World titles in 3 different division in 10 fights!! No other boxer has done that in the history of boxing!! #ClaressaShields’ oft-repeated boast in which he refers to herself as the GWOAT, the acronym for the greatest woman of all-time (in boxing). The only American to win back-to-back gold medals in boxing, Shields on Friday in Atlantic City won a world title in her third weight class, routing an overmatched #IvanaHabazin over 10 one-sided rounds. That made her the fastest to win titles in three weight classes, surpassing #VasiliyLomachenko, who won featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight titles in just 12 bouts. She dropped Habazin in the Showtime-televised bout with a body shot, the first time that Habazin was down in her professional career and Shields’ first knockdown as a pro. Habazin had fought a poor caliber of opponent and didn’t seem to have either the knowledge, talent or motivation to push Shields or threaten her in any way. There was a lot of trash talking and sharp words before the bout, and Shields gloated after the win. “She can take a piece of humble pie and go back to Croatia,” Shields said. Shields made a point of going to the body, and according to CompuBox, nearly half of all the punches she landed (68 of 141) were to the body. For the bout, Shields connected on 141-of-516 punches while absorbing just 49 shots out of the 285 that Habazin threw. Habazin was out of her depth and the bout wasn’t remotely competitive. While Shields’ record is remarkable, and she deserves plenty of credit for what she’s been able to accomplish, she simply doesn’t have the number of bouts or quality opponents to put her in the ranking with the greatest women in the sport’s history. #BlackGirlMagic Post via: #rogerrowe, #yahoo https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LgG0-gPpz/?igshid=2m18lk7ixcxj
