Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson Eyes WBC Title Eliminator With William Zepeda

[Heru]

Shakur is one of the fighters at the forefront making “fighting for legacy” a priority again along with Canelo, Joshua, 154 Charlo, and Spence.

Coming off two top five at 130, bypassing a lightweight tuneup, and challenging top ten boxers at 135. Props!

[SimpleTouchee]

I don't think he has the power. Definitely has the skills and stamina

See the Herring fight, another example Robeson fight who kept on getting rocked and he dropped Valdez. If he had no power he wouldn't have been able to those three things. He has accumulated power not 1 shot power. I'm not saying he's a puncher but he punch way harder than Tevin Famer type of fighter.

[hhh1200]

Shakur is one of the fighters at the forefront making “fighting for legacy” a priority again along with Canelo, Joshua, 154 Charlo, and Spence.

Coming off two top five at 130, bypassing a lightweight tuneup, and challenging top ten boxers at 135. Props!

I get it you wanted to add a bit of comedy in with Spence. 10 yrs in the same division to collect 3 belts and literally ducked 4 killers (Crawford, Ennis, Ortiz and Stan) with assistance from Haymon and Shafer to fight a burn out for $80

[just the facts]

Zepeda is about to be a money maker.. he doesn’t need Shakur

It’s hard to give any credibility to someone (you) who posted that Bivol/Ramirez was a close fight. How’s Zepeda ever gonna be a better money maker than Stevenson if he doesn’t fight him?

[Uncle SneakyTouch]

See the Herring fight, another example Robeson fight who kept on getting rocked and he dropped Valdez. If he had no power he wouldn't have been able to those three things. He has accumulated power not 1 shot power. I'm not saying he's a puncher but he punch way harder than Tevin Famer type of fighter.

I agree. I mean it's kinda common sense, if you get hit too much its gonna accumulate but Stevenson doesn't have that fight in him to do so

[Ghost Jab]

Shakur Stevenson is one of the most promising young fighters in boxing today. He is undefeated as a professional and has already won a world title in his short career. Stevenson has the speed, power, and reflexes to be a great fighter. He also has the talent to beat anyone in the world.
William Zepeda is a great fighter, but he is not on the same level as Stevenson. Zepeda does not have the same speed or reflexes as Stevenson. He also does not have the power to match Stevenson. If these two fighters ever meet in the ring, Stevenson will definitely win.

[BlackRobb]

Zepeda is about to be a money maker.. he doesn’t need Shakur

You have to beat credible opponents to become a moneymaker. Or have 70 million IG followers like Cryin Garcia. It's clear that only Haney wants smoke with Shakur at 135. The rest of these guys are just selling woof tickets.

[GBP4LIFE]

Shakur is reppin that PR Boricua flag.. he gonna be a star..

Zepeda is in his own lane, fight has to be built up, but Zepeda will likely be built up for a Ryan clash down the line.

[tomhawq]

Where is William Zepeda's reaction to this? Seems he went silent.

Any negotiations going on?

[Heru]

I get it you wanted to add a bit of comedy in with Spence. 10 yrs in the same division to collect 3 belts and literally ducked 4 killers (Crawford, Ennis, Ortiz and Stan) with assistance from Haymon and Shafer to fight a burn out for $80

No comedy. Three of the four fighters that you mention are barely out of the prospect stage; and Crawford preferred to break the Spence negotiations to fight for a guaranteed purse against a fringe contender.

In the past three years, Spence was in a major car crash, had major surgery, rehabbed, and fought Danny Garcia (consensus top 10 at 147); suffered a torn retina, had major surgery, rehabbed, and fought Ugas (consensus top 10). Spence is among that group.