Claressa Shields is continuing to egg on Laila Ali until she finally picks a date and time to square up. Rick Ross is even ready to see these ladies in the ring, as he reposted an article about Ali updating fans on the proposition and asked Shields to “make it happen.”
The 30-year-old fired back, “[She’s] scared, Boss!!!”
Meanwhile, this fight is the furthest thing from Ali’s mind. During a recent interview with Good Day D.C., the retired fighter clarified her comments about wanting to fight Shields.
“I was asked an impromptu question by one of the boxing blogs like ‘Would you come back?’ And I said for $15-20 million, I’d have to think about it. Not that I want to. I’m not over here thinking about it. You see I’m hosting shows. I got my Laila Ali lifestyle brand, my spice blends. You know, my family. All these things going on and all of a sudden, I start getting all these offers,” she explained.
She continued, “My main purpose right now is to promote [‘Chef Grudge Match’]. That’s my main focus and very soon, the world will know my answer to that in detail because I haven’t answered the question. There’ve been some lies that I responded and I actually haven’t responded purposely […] I call the shots. I do what I wanna do how I wanna do it, but I understand the excitement.”
Ali trolled fans on Instagram earlier this month when she “addressed” Shields’ request to fight. “Nobody calls shots on me. I do things when, and how, and where I like to do them!,” she teased.
When Ali named her price to potentially come out of retirement, Shields came forth with the demanded amount.
“That’s what I’m talking about. That’s what I like. Laila, I’m here with my team. I got some great news for you. We got the $15 million!,” Shields declared. “Let’s make a fight between me and you. The best versus the best. The greats versus the greats. The GWOAT versus Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali. Let’s make it happen […] We got the venue, and we got the dates. Now all we need is Laila Ali. Is you gonna make the fight happen or what? You asked for $15 million and we delivered.”
