{"id":3617,"date":"2025-08-11T06:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T06:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/11\/claressa-shields-says-laila-ali-was-scared-to-fight-her-even-for-15m\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T06:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T06:20:48","slug":"claressa-shields-says-laila-ali-was-scared-to-fight-her-even-for-15m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/11\/claressa-shields-says-laila-ali-was-scared-to-fight-her-even-for-15m\/","title":{"rendered":"Claressa Shields Says Laila Ali Was Scared To Fight Her\u2014Even For $15M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/instar54372553-1-1240x930.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Claressa Shields says she\u2019s done chasing a Laila Ali bout, claiming she brought $15 million to the table only for Ali\u2019s team to walk away.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"124\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/claressa-shields\/\">Claressa Shields<\/a> is calling game over on a long-hyped fantasy fight with <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/laila-ali\/\">Laila Ali<\/a>, and she\u2019s doing it with no hesitation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"281\">The three-time undisputed world champion told <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/tmz\/\"><em>TM<\/em>Z<\/a> that Ali\u2019s camp flat-out rejected the bout, despite months of buzz and a big-money offer on the table.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"570\">\u201cLaila and her representatives have told us no,\u201d Shields said. \u201cLike, the answer is \u2018no.\u2019 She doesn\u2019t want to fight. And that\u2019s fine. I have no problem with that. I\u2019m not upset. I mean, I wouldn\u2019t fight me either. You know what I\u2019m saying? I understand that she\u2019s scared. I\u2019m moving on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"794\">The backstory goes like this: Ali once floated the idea that $15 million might get her back in the ring. Shields says she hustled up the money, expecting the deal to be done. Instead, she says Ali\u2019s side pulled the plug.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"1042\">\u201cI thought that she was about all that talk. She wanted $15 million. I went and got the $15 million. And now it\u2019s all this backpedaling. So, you know, congrats to her on whatever she\u2019s doing. But I\u2019m moving on with my career,\u201d Shields said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"1042\">You might remember we interviewed Claressa five years ago. She was trying to get this fight done then, but nothing came out of it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YDD8IxZ4I9\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/features\/laila-ali-and-claressa-shields-are-ready-to-fight-boxing\/\">Claressa \u201cThe GWOAT\u201d Shields: The Boxing Beast Wants All The Smoke: From Laila Ali To IG Trolls!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cClaressa \u201cThe GWOAT\u201d Shields: The Boxing Beast Wants All The Smoke: From Laila Ali To IG Trolls!\u201d \u2014 AllHipHop\" src=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/features\/laila-ali-and-claressa-shields-are-ready-to-fight-boxing\/embed\/#?secret=2YB69rGv05#?secret=YDD8IxZ4I9\" data-secret=\"YDD8IxZ4I9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1298\">The fight-that-never-was sparked plenty of debate online. Some argued that the retired 47-year-old has nothing to prove, but she did name her price. Her nemesis went and got it. It just does not make a lot of sense for a retired champion to face another champ in her prime. Some have said Claressa Shields was out of line for framing Ali\u2019s decision as fear.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1529\">\u201cLaila is out the way and happy with her life. Go fight Mike Tyson,\u201d one commenter wrote. Another said, \u201cScared? Girl, Laila is acting her age and wage. She\u2019s a brand and has nothing to gain fighting you. Please, go somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1650\">Not everyone disagreed with Shields\u2019 confidence, but the consensus leaned toward Ali being done with boxing for good. Some people I know were really not happy with the daughter of Ali being treated that way. At the same time, it is boxing and trash talk is the norm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1948\">Shields\u00a0is OK. She went to social media to flash a nearly $90,000 diamond-encrusted watch. She also posted other stuff, but go to her social. I\u2019m not going to show all her flossing when I live in a hovel!<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/rumors\/claressa-shields-says-laila-ali-was-scared-to-fight-her-even-for-15-million\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claressa Shields says she\u2019s done chasing a Laila Ali bout, claiming she brought $15 million to the table only for Ali\u2019s team to walk away. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. 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