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Claressa Shields Wants Her Internet Trolls To Meet Her In The Ring…For Real

The boxer teased a reality series that turns keyboard warriors into her contenders.

Claressa Shields wants to get in the ring with her trolls.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist proposed a reality show idea that would give her online critics a shot at fighting her and a $100,000 prize if they can make it through a gauntlet of competition first. 

“Zeus is the perfect home to have this show, to let these girls come and audition,” Shields said on a livestream, and added, “I'll put my money where my mouth is. They come and try to get this $100K and get their ass whooped cause I'm telling you. These girls ain't gonna make it past one minute. Not one minute.” 

Shields gave her show some major thought. She outlined a “Survivor”-styled structure where contestants live together, fight to stay in, and the ultimate winner can choose whether to take a cash prize or risk it all to face Shields in the ring for the full $100K. “If you beat all the other girls who are in the house…you a check. And then at the end, you get to decide [if] you want to give up that check and fight against me for the full $100K,” she explained. She said this setup would force online trash-talkers to back up their bravado in person.

Shields wants to hand out butt whoopings and life lessons. “Maybe you can become something because, guess what? An ass whooping builds character. Some of y’all so mouthy on the internet because you ain't never got your ass whipped,” she said, suggesting the show could push contestants toward real change and possibly even fitness and discipline. Shields later doubled down on the idea on Instagram: “LIKE I SAID I GOT $100K FOR ANY GIRL FROM ANY HOOD, ANY COUNTRY!”

Shields said she’d pitch Zeus and that any real series would need deals and negotiations. Outside the ring, Shields is in her family girl era. She told “The Pivot” podcast that she wants to welcome her first child in 2026. But for now, the boxer wants her haters to very publicly IRL pull up or shut up.

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