The sudden feud between Claressa Shields and Jake Paul has been simmering for months. And now, Shields is making that she’s not curious about working with Paul or his MVP promotion. Their rivalry began brewing after Paul’s win over Mike Tyson in November, a extremely publicized and polarizing occasion that rubbed quite a lot of folks the unsuitable manner. Considered one of them was Shields.
“I do know that I can whip Jake Paul, and people who find themselves towards which are simply sexist and they do not know boxing,” she mentioned, taking a public shot on the YouTuber-turned-boxer. Jake Paul did not let that one go unanswered. On the All The Smoke Struggle podcast in January, he fired again, calling her a “bitter, jealous loser. And nobody likes her.”
The GWOAT controversy and an escalating confrontation
However the newest chapter of their beef is perhaps essentially the most damaging one. Claressa Shields just lately appeared on Struggle Hub TV, addressing her overturned marijuana cost from her February 2nd battle in Flint, Michigan.
Nonetheless, in between reflecting on her authorized victory and sharing ideas on the Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor trilogy, she dropped a robust accusation towards Paul.
“Jake Paul don’t love me, I do not like him,” Shields mentioned, getting straight to the purpose.
The Olympic gold medalist believes Paul has not solely failed to present her the respect she deserves however has actively undermined her legacy.
“He is by no means given me props since he got here within the recreation,” she defined. The primary subject? Shields claims Paul and his group tried to steal the “GWOAT” title-a moniker she constructed from the bottom up-to rebrand Amanda Serrano as the game’s premier feminine boxer.
“He has tried to steal my title,” Shields mentioned. “And gave it to Amanda Serrano once I constructed the title up. I’m the title. I’ve the accolades for it.”
Shields has lengthy used the acronym “GWOAT”-Best Girl of All Time-as a part of her identification and model. So when MVP, Jake Paul‘s promotional firm, referred to Serrano because the “GWOAT” in a promotional poster, Shields felt disrespected on a basic degree.
“You are attempting to come back and simply give her my sh*t and simply say like, ‘Overlook me. I do not matter. She’s the GWOAT. She’s the actual GWOAT,'” Shields vented, visibly pissed off.
“I already had shared the title together with her willingly. Already as a result of she fought on the smaller weight courses.
“I simply discovered it very disrespectful.”
