Shakur Stevenson says he injured both hands during his fight against Josh Padley last Saturday night in Riyadh. Shakur (23-0, 11 food) still stopped Padley (15-1, 4 COs) in the ninth round in a successful title defense of his WBC lightweight belt on the venue, but the injuries for both hands come over.
Hand problems
He has glass handsAnd he was not cut out for fights unless it is against poor opposition. Olympic silver medalist Shakur in 2016 in his entire career, Edwin de Los Santos, fought only one talented fighter. Because of his hand problems, he was forced to move constantly. Since then, his management has placed him with two poor opponents, Padley and Artem Harutyunyan.
If he gets his wish for the fight against Gervonta Davis over which he is obsessed, his hands are likely to fall apart, and he will run for most of the fight as he is thrown by the fans. The fans who ordered the battle on PPV thought it would be competitive would feel stupid.
It is essential that Shakur first proves that he can beat a true top lightweight with talent before he matches Tank Davis. At present, Stevenson has deliberately linked to two poor punchers in back-to-back fighting since his disastrous performance against De Los Santos.
My suggestion would be for Shakur to prove him against two or three of these fighters before Turki gives him the tank fight:
– Andy Cruz: He must be first
– Raymond Muratalla
– Abdullah Mason
– William Zepeda
Stevenson, 27, did not go up against a puncher, and he did not have to sit on his shots to win at this level of opponent. The injuries create a lot of doubt as to whether Shakur was physically built for the 135 pound division. If you go back to 130 or 126, it can make a little easier for Shakur, because he doesn’t have to upload on Hi shots as he does at 135.
“You have to ask him. How is he going to hit me? How is he doing his bumps on my country that I did that he saw a million times? “Shakur Stevenson said SecondsTalk about Gervonta Davis. “I can’t wait for that happening. Turki is the man. He says he wants to make the fight happen.
“If he reaches out to me and says he wants to fight, I am willing to negotiate and see if we can come to an agreement and make the fight happen. I don’t need him. I make a lot of money if I fight, but I would very much like the fight to happen. It’s all on him, ”says Shakur.
Last updated on 02/24/2025
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