Claressa Shields Slammed for Revealing ‘Delusional’ Pound-for-Pound List

Two-sport athlete Claressa Shields has recently garnered criticism for revealing her top 10 pound-for-pound boxers in today’s time. The boxing world champion’s list looked astonishing to several people.

After a successful MMA debut under PFL, Shields is now regarded as one of the greatest in all of combat. While she still has a lot to achieve inside the octagon, her impeccable achievements as a boxer hold her in good stead.

Although she has been a fan-favorite fighter for umpteen valid reasons, her internet stance often invites controversies or criticism. The latest tweet from Claressa Shields was one such incident. She recently took to her official profile and revealed her P4P list, which didn’t sit well with many people.

The list stated, “1 Terence Crawford, 2. Canelo Alvarez, 3 Errol Spence Jr., 4. Jermell Charlo, 5. Claressa Shields (herself), 6. Shakur Stevenson, 7. Gervonta Davis, 8. TeoFimo Lopez, 9. Anthony Joshua, 10. Tyson Fury.”

As Shakur Stevenson hasn’t done enough to enter the P4P ride in several reputed listings, fans mocked Claressa Shields for putting ‘Fearless’ on the P4P list. A section of the audience also doubted Jermell Charlo’s validity on the list, which missed out on elites like Josh Taylor and Naoya Inoue.

Thus, Shields’ P4P list doesn’t seem to be a fair one. However, ‘T-Rex’ revealed her opinion fearlessly.

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Claressa Shields and women’s boxing

11-0 as a professional world champion, Claressa Shields has been a pioneer of women’s combat. Beating all the odds, she crossed over to MMA and saw some success. Hence, she views herself as the best female fighter amongst all. However, the American star has given respect to fellow boxers- Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.

Although she didn’t hail them on her P4P list, Shields honored them with a special mention. Nevertheless, ‘T-Rex’ is now infused into the MMA chain. On returning to the boxing ring, she might come across some new threats that may test her skills, citing whether she deserves to be the G.W.O.A.T. or not.

Do you think Claressa Shields’ P4P list was justifying enough?

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