Boxing superstar Claressa Shields has no interest in Jake Paul’s boxing events.
The social media star has taken the boxing world by storm after fighting a couple old UFC fighters, but that doesn’t mean he’s impressing real fighters. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley left it all in the ring 🥊 #PaulWoodley pic.twitter.com/feb8wJ8wKA
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) August 30, 2021
Shields, who has two gold medals in boxing, was asked if she’d ever fight on a Jake Paul undercard, and her answer didn’t disappoint.
I dont care woodley owned jake paul lol pic.twitter.com/Z1nYVOClrA
— Chad (@ChadSonnen) August 30, 2021
“I will never fight on an undercard of Jake Paul…I’m a real boxer. I can beat up Jake Paul at the weight class I’m at right now,” Shields told the media Wednesday in a video tweeted by BroBible.
You can watch her full comments below.
. @Claressashields says she would never fight on a @jakepaul card. Says she can beat Jake Paul right now in boxing. @PFLMMA pic.twitter.com/YQr7k0LY2V
— BroBible (@BroBible) September 29, 2021
I love everything about Shields’ comments. I love how blunt she was about the fact she thinks what Jake Paul is doing is a complete circus.
I’m sure she’s not the only one in the sport who feels that way, but she might have done the best job putting it into words.
Claressa Shields wasn’t best pleased when asked if she would fight on Jake Paul’s undercard: “I can beat up Jake Paul at the weight class I’m at right now.”
[📽️ @PFLMMA] pic.twitter.com/4yiNsAw8KV
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) September 29, 2021
Now, as for whether or not she could beat up Jake Paul, I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I know enough about boxing to answer that question.
However, I do know something a bit about biology. Jake Paul has roughly 40 pounds on Shields and he’s several inches taller.
And the boxing world KNOW! https://t.co/hTptOmXqf4
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) September 29, 2021
Believe it or not, you can make up a sizable talent gap with that kind of size advantage. As much as I like Shields’ moxie, I have a feeling Jake Paul would light her up in the ring. It probably wouldn’t be close, and I say that as someone who isn’t a fan of Paul.
If that fight actually happens, it would probably break PPV records. It would end Paul’s fighting career forever.
Of course, it’s never going to happen, but it sure is fun to think about!