Shakur Stevenson immediately proclaimed Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis after his ninth round TKO victory over his easy replacement opponent, Josh Padley, in Riyadh. Tank was not under the impression that his reaction to Shakur called him on X was “Lol.”
Shakur’s stock has dropped. It really wasn’t the kind of achievement that would drop him in a fight against the ‘Face of Boxing’ Tank Davis. He needs an early knockout and a much better opponent than this man.
Sub -wounding execution
Boxing fans on social media are dropping Shakur over the coals to the way he fought tonight, and struggles to defeat a ham and Egger chosen by Hearn as the substitute. This was not how you proved yourself worthy to meet with the king of the lightweight section, Tank Davis. You have to do better than that.
WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (23-0, 11 COs) says his performance was ‘good’ and that he proved that he ‘Fighter at elite level“With his three win over Padley (15-1, 4 COs).
“It feels good. I gave a good performance, and there are levels, ”Shakur Stevenson said Dazn box After his technical knockout victory over Josh Padley tonight. “It was difficult because of the movement, and he had good little counters and shots he threw. But as I said, there are the levels of this. “
The way Shakur fought tonight, he would have lost to half a dozen of the top 10 contenders. He is not a level at lightweight. He was one of the best at 130 and 126, but at 135 he is not a class. He is B-Class, and that explains why his promoter, Hearn, matches him against poor opposition. He doesn’t want him to beat until they pay the tank.
“I appreciate him because he acted, was brave and fought me. I want to fight against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. I think it’s the biggest battle in box. Let’s make it happen, ”says Stevenson.
“We know that Josh Padley is extremely tough, and to change an opponent three days before the fight, but the appreciation of Tank has looked. If he wants to act and have the biggest battle in the sport, we’re ready, ”Eddie Hearn said Ring magazineWant Gervonta Davis next for Shakur Stevenson after his ninth round technical knockout victory on Saturday night over his fill-in opponent Josh Padley.
This battle showed that Stevenson is just a hype job creation, which is why he is combined against fighters like Josh Padley and Artem Harutyunyan. This is the same playbook we see with other fighters of this era. They take easy battles, create a resume and then look for a big payday.
Promoter Eddie Hearn should have chosen Andy Cruz as the substitute opponent, because at least Shakur would have a strong case to call out tank because he hit someone well.
Last updated on 02/22/2025
