Comments Thread For: Salita Reacts To Claressa Shields Being Included in 2022 Guinness World Records

[P to the J]

I just told you I used to frequent a gym she trained at and talked to the staff who I knew personally. They have no reason to lie. If you want to say that's "rhetoric, no substance" knock yourself out. I honestly don't feel strongly enough about the subject or what you think to sit here and start naming names over an internet forum. Like I said her biggest problem is she doesn't feel she's getting paid what she thinks she's worth. And once again that boils down to her inability (blame it on whatever you want) to put asses in the seats. It's simply mathematics, something she and the US women's soccer team don't seem to understand. Rhonda Rousey never had that problem.

Well sure, I take that point, and it certainly wasn’t an allegation that you were lying, but I’m specifically asking what actually happened at the gym?

[sidefx996]

Well sure, I take that point, and it certainly wasn’t an allegation that you were lying, but I’m specifically asking what actually happened at the gym?

It's a small local gym. A really cool place that is/was (it's unfortunately changed ownership and staff since and I haven't been there in a few years) also an awesome hangout where you could watch sparring and they'd play all the fights at the adjacent bar. Lots of pros frequented the place and some trained there if they were either local or in town. A certain 3 time heavyweight champion used to be a trainer there. Anyway the story was they were letting her train there (I'm sure for free) and I guess for one of her upcoming fights they simply asked her to put a little gym patch (as the other pros had no problem doing when they fought on tv) on her shorts to represent/as a shout out. Again it wasn't Chevrolet asking, it's a small local gym. She instead wanted an obscene amount of money and everyone clashed heads and she went on to badmouth the place all over social media for no reason. If you knew how nice and how cool all the staff and owners and trainers were you'd know you really had to go out of your way to be in that situation. No one liked her lol. It's also just such a contrast to all the name pros I've met in there including one or two World Champions who were all just beyond nice and humble. One of the bartenders I was friends with was also a cornerman for some name fighters so you heard some good stories. She's a two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Champion, the kind of "All-American" kid you really want to like and be a fan of. I won't go into when I'd see her in there being obnoxious with her hoodrat entourage and sparring looking like the cleaning lady in ripped jean shorts and wifebeater lol. I'm a nobody and it's just one person's opinion and I've met enough World Champions and people in general to form a personal opinion of someone. Take it for whatever it's worth. My opinion has zero bearing on her accomplishments.

[P to the J]

It's a small local gym. A really cool place that is/was (it's unfortunately changed ownership and staff since and I haven't been there in a few years) also an awesome hangout where you could watch sparring and they'd play all the fights at the adjacent bar. Lots of pros frequented the place and some trained there if they were either local or in town. A certain 3 time heavyweight champion used to be a trainer there. Anyway the story was they were letting her train there (I'm sure for free) and I guess for one of her upcoming fights they simply asked her to put a little gym patch (as the other pros had no problem doing when they fought on tv) on her shorts to represent/as a shout out. Again it wasn't Chevrolet asking, it's a small local gym. She instead wanted an obscene amount of money and everyone clashed heads and she went on to badmouth the place all over social media for no reason. If you knew how nice and how cool all the staff and owners and trainers were you'd know you really had to go out of your way to be in that situation. No one liked her lol. It's also just such a contrast to all the name pros I've met in there including one or two World Champions who were all just beyond nice and humble. One of the bartenders I was friends with was also a cornerman for some name fighters so you heard some good stories. She's a two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Champion, the kind of "All-American" kid you really want to like and be a fan of. I won't go into when I'd see her in there being obnoxious with her hoodrat entourage and sparring looking like the cleaning lady in ripped jean shorts and wifebeater lol. I'm a nobody and it's just one person's opinion and I've met enough World Champions and people in general to form a personal opinion of someone. Take it for whatever it's worth. My opinion has zero bearing on her accomplishments.

Yeah I get that. I’ve heard of a few stories of boxer acting like ****s at small gyms. Poor show on her part.