Ak and Barak discussed DAZN’s female pound-for-pound top 10 rankings.
The rankings, announced last week, put Irish champion Katie Taylor at number one, ahead of Claressa Shields.
Shields is currently taking a sabbatical from boxing to compete in mixed martial arts, but there is every chance that she will return to the ring in due course.
Speaking on the DAZN Boxing Show, the pair discussed the top 10, and but went on to examine the top three in detail.
Beginning with Amanda Serrano, Akin ‘Ak’ Reyes said: “I think Amanda at number three ,she deserved that slot. She's actually deserved it for a while in my opinion.
“This is where it gets tricky: we got Katie Taylor at number one. Claressa Shields at number two. Now listen, I love Katie Taylor, super talented, obviously, gold medalist. You know, Claressa, two-time gold medalist. And we love both of these ladies.”
However, Reyes believed that Shields is the better boxer.
“I just think that Claressa has accomplished way too much in a professional standings, where she needs to be at number one until somebody comes close to that,” he claimed.
“Katie has some big fights down the line. Maybe if Katie beats Amanda Serrano, I think you might have to put at number one, but this is a good argument here.2
Barak Bess agreed, beginning: “I think Amanda Serrano is really really slept on. I think she just beat somebody who was on the pound-for-pound list, and that's [Daniela] Bermudez and she's knocking women out.
“But I definitely agree with you. Claressa Shields is just accomplishing so much. I mean, nowadays, the pound-for-pound lists are a little bit different. It includes accomplishments, it's not just raw talent, skill, but even that, Claressa shows that she doesn't have any close fights. She's beating everybody convincingly. And that tells me that she’s number one. “