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Originally posted by TMLT87 View Post
She did far worse than I thought she would tbh. I expected she would just blitz the other chick and get the KO early considering her level of opponent. But she came perilously close to losing in pretty one sided fashion to an absolute can there. She could certainly improve but to put in perspective how far she'd have to go, she just got badly outgrappled by a chick who has multiple submission losses including being tapped in the first round by Kayla Harrison a couple of fights ago.
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Originally posted by breeto80 View PostOk, has everyone settled down ? Ok, now everyone give their head a shake. Yes, Clarissa won. Congratulations. But let's get real here. Has anyone seen a more pathetic opponent in their lives ? I knew in the first 30 seconds her opponent was a stiff. And that stiff took Shields down easy. Ok, then what ? Well that stiff did absolutely nothing. Nothing. Just tried to make sure Clarissa never got up. An absolute pathetic attempt to punish Clarissa while she had her down. Remember, this is a stiff. Same in round 2 . No different. Then who knows what this stiff was doing in round 3 just sitting in the middle of the ring, defenseless. I've never seen a more pathetic fight, in any combat sport , in my life. Shields better thank her lucky stars that she was in with a stiff. Shields will have to be guided very very carefully for a long , long time before she gains any respect in MMA. She's way way way behind the 8 ball in MMA. That was a horrific performance. My 2 sisters have better backyard fights.
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Originally posted by TMLT87 View Post
She did far worse than I thought she would tbh. I expected she would just blitz the other chick and get the KO early considering her level of opponent. But she came perilously close to losing in pretty one sided fashion to an absolute can there. She could certainly improve but to put in perspective how far she'd have to go, she just got badly outgrappled by a chick who has multiple submission losses including being tapped in the first round by Kayla Harrison a couple of fights ago.
This is her in 2005 (And there are stuff much older than 2005 with her grappling)
Last edited by CLUE; 06-11-2021, 02:42 AM.joseph5620
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Originally posted by Outwest Exp 355 View Post
Stop frontin you know you don’t believe that.
she already beat her in the amateurs her style is also more suited to the pros. She's also bigger,taller,longer reach, better footwork,better timing and more power.
and the fact Savannah is constantly calling her out and shields is avoiding it at all cost speaks volumes.
It's the only fight anyone cares about in her boxing career and she has jumped over to mma to avoid it lol
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Originally posted by buddyr View Post
well I hope so because I like to see fighters compensated for getting punched in the face. But $200k is not chump change considering the landscape of women's boxing. If she's making $200k a fight, as was posted, she can fight 8 fights a year against the inferior comp she does and that's $1.6 million a year. I mean, she's only had 11 fights. Tyson wasn't making that in his first 11 fights.
On the other hand women in MMA can make 7 digits headlining a PPV. Not 8 PPV's in a year. 1 PPV.
There is just more money on the women's side in MMA than in boxing. It is what it is. I honestly wasn't thinking there was as much opportunity in MMA til I heard more high level women boxers who crossed over to MMA talk about it. They got first hand knowledge. Most folks on this forum are only speculating. And again realize Heather Hardy made more money in MMA in 4 fights than she made in boxing in 20+ fights. That should say everything about Shields potential upside in MMA.
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