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Claressa Shields

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and undisputed champion

u/ClaressaShields ↗AMA only
How we know it's theirs

Her 2019 r/Boxing AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 1 post and 42 comments from u/ClaressaShields, all from 2019, most often in r/Boxing.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/Boxing

On “I am Claressa Shields, undefeated world female middleweight champion. Before my fight against Christina Hammer for the undisputed title on Saturday 4/13 on Showtime, I'll be here to answer your questions on Saturday 4/6 at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT/8:30pm BT. Ask me anything!”

How do you feel about females fighting 2-minute rounds? Would you support a switch to 3 minute rounds and 12 round title fights?

u/ClaressaShields replied

Definitely. I feel like with us fighting 2 minutes we have a faster pace than men, but we have a disadvantage in terms of knockouts because it's less rounds and minutes. I think we should go 3 mins and 12…

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Definitely. I feel like with us fighting 2 minutes we have a faster pace than men, but we have a disadvantage in terms of knockouts because it's less rounds and minutes. I think we should go 3 mins and 12 rounds, I think it'd be more knockouts for women.

More moments

A redditor wrote in r/Boxing

On “I am Claressa Shields, undefeated world female middleweight champion. Before my fight against Christina Hammer for the undisputed title on Saturday 4/13 on Showtime, I'll be here to answer your questions on Saturday 4/6 at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT/8:30pm BT. Ask me anything!”

What do you do for downtime outside of boxing?? Are there other sports you follow or participate in (even formerly) besides boxing and do you get much time for fun/enjoyment

u/ClaressaShields replied

Outside of boxing, I like to go bowling, social media, I love karaoke, and I hang out with my friends. I think sometimes people think celebrities aren't regular, but I'm a regular person. I spend time with good people with…

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Outside of boxing, I like to go bowling, social media, I love karaoke, and I hang out with my friends. I think sometimes people think celebrities aren't regular, but I'm a regular person. I spend time with good people with good energy, and I eat at my favorite restaurants.

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My go to song is Tina Turner, What's Love Got To Do With It.

A redditor wrote in r/Boxing

On “I am Claressa Shields, undefeated world female middleweight champion. Before my fight against Christina Hammer for the undisputed title on Saturday 4/13 on Showtime, I'll be here to answer your questions on Saturday 4/6 at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT/8:30pm BT. Ask me anything!”

When men who aren’t pro athletes (average joes) say they could handle a woman in sparring what do you think?

u/ClaressaShields replied

They silly! I mean, I wish I could get in the ring with some. Whenever a guy sees me box, I'm always told I box like a man and to be honest I do. I know how to fight, the…

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They silly! I mean, I wish I could get in the ring with some. Whenever a guy sees me box, I'm always told I box like a man and to be honest I do. I know how to fight, the average male cannot get in the ring with me and beat me. I've been training for 13 years, 2 Olympic gold medals, an average guy would get his ass whooped.