The appliance of power could decide the winner of Savannah Marshall’s momentous undisputed middleweight title clash with Claressa Shields, live on Sky Sports on September 10, according to Peter Fury.
Shields is a highly-decorated fighter, amateur and pro, going into the contest with WBO champion Marshall holding the WBC, WBA and IBF belts, the other three major middleweight titles.
But Britain’s Marshall is seen as the puncher of the two. Marshall has won 10 of her 12 professional fights inside the distance, while Shields has halted just two of her 12 opponents, albeit boxing at a consistently high level.
Marshall’s trainer, Peter Fury maintains that Marshall hits with unrivalled force.
Speaking on Behind the Ropes, broadcast on Friday on Sky Sports Arena and Main Event at 10.30pm, Fury declared: “She’s got devastating power in both hands. By far the hardest female puncher in history, going back and forward.