Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson: I Had a Bad Performance, I Wasn't Feeling Too Good

[Combat Talk Radio]

Are you alluding to Bud being on steroids?

[Greenfield02]

This is the guy who supposedly is the future of boxing? Give me a break....

[dan-b]

Thinking a social media reaction is indicative of anything is a sign of someone who is terminally online. Most people who use Twitter don't even 'like' comments, what you're left with is the emotionally incontinent and mentally ill hollering their poorly structured arguments and irrational views.

[STREET CLEANER]

Shakur had a string of good performances and they will remember him for his last one. Clash of styles and two counterpunchers never look good in the ring.

He said a lot about doing a great performance and we got a snoozer.

[ralex]

Shakur wasn’t landing. Edwin wasn’t landing.

such a ****ty fight

[real raw]

Can't knock him for his gameplan. It wasn't the most fan-friendly, but he had a dangerous guy in front of him who could change the fight with one shot and handled him the way he should have. Stick and move. The "fans" can complain about how non-entertaining it was, but if he woulda lost, the criticism woulda been worse for losing. Win the title now, look good later. In the end the W is all that matters.

I (we) certainly can knock him. NO ONE is paying to see that trash. They should withhold his purse for not living up to his contract to FIGHT. Rarely have I witnessed such a poor, uninspired performance. Boxing is entertainment first and foremost. Shakur's performance was not worth a damned cent.

[real raw]

I agree. His rep will take that hit until he has a satisfactory performance in the eyes of the certain viewers. As boxing goes: you're only as good as your last fight. He underperformed more due to the level and style of his opponent and still won handily. At the end of the day, an ugly, boring win is better than an entertaining loss. In boxing, a win is a step forward. A loss is 5 steps back. Gotta take the win any way you can.

Nothing against you, but your argument doesn't hold water. One more performance like that and Shakur will slide into oblivion. Anyone remember Howard Davis? No? There's a reason that you don't. He was a talented, BORING as fighter.

[Sugar Q]

The excuses have begun, the narrative is floating around he had an injured left hand which is why he barely threw it. The idiots will swallow it.

You're right! Shakur finally fights somebody that brought a real challenge now all of a sudden he didn't feel well. No, he saw a fighter as fast if not faster that definitely punched harder and he didn't want to engage him!!!! All that damn talk leading up now you have a tummy ache. GTFOHWTBS!!!!!!!!

[VegasRaiders]

Shakur makes Floyd Mayweather look like Mike Tyson

[real raw]

Most of these dudes commenting probably never played sports, let alone ever been in the ring in their life. Probably never even been hit by mommy and daddy. They needa get popped with a hard jab just so they can see that getting punched in the mouth don't tickle. But most would rather criticize fighters when they know dam well they'd never have the guts to step in the squared circle. Just the way most sheep are. Respect to all the fighters.

Eh, Shakur was in the ring, but he wasn't a fighter last night. If he's afraid of getting hit, he's in the wrong sport. It's much safer outside of the ring than inside. And if that's how he's going to fight, he belongs outside.

He seemed more willing to engage in his last couple of fights, but he reverted to his beginning style, which is avoid getting hit at ALL cost. I understand the "sweet science" but this was FAR from it. He wasn't avoiding punches, he was refusing to fight. BIG difference between what Hector Camacho did and what Shakur did.

If he was a no talented bum in some small town, oh well. He's proclaiming himself to be the BEST in the WORLD. So much so that he says people are avoiding him. Well they certainly aren't afraid of being hurt by him, that's for sure.