A win over Kaye Scott and Claressa Shields lines herself up for not one but these two mega fights

Already reigning as the undisputed heavyweight world champion, Shields being willing to move from the women’s glamour division back to 160 pounds is significant. That’s because a win over Scott this weekend and ‘The GWOAT’ suddenly has not one, but two mega fights within arm’s reach — one against Lauren Price, the other versus Mikaela Mayer.

Shields had a faceoff in the ring with Price following the latter’s unified welterweight titles defense against Stephanie Pineiro in Cardiff, Wales back in April.

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‘The GWOAT’ insists she’s not overlooking Scott, but concedes that a super fight with Price is in her sights, wrapped in a sweet science storyline that writes itself.

“Two Olympic gold medalists facing each other. One from America, one from the UK,” Shields already told DAZN News. “It’s two undefeated fighters, I think it’s one of the biggest fights in women’s boxing.”

Fighting Price (10-0, 2 KOs) would give Shields (18-0, 3 KOs) her first opponent from the UK since the heated rivalry she snuffed out with Savannah Marshall. It would also present the opportunity of having the fight in the UK as Shields did with her unanimous decision win over Marshall in front of a capacity crowd at London’s O2 Arena back in October 2022.

The transition back to middleweight could also line up an all-American crack with Mayer, who simultaneously holds the unified WBA/WBC junior middleweight titles and WBO welterweight world championship.

Both stars have long talked about fighting each other with the right weight being the only contention. Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs), who fights Chantelle Cameron in a 154-pound titles unification bout August 29, recently even told The Ring that her ideal wish list is defeating Cameron and Price before clashing with Shields at 160 pounds.

Like Shields, Price and Mayer have been fixtures on the women's pound-for-pound list, making either scenario that plays out first a win for the boxing world. I think both bouts are outstanding for Shields who has lived up to ‘The GWOAT’ billing and has been nothing short of a juggernaut in putting the best ever mantle for the women on a level of her own.

Remember, the Flint, Michigan native entered boxing as a two-time Olympic gold medalist only to rumble her way to becoming the sport’s first ever fighter to win an undisputed crown in three different divisions in a feat only matched by Terence Crawford.

When we talk about Shields, it’s vital to mention her as one of the sport's greatest fighters, period.

Getting past Scott is the immediate step. Then we'll see if Shields’ sweet science supremacy can be challenged by either Price or Mayer.