I would love to see the Lomachenko vs Stevenson fight. I respect Stevenson for wanting to challenge himself. However, I think it's a mistake to elevate Stevenson's performance too much, and I will tell you why:
We need to see more of Stevenson. I think any fight he makes with any of the other champions or 135 pounders will tell us a lot more about Stevenson.
- Herring has never been able to beat another southpaw. Not once. Not ever. He loses and loses badly to them.
- Herring's performance was, to be bluntly honest, laughable.
- Not only does he move in a straight line, he just stands there with his "ear muffs up" whenever he defends. He turned himself into a virtual BOB.
- He had zero head movement
- Not once did he try to take the weak side like he was supposed to.
- Denis Shafikov beat Herring worse than Shakur, with Denis causing several knockdowns. (There was hardly any improvements in Herring's boxing ability from then to his fight with Shakur, making the same dumb mistakes.)
- Herring's best win, without a doubt, was beating a little guy, past his prime, in Frampton.
We need to see more of Stevenson. I think any fight he makes with any of the other champions or 135 pounders will tell us a lot more about Stevenson.
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