Do any female boxers meet your criteria for historical greatness?

Maybe they can have their own hall of fame where there lack of skill and physical prowess can be appreciated.

 

laila has merit, and it was not becaue she was the daughter of...

 

Ali......

No not that one, his daughter

 

Cecilia Braekhus probably meets the criteria. It's a rare feat to have all 4 major (at least considered such in male divisions) versions of the title at the same time.

 

Mary Kom..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kom

 

I think Christie Martin should be credited as being a great fighter. She was really one of the first to make headlines and had some longevity as well.

 

There have been a few women that stood out in women's boxing so yes.

 

Yeah,she was the first female boxer I really read about

 

I can honestly say no , I have never got into women boxing I know this makes me a dinosaur but I really don't like it

 

The he-woman Wolfe comes closest. I think she would have beheaded Laila Ali.

 

The women's sport as a professional entity has been going now for roughly 25 years. Like the men's sport it should be accepted that a 'great' comes around every five years or so. So there have been roughly five greats. In time we will find out who they are, as it is often better to look at careers with plenty of hindsight, while still trying to appreciate the context of important fights.

But to speculate now: Rijker and Ali stand out, with Martin being in with a shout as a pioneer of the sport.

 

Anne Sophie Mathis still not mentioned here.

 

yep indian mary kom surely rules the roost.

 

Women aren't supposed to box...MMA suits them better.