i see pictures on the wall of angelo dundee, muhammad ali, you were here when these guys were here.ssius clay then, he was very young. he was confident of himself, and very showy. you mention these names, you talk about thee people as though it is nothing to you, but these are history makers. they supported me. i was accepted then. in 1960, barbara retired, having won 30 fights, drawn one and lostjust one, but she did not say goodbye to boxing. she set up the women's international boxing federation and gave women titles to fight for. and in 2012, she came to london to watch women box for olympic medals for the first time in history. among them, two times gold medallist nicola adams. it is because of woman like her that's made it possible for me to box today. it was quite tough for me, women's boxing was not really accepted so i can't imagine how hard it must have been for her to keep pushing and training and try to be taken seriously. i have to say a big thank you to barbara for paving the way. if i was a kid today i would be in my glory, just pack my gym bag and walk off the same a