Correct, but that's why I referenced Bernard as an equivalent since he didn't knock out opponents, either.
There are facebook groups for women's boxing and the response to Shields is largely negative. She is trying to get Laila Ali (who could never fight much) into the ring in an effort to make some money that she has not- but I doubt any promoter will put up ten million dollars each and there is zero demand for it.
Good reason...even for a black: Claressa Shields says Laila Ali should come out of retirement to fight her Yeah, yeah, come on...you´re 42, havent fought in 13 years.....come and fight ME, 24-year old Claressa 'Nisixsixer' Shields.
HBO used to get spoken about in the UK circles with some sort of weird blend of reverence, fear, respect and loathing. People always wanted to know what HBO knew but were quick to shit on HBO's opinion at the same time. If HBO were doing a show then SKY had to more or less play second fiddle to them at the venue in question. This caused some resentment. Of course back in the 1990's Boxing was far more American than it is now.
If Promoted Properly, There'd Be a DEGREE of Interest in the Fight for Certain... Laila vs. Jacqui Frazier-Lyde Did 100,000 PPV Buys and Laila vs. an Old, Undersized Christy Martin Did Even More...And This was Early 2000's...Terence Crawford STRUGGLES to Get Those Type of PPV #'s Today... Give Laila and Claressa 6 Months to Talk Shit On a Media Tour and They'd Entice a Women's Special Interest Group and/or a Feminine Product Line of Some Sort to Sponsor the Event... Claressa Suggested $15mil Total, Winner Gets $10mil...That's Doable... REED
Actually, What She Said Was, "You Were 18 Years Younger Than Jacqui Frazier-Lyde When Y'all Fought and I'm 18 Years Younger Than You"... REED
Have to find someone to put up the money first, that is the only slight problem. There is Zero demand for it. Boxing is not a major sport any longer, it hasn't been for many years. I know about women product lines selling angle, REED - Shields does not have the looks or personality as others have to sell anything on a major scale. Laila did/does. Fight will not happen - Shields is living a pipe dream if she thinks it does. I heard she is going into MMA anyway as she can't make any nice money boxing.
disagREED... There's ALREADY a Sliver of Demand for the Fight...The Key is to BUILD Upon That... Say What You Will About Shields' "Looks", She Has a Lightning Rod PERSONALITY...People Either Love or Hate Her, Instantaneously, There's Little to No Indifference...And Duly Note, Every One of Shield's Pro Fights Has Been Televised, Something NO OTHER Female Fighter in History Can Say...She's Doing SOMETHING Right... She Would Be the PERFECT "Heel" as Laila Dons the "Good Guy" Role, and Laila's Looks Would Entice a % of Casual Male Fans to Tune In...Laila's the One that Kickstarted the Talk of Facing Claressa, Initially... Claressa's Begun MMA Training But Says She'll Dedicate a FULL YEAR To That (As She Continues to Box) Before Pursuing an MMA Bout w/Amanda Nunes...She's Not Leaving Boxing Though... REED
Once Nunes gets through with her, she may never box again. That is, if Nunes still has the title after a third meeting with Valentina whom I think beats Amanda soundly and decisively. She's beaten her twice already, but has been jobbed - don't look for that to happen again. We'll see as the year progresses along if that Shields fight comes off - Dana White is all about the money - who brings in the most - I don't see anyone putting up that kind of money for a boxing match. Laila is yesterday's news - she went out along with VHS tape and needs to stay wherever she's at and keep on doing what she's doing.
Laila never was any good did not have the fundamentals she was a rank amateur, REED. She quit because she knew Ann Wolfe would Murder her. Shields would have no problem with her and Laila knows it - she will never fight Shields. And I don't see anyone putting up the money for that as there is Zero Interest.
