Disappears for two years after losing to clubfighter Jesse Brinkley and now he is an aggressive puncher.
Watch his fight with Dirrell, it is literally one of the worst fights of all time.
Golovkin better make sure he asks for Olympic drug testing.
Disappears for two years after losing to clubfighter Jesse Brinkley and now he is an aggressive puncher.
Watch his fight with Dirrell, it is literally one of the worst fights of all time.
Golovkin better make sure he asks for Olympic drug testing.
He was always an aggressive puncher and dirrel ran from him the whole fight. But I agree he's not a legitamite opponent for golovkin
the thing that make this fight intriguing is that Curtis has a bunch of highlight reel KO's with his left hook counter. If one of those connect it can change teh whole fight.
Disappears for two years after losing to clubfighter Jesse Brinkley and now he is an aggressive puncher.
Watch his fight with Dirrell, it is literally one of the worst fights of all time.
Golovkin better make sure he asks for Olympic drug testing.
he dropped down in weight. If you look at him and Dirrell in the ring, it looks like a MAn vs a boy. The move to middleweight has definitely helped him
I don't remember him being as fast as Sugar Ray Robinson or knocking people unconscious.
always been a knockout artist with the hook....as fast as sugar ray robinson??? you're reaching.
Stevens has always been a very strong, powerful fighter but he's lost multiple times agains lesser opposition. Saul Roman squared up, dropped his hands and basically said "okay Curtis, knock me out now" and the fight was over. GGG and Matthysse being overrated is one thing, but Stevens having a shot a beating GGG? Good grief...
He was also two years out of the game for, as the commentators said it "unexplained reasons".
I mention it because everyone has focused on the point about power and ignored the two year absence.
Main Events, K2 and the fans should be in favour of drug testing regardless.
The layoff means little. You're talking about a fighter that wasn't as dedicated in the pastas he should've been. He's fought at LHW and SMW when he's actually a small guy. After losing to Brinkley, Stevens lost his way. That was a major career setback. The time off helped him decide if boxing was really for him. What you see now is a dedicated fighter who is training hard and comes to fight in better shape. Honestly, I think the main reason for this change was the birth of his daughter. That seems to have reinvigorated him and given him a reason to push himself. Of course every fighter should be involved in drug testing. However, that is not what this thread is suggesting. TS is not asking for testing in this case for the greater good of the sport.
Check that out.
http://www.boxingscene.com/curtis-stevens-free-agent-close-main-events-deal--50151
Is this a joke? You've got to be joking. The guy was a small SMW. He's only 5'7. You must not have seen his last fight. He couldn't knock out Findley because Findley is a big fighter with a good chin. Now he faces Roman who has been knocked out 7 times and he's suspect. Soto Karass knocked out Roman so did Sergio, Rubio, etc... This is ludicrous. It was Saul f'n Roman for god's sake.
He was also two years out of the game for, as the commentators said it "unexplained reasons".
I mention it because everyone has focused on the point about power and ignored the two year absence.
Main Events, K2 and the fans should be in favour of drug testing regardless.
Everybody needs to relax about stevens,,,,
damn the guy was an undersized, big puncher muscle head at 168,, just too much muscle mass,,,
now the guy has shed some muscle, comes into fights at a better weight, and is ko.ing fringe journeymen,,,, not exactly like he has beaten anyone top 10 yet.....
Guys drop down weight classes all the time,,,, miguel vasquez started at 140, but found it easier to competet at 135
everyone just needs to relax alittle about stevens,,,
In fairness hes always had one punch power at a lower level at least, hes also a very short & compact middleweight he didn't belong at super middle & keeping things real Saul Roman has spent his whole career at 154 and was never anything to behold in the first place.
Last night showed me more that Saul Roman sucks as a fighter than anything else but not to take anything away from what was a beautiful K.O
He has nothing to offer GGG or any other decent middleweight but decent power & a bit of handspeed.
Disappears for two years, comes back to weight division 8 pounds south of a division he's spent his full career at. Does this at 28 years old and knocks 3 out of 4 opponents out in the first round rendering 3 unconscious.
How many super middleweights move down south of a division they've spent there entire career at?. I can only think of Mundine and he got starched by a nobody. Seems a little suspicious. If his chin holds up than it's very suspicious.
He was tiny at SMW, even short at MW. He took 2 years off after the Brinkley schooling, he probably needed time to rebuild his confidence.
You're making too big a deal out of this. Roman was stopped 6 times, and had an awesome life and death battle vs a not very good Pinzon just recently, went down 3-4 times. The other guy was coming off Lemieux KOBY 1. Did you catch Stevens vs Findley? Didn't look like a juiced up beast, eh?
Is this a joke? You've got to be joking. The guy was a small SMW. He's only 5'7. You must not have seen his last fight. He couldn't knock out Findley because Findley is a big fighter with a good chin. Now he faces Roman who has been knocked out 7 times and he's suspect. Soto Karass knocked out Roman so did Sergio, Rubio, etc... This is ludicrous. It was Saul f'n Roman for god's sake.
I don't see any reason for suspicion. He's always been a hard puncher, he had Dirrell petrified. Nothing has changed, he blew out a couple of less durable journeymen, but didn't look so hot against the tougher Findley a few months back
Disappears for two years, comes back to weight division 8 pounds south of a division he's spent his full career at. Does this at 28 years old and knocks 3 out of 4 opponents out in the first round rendering 3 unconscious.
How many super middleweights move down south of a division they've spent there entire career at?. I can only think of Mundine and he got starched by a nobody. Seems a little suspicious. If his chin holds up than it's very suspicious.