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“Y’all Wrong for Not Inviting Me”: Michael B. Jordan’s Creed III Crew Faces Criticism From Boxing Great

Published 03/10/2023, 9:30 AM EST

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It has been over a week since Creed III was released, The movie is the continuation of the Rocky franchise and is the ninth ‘Rocky’ film. The film is embarked by the presence of actors like Jonathan Majors, and Tessa Thompson alongside the protagonist of the Creed franchise Michael B. Jordan. Now it is an American Boxing drama movie, so obviously, a lot of boxers are looking forward to watching this film, as any movie from the Creed or Rocky film is a great antidote for laziness.

And recently, Claressa Maria Shields shared her plans about watching Creed III on Twitter. Now, Shields herself is one of the best female middleweight boxers the sport has ever seen. She has won multiple titles in three different weight divisions.

Arguably the greatest female boxer of all time, it’s safe to say that Shields will be the best judge of a movie about boxing. She took her criticism about the Creed III team to Twitter. Well, the undisputed female champion has been quite active on Twitter, as recently she also threatened to expose Gervonta Davis amid a Twitter beef.

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Shields is upset with Michael B. Jordan’s Creed III team

Claressa Shields announced on her Twitter that she would be going to watch Creed III this Friday. Since the movie is about boxing, it’s apparent that many boxers would be going to watch the film in the movie theater.

But Shields also expressed discontentment for not inviting her to the Premiere of the movie. As she deserved to be invited, being one of the best female boxers of this era. And she also stated that she’d supported every film from the franchise quite publicly. So she got a little upset about not getting an invitation.

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Claressa Shields walked out to the ring dressed as ‘Apollo Creed’

In the first Rocky movie, Apollo Creed is the antagonist, and in the later movies, he becomes a good acquaintance of Rocky Balboa. And the Creed franchise sprouted out of the lineage of Apollo Creed.

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When Claressa Shields was to fight against Savannah Marshall in the O2 Arena, Shields walked out dressed as Apollo Creed, and it is one of the most iconic walkouts in the whole sport of boxing. The O2 Arena was set on fire by the presence of the ‘GWOAT’.

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Chirag Radhyan

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Chirag Radhyan is a Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English Honors and is a keen follower of Western Boxing. His journey of love for the sport bloomed in his puberty when he first saw a video of the fight where Mike Tyson TKO'ed Donovan in the seventh round.
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