She's 9-0 and an Olympic gold medalist. Fights in the women's middleweight division (165 pounds). She believes she can beat top-ranked male boxers.
“I spar with men. And, I mean, I drop men. I bust men’s noses. I beat men up all the time,” said Shields in an interview with TMZ Sports. “If I was to say which is the guy, I think I could beat, I think I could beat up Keith Thurman. I really do.”
“I think I could beat up Keith Thurman, even though they’re like ‘oh, he beat Shawn Porter.’ I think I can beat Shawn Porter too, you know, skill-wise and just strength-wise. I think they may be stronger than me, but their boxing ability isn’t like mine.”
Crawford: Claressa Shields would ‘do well’ in Conor McGregor boxing match
WBO Welterweight champion Terrence Crawford says Shields could hold her own against Conor McGregor.
“Man, I’m gonna tell you this. Claressa’s been getting in the ring, sparring men since I’ve known her,” Crawford said. “I feel like she could get in the ring and give anybody problems. I don’t know. Conor McGregor is a man, but at the same time, she would do well against him.”
What say you? Will inter-gender boxing bring together Shields and McGregor? (NO!!) If it did, who would you bet on?
“I spar with men. And, I mean, I drop men. I bust men’s noses. I beat men up all the time,” said Shields in an interview with TMZ Sports. “If I was to say which is the guy, I think I could beat, I think I could beat up Keith Thurman. I really do.”
“I think I could beat up Keith Thurman, even though they’re like ‘oh, he beat Shawn Porter.’ I think I can beat Shawn Porter too, you know, skill-wise and just strength-wise. I think they may be stronger than me, but their boxing ability isn’t like mine.”
Crawford: Claressa Shields would ‘do well’ in Conor McGregor boxing match
WBO Welterweight champion Terrence Crawford says Shields could hold her own against Conor McGregor.
“Man, I’m gonna tell you this. Claressa’s been getting in the ring, sparring men since I’ve known her,” Crawford said. “I feel like she could get in the ring and give anybody problems. I don’t know. Conor McGregor is a man, but at the same time, she would do well against him.”
What say you? Will inter-gender boxing bring together Shields and McGregor? (NO!!) If it did, who would you bet on?