Comments Thread For: Claressa Shields vacates WBO light heavyweight title

[BoxingUpdates]

Claressa Shields had to choose which of her WBO titles to hold on to ? and she has opted to vacate her light heavyweight title while holding on to her heavyweight belt.
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[JeBron Lamez]

I like this.

It sets her up at the very top of the women's tree as a completely dominant champion to be challenged, which in itself & given the limited talent pool could make for a long reign.

If anyone serious does emerge in the division over the next three years, we might even see an entertaining fight!

[PNUT901]

I understand that it is their rule that a fighter can't hold belts in two divisions simultaneously , but in my opinion , if the fighter satisfies their mandatories in both weight classes they should be allowed to keep as many belts as they have won and will defend.
If you see it differently I would like to know why , I could be missing something and have a faulty opinion. . Thanks.

[pad]

She may be at the top of the 168 and higher but unfortunately they limited competition at these weights means she'll always be champion of nothing. The true face of female boxing is Katie Taylor as she's beating the greatest female fighters today. Unfortunately female boxing only has an audience for the 126 to 147 weights and Katie is the best of all that bunch. We may be witnessing the greatest female fighter of all time in Katie Taylor.

[HisExcellency]

Didn't this chick with an 18.75% KO ratio in WOMEN'S boxing once challenge Keith Thurman?

[famicommander]

There shouldn't even be a women's light heavyweight division. Anything above 168 should just be heavyweight, there aren't enough good fighters above 168 for multiple women's divisions.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Hardly matters. There's like 25 women tops in either division. Heavyweight was so weak that 3 of the titles were vacant. Given the total lack of competition, they should let her keep both titles as long as she can meet the mandatory obligations and make weight. Or, as previously suggested, merge all the divisions from 168 up.