(FEB 2) Different promoters who have hopes of having me on their cards may have reached out to Vonda Ward, but I have never signed any agreement to fight her.

The truth is, I have no interest in fighting Vonda Ward.

 Anyone who has seen her fight can understand why. Yes, I have fought girls in the past that were not very skillful due to the level of competition in my weight class, I can't help that. With that being said, if somebody decides they want to pay me the right kind of money, I will fight Vonda Ward when there is nobody left. That is what it is gonna take. There will never be a day when I wake up and say, I want to fight a 6'6 awkward heavyweight with long arms unless the fight makes sense for me. This year I have Ann Wolfe, Leatitia Robinson, and Natascha Ragosina in mind. They may not be the only ones I fight, but those are the girls that are on my personal hit list for 2006.

So Vonda, don't hold your breath!

Since I am taking my time responding to Vonda,  I might as well speak on all these other girls who like to use my name to gain publicity. I just have one thing to say to the little women with big mouths, you may be able to gain weight in order to fight me but the weight gain will not help your chin. The bottom line is can't none of you chicks see me.

Now that I have gotten that off my chest, I would like to say Happy New Year to all of my fans and I look forward to giving you the fights you want to see this year!

Laila Ali