Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson Believes He's Taken Bigger Risks Than Fighters at 135

[-Kev-]

Devin haney, Garcia and tank are the only ones with no notable names in their resume, haney might change that in a few days.

As of now :
Lomachenko has (W) Rigo (L) teo.
Teo has (W) loma (L) Kambosos.
Kambosos has (W) teo.

But they all also have wins over some good top level names like Luke Campbell Commey diaz....

What do you consider a notable name?

Tank beat:

Isaac Cruz: 22-1
Jose Pedraza: 22-0
Leo Santa Cruz: 37-1
Yuriorkis Gamboa: 30-2
Rolly Romero: 14-0
Liam Walsh: 21-0
Jesus Cuellar: 28-2

These aren’t notable names? While they may not be superstar future Hall of Famers like Campbell, Commey or JoJo Diaz, aren’t they at the very least “notable”?

[YGriffith]

What do you consider a notable name?

Tank beat:

Isaac Cruz: 22-1
Jose Pedraza: 22-0
Leo Santa Cruz: 37-1
Yuriorkis Gamboa: 30-2
Rolly Romero: 14-0
Liam Walsh: 21-0
Jesus Cuellar: 28-2

These aren’t notable names? While they may not be superstar future Hall of Famers like Campbell, Commey or JoJo Diaz, aren’t they at the very least “notable”?

I said they, as in they all have, including tank, it's just those three are the first that came to mind.

And i believe Tank beats all these guys, and if shakur's chin is not as good as his skills, he gets iced too.

[tritium_arma]

-400+ favorite in his last 2 fights. Really taking big risks there.

[tokon]

The only fight I can see that might be worth Stevenson staying @ 130, is a fight with Navarette! Other than that, he should be looking for Tank ASAP! That's a big money fight, on the level of Wilder vs. Fury!

Navarette coming up in weight might pay ok but it's not a meaningful fight. Stevenson might as well just make the move to 135 now instead of having to cut those extra five pounds

[Cypocryphy]

Shakur will be hard to beat because of his style. Mayweather was another defense-first fighter. Punchers always have big trouble with these types. Who wins between Haney-Stevenson? I pick Stevenson.

You have to have good footwork to beat Shakur. If you don't have good footwork, you're doomed. Valdez was a better boxer when he was with Robles. Much better. More technical. It all went down the drain somehow. He can't be that old that his legs are gone.

Anyway, you have to have good footwork and a high ring IQ to be Shakur because you have to break the distance yet not get caught. You have to pressure him so he uses up the real estate and gets caught without anywhere to go. Everything has to be on point.

I think if he fights Loma (the Loma from the last two fights), he beats Shakur. I think he starts to break Shakur down in the last half of the fight, kind of like Luke Campbell. It would be very similar.

I also think that Ryan Garcia could potentially be a nightmare for Shakur. Garcia has the speed and power to change the direction of a fight, and he's got very good timing. His ring IQ might not be the best right now, and he's flatfooted, but his timing, speed and power is a game changer. He hits harder than Teofimo. Easily.

Those are the guys that I see being a problem for Shakur. Don't get me wrong. Shakur could definitely win those fights, but I think Loma is the favorite against Shakur right now, and that Shakur is the favorite against Garcia, but those fights could go either way. Definitely.

BTW: Yes. I didn't mention anyone at 130 because no one at 130 is beating Shakur right now.