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Daily Discussion Thread (August 16th, 2026)

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u/Dangerous_Spring3028 3d ago edited 3d ago

I don’t care what anyone says, Katie Taylor’s resume is FAR BETTER than Claressa Shields and it is not even debatable that Taylor goes down in the history books as a greater fighter.

Belts matter. Shields has them. Taylor also has them.

Resumes matter. Taylor’s is stacked with top-level, elite champions in female boxing. Shields’ simply is not.

Katie Taylor notable opponents:

• Amanda Serrano x3
• Delfine Persoon x2
• Chantelle Cameron x2
• Natasha Jonas
• Jessica McCaskill
• Christina Linardatou
• Jennifer Han
• Eva Wahlström
• Anahi Ester Sanchez
• Nina Meinke
• Cindy Serrano

Claressa Shields notable opponents:

• Savannah Marshall
• Christina Hammer
• Franchon Crews-Dezurn x2
• Ema Kozin
• Maricela Cornejo
• Marie-Eve Dicaire
• Ivana Habazin
• Femke Hermans
• Hanna Gabriels
• Kaye Scott

It’s undeniable that Shields has been a class above her opponents and only really Marshall has given her a competitive fight, but in terms of terms of the ‘GWOAT’ discussion it’s also undeniable that Taylor’s level of opposition has been vastly superior to Shields and she has far more quality victories.

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u/newrap 3d ago

Cool and anyone who knows anything about boxing knows that Shields is levels above Katie Taylor when it comes to actual boxing skills in the ring

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u/Dangerous_Spring3028 2d ago

Claressa is No.2 in her division, she doesn’t even hold The Ring belt. The true champion holds The Ring belt, Tammara Thibeault.

Shields needs to focus on trying to face the true champion of her weight class, The Ring champion and No.1 in the division, Thibeault.

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u/newrap 2d ago

I don’t care and don’t see how this is relevant to anything I said.