Laila Ali Says ‘Absolutely Not’ To Claressa Shields $15M Fight Offer

Laila Ali has put to relaxation rumors a couple of potential comeback to face Claressa Shields for $15 million, and her reply is a agency “completely not.”

Partially two of her “Set the Document Straight” message on her Laila Ali KO podcast, the undefeated boxing champion addressed Shields and defined why she received’t come out of her practically 20-year retirement to face her. Ali said that Shields has repeatedly disrespected her identify and legacy as Muhammad Ali’s daughter, and she or he has no intention of giving Shields the “alternative” to earn a giant payday at her expense.

“So did her plan work? Did she make me mad sufficient to return out of retirement after 18 years and begin coaching once more to make her dream of combating me and having a giant payday courtesy of Laila Ali come true? Completely not,” Ali quipped in a reposted clip of the podcast.

“After years of blatant lies and vile disrespect, making unsolicited detrimental remarks about me, questioning the legitimacy of my boxing legacy, and having the audacity to cross the road by disrespecting my deceased father, attempting to make use of his identify to discredit his daughter.”

Ali additionally shared a clip of Shields referencing the late Muhammad Ali and seemingly suggesting that Laila doesn’t have the “genes” to match her talent within the ring.

“Muhammad Ali would by no means. Her daddy would by no means,” Shields mentioned within the throwback clip. “Perhaps she don’t have the genes.”

Following the clip, Ali made it clear why she has no plans of ever seeing Shields within the ring.

“She is not going to be rewarded with the chance to share the ring with me or anything. There’s your reply,” Ali mentioned.

Ali competed professionally from 1999 till retiring undefeated in 2007, capturing the WBC, WIBA, IWBF, and IBA feminine tremendous middleweight titles, in addition to the IWBF gentle heavyweight title. Shields, in the meantime, has received 18 main world championships throughout 5 weight lessons and holds the file for turning into a two-, three-, four-, and five-division world champion within the fewest skilled fights.

The Flint native has brazenly expressed her want to face Ali, most lately providing a $15 million payday after Ali talked about she would possibly battle Shields for the appropriate value. Nevertheless, Ali has made it clear that she has no intention of accepting Shields’ problem.

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