Claressed Shields defended an offer of $ 15 million to fight Laila Ali: “Everyone does all these apologies for her”

Freshly out of a successful defense of his undisputed heavyweight championship, Claressed Shields claims to have an eight -digit offer on the table for his next favorite opponent.

“I know Wynn Records has $ 15 million and it is in receivership,” Shields told UNEDED and “Ariel X Ade Show” on Wednesday. “If Laila [Ali] wants to fight for that [offer]This is there. This is what its price was and [what] She has the impression that she deserves, and we can make the fight occur. “”

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Ali, the daughter of the legendary Muhammad Ali, retired as WBC average weight world champion in 2007 with a 24-0 professional boxing record. The 47-year-old man has not fought for 18 years and is 17 years older than the boxer n ° 2 Book for the book of the Non-Couronne, the 30-year-old shields.

With inactivity and the age of Ali, we could assert that Shields has nothing to gain by fighter. But Shields, the “biggest woman of all time” self -proclaimed (Gwoat), wants to prove that she deserves the title she gave herself – and believes that a victory over Ali could do that exactly.

“My only motivation is to show him that you can’t fight me, and you really can’t drop me,” said Shields. “If we were to fight in our prime numbers, I would have won again. I would have knocked out. It’s more [so I can shut] She. It is a passage of the torch. I think that in all sports, especially in female boxing, the torch must happen. Either you want to overcome it verbally, or the sellers will take it. It’s like that. “”

“She said she [doesn’t] Need long for [prepare to] Enter the ring and come back and beat me. I don’t have enough power. I’m not big enough. I am not qualified enough. These are the words out of her mouth, so I’m not s ***, so she shouldn’t need all that [much] time.”

“Everyone does all these excuses for her, but she seated there and tells you that she is in the gymnasium, she trains, [and] She [doesn’t have] All the wear I have obtained on my body. She doesn’t have that because she was not inside the ring. But she said that she trained, and if you gave her enough time and enough money, she would come back and that she could fight me, she would knock me out. “”

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The extended period of Ali outside the ring, coupled with his aging body, is not an excellent combination. Combat fans saw many ex-boxers at the end of the forties and even in the late 1950s, in the case of Mike Tyson, left retirement to try to show that they still have something to offer. But the father’s time does not expect any man – or woman – and the performance most often does not make a visualization difficult.

The unanimous victory of Shields against Lani Daniels last weekend was the final fight for his promotional contract with the promotions of Dmitry Salita Salita. Fighter attendance was an impressive 15,366 spectators in the small Caesars de Detroit arena. At a time when US boxing seems to lack combatants that can sell major arenas, the growing fans of Shields made it one of the best stars in all of American boxing.

“I just want to hear what everyone has to say. I know it has always been a myth that I can’t sell, that I have no fans,” said Shields. “NOW [we know] It is absolutely a lie. I can fight not only in Detroit, but fight anywhere in the world, and all my fans will go out and watch me fight, and I’m ready to fight the best.

“Now that is understood, I now think that the price and my value have [gone] up. [There are] Many promotions that have only shown me lack of respect. Now that I am a free agent, of course, I want to hear what are the offers and what is the money [on offer] resembling all these different people. I just need to weigh my options and speak with my team, and make the best decisions in the future. “”

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Shields told without crown that Salita promotions had a right of 30 days of first negotiation after the expiration of their promotional agreement, but Salita chose to give up this right, allowing shields to speak immediately to other promoters.

“In my contract, he says [I can start speaking to promoters other than Salita] 30 days after the fight. I’m three days ago, I have 27, ”she said.” But I spoke with Salita, and he let me know that I can talk to other people and see what they offer and what they bring to the table. Just not to lock anything afterwards afterwards [the 30 days are over]. “”

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Shields’ relationship with Salita extends over nine years. The double Olympic gold medalist entered the professional ranks with the ex -combatant who became a promoter in 2016 – although she did not officially sign with the company that the following year. Shields is open to work with Salita in the future, but first wants to explore the market to find where the best opportunities can lie for her. The undeniable champion with three divisions thinks that she has not yet been paid for her true value.

“I think I should be paid for five, 10, 15 million fights,” said Shields. “In the past two years, I have been paid a million, [1.5 million],, [1.8 million]. Now is it like, how can I go to three, five, 10 million? “”

An option for Shields’ next decision could be Jake Paul’s most precious promotions. MVP quickly became the home of women’s boxing, and earlier this month, organized the Mega Katie Taylor against Amanda Serrano Trilogy Bout which was observed by more than six million people on Netflix.

The MVP also represents the unified champion of average weights Shadasia Green, who beat Savannah Marshall on the Taylor against Serrano 3 Undercard. Shields’ best victory is widely considered Marshall, and therefore Green could prove to be a worthy opponent for Shields, who has often had trouble finding notable opposition.

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“I call the bulls ***. I wanted to fight Shadasia. She lost against Franchon [Crews-Dezurn]. No one wants to mention this, but that’s exactly what happened, “said Shields about Green.” The light [against me was] This: she arrived there with MVP and decided that I was not the “biggest woman of all time”, when I have been in conversation with Shadasia since we were in amateurs and that she knows that I am the best boxer with whom she has ever entered the ring. … she gets with MVP and now everything changes – I have pillow fists and I don’t hit [anyone] out. Therefore, when I lack respect, I will disrespect you. “”

“Shadasia knows – and I know – that I will shout her ass. It is not [disrespectful for] her to call me. Thank you for reminding me because I went [calling] You came out and I wanted to fight. It’s no longer one thing to “continue to build your brand and arrive where I am now”, because when I was trying to give you the opportunity, you didn’t want it. “”