05/11/2021
You might think that Laila Ali, daughter of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, was born into fighting.. but you'd be wrong. She wasn't raised to be a fighter & her dad wasn't thrilled at the idea of her becoming one.
Laila Ali had saw her first women's boxing match until she was 18 years old. She wasn't even in shape & had never trained, but she was hooked anyway. She used boxing as a way to finally get in great shape & stay there!
After that, Ali had her first professional fight in 1999 & just three years later she won her first of 4 world titles. She finished her career with an incredible 24-0-0 record & is the winningest female boxer of all time.. 'Not bad for a late bloomer.'