Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson says he's ready to return, rules out a fight with Keyshawn Davis

[Nightfall]

As much as people put down Shakur why is tanks so AFRAID of him?? I cant figure it out. Shakur is the biggest name with the most money for tank and hes STILL SCARED of “pillow hands”???????

Tank isn't afraid of anything nor anyone. This is a prize fighting business. That fight will happened and Tank will walk right through anything Stevenson has and stop him.

[Claude Palle]

Legit funny xD

Also.... casuals smh lol.

He who dislikes Shakur Stevenson dislikes the very essence of boxing & that just is what it is, there are other combat sports available for viewing.

I was a big Stevenson guy from the beginning. I attended a few of his fights and expected greatness. He just seems to have stagnated, only fighting soft opposition. Yes, he is a master boxer but he is also boring. Boredom does not sell.

[BrankoB]

Legit funny xD

Also.... casuals smh lol.

He who dislikes Shakur Stevenson dislikes the very essence of boxing & that just is what it is, there are other combat sports available for viewing.

That is like saying "I am right and everybody else is wrong" "my opinion is the only valid one and everybody who disagrees with me is a casual". Like being causal is the worst insult that can be given to anyone who likes to watch boxing.

If you read the comments on this forum about Shakur, you will realise that 80% to 90% of people do not like him because of his style. By the way, this is a boxing forum not a knitting forum, that only hard core boxing fans would subscribe to or even know that it exists. There are no casuals here, even though I observe quite often in heated arguments people call each other casuals to shut them up and win the argument.

[1Eriugenus]

Shakur had to cancel his voluntary due to the injury so I would guess he has a mandatory coming up. They need to make Shakur v Tank straight after that while both men still can make 135 & before anything untoward happens (like Tank getting nicked).

[MONGOOSE66]

Tank isn't afraid of anything nor anyone. This is a prize fighting business. That fight will happened and Tank will walk right through anything Stevenson has and stop him.

I sure hope so. Looks bad for tank after he avoided Loma 5 years ago, Teo, Hamey, Ortiz, Kambosos, Commey, Nakatani, Cambell and even Linares. He now has YOUNG lions on his old a-ss in Mason & Keyshawn.
I sure hope it doesnt turn into a trend for tank, LOL.

[Groin Grabber]

Why are all these thugs so scared to fight one another? Not only that they're the main ones pampered and get away with cherrypicking it's absolutely ridiculous

[garfios]

I sure hope so. Looks bad for tank after he avoided Loma 5 years ago, Teo, Hamey, Ortiz, Kambosos, Commey, Nakatani, Cambell and even Linares. He now has YOUNG lions on his old a-ss in Mason & Keyshawn.
I sure hope it doesnt turn into a trend for tank, LOL.

It is been a trend.

[nghtmr111]

That is like saying "I am right and everybody else is wrong" "my opinion is the only valid one and everybody who disagrees with me is a casual". Like being causal is the worst insult that can be given to anyone who likes to watch boxing.

Well said!!!

I'll never understand how people can say 'YOU DONT KNOW **** ABOUT BOXING' or call someone a casual just because they're not a fan of someone. Especially someone who I think has been the most boring fighter I've never seen.

The fact of that matter is that Shakur is boring as hell. If anyone is a fan of him, cool. I'm not going to argue that. I'm not denying his skills. Shakur doesn't have to do anything but be himself. He doesn't have to please anyone... but the truth is, fans are responsible for the money that gets put into his pockets. Viewership/ratings, tickets/merch sold, ppv sales (if/when he is on a ppv).

Just like he doesn't need to please anyone, we don't have to watch him.

Say what you want about compubox, but this definitely means something:

Edwin De Los Santos made CompuBox history tonight in WBC world title fight against Shaku Stevenson. His 40 landed punches are the fewest landed punches in a twelve round fight in CompuBox's 38-year history.

[1Eriugenus]

The De Los Santos stat must mean something but I’m not sure what. If your opponent throws very few punches it can mean 1. They only came to survive like Ryan Merhy v Jared Anderson 2. They suddenly lost heart, like Johnny Nelson fighting for world title or 3. The man in front of them was so good they saw no way of hitting him, like Pernell or Floyd. At present I don’t know which this was. I’m not exactly super high on Shakur but I definitely won’t write him off yet.

[mawoodhouse]

Yawn! Stevenson is boring. Fans want to see action!