Comments Thread For: Is Golden Boy just using William Zepeda as bait for bigger fish?

[budfr]

i looked at the Zepeda -Cabrera fight again - I don't believe Zepeda can cut off the ring to unload enough combinations to slow Shakur down. More likely Shakur potshots Zepeda and moves first half, enough to slow Zepeda down and then gradually increases the volume the 2nd half to get a narrow but unanimous decision

Zepeda can't get Berenchyk or Tank or Loma - he might as well try against Shakur

Oscar can get a 1 fight deal and a co-promote for a 2nd fight with Shakur,

In other words Shakur will run and hug for dear life and expect the referees and judges to give him the win due to his race. OK.

[budfr]

That’s my thinking exactly
I don’t think Zepeda will be able to cut the ring and he doesn’t have enough ring iq to adjust

He has balls, and is a warrior, something Shakur the dork does not have.

[budfr]

He should become their mandatory so they will have to fight him. Wasn't he offer 25 percent to face Devin Haney?

He needs to take the short end of the stick untill he becomes an attraction. Keyword ATTRACTION. He doesn't bring in Money as Tank, Canelo, or Mayweather.

Mayweather was a garantee that the opponent would take an L, yet they will were willing to face him.

He should offer Zepeda 50 50 that way he faces him and has the opportunity to demonstrate how great he really is or how great he is not.

Mayweather was a guarantee that the refs and judges would be on his side, run, pot shot, hug and bore people. He sold fights because he had Mexicans on the undercards and because actually people wanted to see him lose. It´s all about marketing psychology, if he would have had a loss on his record, say vs Castillo, the emotion of wanting to see him lose would be gone and the money for refs, media, venue, promoters, judges, etc. would have been game over. The most overrated fighter in history.

[budfr]

Fishnets and Zepeda don't really want the Stevenson fight because they know that Willie likely gets washed and his value plummets. Zepeda is #1 in all four sanctioning bodies. Why get washed by Shakur for a sure loss when you can opt for Beranchyk in a very winnable fight?

Washed by that breakdancer?? Let me guess, you are blakk. You guys always delusional, Shakur would be running, potshotting and holding all the time, knowing the refs and judges, to to his race and woke media, are on his side. You know it.

[boxingitis]

Mayweather was a guarantee that the refs and judges would be on his side, run, pot shot, hug and bore people. He sold fights because he had Mexicans on the undercards and because actually people wanted to see him lose. It´s all about marketing psychology, if he would have had a loss on his record, say vs Castillo, the emotion of wanting to see him lose would be gone and the money for refs, media, venue, promoters, judges, etc. would have been game over. The most overrated fighter in history.

Yes he is overrated and a cherry picker. But he brought the BAG like Canelo and Tank do, Shakur doesn't.

[boxingitis]

Zepeda will struggle with the likes of Tank, Pitbull, or De Los Santos who carry a punch, but feather fisted runner like Shakur, I doubt it.

[Corelone]

I've seen fights from Mexico, where the refts stopped the inaction and scolded both fighters. They'll take you down for not pleasing the crowd. In the US some guys train to stink, they win by stinking.

[right_uppercut]

Stevenson vs Zepeda. Shakur can't win this fight by running, holding with the occasional pot-shot. Even at this intermediate stage of his career Zepeda is superb at cutting off the ring. Also, intentional clinching will be costly for Stevenson because Zepeda's a very good in-fighter who doesn't allow himself to get tired up. If this fight is ruled by judges who favor effective aggression then Shakur is in big trouble.

[SteveM]

In other words Shakur will run and hug for dear life and expect the referees and judges to give him the win due to his race. OK.

erm - that's not what I said - but if thats how you see it fair enough

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

Washed by that breakdancer?? Let me guess, you are blakk. You guys always delusional, Shakur would be running, potshotting and holding all the time, knowing the refs and judges, to to his race and woke media, are on his side. You know it.

Do you see everything in life through a racial lens , or just boxing ? What's your beef with black boxers ? You should know that skin color is just melanin , it's nothing more than that, a chemical. You should get professional help with that paranoia about black boxers having the world rigged in their favor. It's crazy to tell the truth. You've got issues dude. You'll feel better without that hate in your life. Good luck.