“I Don’t Think the Fight Would Ever Happen” – Katie Taylor Rubbishes Fight With Claressa Shields

Katie Taylor ranks among the finest female pugilists of the world. The undisputed lightweight champ has made a cosmic statement in the world of boxing with her stern skill sets and in-ring abilities. Moreover, fans draw a significant comparison between her and the resilient Claressa Shields. Every hard-core boxing fan wishes to see both these boxers take each other on at least once.

But the Irish boxer, Katie Taylor, doesn’t envision this fight happening by any means. Speaking to SiriusXM boxing, she said, “I think that’s fair to say, to be honest, it’s a pity that Claressa hasn’t got the dance partners really at that weight category.”

“And I walk around at maybe 139 lbs. So it is genuinely hard. I’m not the biggest lightweight in the world, so I don’t think that fight would ever happen. It’s too much of a weight discrepancy. And it’s pity, really, because obviously, it is a dream fight for a lot of people, but there’s too much of a weight difference.”

Taylor, the undefeated prospect, rules the lightweight division of boxing, and she currently has no plans of moving up in weight. Moreover, ‘T-Rex’ fights in the middleweight roster, which makes a world of a difference in weight classes between the two fighters.

Considering the same, the Bray native made it clear in her above interview that a fight between her and Shields is definitely not on the cards.

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Katie Taylor feels Claressa Shields hasn’t got the best of contenders in her weight category

In her above statement, Taylor asserted that ‘T-Rex’ doesn’t truly have a noteworthy contender in the middleweight landscape.

Apart from Savannah Marshall, the lightweight queen feels there’s no one who can provide a rugged in-ring test to Shields.

Moreover, the boxing fans felt that at some point in the future, Taylor and Shields will collide with each other.

But the 34-year-old is keen on staying at her current weight class and proving her mettle.

What do you draw off Taylor’s comments?