It will take place in an 8,000-seat tent promoters have erected on a parking lot behind the casino. I'm not going to be happy until I have some belts around my waist. To prepare, Laila has been training for the last month at 7,000 feet to gain stamina for what could be the longest fight of her brief career. The similarities to their famous dads are striking. Frazier-Lyde, of Philadelphia, is a bulldog who charges her opponents, flailing away at everything in her way.
Age threatens to be a factor if the fight stretches on.
Frazier-Lyde, an attorney with three children, is 39. Ali is 16 years younger. I'm hoping that the fight will go at least six rounds. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to be in there playing. If I get in there, I might change my mind.