The Detroit native made the hush-hush trip to the Welsh capital to watch welterweight Lauren Price successfully defend her titles against Stephanie Pineiro ahead of a potential superfight.

"She's Olympic champion, and she's undefeated, she's hungry, and she feels she's the next best and skilled enough that she can beat me in a fight," Shields (18-0, 3 KOs) told The Ring.

Price is naturally smaller, competing at 147 pounds, while Shields has won world titles at middleweight, super middleweight and is the current heavyweight champion. Shields, who defeated Ema Kozin (UD 10) in Cardiff in January 2022, is happy to entertain her rival but says she's the A-side and calling the shots.

"I believe 160 is the lowest option, really 165, honestly," she said. "For some who complain about me being too big and strong, I would try and eat a few less burgers to get down to 160."

Another question is where the fight would take place.

"You want me to come to the UK, you pay me that money," she said. "Lauren fought in front of 7,000, I fought in front of 18,000. I've had sold-out events in my last three fights. We know I'm a big draw. "As far as me and Price, I am the bigger star. I'm the more accomplished fighter. I am pound-for-pound No. 1. She wants to be mentioned in those names, but it's always me coming to get these girls and not these girls coming to get me. I don't think Lauren is big enough for me to come over here in the UK. She has to come to America if she wants the smoke.

"I'm not going to say the fight's off or can't be made if she says, 'I'm too scared to come to America, I want to fight here.' I'll be like, 'It's OK.'"

While Price is smaller, she believes her speed would help her upset Shields. The self-styled "GWOAT" disagrees.

"Lauren is not faster than me," she said. "I saw the film. You're 5-foot-5, you look fast, your arms are short, you're not faster than me. No, your speed is not faster than mine, your footwork is not better than mine, you don't punch harder than me. As far as defense, we know you've got to work on that."

Shields. who claimed gold at the 2012 and '16 Olympics before turning professional in the fall of '16, remains unbeaten and says she always finds a way to win. She expects that if the Price fight happens, she would bring out her best.

"I'm very hard to beat. You can be stronger, you can be faster, you can have more fights, you can be bigger, you can be smaller, and I still dominate," she said.

"I'm looking forward to fighting a girl who has some of that same experience, Olympic champion, undefeated. I’ve fought girls who were undefeated, but they weren't Olympic champions. I think Olympic champions are very, very hard to beat, because, of course, I am one."