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[Laila] Most people assume I started boxing
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Untold: Deal with the Devil

Most people assumeI started boxing 'cause I said, "I wanna be like my dad." That isn't...

[Laila] Most people assume
I started boxing 'cause I said, "I wanna be like my dad." That isn't what happened at all

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[Laila] Most people assume I started boxing
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'cause I said, "I wanna be like my dad."
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That isn't what happened at all.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:10
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Stardust Frames,Propagate Content

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Movie Summary

Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life.
When I saw Christy and Deirdre fighting, I remember thinking... [gasps] - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:09
When I saw Christy and Deirdre fighting, I remember thinking...
I got a call to spar with Christy - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:05
I got a call to spar with Christy
[laughs] - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:05
[laughs]
I remember feeling like, "This is odd." - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:06
I remember feeling like, "This is odd."
Ali was bigger than me by 15-20 pounds. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:04
Ali was bigger than me by 15-20 pounds.
I was bigger than Christy by ten pounds, and Ali was the younger one. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:05
I was bigger than Christy by ten pounds, and Ali was the you...
And Jim was all about, - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:08
And Jim was all about,
So when I actually saw her, I was like, "Oh shit, this is a big woman." - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:14
So when I actually saw her, I was like, "Oh shit, this ...
[Laila] She wasn't intimidating me. I was talking down to her, - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:26
[Laila] She wasn't intimidating me. I was talking down ...
[Jim] Everybody always says to me, "It's your wife in there." - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:18
[Jim] Everybody always says to me, "It's your wife...
[Lisa] And so, he said, "Well, I think she can do it." - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:12
[Lisa] And so, he said, "Well, I think she can do it.&q...
We sold the arena out in Biloxi. They had to add chairs. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:04
We sold the arena out in Biloxi. They had to add chairs.
To this day, it's still the biggest fight in women's boxing history. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:04
To this day, it's still the biggest fight in women'...
[commentator] The anticipation, the sizzle in this arena is tremendous. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:06
[commentator] The anticipation, the sizzle in this arena is ...
The title of women's pound-for-pound best. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:04
The title of women's pound-for-pound best.
[bell dings] - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:06
[bell dings]
...and it just knocked my equilibrium off. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:04
...and it just knocked my equilibrium off.
I felt like I was fighting and standing on an angle. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:04
I felt like I was fighting and standing on an angle.
[Jim] Christy came back to the corner, and she said, "Am I fighting crooked?" - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:13
[Jim] Christy came back to the corner, and she said, "A...
[commentator] ...as Laila Ali continues to drop bombs. - Untold: Deal with the Devil 00:04
[commentator] ...as Laila Ali continues to drop bombs.