Shields is a cut above Ali in every department.
In boxing, life, as a person, everything. It is great to see the United States of America finally awake to this too.
If the fight doesn’t happen, that is on Laila Ali.
As Shields becomes adored and Laila Ali’s popularity in America rightly decreases all the time now, as Shields only becomes more popular and powerful and America in the world.
Here’s the facts why:
- Only boxer (male or female) to become undisputed champion in three weight classes in the four-belt era.
- First and only woman to be undisputed heavyweight champion (2025).Won undisputed titles in middleweight, super middleweight/light middleweight, and heavyweight.
- Captured 18 major world titles across five divisions—far more than Ali’s two.
- Two-time Olympic gold medalist (2012, 2016)—elite amateur foundation Ali never had.
- Holds all four major belts (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) simultaneously in three different weight classes.
- Became multi-division champion faster than anyone in boxing history.
- Undefeated pro record (17-0) with titles from 154 lb to heavyweight—greater range than Ali.
- Unified middleweight titles against Christina Hammer (2019) in the modern four-belt era.
- Still active and defending undisputed heavyweight titles in 2026—continuing to build a bigger legacy than Ali’s 2007 retirement.
If the fight never happens, so what, that is only the loss of Laila Ali anyway.
History will show and has already now shown per the above that Shields was the far better boxer and person anyway.
America are very lucky to have her. More than they know. Good to see America and Americans across the country giving Shields standing ovations at the NBA lately even here (Laila Ali gets nothing like that at major sporting events).
As Shields goes up this year, Laila Ali goes down.
Courtroom adjourned, no verdict returned if they never fight 😉
Shields is the winner by decision if they never fight as she clearly wants the fight.
Clearly.
Good to see America and Americans across the country also waking up also to the bogus sob stories and false, insincere and ingenuine claims by Ryan Garcia, Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez that God saved them and all their sob stories being exposed by Americans in State where they live daily now.
As well as across the country when they travel across the country.
Sure, they are relevant as boxers for now in the sport of boxing, granted, but as people those three, like Laila Ali, are rubbish and full of it. No good.
America and Americans are smart. They know it too. This is happening more and more all the time in 2026.
As regards, Claressa Shields, she fights again soon with an old rival here.
Onwards and upwards for her even if the Laila Ali fight doesn’t happen.
