Undefeated women's boxing star Claressa Shields expressed her belief this week that she could beat Jake Paul in a boxing match.

Speaking to TMZ Sports, Shields made it clear that she feels Paul wouldn't be able to beat her or any highly ranked men's boxer for that matter, saying: "I don't think Jake Paul has the skills to get inside the ring with me. Or any of the guys at 154 pounds and up who is ranked in the rankings."

Shields, 29, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and she owns a perfect career record of 15-0 as a professional boxer. She is the current holder of multiple titles in the heavyweight, light heavyweight and light middleweight divisions as well.

The 27-year-old Paul has only been a pro boxer since 2020, but he has already compiled an 11-1 record, and he has quickly developed into one of the biggest stars and draws in the sport.

That was apparent earlier this month when he faced 58-year-old former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a fight that drew a huge crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and did big streaming numbers for Netflix as well.

Paul won the fight by unanimous decision, as Tyson seemingly struggled with the his balance after the first two rounds in his first official professional fight since 2005.

Shields suggested that any criticism Paul receives is primarily due to his choice of opponents. Along with facing a nearly 60-year-old Tyson, Paul has gone up against multiple former UFC fighters such as Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz and Anderson Silva.

Coming out of the Paul vs. Tyson fight, there were plenty of conspiracy theories on social media about it being rigged, but Shields pushed back against that notion, stating that it was simply a case of a boxer well past his prime struggling against someone much younger.

Shields added, "I'm happy Mike Tyson got what he wanted out of it. I'm happy he got out of the ring safe," noting that she has a "little bit" of respect for Paul due to the fact that he didn't go for a late knockout.

As for Paul's place in the boxing landscape, Shields credited him with creating more interest in the sport, saying: "He's bringing more eyes to the sport and that's what you need. Hopefully everybody who is involved on that side can keep building from that and also create a real blueprint to where it can be used for generations to come."

While it is unclear if there will be any true consideration given to a Paul vs. Shields fight, there has already been a ton of noise regarding Paul's next potential opponent.

Multi-weight-class world champion Canelo Álvarez recently said he was not interested in facing Paul after Paul called him out, but IBF world heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois has laid down a challenge to Paul.