Comments Thread For: William Zepeda explains injury that forced him out of Shakur Stevenson chance

[A.B Counterhooks]

Zepeda doesnt even have fans. He typically fights in small Indian casinos and doesnt even sell those out.

Zepeda fought a blown up 130 lb guy coming off a 3 year layoff and a loss and still went life and death. A tune up fight that was supposed to give him some hype and confidence heading into a shakur fight turned out to be a nightmare. It doesnt matter whether the hand injury is real or not because the truth is there was no way his team was going to put him in with shakur off of that performance. Now when he comes back he'll have to take ANOTHER tune-up and this guy will likely be a worse cherry pick than Farmer. Boxing fans love harping on the shortcoming of the champs, but the challengers deserve just as much blame or more. Guy #1 in four organizations and fighting smaller guys coming off a loss. 95% of #1 contenders sit around fighting can after can waiting for a Kambosos type of opponent to win a belt off of.

Im sorry but I had to stop reading when you said 3 year layoff ...last time I checked, Tevin has fought 3x this year alone counting the Zepeda scrap, so you might be a bit confused there lol. Also, keep in mind Shakur himself coming from a hand injury and didnt looked so great on his last performances ,add the fact he's a current champion and a seasoned proven fighter unlike Zepeda so we cant really compare their fanbase even adding the fact Camaron Zepeda is Mexican and you know how much they root for their fighters independently of their actual popularity.

I believe Zepeda really got injured just as much I believed Stevenson of his. Hand/wrists injuries are the most common of all tbh.

[LA_2_Vegas]

No talk of wanting to postpone the fight. It's just oh I need a break and will come back on my own time against some no name.

Beterbiev just needed a postponement of his fight.

Like someone else said, that pen really must have been heavy

[NC Uppercut]

Shakur has never fought a fight with a hard pressure fighter with a semi good chin. It’ll happen in early 25. It’s arms vs legs in this fight!

[Oracle01]

I’m Mexican and I love my people but this mf lying. He ain’t injured. He just know he ain’t beating no Shakur

3rd duck in a row for him. Why not just postpone the fight another month until the end of March?

[Smash]

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quackedy quackedy there is a pattern emerging

[Elheath]

Zepeda is claiming they are hoping to return at the end of March and the fight was initially for February 22. Sooooo...why didn't they just postpone it by 5 weeks but instead cancelled is as a whole? I mean, Tank vs Roach got pushed from December to January to March but seems to still be on.

In fact speaking of Tank, can the Roach fight as a whole just get cancelled and he and Shakur fight instead? Yes, freedom of speech allows delusions to be posted as well.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

Zepeda is claiming they are hoping to return at the end of March and the fight was initially for February 22. Sooooo...why didn't they just postpone it by 5 weeks but instead cancelled is as a whole? I mean, Tank vs Roach got pushed from December to January to March but seems to still be on.

In fact speaking of Tank, can the Roach fight as a whole just get cancelled and he and Shakur fight instead? Yes, freedom of speech allows delusions to be posted as well.

That's the best idea that I have heard lately , go straight to Tank vs Shakur.

[Elheath]

That's the best idea that I have heard lately , go straight to Tank vs Shakur.

Mathematically its more than doable, too bad it won't happen sadly. Shakur was supposed to be on February 22nd and Tank is currently for March 1st. Only one week apart and I'm sure Roach can find an opponent willing to face him between December and March instead on the PBC stable, right?

[Malvado]

Zepeda is claiming they are hoping to return at the end of March and the fight was initially for February 22. Sooooo...why didn't they just postpone it by 5 weeks but instead cancelled is as a whole? I mean, Tank vs Roach got pushed from December to January to March but seems to still be on.

In fact speaking of Tank, can the Roach fight as a whole just get cancelled and he and Shakur fight instead? Yes, freedom of speech allows delusions to be posted as well.

Not sure how legitimate is the hand injury, but for the reason why it couldn't postponed another month later as he will be recovered by then. It likely be because Zepeda vs Stevenson was planned to be an undercard bout in Saudi Arabia, with different fighters headlining the main event of February 22.

They have to headline a bout by Matchroom without Turki's involvement which is unlikely since the promoters and fighters are aware they be better paid if they fought in Riyadh Season. Worse part is that they could be waiting months and there could be a different reason of why Zepeda or Stevenson wouldn't fight in between that waiting period. Such as a different high paying bout or attain a title shot against Berinchyk (WBO).

[Oracle01]

So he does not require surgery but he's all slung up like he has a broken hand or arm. Any medical experts out there? Seems su****ious.