Boxing legend Christy Martin recently weighed in on the ongoing feud between two of the biggest names in the history of women’s boxing: Claressa Shields and Laila Ali. Shields, the undefeated ...

Christy Martin, known as “The Coal Miner’s Daughter,” is if nothing ... She became a world champion in 2009 and had high-profile bouts against future Hall of Famers Laila Ali and Holly Holm.

On Aug. 23, Laila Ali and Christy Martin will tango to determine who is the best female boxer on the planet. Martin was the first to put women on the boxing map. Ali, youngest daughter of former ...

Christy Martin talks about her Saturday bout against Laila Ali, after weighing in Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, in Biloxi, Miss. Martin, who moved up two weight classes to challenge Ali, weighed in at ...

Christy Martin, Ann Wolfe and Lucia Rijker also among the 12 female nominees. ... Laila Ali, Holly Holm among first women on Boxing Hall of Fame ballot. Updated: Oct. 01, 2019, 8:19 p.m.

Christy Martin stood on a stage in Las Vegas last weekend with no one hovering over her, telling her what to say. That’s how it was before, for so many years. Martin was the most powerful fem… ...

Since the early 2000s when Laila Ali and Christy Martin were competing in big events, to Amanda Serrano winning titles in an unprecedented seven weight classes, women's boxing wasn't as big as it ...

Christy Martin won her last boxing title in Syracuse. Then came a fight for survival. ... Laila Ali and more as part of the largest induction in the hall of fame’s history.

Laila Ali headlines 14-member Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame class. VIEW E-EDITION. ... Ali spontaneously decided she wanted to box after watching one of Christy Martin’s fights.