“As long as I’m boxing…I’m going to be ok.”
Boxing legend Claressa Shields has a stellar nickname, bestowed upon her since the age of 11. She often goes by “T-Rex” due to her childhood skinny frame and short arms, which she used to swing about without much control. That is until she was trained by her coach, Jason Crutchfield, who aided in Claressa’s growth from amateur to Olympic champion at just 17 years old.
Claressa Shields might be known these days as one of the greatest female boxers ever to live — scratch that… some would say one of the greatest living boxers to date.