Laila Ali Informative Speech

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Today I am going to be giving you information on Laila Ali. I know you wondering who Laila Ali is. Laila Ali is the famous boxer. Before boxing Ali was a manicurist at the age of 16. Laila started her first match at 21. She first publicized her decision to become a professional boxer in a good morning show. Laila also is the daughter of the most famous boxer Muhammad Ali. When she first told her father, Muhammad Ali, that she was planning to box professionally, he was unhappy about her entering such a dangerous profession. However, Laila assured him she would be fighting women, not men, and she had his genetics.
First Ali was a manicurist at the age of 16. She had got into a lot of trouble during her teen years. So the juvenile facility signed her to Sonta Monica College after showing good the behavior. She started working as a manicurist and owned her own shop while still in school. Then she earned her degree doing nails. She was sure to drop doing nails just to box.
Second she started boxing at the age of 18 . Laila was inspired to train as a boxer by watching a televised fight between Christy martin and Deidre Gogurt in 1996. I know a lot of people may thought she boxed because of her father. When decided she …show more content…

Laila had eight wins in a row. Her second match she won by a TKO with 3 seconds on the clock. Laila also knocked out her inspiration Christ martin, she knocked Christy martin out after 4 rounds. On July 17, 2004, Ali retained her world title, knocking out Nikki Eplion in four rounds. This contributed to her 24 wins, 21 knockouts, and 3 decisions. Other top women's boxing champions challenge her to fights and also stated in interviews that they have challenged Ali many times over the years, but Ali found ways of avoiding them. Boxing writers and fans have repeatedly expressed disappointment in Ali's perceived ducking the top contenders throughout her

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