What do you think of Lucia Rijker?

[Killerqueen]

Being from the Netherlands and all, where boxing isn't that big of a deal, there are not very many native boxers where we can lift ourselves up to or take as an example. Where proud of Joval, offcourse, and a few other names you might have heard of are Don Diego Poeder, Regilio Tuur ( ) Arnold Vanderleyde (amateur, but won bronze at the olympics) and perhaps Bep 'the dutch windmill' van Klaveren.

After seeing million dollar baby () i've learned of the exitance of Lucia Rijker. I've read her biography and was very impressed with the way she managed to get over all that stood in her way, all the struggles and prejudice in a - let's face it - male dominated sport.

I think she's a strong, powerfull woman, both in character as fysical. Looking at the only video I can find, she impresses me with the simplicity and effectiveness she is boxing. I was wondering what you guys think of her?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1i4bIc6NjA

[TheBESTP4P]

Lucia Rijker was good in Million Dollar Baby. she had a shot at being the real life million dollar baby against christy martin about a year ago, but due to her ankle injury the fight got called off. that would of been the first million dollar purse in womens boxing history and it was at the staples center in LA i was gonna go to it if it actually went down, but it did not. i hear shes really good have never seen her fight live tho. heard ali was duckin her too?

[Violent Demise]

She ain't no Mia St. John, but I'll sleep with her.

[Killerqueen]

Lucia Rijker was good in Million Dollar Baby. she had a shot at being the real life million dollar baby against christy martin about a year ago, but due to her ankle injury the fight got called off. that would of been the first million dollar purse in womens boxing history and it was at the staples center in LA i was gonna go to it if it actually went down, but it did not. i hear shes really good have never seen her fight live tho. heard ali was duckin her too?

Yeah, Lucia says in her book that she was trying to get laila to fight in that million dollar bout, but Laila didn't want to. They say, and that is not lucia, but a rumor people around her say, that laila is scared, because lucia has fought with men on fightnights and won all of them. Lucia appears to have a real killer punch. She won all her fights (17) from which 14 are on KO. (her nick is 'the dutch destroyer :P )

[TheBESTP4P]

Lucia Rijker was good in Million Dollar Baby. she had a shot at being the real life million dollar baby against christy martin about a year ago, but due to her ankle injury the fight got called off. that would of been the first million dollar purse in womens boxing history and it was at the staples center in LA i was gonna go to it if it actually went down, but it did not. i hear shes really good have never seen her fight live tho. heard ali was duckin her too?

Yeah, Lucia says in her book that she was trying to get laila to fight in that million dollar bout, but Laila didn't want to. They say, and that is not lucia, but a rumor people around her say, that laila is scared, because lucia has fought with men on fightnights and won all of them. Lucia appears to have a real killer punch. She won all her fights (17) from which 14 are on KO. (her nick is 'the dutch destroyer :P )

cool click killer queen for knowing your ishhhhhh!

[Killerqueen]

Lucia Rijker was good in Million Dollar Baby. she had a shot at being the real life million dollar baby against christy martin about a year ago, but due to her ankle injury the fight got called off. that would of been the first million dollar purse in womens boxing history and it was at the staples center in LA i was gonna go to it if it actually went down, but it did not. i hear shes really good have never seen her fight live tho. heard ali was duckin her too?

Yeah, Lucia says in her book that she was trying to get laila to fight in that million dollar bout, but Laila didn't want to. They say, and that is not lucia, but a rumor people around her say, that laila is scared, because lucia has fought with men on fightnights and won all of them. Lucia appears to have a real killer punch. She won all her fights (17) from which 14 are on KO. (her nick is 'the dutch destroyer :P )

cool click killer queen for knowing your ishhhhhh!

[Lords Gym]

Lucia Rijker was good in Million Dollar Baby. she had a shot at being the real life million dollar baby against christy martin about a year ago, but due to her ankle injury the fight got called off. that would of been the first million dollar purse in womens boxing history and it was at the staples center in LA i was gonna go to it if it actually went down, but it did not. i hear shes really good have never seen her fight live tho. heard ali was duckin her too?

