Female Boxer: According to Peter Fury, the outcome of Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields’ historic undisputed middleweight title match, may depend on the use of force.
Shields, a highly regarded fighter both in the amateur and professional ranks, will face Marshall, the WBO champion, who also holds the WBC, WBA, and IBF middleweight belts.
Marshall from Britain is thought to be the most aggressive of the two. Shields has only stopped two of her opponents while routinely boxing well, while Marshall has won 10 of her 12 professional fights inside the distance.
Marshall hits with an unmatched force, according to his trainer Peter Fury.
Fury said on Behind the Ropes, which aired on Friday at 10.30 p.m. on Sky Sports Arena and Main Event, “She’s got deadly power in both hands. The absolute toughest female puncher in recorded history, both backward and forward.
“I’ve got somebody who’s six foot, who can make various weights with ease, which is a gift in itself, who’s as bodily strong as some men, with weights, cardio. She’s a gifted athlete. The best of Savannah will be too much for anybody.”
Shields herself appeared entirely undaunted. If Marshall clips her with her best shot? “Scooby snacks,” the American said. “I’m going to eat them. I’m going to use my IQ. I’m going to hurt her and pinpoint my shots and counter and be first. That’s what’s going to happen.
“It’s going to be a great fight and everybody’s going to see that just because she’s a big puncher, whatever they want to call it, doesn’t mean that she can knock out Claressa Shields.”
The unified champion revealed she is in fact training to win by knockout herself. “I know I can beat girls resoundingly, 10 rounds I can outpoint them and beat them. But to take that next step in my career, of course, you have to add the knockouts,” she said.
“So we’ve been in sparring working on being in a knockout mindset, having a boxing mindset but just being better than yesterday every day. So I think that I can get knockouts at this level and that’s what we’re going to work on because I know that I can beat Savannah Marshall over 10 rounds, that’s not a problem. Just make a statement.”
Shields throughout the build-up to this fight has given no hint of self-doubt. “I work extremely hard, that’s where the confidence comes from. I don’t just say things that I say because I feel like saying them. It’s a monster deep down inside of me that’s speaking out,” she said.
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