Comments Thread For: Shields: Women's Boxing Went From Nothing To Something Huge; More Work To Be Done

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Claressa Shields appreciates how far women's boxing has come since she turned pro almost six years ago. Back then, an enormous moment like the one that awaits her Saturday night in London didn't seem possible. Even Shields' staunchest supporters tried to brace her for the potential disappointments she was sure to encounter in the male-dominated boxing business.
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[thack]

This has caught my interest a little but still don't like to see them at it.After spending over ten years on a fight circuit it doesn't do it for me.There are some talented one's out there but generelly they give them 'world' titles through lack of depth .So on a show when they appear it's usually a go get a drink time. These two should be commended for their talents as they seem few from that side.

[juanpablo]

I wouldn't say huge but bigger than it was before for sure. It took a Youtuber to help make one of the most exciting female fights in recent times

[YGriffith]

Smaller gloves, 3 minutes rounds, better outfits and women's boxing could be as bug as wmma.

[bullydean]

All this talk about "equal pay" in sports. They aren't teachers or construction workers who are paid by the government or do the same work equaling the same pay. They are celebrities or athletes responsible for marketing and promoting their skill in order to attain sponserships and lucrative contracts.

Boxers generate their own money and if you aren't generating millions of dollars then you aren't worth millions. The WNBA is so unprofitable that the regular NBA has to use their own profit to keep the WNBA running yet the players wonder why they aren't getting paid the same.

[Shranaploya]

It is big today because of one boxer. Katie Taylor is the only female boxer that hardcore boxing fans will watch and pay to see. DAZN know this and Sky Sports knew it too. The other girls do their best but it's nearly all down to Katie Taylor. So Mikaela, Clarissa and savannah marshall can thank Katie Taylor for their big paydays this weekend.

[Boxing2695]

The fights gonna probaly be postponed in the next few hours. Britian obviously with the queen dying everything just gets put on hold. Shame really if it does happen was kinda looking forward to this

[ShoulderRoll]

Smaller gloves, 3 minutes rounds, better outfits and women's boxing could be as bug as wmma.

What do you have in mind when you say better outfits?

[RoadOfTheGypsy]

Still boring I will not watch this unless I am paid to, if I were a betting man i'd bet on Shields as she is the more manly of the two

[YGriffith]

What do you have in mind when you say better outfits?

Better fitting, some of these outfits are bigger than the girls themselves, some men too.