But now in open division, I get to fight a lot more. I actually like that. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I just love boxing. Train to get there and to just fight somebody. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
From my first fight, I loved being in the ring. I tune everything out - the lights, the smells, the noise -… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Boxing is so easy for me, sadly. I don't mean to be cocky. The promoters don't like that I walk through other… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Boxing gave me self-confidence that I didn't have growing up. When I was young, I was super quiet and I didn't trust… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
My dad would tell me stories about when he was an underground fighter. One day when I was 11, he told me… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I'm carrying the sport of women's boxing and I am the best woman fighter and that's my role. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I train like an animal in the ring. There's nobody that can beat me because I train hard for everybody. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Fighting against undefeated IBF 154-pound champion Marie-Eve Dicaire continues my quest to fight the very best in women's boxing. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
There's not a woman in this world that can beat me if we put on a pair of gloves and we fight.… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Can't nobody else get in there and help you. Your coach, he can't get in the ring and fight with you. You… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
The first punch I learned was the jab. Second, the cross punch; third, the hook - after that, all the combinations and… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Everybody kept saying I wasn't going to get any fights. And they wouldn't put me on TV and they don't respect women's… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Fighting in Flint in front of all my fans has been a dream of mine since turning pro. Having the opportunity to… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
If you're dedicated to something and you put the time in, why should anyone have an opinion on it? Halif of the… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I'm just the undisputed champion - I am great as I think I am and I've been able to prove it by… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
My coach never looked at me as a female fighter, but just as a fighter, as someone he was training. I had… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
The biggest motivation for me is becoming a three-division world champion faster than any other boxer, male or female. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
When I was in juniors, I was fighting twice a year and going nine months without fighting. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I've always had heart to get in there and fight. I was taught everything I knew. I was taught how to jab,… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
My grades started dropping, and when I sleep all day and come to the gym I'd have a slow day. I needed… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
If you're dedicated to something and you put the time in, why should anyone have an opinion on it? Halif of the people who… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I trained my whole life for the Olympics. I didn't have a childhood, I really couldn't go to the beach with my friends. Couldn't… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I have a lot of cousins that I don't know. But I think that happens to any celebrity. I wonder how many cousins does… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Fighting in Flint in front of all my fans has been a dream of mine since turning pro. Having the opportunity to make history… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
My life is way bigger than boxing or acting or being rich or being famous or endorsements. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
From my first fight, I loved being in the ring. I tune everything out - the lights, the smells, the noise - so I'm… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Growing up in Flint, Michigan, I saw so many kids from my school end up in jail or unemployed, and gangs would hang out… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I got the nickname T-Rex when I was 11 years old. Back when I was younger, I was very skinny and I had short… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, no matter what you do, there will be somebody that don't like you. You don't have to like… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I tell all kids and the girls growing up that you control your own life, you control your destiny - not where you're born,… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
The first punch I learned was the jab. Second, the cross punch; third, the hook - after that, all the combinations and how to… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I be thinking sometimes, maybe I'm just too hard on people. Maybe I want too much. But no, I don't. All my granny did… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
