Claressa Shields: “I am unbeatable”

In her have phrases, Claressa Shields claims a impolite awakening awaits Savannah Marshall this weekend (Interview: Roy Kelly)

IF SAVANNAH MARSHALL thinks she is likely to stroll all over me, she’s in for the shock of her existence.

I’m likely to split her. I cannot think she underestimates my electric power and phone calls me pillow fists, so when I land she’s going to be like, ‘wow’.

She’s heading to be distraught by how a great deal energy I have, she’s heading to be very upset at all the rounds she’s losing. She won’t know what to do, I’ll break her mentally.

She thinks she’s heading to walk in excess of me, but when she sees how competitive it is, she’ll crack. I can get her out of there, seven, 8, nine or 10.

She has disrespected me on line and her supporters have trolled me. When she’s been facial area-to-deal with with me I’ve been expecting her to carry the warmth but no, she’s a admirer of me, she likes me and we’re amazing. No the f**k we’re not. 

I want her to have the identical vitality she has on line to my face. She doesn’t, she’s intimidated by me. She’s realised she’s bitten off far more than she can chew. Of program, she’s going to arrive out and test to fight – we’re battling in front of 20,000 supporters on the major stage for women’s boxing, we’re in her place so she’d improved show up and battle.

1st, she reported she’d knock me out in two rounds but she’s backed absent from that and now states she’ll hurt me and outbox me. She knows she does not possess the applications to knock me out.

I think she now realises I have a whole great deal of expertise and punching electric power. She’s not heading to be capable to hurt me, she does not punch tricky ample.

Folks make a big deal of my document, saying, ‘Oh, it was 10 rounds, Claressa, you didn’t knock her out,’ but a win is a win. And when I acquire it is unanimous, not a majority or break up, I’m dominant.

These coaches just permit their women get a beating. Ema Kozin took a beating, it was not even aggressive. Immediately after the sixth round when we however had four rounds left, her coach must have known. In 6, seven and eight when I was hurting her and had her stumbling, he did not treatment more than enough to toss in the towel. She took a beating and I was delighted to give it to her.

I’m satisfied to be in the Uk. You guys respect the Olympic gold medals and the planet titles I have won. I informed the promoters this battle is bigger than Newcastle and bigger than Savannah Marshall and they agreed – 20,000 lovers at the O2 will be a unique, historic event with all the belts on the line. I can not wait to be the undisputed earth champion for the third time.

I’m here to confirm I’m the ideal and I’d be joyful to beat Marshall in The us way too. But right after I defeat her on Saturday there ain’t going to be a re-match, she will not want it.

It’s in the contract, sure, but it was in the agreement with Christina Hammer, but she did not arrive back and neither will Marshall. 

What however drives me on when I’ve received every thing? When girls say they can defeat me or say ’Shields simply cannot do this’ or ‘can’t do that’ or assert they can knock me out.

I wouldn’t explain myself as invincible. Unbeatable for positive against all these girls, in particular Marshall.