Three division world champion Claressa Shields has made it clear that there is no dispute regarding her claim of being the best female fighter in the world - as there are some who view Katie Taylor as being the best in the world.

Shields, who holds the WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles and the WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA titles at middleweight, was in action back in January when she dominated Ivana Habazin.

Taylor is now heading in the direction of a showdown with dangerous puncher Amanda Serrano, on May 2.

Shields admits that she's a fan of Taylor's fighting style.

"I like the way she fights, I have been a fan of her since I was younger," Shields told Sky Sports News.

"She has a problem with pressure fighters. All her team have to do is acknowledge that and if she fixes that then me and her can be in competition about who is [the best] pound-for-pound. Right now, I'm pound-for-pound the best and Katie Taylor is second."

As far as Shields, lately she's been discussing the possibility of a clash with former world champion Laila Ali, the daughter of Muhammad Ali.

Ali retired in 2007, with an undefeated record of 24 fights.

"She [Ali] wanted $5m and I wanted $10m for the winner," Shields said. "It's the fight that everyone wants to see so all somebody has to do is put the money up and we'll both show up and give each other hell.

"I take the toughest challenges and fight against the best women. With that attitude, I will always be doing something big. I'm light-years ahead of my time. Being a woman fighter, I can't just go out there and manhandle a girl, I need to be very strategic: Use my skills, head movement and defence, then seek and destroy."