Yeah, Lucia says in her book that she was trying to get laila to fight in that million dollar bout, but Laila didn't want to. They say, and that is not lucia, but a rumor people around her say, that laila is scared, because lucia has fought with men on fightnights and won all of them. Lucia appears to have a real killer punch. She won all her fights (17) from which 14 are on KO. (her nick is 'the dutch destroyer :P )

Ryker is a very good prize fighter. excellent skills , she sets shots up perfectly and understands the body language of her opponents , she understands the science of the sport. Cool Click for bringing up Ryker !

[BrooklyniteQueen]

Lucia Rijker was good in Million Dollar Baby. she had a shot at being the real life million dollar baby against christy martin about a year ago, but due to her ankle injury the fight got called off. that would of been the first million dollar purse in womens boxing history and it was at the staples center in LA i was gonna go to it if it actually went down, but it did not. i hear shes really good have never seen her fight live tho. heard ali was duckin her too?

If Lucia and Martin are in the same weight class why would Laila overmatch them again? A Light Heavyweight against a junior Middleweight. Mismatch

[chamiley]

Laila Ali is so much bigger than Lucia and the notion that she is scared of her would be the same as saying Wladimir is scared of Toney

[GAME]

I wouldnt say no and shes the best woman boxer ive seen . She actually knows how to throw her shots

[SEB]

I know Lucia, extremely well, I even trained in the same gym as her back in the days when she was a Thaiboxer.

Lucia is surely the best female fighter in the world (even if I should say "was" now, due to her inactivity and injuries).

Back in the days I was training in the same gym, she was incredible, you have no idea on how hard she can punch (with fists and kicks) it's simply incredible. I met the famous kickboxer Valerie Henin and she told me the same, Lucia is phenomenal.

When she started in thaiboxing (kickboxing, full contact), she outclassed her opponents with her style and her power, after 2 years every female fighters was scared of her. she took the best, sometimes adapting to the style of her opponents, and she won everything.

apart from that Lucia wanted more challenges, she took opponents in other division, and finally she wanted to fight a man.

She fought a Thai boxer, I mean, not a man who was a Budweiser drinker, a real fighter, a Thaiboxer. But the fight ended with Lucia being ko'ed. she can beat men for sure, but not contender/champ man material.

Although she's a fighter, the rare occasions I was able to speak with her she was a really really gentle girl. all she wanted was to fight and to have recognition as a real fighter.

a fight against Martin ? even at martin's peak, this fight would have been a butchery for Martin, by no way she has the tool to resit.

Against Laila Ali ? => c'mon, laila should have been taking more serious opponents since a while, Laila is very strong and she is a true athletes, but I think she could not compete with the power and rage of Lucia. But I agree that the weight difference will be too much.

I only wonder what happened to Lucia some years ago, I rad in the newspaper that she had personal problems.

but yeah, Lucia was the Tyson of the female division.

[Killerqueen]

WOW! This is great info, thanks! Can't give you a CC yet, but as soon as I can, you have it in the pocket

[DaxxKahn]

Here are some clips of Lucia The Tai fight is sloppy and slow at first but picks up...She Gets KO'd but at the time she was 33-0 over men and this was her only loss...She was also fighting a champion...http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...2Bthai&pl=true
and here are a few from you tube The tai fight is on there also dont think it is in its entirety...
here are a few more there is another kickboxing clip there also...Tough girl...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1i4bIc6NjA

[Majesty]

Laila Ali is so much bigger than Lucia and the notion that she is scared of her would be the same as saying Wladimir is scared of Toney

No, that Wladimer is scared of Margarito

I wouldnt say no and shes the best woman boxer ive seen . She actually knows how to throw her shots

Let's see her fight Ann Wolfe then.

It makes as much sense as her fighting Ali.