Comments Thread For: Katie Taylor Admires Shields' MMA Risk, Hopes She Now Just Focuses on Boxing

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Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor would like to see unified middleweight champion Claressa Shields walk away from mixed martial arts and focus all of her energy on boxing.
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[Oldskoolg]

110% agreement with you there Katie

[Smash]

to be fair i was shocked when shields made that move, she must be mentally tough to take on that challenge

[DaNeutral.]

I'm no fan of Shields but I totally respect her as a Boxer she is fantastic and a switch over to MMA is no easy feat. Taylor is right, what Shields is doing is definitely to be admired.

[Kannabis Kid]

Taylor made the transition to MMA as well except she just practices it in the sport of boxing. She made a wonderful jump from being an Olympian to becoming a grappler.

[Boxfan83]

A World champ boxer definitely has the toughness, endurance, & athleticism to transfer to MMA. But to think 1 can just jump into MMA after a few months or a year of training is obsurd. A boxer shouldnt even get in there if they arent a Purple Belt minimum in Jits which takes about 3-5yrs.