Claressa Shields isn’t playin’ around when it comes to Jake Paul … the boxing and MMA superstar is throwing down the gauntlet, challenging The Problem Child to a fight, and promising to beat his ass.
TMZ Sports talked to the 26-year-old 2x Olympic gold medalist who just recently vowed to NEVER fight on a Paul undercard, claiming it’d be disrespectful to her incredible career.
“I wasn’t talking s**t about Jake Paul yesterday. What I was speaking was facts. Jake Paul gets inside a boxing ring with me, he’s getting his ass whooped!”
And, Shields is down to put her money where her mouth is … and if the YouTuber turned boxer doesn’t want to a real, sanctioned fight — Claressa is down to spar and let his cameras roll the entire time.
“I bet you Jake Paul would get hurt, he probably get dropped, he would have a newfound respect for me if we spar or fight,” Shields says.
“I’m not calling Jake Paul out because I know how the world looks at women fighting men, they look at it like ‘oh no, ew’ but I spar men daily and that’s the truth.”
Claressa — the only fighter, male or female, to hold all 4 major titles in multiple weight classes — also took issue with Paul addressing female boxing star Amanda Serrano — who he just signed to his MVP promotions — as the greatest female fighter ever.
“I’m the motherf***kin’ GWOAT! I saw him make that post today with Amanda Serrano. He needs to know that I’m the GWOAT.”
(BTW, there’s ZERO beef between Claressa and Amanda. In fact, Shields says she has “love and respect” for Serrano.)
Bottom line, Shields — who returns to the MMA cage October 27 — has a message for Jake … and anyone else who thinks she can’t handle herself in the ring because she’s a woman.
“Cut the s**t! Don’t disrespect my skills. Look, just because a man is a man and he’s in boxing doesn’t mean that they can beat me and there’s a lot of guys who’s been in boxing for years who cannot do nothing with me, let alone Jake Paul”.
“If I was a little bit bigger, I’d call out Logan Paul.”
lets see it 🙂
Dumb ass big mouth ghetto chick needs to get a life already. Always bragging that she’s gonna KTFO of her opponents then proceeds to bore the shit out of me with a decision win and this is with weak competition who are female! Overrated feather fisted bum. Yea yea I know she won 2 gold medals bla bla bla big deal there’s no real competition in women’s amateur boxing so she can take those phony gold medals and shove em you know where.
Classless POS her and her brother who went and beat up a defenseless old man! She should be arrested for impersonating a boxer! Too bad Amanda Serrano isn’t in her weight class now that’s a true champion with skill and KO power.
On point bruh!!!
She’s a 2 time gold medalist who is living her dream. We all know Clarissa but nobody knows who Serrano is. You sound like a fool. “KO power” or lack there of doesn’t make anyone less of a boxer. If her and her bro did beat up an old man shame on them. You’re going to down play her medals but what have you accomplished?
She will get her ass handed to her in MMA
She will get her ass beat in MMA
She bills herself as “the Greatest WOMAN Of All Time” — not just the greatest woman boxer. WOW! But it’s the woman herself making this preposterous claim, and not the voice of the masses. While she may indeed turn out to be the best female fighter of all time, there’s likely several billion women who outclass her as to personal worth and individual “greatness.” That type of distinction is earned by living a life that considers others as being of greater importance than one’s own self. Mother Teresa is an example of that type of greatness. She didn’t go around bragging about how great she was; that honor was conferred upon her by the esteem of, not millions of people, but billions.
I got Mother Teresa (RIP) over Clarissa Shields any day, any time.
When an athlete is making bold comments to promote themselves dont take it so literal. These fighters dont have Don Kings out boosting their names in the media. The fighters have to do it to get the people talking and create opportunities.
Michigan fighters are some of the best at it(Toney, Tate, all the Mayweathers)?
Comparing her to Mother Teresa is a bit much.
She’s the one comparing herself to Mother Teresa, Joan of Ark, and a million others, by claiming to be the “greatest WOMAN of ALL time.” It’s just not enough for her that she’s an undefeated boxing champion, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist — which are tremendous accomplishments. But she must (also) make herself to be the greatest woman in the history of the world! She’s apparently clueless to the fact that the overall greatness she claims to possess is something that one never assumes to have, it’s earned and then demonstrated in selflessness — (IMHO)
What a beautiful comment Randy! I agree true greatness is selfless sacrificial for the betterment of mankind. HUMANITY/ANIMALS/ in harmony with NATURE. NATURE never brags. THE SUN DOES NOT TELL THE CLOUD “YOU OWE ME”
You said more in a few words than I said with many. But thank you for saying that.
