04/05/2005 9:34:50 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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