Claressa Shields calls for Jake Paul to fight former undefeated champion: "The fight we need"

Claressa Shields recently voiced her choice for Jake Paul's next rival. Shields highlighted the name of a former undefeated champion as her pick for Paul's next fight.

Paul's last bout against the 58-year-old Mike Tyson added another win to his record. Tyson showcased his mettle by performing well in the first rounds. However, 'The Problem Child' quickly capitalized on his rival's slow movements, winning the fight via a unanimous decision. Since then, Paul has expressed pride multiple times on the 65M "Netflix Households" tuning into his coveted fight against 'The Baddest Man on the Planet'.

Shields also came up with the name of a retired fighter as her choice for Paul's next rival. Shields's suggested rival for the Cleveland native is a lot younger than Tyson and has declared his retirement in 2017. A recent post on X from the 15-0 record holder highlighted former unified light heavyweight champion, Andre Ward, as her choice for Paul's next opponent:

"I want to see @jakepaul vs @andreward!!!!!! This [is] the fight we need!!!!"

Jake Paul is currently beefing with Francis Ngannou

Jake Paul has displeased a sizable amount of the combat sports community for his choice to lock horns with Mike Tyson. The current PFL heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, is also one naysayer.

Ngannou might be resonating with Tyson slapping Paul on the prefight face-offs. 'The Predator' had strong words for what he might do to Paul upon their next meeting. He said:

"Next time I see this @jakepaul guy I'm gonna give him 2 or 3 slaps 😬😬".

'The Problem Child' responded to Ngannou by sharing the UFC head honcho, Dana White's narrative. Paul's post on read:

"Clout chasing doesn’t suit you, legend. Maybe Jon Jones is the better heavyweight after all."