Unrelated to the article, but a question for those of you who have followed the sport for awhile. I KNOW I read somewhere years ago in one of the boxing magazines that Jackie Tonawanda said she’d be willing to fight Vinny Pazienza. Tried Googling this, and can’t find anything about it. Tonawanda was born in 1933, so she would have been in her early to mid-50s when Paz was becoming a known commodity. Whoever penned that article said something to the effect of: Vinny better not mess with this. Anybody else remember anything about this?
Look up Jackie Tonawanda’s boxing record. It doesn’t exist. She was basically a curiosity back then because woman’s boxing wasn’t a sport that was really recognized at the time. She did spar with men, and there are allot of mixed stories of what happened. Calling out Paz back then was to get attention and money. It is no different than Youtubers today going out on the street and doing stupid things for fame and attention. Paz was a world class fighter managed and promoted by powerful world class people at the time. I’m sure this was something that was never considered by him or anyone around him.
Tonawanda, according to her wiki page, fought a kickboxer named Larry Rodania in Madison Square Garden in 1975, and knocked him out in the 2nd round. That whole thing was “viewed with suspicion” according to the wiki page. As you said, no official boxing record on her, though wiki says she lost only 1 of her 36 fights. She’s in the MSG Hall of Fame.
The Paz thing never went any further than her just saying that she wanted to do it, as far as I know. No way Paz would have been interested anyway.
Not recalling this so perhaps it was only the type of comment you see from old fighters talking about the new generation, (I was around then and my boxing magazine collection covers that era) When she officially retired Pazienza was still a young contender. His big mouth and persona rubbed a few old timers the wrong way.
Memo to Clarrisa: Nobody cares about women boxing.
Paul would crucify her, its would be her biggest payday ,thats the only positive for her in a J Paul fight
God help me (again).
That would be an interesting fight. Jake Paul really isn’t that good. Shields can box, but she only has two knockouts against woman, so the power really isn’t there. I wouldn’t mind seeing Amanda Nunes hit Paul a couple of times. She has some power in her punches.
Oh shut up already Claressa! She’s jealous that Amanda Serrano made more than her in her last fight!!
Shields come across as someone who is craving for attention much like a youtuber. She should actually concentrate on my meaning fighting in the boxing ring and less talking. In my opinion she is not the best female boxer today, Amanda Serrano is the best today. And Seniesa Estrada is catching up to Shields fast.
Let Jake Paul promote these women to get paid money they wouldn’t get by any other promotion can’t believe I just said that but with Shields even bringing these YouTube stars up is the reality of today! Estrada and Serrano have fought tougher opposition as pros then Shields I feel too
Welcome to the slippery slope. You can imagine the next combinations and various demands of “equity”.
Does this mean Jake Paul will get a trans op soon, so that he can fight an “actual” female? : )
Here is the thing. This would be a bad match for Paul no matter what happens. If he beats Shields he looks bad, it she beats him he looks worse. A man in that situation is in a “no win” situation.
Spot-on. LOL
You guys are such marks. She’s not doing anything differently than male boxers. She calls herself the GWOAT so what? We all know its Lucia Rijker but what is the harm in Shields saying it to market herself? Let her be. You so called men don’t get your panties in a bunch. Female boxers typically have to pose in Playboy or living off their famous father’s name to make it in boxing. She’s taking a different approach. Its all apart of the game. In other words, lighten up Nancy boys.
Not a good look, Clarissa, stay in your lane. I’m all for self promotion, but she won’t be sparring 126 male boxers. I’m 49 and the same weight as Jake Paul and haven’t had an amateur fight in 18 years and will beat the GWOAT. The strength difference between men and women is vast, especially one larger than her and can actually fight just a bit.
The only female boxer I ever cared to see was Regina Halmich, but only when she posed for the German edition of Playboy! And today Regina still looks hotter than ever!!!
Natascha Ragosina
Can’t get past that foul mouth of hers…
I hope Jake Paul accepts and then puts this ugly diesel dank in the morgue. She is the most annoying person in combat sports, by far.
You don’t get to call yourself the goat………
If your KO rate was @ the same rate as your ego you might have 30 odd
KO’s too…….
She’s full of herself, Paul would beat the crap out of Her ! And there is a lot of crap to beat in her lol !