Shields is eager to prove she's the "greatest."
Claressa Shields is making it known that she’s ready to get in the ring with Laila Ali and is using Mike Tyson’s fight against Jake Paul to make her demand a reality.
“If @MikeTyson 58 can fight against @jakepaul 27, I don’t know why y’all scared for @TheRealLailaAli 47 Vs Me @Claressashields 30!” the future Hall of Famer tweeted on Tuesday (July 15).
Shields continued, “She think she bad right…. I been telling her if she want to prove she so much better skilled than me and got so much power… come do it. Don’t start copping pleas now!” She even agreed with a fan who stated that if Ali and Shields fought, Ali would be “humbled.”
Shields is continuing to egg on the retired boxer after Ali was asked about fighting Shields during the recent Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight. Ali was asked if she’d come out of retirement to fight Shields. To which she replied, “The rumor that I heard is that unless somebody has $15-$20 million, don’t even call me [about a fight against Shields]. That’s all I got.”
Ali later noted, “I said unless somebody calls me and says they have it, we’re not even gonna have a conversation. I’m not trying to come back and fight, but if someone offered that kind of money, I would actually have to think about it. Do I look like I can fight again? I think so too.”
When Shields heard about Ali’s comments, she clapped back on X. “What a great weekend of boxing! Really motivated! Now @TheRealLailaAli I’m the GREATEST NOW! Be careful what you ask for ! You know I’ve been wanting to make you eat your words! You not a better boxer than me & at 175 I’ll put you on your back! BEEN READY FOR YOU! #GWOAT #claressashields,” she wrote.
Ali has not made any further comment about the current phenom, but Shields’ next scheduled fight is set for July 26 against 37-year-old Lani Daniels.
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