Claressa Shields has gotten herself into a verbal spat with a fan on social media. The undefeated ‘GWOAT’ of boxing is slated to square off against Brooklyn, New York’s Danielle Perkins on February 2nd at the Dort Financial Center in her hometown. However, her squabble with the fan is not about her next opponent. 

Shields is coming off a second-round knockout victory over Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse in July last year. On top of that, her new movie ‘The Fire Inside’ starring Ryan Destiny as Shields hit the big screen on Christmas, and has become the talk of the town since. Regardless, what really started her spat with the fan has to do with some allegations the fan made against her. 

Responding to a now-deleted tweet, a fan accused Claressa Shields of avoiding top-tier opponents such as Amanda Serrano, Katie Taylor, Alycia Baumgardner, and others. The fan further alleged that Shields is more skilled at sparking online feuds than following through with them. This seems to have ticked off the 29-year-old champion, who quickly hit back. 

“I’ve never been challenged by Katie, Amanda, Cecilia. The rest of the girls [were] just talking! So shut up!!” Shields responded. It’s worth noting that at one point or the other Shields has been in an online spat with most of the top women boxers in the game today. Although numerous claims have been made by all parties involved, they have yet to culminate in an actual boxing match.

In some cases, the issue is genuine, say the weight difference, while in others the callouts and threats were empty promises to drum up some drama. Nevertheless, it’s not just women in boxing Shields has beef with and would like to fight. 

Claressa Shields calls out Jake Paul for a fight

Multi-weight champion Claressa Shields has set her sights on an unusual opponent—Jake Paul. Ahead of her February 2 heavyweight title bout against Danielle Perkins, Shields made it clear she’s ready to take on the YouTuber-turned-boxer.

“I know that I can whip Jake Paul’s [expletive], and people who are against that are just sexist and they don’t know boxing,” Shields told USA TODAY Sports. The undefeated Shields dismissed Paul’s power, saying, “You can have power, but you got to have the skills to land a punch.”

Paul, fresh off a decision win over Mike Tyson, failed to impress Shields. “Jake Paul showed that he has not gotten better with his skills,” she said. Shields’ frustration with Paul dates back to his support for Savannah Marshall, who Shields defeated in 2022. “[Expletive] that apology. Fight me,” she challenged.

That being said, Claressa Shields doesn’t seem to be in the mood to tolerate trash talk from fans online, as she heads into her next boxing match against Danielle Perkins. Do you think Shields has avoided opponents? Or her opponents are avoiding her?