Shakur is boring and that's just what it is.

[Elheath]

Boxers doing everything within the rules of boxing to win is fully allowed so good for him. However Shakur needs to get it through his head that if he also want the cash, he needs to make himself a high reward target. The more he talks, the more it is proving that refusing a 25 pay for Haney was pure ******ity on his side.

If he was the boring, featherfisted undisputed lightweight champ right now he would still have multiple top opponent lined up to fight him and he would be the A-side as the champ with all the belts.
Instead he is a boring, featherfisted lightweight single belt holder who is a high risk low reward that others don't see a merit in fighting. People would rather fight Tank for the money or Loma for the name and legacy for the high risk single belt, or go for Berinchyk if they want a low risk single belt.

The results aside, Haney got Loma, Prograis, and Garcia essentially off having been "undisputed lightweight champ" in a span of a year while Shakur had DLR and Artem Har-something. Shakur could've gotten Haney last fall, Loma this spring, then maybe possibly Zepeda or even a stay busy with Martin while egging Tank.

[The Big Dunn]

He can be mad at Bob all he wants but who's dying to see him in the big fights? I barely bother watching him in regular fights for free.

Isn’t that what a promoter is truly for- matchmaking properly to build interest in a boxer?

Had Bob put him in with Valdez and Loma earlier, he’d have looked dynamic in big wins. Bob protected them and instead fed a string of low reward, high risk bums to Shakur. He did Shakur no favors.

Just look at who he put Davis in with tonight. That guy constantly coming forward and Shakur would look absolutely dynamic.

Instead he puts him in with Davis where it becomes a foul filled disgrace of a sh-tshow.

[MulaKO]

Skills are not the problem as Shakur is full of them
The fact he puts them on display in only a defensive style is exactly what is not working for him or anyone else
If he doesn’t have a glass chin then he should go all in cause this chit just ain’t working out
The place was jammed ( not sure what the prices are for his fights ) but was quite sad to see people walking out at such an early time in the fight

[baroidi]

His hometown fans were walking out on him by the 7th round lol

[Guest]

Maybe brittle hands or he is packing glass.

If only he threw more combos, we wouldn't even be talking about this even if he didn't knock guys out.

He was clearly much better than that guy last night, he just didn't seem to want to let his hands go.

[HandsofIron]

You'd have to pay me to watch boring, scary ass, safety first Shakira Stinkerson.

[brettWall]

Don't know who would pay him the kind of money he gets from ESPN/TR regardless of opponents with a boring style like that.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Nobody is saying that to hate on the guy it's just a fact. He walked Artem what's his face down and his home town still walked out on his fight. Watching Bivol is ****ing enthralling in comparison.

Reminds me of Ward. Undoubtedly talented but not entertaining and will likely never be a draw.

[Smash]

skills pay D bills!! erm or maybe not

[MusoMeanderings]

Reminds me of Ward. Undoubtedly talented but not entertaining and will likely never be a draw.

Not to mention the constant fouling, home judges, smug personality and non-stop preaching.