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This fight is almost 2 weeks away and I'm smelling a FOTY candidate.
Maybe I'm overrating this fight, but I can't wait to see it.
Maybe I'm overrating this fight, but I can't wait to see it.
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I think a lot of fans are overrating this fight.
Purposely overrating Edwin and his chances so they can throw tons of praise on Shakur and act like its some great win.
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Not me bro. To me Stevenson just popped out of thin air getting massively overrated by Andre Ward the first time I saw him fight. I kept waiting for a worthy guy that would take off that shine. It was tiring to see him in showcase fights after another. At least, that's how I saw it. In the end, I blamed Arum for it.
But thanks for telling it how you see it. And it's obvious you don't see anything in De Los Santos. Meaning, you see a mismatched fight.
You made your prediction.
But I even smell an upset.Comment
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What makes you smell an upset?
His name wasn't on anyones lips until he called out Shakur now I am seeing a lot of people talking up his chances and actually favouring him. A real surprising amount.
It was only last year that he gassed out and lost, he was dropped hard vs Venezuela (a southpaw) I think in his next fight.
He's dangerous - In the sense he a southpaw, can punch, I thought he looked a bit sharper in his last fight and wasn't as defensively irresponsible as I have seen him. He's not a bad fighter or anything but I'm not really seeing what he has that really poses a big threat or makes me feel he's a live underdog outside of the typical punchers chance which is too often very overplayed. I don't want to say he is tailor-made for but I'm just seeing a rather routine win, in fact I think Shakur might stop him if he reverts back to his usual reckless ways and starts overreaching and leaving his chin out to dry.Comment
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And now I'm not sure which one of us is overrating Stevenson. I say he's not a monster, you say he is and Santos is not good enough for you as an opponent.
Like I suggested in my previous post, I'm not a huge fan of Shakur and you think I made this thread so that when he wins, he gets massively credited. That's not my purpose, believe it or not.
You made your prediction, I made mine. Good part is, it's not a fantasy fight. The outcome would eventually surface.Comment
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Any other poster man enough to make a prediction in this fight? Isn't this essence of being a fan? Being able to come forward and let everyone know how you see fights, then have a prediction on how certain fights would play out?Comment
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I think Stevenson wins a competitive bout on points, and I wouldn't be surprised if he has to be stunned and recover on the way there. De Los Santos is quick and hits hard.Comment
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I don't think Shakur is a monster just a good technical, skilled southpaw albeit largely unproven and badly overhyped considering the level of opposition. More of an eye-test fighter at this stage.
He is more talented and fundamentally sound, experienced and his defense is a little tighter plus I like him stylistically.
I've seen him vs numerous southpaws with no issues, I've seen De Los Santos vs one and he hit the deck and was caught a lot in exchanges and think he has issues with pure boxers. He has skills but his power & combination punching, his offense masques some pretty bad defensive habits.
My gut instinct is De Los Santos might be a bit of a glass canon also, he can give it but can he take it? He was dropped hard by a fighter not really renowned for their power and has been hurt/buzzed often in his short career, I've also heard gym stories that he is chinny. Only gym stories but there is often a good element of truth behind them.
I really hope to be wrong and we get to see just how good Shakur is when he doesn't have it all his own way. I suppose its at least a step up I mean De Los Santos has power and will certainly try let his hands go which is more than I can say for most of Shakurs opposition at this stage.Comment
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