Shakur Stevenson says he would like to talk to Gervonta Davis on the phone to try to convince him to fight him without the promoters involved.
Tank might think it’s creepy if Shakur calls him. He might see it as stalker behavior and is further delayed and changes his phone number.
Tank’s contempt
Stevenson likes to try to arrange a fight like Terence Crawford did in 2023 with Errol Spence. However, Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) doesn’t think Gervonta will go for that idea because he has a “s***” against me. “
The truth is, Tank doesn’t like runners, and Shakur doesn’t belong in this era. His dated, archaic Mayweather style hails from a bygone era.
It could be that Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) is put off by Shakur’s desperate obsession with him, bringing up his name in interviews, hustling to promote his fights and being a non-entertaining fighter. Davis would be the draw in a fight between them, and Shakur would just be there as the cardboard prop.
If Shakur could build his own name by beating quality fighters and staying in the pocket to trade instead of running, he wouldn’t need to beg Gervonta for a fight. Being booed in repeated fights for being boring makes Shakur one of the lowest echelons of the caste when it comes to boxing. He is unworthy to be in the presence of King Tank.
Changed needed for Shakur
– Stay in the bag
– Stop running
– Take risks
– Get in front of better opposition
“I said: “Let’s fight.” What else do you want me to do?” Shakur Stevenson told Shawn Porter’s YouTube channel about asking Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis to a fight. “When I went to do it with Devin, I was rushing. Now, I’m going to do the same type of stuff with Tank, and they’re going to say, ‘He’s racing. He’s jealous.’
“We are in a new generation. These people have got all these narratives these days. I said, ‘Let’s fight.’ I said, ‘Send the contract, and we can make it.’ I am not a delusional (person). I don’t come out there just to say something.
“I’m not going to act like I’m the A side, and I deserve 50-50 (for the tank fight). Brother, let’s negotiate and see where it goes from there. I know I’m the B side, but let’s fight,” Shakur said.
The King and The Shortcut
Stevenson sounds obtuse and thinks all he has to do is say, “Let’s fight,” to get a fight against Gervonta. That’s not how it’s done. He needs to fight better opposition, stop running, look good and stop the fans booing him 24/7. If all the contenders had to do was say, “Let’s fight,” to get a chance to meet the King, everyone would. That’s not how it goes.
If Shakur wants to take a shortcut to a fight against Gervonta, he needs to do something bold, like in the days of the Knights and King Arthur. He should move up to 154 and Bakhram Murtazaliev or Vergil Ortiz jr. to beat If Stevenson does this, his popularity will skyrocket, and he will have no trouble getting a fight against Tank.
Earn opposition to tank battle
– Andy Cruz
– Jaron Ennis
– Edwin De Los Santos: *rematch
– William Zepeda
– Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela
– Abdullah Mason
“I think it is,” Shakur said, responding that he and Gervonta are the two biggest names, and this is the biggest fight. “Other than Terence and Canelo, other than that, Tank and I are the biggest fight. It’s not on me. I’m not the A side. I accept I am the B side.
“That’s how it went with Terence and Errol,” Stevenson said of Terence Crawford and Errol Spence talking one-on-one on the phone, without the promoters, to agree to fight. “It was a cool way. I wouldn’t be with it, but the guy (Tank Davis) has some *** against me.
“Something about me. I would be willing to do that. Negotiate, talk it out, sit down with each other. I would be willing to do that, me. However, this would not happen. I’m open to it. It would never happen. It wouldn’t happen because of him,” Shakur says about Gervonta not wanting to talk to him.
“Yeah, for sure,” Shakur said when asked if he wanted the tank fight ‘One Million Percent.’ “Me and Tank, that’s the focus. This is the biggest fight in boxing. This is the fight that will pay me big. He paid a lot. He’s going to do more with me than anyone else. My focus is Tank. Tank and I have to fight,” Shakur said when asked if he would be interested in fighting his good friend, Keyshawn Davis.
