Tim Bradley is weighing in after Claressa Shields’ weekend altercation with Alycia Baumgardner led to the boxing champion being banned from all MVP events.
The former champion reacted after a video surfaced from the MVP MMA 1 event showing Shields slapping Baumgardner inside a crowded VIP section. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Bradley questioned why the incident escalated only after security and others gathered around the fighters.
“That video surfaced when they first had the confrontation. There was nobody around them. It was like they was face to face. Face to face,” Bradley said.
He continued, “So my question is at that point, why didn’t you slap her then? Like Claressa, why didn’t you? If you had that hostility in your heart, that hate in your heart, yeah, you let that out, but why didn’t you slap her then when she was right in front of you?”
Bradley also criticized the timing of the slap, adding, “This right here is a little bit sussy, man. It’s like, wait, hold up. People around her and stuff, you snuck your hand in there.”
The boxing analyst did not spare Baumgardner either, joking about her reaction during the chaotic moment.
“Baumgardner, your defense is still lacking, girl. I ain’t going to lie. Your defense is lacking,” Bradley said.
