Claressa Shields Links Up With Boxing Legend: Amateur Career Comparison

Claressa Shields linked up with a boxing legend here. Learn more about what she has in common with a fellow American boxing legend in the sport below.

Most know Claressa Shields as by far being the greatest women’s boxer that ever lived.

Easily.

By some long distance, moreover.

She’s only 30 though and essentially is a kid in terms of how long professional fighters are boxing for these days.

Manny Pacquiao should have won the world title at 46 not long ago.

Evander Holyfield is considered with Usyk up there as one of the best cruiserweights that ever lived — both heavyweight champs as well.

Claressa Shields Links Up With Boxing Legend

Shields met up with Holyfield this week:

What do they have in common as amateurs though?

In terms of credentials?

Here’s the facts:

Claressa Shields

• Olympic Gold: 2012 London (middleweight, age 17 – youngest U.S. boxer to win); 2016 Rio (middleweight – first U.S. woman to repeat gold)
• Amateur Record: 64-1 (only loss at 15 to a senior)
• World Championships: 2014 gold (middle), 2016 gold (middle) – first U.S. woman with back-to-back
• Pan Am Gold: 2015 Toronto (middleweight)
• Youth/Junior Dominance: 2011 Youth World gold; 2x Junior Olympics champ

Evander Holyfield

• Olympic Bronze: 1984 Los Angeles (light heavyweight – controversial DQ in semis)
• Amateur Record: 160-14
• National Titles: 1984 National Golden Gloves (light heavy – beat 1983 champ); 1983 National Sports Festival gold
• International Cups: 1983 Pan Am silver (light heavy); 1984 Olympic trials winner
• Junior Pedigree: 1980 Junior Olympics gold; undefeated until pro jump at 21

Past and present legends of the sport.

Time will tell how far Shields will go.

Holyfield will always be one of the legends of not only the heavyweight division but as an amateur for the US as well.

And forever a legend of boxing and the fight game.