Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson Wants Josh Warrington Sooner Than Later

[pillowfists98]

Beats them all (besides Frampton) on pure TALENT alone at this point and the longer they wait to fight him and allow him to continue to improve the EASIER it will be for Stevenson when they do fight him.

I would like to see him vs Denis Shafikov or even better Jason Sosa for a very good step up test for him before going after the Champions

Why would he fight those guys? They aren't even in the same division. Isn't Shafikov a lightweight?

[sicko]

Why would he fight those guys? They aren't even in the same division. Isn't Shafikov a lightweight?

Shaf went down in weight last year after the Easter fight:
https://www.boxingscene.com/denis-sh...weight--120147

Was going by Boxrec Super Featherweight Rankings...
http://boxrec.com/en/ratings?offset=...0Featherweight
They have Stevenson is rated #33 they have Shafikov #22 so I it would be a good Step Up with Shaf style IMO to see how young Stevenson deals with that Relentless Pressure

[pillowfists98]

Shaf went down in weight last year after the Easter fight:
https://www.boxingscene.com/denis-sh...weight--120147

Was going by Boxrec Super Featherweight Rankings...
http://boxrec.com/en/ratings?offset=...0Featherweight
They have Stevenson is rated #33 they have Shafikov #22 so I it would be a good Step Up with Shaf style IMO to see how young Stevenson deals with that Relentless Pressure

oh I didn't know Shafikov was at 130 now. I assume Shakur will keep fighting featherweights because that's the weight he'll be at when he fights for a title.

[sicko]

Denis is a light weight, but he's short and he eats too many punches. Sosa is a gate keeper and what's his claim, a hard head? I like that Shakur is willing to travel, but a pier in Belfast might be a wharf too far.

Shaf moved down last year, last 3 Fights been at Super Feather
https://www.boxingscene.com/denis-sh...weight--120147

Shakur is still a Prospects was only his 9th Fight so why NOT a fight vs Veterans like those guys Sosa #7 by the WBC and Shaf is #9 so for a Stevenson those are Step Ups as well. If he can go overseas and get a step up vs a quality opponent then that is great as well

[Madison Boxing]

well come over to the uk then, kid.

[Luilun]

Stevenson looked like he out weighed the little old guy by at least 15 pounds

[Corelone]

Stevenson looked like he out weighed the little old guy by at least 15 pounds

He made weight. What he looked was good.

[Luilun]

He made weight. What he looked was good.

You should look good when fighting a little guy

[AdonisCreed]

That was a good fight he had this past weekend. Even though the guy hadn't fought in over 500 days he still looked impressive.

[Redd Foxx]

Beats them all (besides Frampton) on pure TALENT alone at this point and the longer they wait to fight him and allow him to continue to improve the EASIER it will be for Stevenson when they do fight him.

I would like to see him vs Denis Shafikov or even better Jason Sosa for a very good step up test for him before going after the Champions

Agree, though I think he may possibly even be competitive with Frampton right now too. Carl was on another level a couple years ago but something happened. He hasn't looked the same. Reflexes aren't as crisp. Timing isn't the same. A lot of people haven't noticed it yet, but I think they will next time he takes a high profile fight.