Is There (Should There Be) Room For Black Female Boxers In Big-Time Boxing?

From: Ebony | Date: March 1, 2000| Author: Davis, Kimberly | Copyright information

The debate outside the ring is often as heated as the fights inside the ring

LAILA Ali trains six clays a week. On those days, she runs about four miles and goes to the gym. There, she hits the speed bag, practices her footwork, and laces up her boxing gloves to pound the heavy bag and then do a few rounds of sparring.

The sweat is the same. And so is the blood. Professional boxing knows no gender and doesn't discriminate once you step through the ropes.

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