Serena Jameka Williams, the tennis queen was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association. With her extreme will and commitment to the sport, she has gained a very loyal following and the people from the world of boxing prove it all.
Tyson has been very appreciative of Williams and 'The Baddest Man on the Planet' once expressed that Williams is the greatest in tennis history and that "she has some power."
Tyson's daughter is a huge tennis fan, and considers Williams as her idol. Tyson once expressed that he is grateful to the tennis legend as his life has changed since his daughter became interested in tennis, he said "Our whole life has changed over tennis. I thought we were doing well and everything and everything we were doing was making money, but that's not bigger than my daughter playing tennis."
The boxing legend 'Money Mayweather' has been vocal about supporting Williams through thick and thin. He backed Williams multiple times one of them during a tough phase of her life. He motivated her with his appreciative words and applauded her career by saying "I'm just very proud of her. I'm behind her 100%. If she stays focused, she can continue to break records."
'The Greatest' daughter Laila Ali who is the former boxing champion is a big supporter of Williams and believes that she is the greatest athlete of all time in any sport, man, or woman.
Shields has been very vocal about idolizing Williams during her teenage years as she could relate to what all Williams went through from mean-spirited, sexist opinions to racist abuse.