Laila Ali recently fired shots at Claressa Shields in a YouTube video, accusing the boxing champ of using her name for clout and attention. Ali revisited their history, claiming she once offered Shields career advice \u2014 and even brought receipts to back it up. But if anyone thought Claressa would stay quiet, they were wrong. She quickly clapped back with her own video, and she didn\u2019t hold anything back.<\/p>\n
Claressa Shields Fires Back After Laila Ali Shares Receipts From Their Past
\nShields took her response to another level by mirroring Laila\u2019s video format \u2014 dropping her own 20-minute clapback packed with evidence. And just like Laila, Claressa came prepared with her own receipts.<\/p>\n
She began by accusing Ali of tearing down other female athletes and played an old clip of Laila\u2019s Breakfast Club interview, where she spoke about Ronda Rousey in what Claressa described as a \u201cdemeaning\u201d way. Shields claimed Ali tends to \u201chate\u201d on women in combat sports who get more attention than her. \u201cPeople overlook it because she\u2019s supposed to be classy and above it all,\u201d Claressa said.<\/p>\n
Shields Accuses Ali of Turning Her Back on the Black Community
\nClaressa then took things a step further, criticizing Laila for not standing firmly with the Black Lives Matter movement. She shared photos of herself attending protests supporting Black men killed by police, contrasting that with Laila\u2019s comments in a past interview. In that interview, Ali expressed that she supports fans of all races and prefers saying \u201cAll Lives Matter\u201d to avoid excluding anyone \u2014 a stance Shields found disappointing given Muhammad Ali\u2019s legacy of racial activism.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, it doesn\u2019t seem like you\u2019re proud to be who you are \u2014 the daughter of the Great Muhammad Ali,\u201d Shields said.<\/p>\n
She also described Laila\u2019s video as \u201cmean girl energy\u201d \u2014 polite on the surface, but \u201cnasty\u201d underneath. \u201cShe\u2019s always wanted to hate on me, and now she\u2019s doing it proudly to promote her YouTube channel,\u201d Claressa added.<\/p>\n
Laila Ali\u2019s Side of the Story
\nLaila\u2019s YouTube post appeared to be a response to Claressa\u2019s earlier comments on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, where Shields referred to her as \u201cjust Muhammad Ali\u2019s daughter.\u201d In her video, Laila said she was disappointed in Claressa and accused her of trying to damage her reputation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the time, I didn\u2019t realize how divisive and vindictive she could be,\u201d Laila said in a previous Instagram clip. \u201cShe saw me as the face of women\u2019s boxing and wanted my spot \u2014 and she\u2019s been on a mission to ruin my reputation ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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