Claressa Shields Responds to Fan Who Wants Her to Fight Canelo Alvarez
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Undisputed female light middleweight champion Claressa Shields is set to face long-time rival Savannah Marshall on October 15th. The bout will be for Shields’ undisputed world middleweight championship. The fight was rescheduled for Oct. 15 as the two-time Olympic gold medalist is scheduled to return to MMA and compete in the Professional Fighters League in November.
Many regarded Shields as the greatest female boxer ever, but many have also doubted her. Moreover, she addresses this issue in a tweet stating that people would still doubt her even if she beat Marshal.” When I whoop Savannah some of y’all still gonna say “she still not the GWOAT, Savannah wasn’t that good that.” she wrote.
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When I whoop Savannah some of y’all still gonna say “she still not the GWOAT, Savannah wasn’t that good” 🤣🤣🤣
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) October 3, 2022
However, it looks like one fan wants the GWOAT to face a tougher opponent if she wants to cement her legacy as the best female boxer. In a recent tweet, a fan urged Shields to face undisputed middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez to prove her legacy. “You need to fight Canelo,” he wrote
You need to fight Canelo 👌
— JimmyD (@Jim13221338) October 3, 2022
Following this, Shields had a fitting reply for the fan as she hilariously claimed that she was not interested in facing boxers of the different gender. “Lol I’m straight,” she wrote.
Lol I’m straight 😂 https://t.co/kCB56DBXoA
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) October 3, 2022
It looks like Shields will certainly not entertain a fight with the Mexican star. And there might not be a sanctioning body willing to approve such a bizarre matchup.
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Shields is a fighter that has competed across multiple weight divisions. However, this means that she could be stripped of a title if she does not compete in for a brief period. This was exactly what happened after The Ring magazine stripped her of the super welterweight title.
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“T-Rex’ [Shields] has not fought at 154 pounds for over 18 months and has no apparent plans to return to the weight any time soon. Therefore, she was stripped from her Ring belt.” they wrote in a statement.
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However, this came as a shock for Shields who took to Twitter to comment on this. She stated that she hadn’t vacated any belt.” “I DIDN’T VACATE NOTHING! What the h*ll y’all talking about?” She wrote. Although she might have been stripped of her belt, the GWOAT has plans to compete for the belt after her bout with Marshal.
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How do you think Shields would fare against Alvarez? Let us know in the comments.
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Ajinkya Aswale