Katie Taylor has been listed no.2 in Ring Magazine's inaugural women's pound-for-pound rankings.
It's the first time in the 98-year history of the famous magazine that female boxers have been ranked in a similar manner to their male counterparts.
Topping the list is three-weight world champion, Claressa Shields.
A 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, the American is unbeaten in her 10 professional bouts to date, with two of those wins by knock-out.
Despite being ranked ahead of Taylor, Shields appears unhappy with the view of the top-10 from one of its panelists, Diego Morilla.
He said, "I honestly believe that if Claressa Shields had been fighting out of either one of those two corners [in Persoon v Taylor], we would have seen her ‘0’ disappear."
"Some lady said she believe that If I had to fight from either corner in a tough fight that I’d lose? Lol," Shields tweeted, "She just missing the point that I’m that great to where I don’t have to.
"I’ve had adversity happen to me in the ring. I’ve been knocked down “unlike” Taylor.
"But I got up off my butt to win the fight UNANIMOUSLY!
"And Taylor does not have better defense [sic] than me. I won’t be losing or having a split decision fight no matter who I face."
Taylor defended her lightweight titles on Saturday night by beating Delfine Persoon by unanimous decision.
It followed a contentious bout from June 2019, when Taylor need a majority judges' decision to take Persoon's WBC belt.
Shields' Twitter outburst will again raise talk of a meeting with Taylor, but it's something the American has previously dismissed.
"We are just too far apart," Shields told Sky Sports in June, "That’s a great fantasy fight, but the lowest I can go is 154lbs, that’s a big push. 147lbs is a bigger push, and I don’t even think Katie can get to 147lbs.
"She has always been small, she isn’t that tall, I don’t even know her to have ever been over 155lbs…. so?
"I can’t make 140lbs, I think I can make 147lbs, but you never know till I am motivated and pushed to have to go down there."
Persoon is ranked only behind Taylor in the lightweight division, and 6th overall.
Despite suffering a shock defeat to Jessica McCaskill earlier this month, Cecilia Braekhus is ranked no.3 overall with McCaskill no.4.
Rounding out the top-5 is Katie Taylor's original opponent for this past spring, Amanda Serrano.
Ring Magazine Women's pound-for-pound Top 10 (as of August 22)
1. Claressa Shields
2. Katie Taylor
3. Cecilia Braekhus
4. Jessica McCaskill
5. Amanda Serrano
6. Delfine Persoon
7. Yesica Bopp
8. Daniela Bermudez
9. Mariana Juarez
10. Marcela Acuña
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