Comments Thread For: At contract's end, Shakur Stevenson says Top Rank has stalled his career

[Smash]

this puerto rican puto is getting 3 mil plus for his boring ass fights v lower level guys & hes still complaining, bob must be like, wtf do u want me to do with these little babies

[Boricua181]

I'm not a fan of Top Rank but I think they do a pretty decent job of developing and promoting their fighters to a certain point. Unlike other promotional banners, they have a dedicated broadcast partner in ESPN that works in conjunction with Bob to hype their fighters.

Shakur has had more than one fight where he looked less than exciting. He hasn't really established his persona to the masses and hasn't displayed the type of charisma that can overcome boring performances in the ring.

I like Shakur and think he's skilled. If he feels Top Rank has stymied his career, he should test his market value but he may be disappointed at the result.

You've got that exactly right.

[DClefthook]

odd statement

not sure what hoops has to do with boxing in this case tho

i dont see very many if any white boxers in the sport being protected & they certainly are not the greatest in boxing because u dont see that many of them actually

Oh you mean specific to boxing only and not sports in general. Ok well let me try and enlighten you ol' chap. Triple G was one of the most ' US media' protected boxers in history. He came to America and fought all non ranked fighters and was promoted by HBO as the greatest boxer alive. They clowned Floyd PPVweather for not moving up from 126lb all the way to 160lb to fight a guy that was fighting at MW his entire life. All at the same time of protecting 3G from any scrutiny of moving up one weight class to 168 to fight Andre Ward because they knew he was going to get curb stomped. Lomachenko got a title shot in his second fight....UNHEARED OF! ESPN actually tried to eliminate the loss from his record and they would've gotten away with it if a couple of investigative Youtube boxing channels would'nt have called them out on it (good job Dontae, EGO and Champside). Tyson Fury beats Wilder and they called him the best HW ever. WHAT THE FUQ?????? The term "great white hope" was not pulled out of thin air. It is an tried and tested idiom that has been passed down generation to generation. Don't believe me? Well here's the definition from dictionary.com: Something or someone that is expected to exceed. This expression dates back from the early 1900s, when HW boxing champion Jack Johnson, who is BLACK, seemed invincible and the term was used for any white opponent who might defeat him....... hey buddy dictionary.com is run by a white guy...do you believe it now?

[DClefthook]

Excuses are like a-ssholes. Everyone has one. Your ****** and lame and VERY naive. Maybe get into bowling. Easier for you to understand.

Man your response was quick. I guess that government funded internet connection is getting a lot better. What are you up to 400kb now. Do you have to stand on a hill with satellite phone to get the best lat/long before you hit send? Gawd bless the USA!!!

[Smash]

Oh you mean specific to boxing only and not sports in general. Ok well let me try and enlighten you ol' chap. Triple G was one of the most ' US media' protected boxers in history. He came to America and fought all non ranked fighters and was promoted by HBO as the greatest boxer alive. They clowned Floyd PPVweather for not moving up from 126lb all the way to 160lb to fight a guy that was fighting at MW his entire life. All at the same time of protecting 3G from any scrutiny of moving up one weight class to 168 to fight Andre Ward because they knew he was going to get curb stomped. Lomachenko got a title shot in his second fight....UNHEARED OF! ESPN actually tried to eliminate the loss from his record and they would've gotten away with it if a couple of investigative Youtube boxing channels would'nt have called them out on it (good job Dontae, EGO and Champside). Tyson Fury beats Wilder and they called him the best HW ever. WHAT THE FUQ?????? The term "great white hope" was not pulled out of thin air. It is an tried and tested idiom that has been passed down generation to generation. Don't believe me? Well here's the definition from dictionary.com: Something or someone that is expected to exceed. This expression dates back from the early 1900s, when HW boxing champion Jack Johnson, who is BLACK, seemed invincible and the term was used for any white opponent who might defeat him....... hey buddy dictionary.com is run by a white guy...do you believe it now?

all this great white hope stuff is gone years ago

loma has lost all his close big fights, if u call that protection i think i would do without it completely

who is protected in the sport of boxing is down to who can generate the most cash, even i know that one

[PNUT901]

Both Charlos could of fought prime Canelo, prime GGG, prime Jacobs, Prime Lara. It didnt happen for OBVIOUS reasons. Your just to dumb to see it. Your a waste of Breathe. Another casual who thinks he knows something. How old are you 12?
How many man crushes you have on boxers? Bunch of closet ****’s on here.

If you're going to be on here calling people dumb , learn the difference between your ,you're , to, too, two, breath, breathe , and could have or could of. Use of apostrophes and commas in the proper places would make your comments easier to read and more understandable as well.
Thanks , have a great Independence Day.

[GhostofDempsey]

This guy prices himself out of big fights, has a boring style, and hasn’t got one big win in his resume. He clout chases other fighters but isn’t serious about being paid what he is really worth. He is a hard sell.

[DClefthook]

all this great white hope stuff is gone years ago

loma has lost all his close big fights, if u call that protection i think i would do without it completely

who is protected in the sport of boxing is down to who can generate the most cash, even i know that one

"gone years ago"??????? ... I just gave you examples of Caitlyn Clark and Tyson Fury which are recent. It's not gone away. Just now there are a lot of white folks that don't choose ignorance as a lifestyle anymore. They will call their own out now. Good job people. Happy 4th of July!!

[Smash]

Ok well let me try and enlighten you ol' chap. Triple G was one of the most ' US media' protected boxers in history. He came to America and fought all non ranked fighters and was promoted by HBO as the greatest boxer alive.

bad example with ggg also

when he faced a real protected A-side guy in 'Canelo' he came out the wrong end of decisions which was not surprising as thats how boxing works, undefeated Kovalev with all the belts got jobbed by Ward (twice), if this is protection and i was one of those guys then count me out i would say

[MONGOOSE66]

If you're going to be on here calling people dumb , learn the difference between your ,you're , to, too, two, breath, breathe , and could have or could of. Use of apostrophes and commas in the proper places would make your comments easier to read and more understandable as well.
Thanks , have a great Independence Day.

Another fanboy has spoken. You ever been in the ring? Typical vagina talking out-her a-ss.