Claressa Shields has been calling herself the Greatest Woman of All Time for some time now. It’s fair to say that Katie Taylor might still have some thoughts about that, but in beating Savannah Marshall to become undisputed at middleweight for the second time, in addition to having had all the belts at light-middleweight previously, Shields has put something of a stamp on the position. It wasn’t easy though, as both herself and her old amateur foe fought with skill, smarts and determination to make it an exciting back-and-forth battle.
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The Breakdown
Let’s be clear up front here: in terms of pure technical ability and skill, Shields was the better fighter.