Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson Emotional, Admits Ramirez Beat Him For Gold

[Kigali]

Well he tried just hope he doesn't f'ing sign with Floyd seriously, at this point sign with anyone but Floyd. Just really don't want to see this kid get used up and while yes all promoters will use him up there ain't shhh going on a Mayweather Promotions that indicates they can take him where he needs to go.

As if you'd know.

[richardt]

Ah, don't worry about those idiots. You have to remember where you're posting here - NSB. The trashiest of the trashy boxing fans post here mixed in with a ton of trolls, racists and ******s.

Fortunately, there are a lot of good postera here too that understand what they saw - a 19 year old being interviewed just moments after defeat, a man who had the weight of his nation on his shoulders since people said he would be the one to win gold. That's a lot of pressure for a 19 year old, add to that he had guys like Floyd Mayweather trying to sign him to a contract while he's trying to focus on the fight for a Gold Medal.

When I was 19 I was getting drunk and high with my friends without a care in the world, this kid was fighting and training his ass off most of his life all for this one moment fighting for his country and he came up just a tad short against an awesome Cuban fighter. Of course he's going to be emotional. Give the kid a few hours to let things settle down, a few days, hell a few weeks, and he'll be fine, but you interview him just moments after it all happened, of course a kid in under those circumstances is going to struggle to fight back tears.

Very well said! I think about what I was doing at his age and what most of my friends were doing and what this kid Stevenson is trying to do with his life, and it is night and day. Most people don't really discover what they are best at till they are 25-30 years old, if then. The Silver medal is a great accomplishment and for his pro career may even be better than the gold because this empowering as well as humbling experience will make him better and he wont take anything for granted and wont lose focus and end up with too many sponsors that being a gold medalist would have led to which can distract him from his career.

[Boskop]

Ramirez needs to get on that boat right now

[Kigali]

Ramirez needs to get on that boat right now

Let him stay where he is and become an career amateur.

[puga]

kid got class, very rare for american boxer let's be honest

[chickc]

he was acting waay to ****y before the fight. I blame floyd and everyone else for gassing him the hell up.

i agree. Floyd got him too pumped up.

[Sledgeweather17]

yeah said it on a different thread, because shakur is american thats the only amateur we hear about on this site. saw about 5 threads in last few minutes about shakur, and seems to be the only fighter in the tournament judging from last few weeks. No threads praising the winner, the 2x olympic champ because hes cuban.

Or I dunno, because he aint a 19 year old prodigy?

[kidbazooka]

i agree. Floyd got him too pumped up.

Floyd didn't get him too pumped Shakur would have lost to Robeisy regardless.

[turnedup]

As if you'd know.

Clearly you think it's been going well for everyone there lol

[Beercules]

Class from him.


Don't mess with those Cubans doe.