The Greatest Too
Laila Ali is following in her fathers’s footsteps, blazing her way through the world of women’s boxing, just as her dad did in men’s. She was involved in an historic fight on Saturday, the first women’s professional boxing match in South Africa and what will probably be the shortest women’s professional boxing match of all time in South Africa - under one minute.
Ali improved her record to a very impressive 24-0, with 21 wins coming by way of knock out. It only took a mere 56 seconds for Ali to dismantle her opponent Gwendolyn O’Neil, the bulk of the damage being done by two powerful right hands. Laila proved again that she could float like a butterfly, but sting more like a cannon.
Ali appologized to the fans for the brevity of the fight, said she had intentions of making it short, just not that short.
Brevity of the fight aside, the only disappointing part of the night came when Ali said that this was going to be her last fight for a while, she is apparently considering a break from the fight world in order to start a family. This news will come as a big disappointment to the fans of women’s boxing, but come as the best possible news for the women who fight in the super middleweight division.
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