“Crawford can’t fight for you – Shakur is activated at the face

Shakur Stevenson activated during the fight with Teofimo Lopez Jr. today when Teo Sr. told him, “Crawford can’t fight for you” on January 31. It was like waving a red flag in front of a bull, as Stevenson’s eyes widened and focused on Lopez Sr. started firing back.

The Crawford trigger point

One could see that Shakur lost it for a second when Lopes Sr. brought up his role model, Crawford, because that’s the guy he modeled his fighting style after. He learned his game from watching Crawford fight, but he lacked the power to be the perfect 2.0 copy.

Lopez Sr. did most of the trashing for his son, WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo today, ripping Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) over his poor resume and telling him he needs to “prove” all the things he’s said about himself.

Lopez Plan: Mental Warfare

Lopez Jr. sounded like his plan for today was to throw Stevenson off by talking weird stuff about how he can mess with his private parts, and how he’s going to “f***” him on January 31st. Shakur looked embarrassed and couldn’t think of a good response.

“It’s my time. I’ve been waiting forever for this. Thank you,” Shakur Stevenson told Teofimo Lopez Sr. said during the send-off with Teofimo Jr. today’s kickoff press conference in New York.

“Prove it” – The challenge

“Now, you have to prove it,” Teofimo Sr. said.

“Oh, you’ll see,” Shakur said. “You can’t fight for him.”

“Crawford can’t fight for you,” Teofimo Sr. said.

“I don’t care. I don’t need him,” Stevenson says of his mentor Terence Crawford.

“He’s in trouble,” Lopez Sr. said. “He’s from another race, baby.”