Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson Drops, Dominates Oscar Valdez To Unify WBC, WBO Titles

[BAmundsen]

Great talent but the kid can't close the show... It's unfortunate because if he had that in his set, he'd be a superstar. A less than 50 percent Ko ratio isn't going to put fans in the seats. We've already seen everything there is to see...

[Sammy7861992]

First time watching Shakur, he really is special iv seen valdez a good few times throughout the year and has solid skill s and is a great fighter , Stevenson made that look easy , great performance

[SHO_RULEZ]

Shakur has had sparring sessions tougher than that, wow...

[DClefthook]

Pity pat punches? Bone crushing punches? Would someone like to explain please???

[Cyborg Fangerloo]

- Stevenson is very talented
- He could he next level with some power training
- The crowd was not even cheering at the beginning of the 12th. Stevenson needs fans.
-The probing changed (to an extent) the dynamic of the fight. He established range with it. A point should have been taken.
- Valdez’s sporadic work rate put the fight out of reach for him. Could he have changed the outcome? Maybe not, but he sure would feel better about his performance today if he threw more shots.
- Dont physically run away at the end of the fight!

[Dip_Slide]

Great talent but the kid can't close the show... It's unfortunate because if he had that in his set, he'd be a superstar. A less than 50 percent Ko ratio isn't going to put fans in the seats. We've already seen everything there is to see...

Someone will come along and push him and drag him into a fight. that's the intriguing thing about the careers of that type of fighters. Who can bring it to them and force them to fight? That will keep the fans interested. We've seen that happen with the highest paid athlete ever and with a lot of fighters throughout history but all fighters, no matter how skilled, will eventually find themselves in a brawl at some point if they keep fighting the top guys, Valdez failed the task, but doesn't mean that others will.

[Nightfall]

Pity pat punches? Bone crushing punches? Would someone like to explain please???

Easy work. Skills pays the bills

[FannonOG]

Mexicans can't handle rhythm. New star is born.

[1hourRun]

[PunchyPotorff]

Leading up to this, I noticed Stevenson was the more sturdy, talented fighter. Valdez is a warrior,
but he's had too many wars because of leaning too much on his warrior spirit, instead of developing
more boxing skills. Stevenson does need to develop more power, but that can come with a proper trainer.