Promoter Eddie Hearn still did not give up with the slim hope that Shakur Stevenson had a fight against Gervonta Davis. In an interview, WBC lightweight champion Shakur (23-0, 11 COs) had the look and sound of a fighter who admitted that a match against tank would never happen.
A lost case?
The match promoter, Hearn, pointed out that he gave Shakur a soft opponent he did, and then set up a fight against William Zepeda to get him ready for Gervonta Davis. However, Zepeda and his promoters at Golden Boy did not show interest to fighting with Shakur.
As for the tank, he has his own problems with the Lamont Roach Mess. If done, Davis allegedly wants Vasily Lomachenko, Ryan Garcia and even Jake Paul. Shakur is not on his meal list.
When Gevonta set out the conditions for Shakur to fight against him and said he should face his ‘brother’ Keyshawn Davis, he basically let him know that there would never be a battle in between. Shakur got the tip, which is why he seems to be defeated. He now realizes that he was a fool to chase this mirror so long without see things as they really are.
Hearn’s Resolve
Eddie doesn’t give up and that’s understandable why. The WBA champion Tank Davis is the only money fight that Shakur is out there at 135. If Hearn cannot fight, he will not have signed Shakur for nothing.
In addition, he has the way he performed in his fight against his replacement opponent Josh Padley On February 22, he is unable to keep his WBC belt and unbeaten record if Hearn throws him with the general population with the murderers at 135
The fights against Padley and Edwin de Los Santos showed that Shakur is not good enough to be with any of the contenders with lightweight. You put Stevenson in with Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason, Ernesto Mercado, Raymond Muratalla or Frank Martin, it’s over. But Hearn cannot continue to give Shakur special treatment to keep him cut off, isolated from the predators.
Shakur Stevenson: “Eddie, I’m not going to lie. I am ready to fight everyone and everyone. “
Eddie Hearn: “William) Zepeda fight you? It is clear that there is the tank fight, that is the fight. Tanks, really will run out opponents. “
“We have one more fight over and then a few options and we want Shakur to be with us for the rest of his career,” Eddie Hearn said ifl tvRespond to the fact that Shakur Stevenson said he only had one fight left on his contract with match room box, and he wanted the fight against Gervonta Davis.
“I believe Shakur is the best 135 pounds. Just because Tank had a bad performance last Saturday, people now say, “Yes, I think Shakur is beating tank,” while before the past Saturday, “Oh, you would never beat Tank.” Boxing is like that.
‘It’s (tank-shakur) just a wonderful battle. I really want to fight that battle, and I believe wholeheartedly, Shakur Stevenson beat Gervonta Davis, ”says Hearn.
Last updated on 03/05/2025
