{"id":46471,"date":"2026-08-15T10:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46471"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:23:23","slug":"im-behind-her-100-but-other-women-in-the-sport-arent-giving-her-her-credit-shes-the-best-out-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46471","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m Behind Her 100% But Other Women In The Sport Aren\u2019t Giving Her Her Credit, She\u2019s The Best Out There\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:default1=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it wasn\u2019t already known, boxing legend <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/tag\/floyd-mayweather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Floyd Mayweather<\/a><\/strong> has officially given fellow champion <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/tag\/claressa-shields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claressa Shields<\/a><\/strong> a huge co-sign as he shares how \u201cextremely proud\u201d of her he is and how he is \u201cbehind her 100%.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/claressa-shields-offers-100k-for-any-woman-who-can-whoop-her-a-tells-laila-ali-to-let-it-go-rejects-collab-with-remy-ma-and-talks-gold-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claressa Shields Offers $100K For Any Woman Who Can \u2018Whoop Her A**;\u2019 Tells Laila Ali To \u2018Let It Go;\u2019 Rejects Collab With Remy Ma; And Talks \u2018Gold Love\u2019 &amp; Marriage Plans With \u2018Crash Out Protector\u2019 Papoose<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 50-0 boxing legend, known as \u201cTBE (The Best Ever),\u201d has also labeled Shields, who is 18-0, the \u201cFemale TBE.\u201d While fans mostly know Shields as \u201cThe GWOAT (Greatest Woman Of All Time),\u201d she now reveals Mayweather has also dubbed her the \u201cFemale TBE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She shared the comment following her latest weigh-in on Friday (August 14). The event went down ahead of Shields\u2019 big fight night against <strong>Kaye Scott<\/strong> at Atlanta\u2019s State Farm Arena on Saturday (August 15). <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/claressa-shields-slams-weak-a-mvp-ban-over-alycia-baumgardner-slap-alleges-she-was-continuously-verbally-attacked-threatened-discriminated-against-before-alter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claressa Shields Slams \u2018Weak A**\u2019 MVP Ban Over Alycia Baumgardner Slap; Alleges She \u2018Continuously Verbally Attacked, Threatened, Discriminated Against Her\u2019 Before Altercation<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While speaking with press at her weigh-in, Shields stood next to her team, plus Mayweather. The boxing icon told \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcCZC57uKWF\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All The Smoke Boxing<\/a>\u2019 how proud he is of Shields achievements in women\u2019s boxing, let alone boxing in general.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayweather said: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud of her. As a woman period, but as a Black woman. A Back woman to win the Olympics twice. To come to a dying sport and \u2014 you got other women in the sport not giving her her credit. She\u2019s the best in the sport right now. She\u2019s truly unbelievable. And I need everybody that\u2019s watching right now to tune in tomorrow and continue to support her. She\u2019s very outspoken. Super, super talented. Hand speed. A lot of combinations. She\u2019s the best out there. So, I need everybody, tomorrow, to tune in. Continue to support her. I\u2019m behind her 100%.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodunlocked.com\/claressa-shields-pulls-up-to-atlanta-meet-greet-with-papoose-tito-mercado-talks-august-15-fight-representation-in-womens-boxing-people-needing-to-focus-on-her-talent-not\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claressa Shields Pulls Up To Atlanta Meet &amp; Greet With Papoose &amp; Tito Mercado; Talks August 15 Fight,\u00a0 Representation In Women\u2019s Boxing, People Needing To Focus On Her Talent Not Online Negativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shields added, \u201cMy man. Aye, I got two names. Everybody calls me \u2018GWOAT,\u2019 but he calls me \u2018Female TBE.\u2019\u201d Shields also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/atsboxing\/reel\/DcCgWnrML7Y\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talked about<\/a> the influence Mayweather has had on her career. She said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAye, man. He let me know that if you wanna be The Best Ever, if you wanna be the greatest, all you gotta do is put in hard work, and don\u2019t let them discourage you, don\u2019t let them doubt you, and live your life. I\u2019ve definitely been watching him. And, man listen, I\u2019m 18-0, he\u2019s 50-0. 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