Claressa Shields is fired up ahead of her much-anticipated fight with Savannah Marshall for the undisputed women's middleweight title.
The fight is set for September 10 at London's O2 Arena and following a heated announcement press conference a few weeks ago, Shields believes Marshall's silence is a sign that she doesn't want the fight.
“Marshall has been quiet since the press conference. She was quiet during our sit together," Shields said during a media workout.
"I was thinking she would have more energy and more spite. But when we were face-to-face she tucked her tail, and that just showed me right there that she didn’t want this fight. She knows she’s not going to win this fight.
"I saw her do an interview where she had a black eye. So they’ve been trying to put her through all kinds of stuff in sparring to make sure she’s ready. But the truth is she’s lightyears behind me.”
Shields was also very critical of Marshall's past opponents.
“Marshall has fought a whole bunch of tomato cans," Shields claimed.
"She might be 12-0 with 10 knockouts, but if you go and look at her record, the majority of those girls had losing records. You’re supposed to knock them out on three days’ notice, or a week’s notice.”