Claressa Shields: Only The Greats Know That They’re Great

The greatest female boxer to ever walk the face of the planet, Claressa Shields, is no stranger to making history.

She first became the first middleweight gold medalist in the Olympic Games at just 17, back in London, England, 2012.

Shields now wants another record broken, as she’s set to headline the first ever all-female pay-per-view event.

Shields faces Marie-Eve Dicaire this Friday on March 5, 2021 in her own backyard of Flint, Michigan.

Shields will be defending her WBC & WBO light-middleweight titles, and will be challenging for Dicaire’s IBF, WBA, and Ring Magazine light-middleweight titles.

“I wanted to challenge myself. Money is always great, let’s not get that wrong, but it was more just to prove that I am one of the greatest athletes of all-time.”

“I don’t box for a hobby. It’s not a hobby. It’s my career, and I feel like people underestimate me when I speak about how great I am.

“If I didn’t say how great I am, no one would have ever called me great because they don’t recognize it. Only the greats know that they’re great.

“If Ali had never said he was the greatest of all-time, he would have never been considered the greatest. No matter what boxer comes along, nobody can get in front of Muhammad Ali. That’s how I feel about myself.

“Muhammad Ali is first, and Claressa Shields is second. I am the greatest woman of all-time, and 98% of men in the world can’t beat me.”

Shields is 10-0 as a professional, having won nine title fights, and she also went 77-1 as an amateur, leading up to her Olympic run.

Now she isn’t just boxing, but doing mixed martial arts as well, as she’s signed with the PFL for non-tourny lightweight affairs.

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