Claressa Shields has continued her war of words against Keith Thurman as the former welterweight world champion gets ready for his fight with Tim Tszyu next month.
Shields has commented frequently about being a better boxer than Thurman based on her credentials inside the ring compared to the Florida man’s.
After collecting multiple honours in boxing, Shields is eager to do similar in MMA, but that hasn't prevented her from being vocal about high profile boxers such as Thurman.
“Keith Thurman, he’s not that great of a fighter. He’s good, not great,” said Shields when speaking to talkSPORT.
“Me, I’m great regardless of whether I am a woman or not. They want me to bow down like, ‘Keith Thurman is a man, he was a world champion so that makes you less than him.’ Yeah right! That’s not the truth, and ain’t nobody going to make me believe it.”
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