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Christy Martin: Fight
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Since making her debut in the bang for your buck sport in 1989, the name Christy Martin has become the epitome of women’s boxing. She has broken down barriers and climbed walls to shed a spotlight on the sport. From signing with Don King to battling it out in some bloody wars to being the only woman boxer to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated, the West Virginian has done it all. And now with over seventeen years, fifty-three fights
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Christy Martin will be fighting in the Women's Pound-For-Pound Championship. Martin's record is an impressive 30-1-2, including 24 KOs in seven years. Her only pro defeat came to Andrea Deshong, who Martin then beat in a rematch.
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Jim Martin tapes Christy Martins gloves as she trains for her return to the boxing ring, on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (Jim is Christys trainer, manager, public relations director and husband.) Apopka resident and women's boxing pioneer Christy Martin will fight June 2 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, against Amy "Scrap Iron" Yuratovac (5-0, 5KO's). This will be Martin's 54th pro fight. She will turn 39 on June 12.
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Christy claimed she was playing possum to lure Ali in the ring, when bottom line, it was only an excseu for her poor performance. Period. The end. It wasn't the first time she has been out of shape, but on some of those other occasions she was fighting featherweights and inexperienced fighters with losing records. At Christy's peak, years ago, Mia couldn't have run one round with her. But Christy's getting older, and her motivation to train is obviously not what it used to be.
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A year ago Martin, 35, was thinking about retirement. She won a ragged decision over Mia St. John in December and was frustrated with the promoters, who she says still haven't paid her the $305,000 she's owed. She and Jim, her husband and trainer, started thinking seriously about having a baby. But she wanted to fight Ali and had been trying to work out a deal since 2001. Martin was drawn to the super-middleweight champ just as many people are. She's charismatic, good-looking and has one of the most famous names in the world.
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Laila Ali and Christy Martin, set to meet on Aug. 23 in the biggest fight in women's boxing history, resorted to the promotional tactics of the men by brawling at the press conference announcing the match. Nice work ladies.
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