Katie Taylor unconcerned by 'the greatest' debates

Katie Taylor is not bothered where she is ranked in comparison to Claressa Shields, preferring to view the debate surrounding boxing's greatest female fighter as another hallmark of an unprecedented era in the sport.

Ireland's Taylor, the undisputed world lightweight champion, was recently knocked off top spot in some pound-for-pound lists by American Shields, who earlier this month beat Savannah Marshall at London's O2 Arena to unify the world middleweight titles.

The latest results sent fans of both fighters flocking to social media, arguing why their woman deserved the title of - to use Shields' signature phrase - boxing's GWOAT (Greatest Woman of all Time).

It is a dispute Taylor is happy to leave to those online, preferring instead to highlight the pioneering impact both women are having on boxing.

"I wouldn't say [the rankings] motivate me at all," Taylor told the PA news agency.

"I think we're both just doing our thing, and I'm trying to be the best I can be, and she's trying to be the best she can be, and we're both having a huge influence on the boxing world, which is fantastic.

"I think some of the greatest fights we've seen this year have been myself and [Amanda] Serrano, Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall a few weeks ago, which is absolutely incredible.

"It's been an amazing few months for women's boxing and I'm just delighted to be a part of that."

More than two million viewers tuned in to watch the 15 October fight between Shields and Marshall on an all-woman card, a sold-out event broadcaster Sky Sports believes broke the record for the most-watched women's professional boxing event in history.

It surpassed the 1.5 million who took in Taylor's undisputed lightweight crown defence against Serrano at Madison