"Zero Interest"??? There's Already $15mil on the Table from Investors, Laila's just Demanding 70% of It... REED Gets It; You Don't Like Women's Boxing, Though You SEEMED To Back When Marlen Esparza was Relevant...But for Whatever Reason, You (& X an Others) Don't Now...Cool... But to Act Like There's "Zero Interest" in Laila Ali vs. Claressa Shields, Couldn't Be More Offbase... This Fight has ALREADY Been Talked About On MAINSTREAM Platforms Such as ESPN's "First Take", "Sway in the Morning" and the "Breakfast Club"...Laila's a Household Name in the Home Improvement/Cooking Community and Would Undoubtedly Promote the Fight on Those Platforms as Well... Honestly, REED Could See This Doing Between 300,000-500,000 PPV Sales... REED
I'd rather sit through a marathon of Sven Ottke and Johnny Nelson fights than see Ali vs Shields. Broads are horrible at boxing.
Ann Wolfe Wasn't "Horrible"...Neither was Lucia Rijker...Neither is Claressa Shields... But By All Means, Proceed! REED
if Shields is balking at 4.5 million dollars to face a geriatric, inactive Ali, she is dumber than i ever imagined.
Huh???... There's $12-$15mil in the Pot...Claressa is Offering a GUARANTEE of $5mil Apiece, w/the WINNER Getting the Remaining $2-$5mil...Doesn't Get Much More FAIR Than That... Laila's Demands are the Fistic Female Equivalent of Larry Holmes EXPECTING a 70/30 Split when he Faced Mike Tyson...Why the Hell Should Claressa Settle for $4.5mil of a Possible $15mil, When She's Already Offered $5mil Apiece???.... REED
4.5 million dollars is 15 times more than shields has ever earned. if she/her team fucks that payday up over ego then they are borderline retarded. ali has been retired for years and clearly doesnt have interest in returning aside from a cashout. she has all the leverage to make demands, considering to this day she is still far more well known/loved than shields try to negotiate and get more if possible, but if its a "take it or leave it" offer of 30% then shields better jump all over that. not only is it exponentially higher than anything she has made, it presents her with an opportunity to beat up a geriatric, inactive yet popular fighter and finally become (well) known herself. a chance to spring board her career like when hopkins/mayweather jr/pacquiao took a much lesser percentage to face delahoya.
Shields refusing that payday cause laila gets more would become the picture perfect example of cutting off your nose to spite your face. Shell never come close to another huge purse like that in a thousand years
You Say That As If Laila was Bringing In Million Dollar Purses Every Fight...Or Even 1 Fight... Laila's Highest Take by Faaaaaaaaaaaaar was 600G's Bruh (For Christy Martin or Joe Frazier's Daughter, Can't Recall)...So While You're Doing Math Duly Note Claressa's Offer is 8x MORE Than That, Plus Change...That's QUITE a Lick for an Ol' Lady Who was Always More OPPORTUNIST Than Fighter to Begin w/...She's ALSO Never Seen a Fight Check Even Remotely as LARGE as This 1 Would Be Either, So She Can't Be Toooooo gREEDy… REED Ain't Even Saying Claressa Deserves More OR Parity, but 70% Makes it Clear Laila DOESN'T Want the Fight And/Or Thinks Shields is a Damn FOOL...To the Degree This Fight is "Legitimate", it's OVERWHELMINGLY Based on Shields and HER Accomplishments...Otherwise, it's Pure CIRCUS... If Claressa Brought NATHAN to the Table, Laila Would've NEVER Name Dropped Her in the 1st Place... Shields Has Already Had Talks w/UFC About Banging w/Amanda Nunes and Continues to Follow What Money There is, Moving Up/Down Weight Classes...She's YOUNG and Has @ Least 10 YEARS of Fighting Ahead of Her...Other Opportunities Will Materialize, Whereas This IS IT for Laila... Dela Hoya was an Active, VIABLE Fighter When Pac, Floyd and BHop Took Less to Face Him (Pac Not Soooooooo Much, but the Point Withstands)...Laila's SIGNIFICANTLY Older than Claressa and Would Almost Literally Have to Dust Cob Webs Off her Body and Boxing "Skills"... It's Definitely More of a Larry Holmes-Mike Tyson Scenario, Which REED Will Safely Guess was Mike's LARGEST Purse to That Point of his Career... REED