Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson: To Be Honest, I Didn't Really Like My Performance

[BoxingIsGreat]

He is boring, but the same goes to Mayweather at 147.

Point is, boring fighters are dominant, many times.

I hate Haney and Shakur being compared to Floyd. At their age, Floyd was blazing trails, almost effortlessly. They are not even close. You have to pay me to watch either Shakur or Haney next time. Haney is much better tho.

[Drigo]

No body will like your performance mr. Pillow puncher. Your so boring to watch. Still fighting lile amateur. Watching your boring fight is a waste of money

[The Big Dunn]

Is he going to wait until he gets Valdez and only then start taking risks and being entertaining?

Fighting scared doesn't win fans. He should have taken Nakathila out yesterday.

With all due respect, you nor anyone knows what attract fans to a given fighter. Respecting your point about entertainment, fans very well could be attracted to excellence.

As to taking risks, I ask again why? TR, as we found out during the pre-fight interview, had already drawn up the Herring paperwork and the Valdez fight. So even if Shakur took risks and KO'd this guy he still wasn't getting the best fight next. So its a lose-lose situation-take risks or not, win or not, you still aren't getting the Valdez fight.

What would you have done in this situation?

[ShoulderRoll]

With all due respect, you nor anyone knows what attract fans to a given fighter. Respecting your point about entertainment, fans very well could be attracted to excellence.

As to taking risks, I ask again why? TR, as we found out during the pre-fight interview, had already drawn up the Herring paperwork and the Valdez fight. So even if Shakur took risks and KO'd this guy he still wasn't getting the best fight next. So its a lose-lose situation-take risks or not, win or not, you still aren't getting the Valdez fight.

What would you have done in this situation?

The fans were booing during the fight. Tim Bradley said he was having trouble staying awake. The evidence seems to be that no one was attracted by this performance.

Even Shakur Stevenson offered an apology and an excuse. What these guys need to do is learn to get better at taking risks while staying defensively responsible. Devin Haney did that for 9 rounds against Linares and was exciting...then made a mistake. And now everyone is telling him to go back to a safety-first style, instead of telling him to just fix the mistake and keep looking exciting.

[Willy Wanker]

I had no intention of watching this fight because I knew it would be boring as f**k, looks like I was right.

Four years from now, Arum is going to complain about how Shakur isn't a draw and how he loses money on him, while still keeping him away from risky fights.

[ShoulderRoll]

I had no intention of watching this fight because I knew it would be boring as f**k, looks like I was right.

Four years from now, Arum is going to complain about how Shakur isn't a draw and how he loses money on him, while still keeping him away from risky fights.

Just like Crawford.

Although Crawford is actually fun to watch. It's just that he hasn't fought anybody risky in years.

[The Big Dunn]

The fans were booing during the fight. Tim Bradley said he was having trouble staying awake. The evidence seems to be that no one was attracted by this performance.

Even Shakur Stevenson offered an apology and an excuse. What these guys need to do is learn to get better at taking risks while staying defensively responsible. Devin Haney did that for 9 rounds against Linares and was exciting...then made a mistake. And now everyone is telling him to go back to a safety-first style, instead of telling him to just fix the mistake and keep looking exciting.

what would you do in a lose lose situation like shakur is in?

[Walexhris]

True. But, on account of Baldomir likely being a pedo, I choose to remember his being slept by Canelo

That's the funny thing, he got slept by canelo, then Floyd schools canelo after having a "non- spectacular"( was spectacular to me, I love those kinds of fight) with Carlos.

All this to say, we can't get the full picture after one bad fight

[Mario040481]

That's the funny thing, he got slept by canelo, then Floyd schools canelo after having a "non- spectacular"( was spectacular to me, I love those kinds of fight) with Carlos.

All this to say, we can't get the full picture after one bad fight

Yep. "Fight math" is often bunk at a certain level.

[ShoulderRoll]

what would you do in a lose lose situation like shakur is in?

I thought I answered that.

Take a risk and try to get your obviously outclassed opponent out of there.