‘Don’t Do That’- Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields Openly Denies Calling Herself the ‘Best Athlete’ Over Serena Williams

American tennis legend Serena Williams is undoubtedly one of the greatest tennis players of all time. There are debates going on about her being the GOAT as well. A few of Serena’s fans also claim her to be the best athlete ever. However, fans of other sports might disagree.

Like Serena, legendary MMA star Claressa Shields is also a big name in boxing. The boxing legend has proclaimed herself with the title of GWOAT (Greatest Woman of All Time). Recently, she defeated Savannah Marshall to become the undisputed middleweight champion. While celebrating it on her Twitter account, one of her fans compared her to Serena Williams. Here’s what happened next.

Claressa Shields reacts to a fan comparing her with Serena Williams

Claressa Shields is undoubtedly one of the greatest MMA players ever. However, there’s this notion of fans comparing athletes of different sports. There neither could be a proper ground for comparison nor do they play the same sport. This is the main reason why athletes themselves discourage their fans to refrain from drawing such comparisons.

Recently, one of Shields’ fans compared her to Serena Williams, proclaiming her to be the greatest athlete ever. “And some have the nerve to say Serena Williams is the best athlete ever! TRex unstoppable, Wimbledon next,” the fan wrote.

Trying to avoid the comparison, Shields replied, “Lol don’t do that”

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While both of them are legends of their respective sports, it is actually not logical to compare them as there are no common grounds.

Margaret Court not happy with Serena’s GOAT remark

Leaving aside the talk of the greatest athlete, if we focus solely on tennis, it’s a difficult ground to judge the greatest here as well. Serena Williams ended her career with 23 Grand Slam titles to her name. The record for most is with Australian tennis legend Margaret Court.

However, many consider Serena to be the greatest. Coming from Compton and being an African American, she faced various challenges to establish herself. However, Court explained the challenges of her time as well. The Aussie recalled how difficult it was at her time to travel for the tournaments. Further, she also explained how the money they earned was far lesser than what tennis players earn today.

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If we look statistically, Court has an upper hand over Serena. If we take the challenges in the picture, they both had unique challenges of their own. Whose was tougher? It’s all up to the fans to decide. Let us know in the comments.