Comments Thread For: Josh Warrington Says Talks Have Begun For Shakur Stevenson

[Ray*]

I would not expect negotiation for this fight to be clear cut. Even though Shakur is with Arum and Josh is with Warren, i wouldn't hold my breath for this fight to happen.

[Oldskoolg]

Excellent fight, Shakur wins it but good on them and Arum if this fight gets made.

[TX_BOXNG]

Good win for Shakur, he definitely should take this fight

[indelible]

Stevenson looks to be the goods and Warrington would be a stiff test but it's hard to root for his success knowing he hits women

[Citizen Koba]

I see this as a pretty damn solid fight...we know what Warrington brings, a great engine, grit and non stop punching, dude seems to be pretty much dauntless which goes a long way towards making up for a lack of technical polish.

Biggest question for me is whether Shakur will be able to keep his composure under that kind of onslaught. That's the kinda thing that usually takes a good deal of maturity and is exactly the kind of challenge we need to see what Stevenson is really made of.

If he can keep his wits and use his feet he should be able to potshot his way to a fairly clear victory, but as many of Josh's previous opponents can attest that may be a lot easier said than done.

[richardt]

Josh is non-stop and Stevenson has a keen sense of distance and his footwork really maintains the right distance for him keeping his opponent outside of his opponent's wheelhouse, so this may not be a war, but a stylistically interesting fight.

[Fangedgrowl]

Good style matchup. One is a boxer/ring general the other a bull always coming forward. Think Stevenson in a close , could go either way fight, but my heart wants a tough guy like Warrington to bully this kid and win by not letting up and keeping the pressure on.

[nick_viking]

Warrington struggled with Galahad, who was a defensive fighter. Stevenson looks to be a far better fighter than Galahad, so I’d tip him to outclass Warrington in a close fight.

[deathofaclown]

Warrington struggled with Galahad, who was a defensive fighter. Stevenson looks to be a far better fighter than Galahad, so I’d tip him to outclass Warrington in a close fight.

I actually thought Galahad won that

Absolutely awful fight to watch and you could say Galahad was negative but I still thought he won more rounds, as ugly as it was.

[Tatabanya]

Warrington vs Stevenson: either a great win for Warrington - à la Hatton vs Tszyu, if he manages to get "in the zone" - or he is comprehensively outpointed.

Warrington vs Russell Jr: Warrington gets knocked out.