Shakur Stevenson has acted more aggressively than usual, and he seemed to try to punk his filling opponent Josh Padley, get into his face, point fingers and push him in front of their 12-round lightweight undercap fight Live on dazn PPV Saturday.
The strange part is that Padley (15-0, 4 COs) is likely to hit as hard as Shakur, and he only has four knockouts on his plate. If he takes the fight to him, he can pull out a dismay. I doubt the judges will give it to Padley, but he will expose Shakur as Edwin de Los Santos did.
Sticky guy acts
Stevenson (22-0, 10 food) acted as if he had a slide on his shoulder, and tried hard to intimidate the fringe advantage Padley (15-0, 4 food), which his promoter, Eddie Hearn, personally recommended To Turki Alalshikh as the sub after Floyd Schofield came down with a disease and removed from the fight.
The behavior would work better with fans if Shakur fights against someone well with the chance to beat him, such as Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason or Raymond Muratalla. But doing so against a fighter at the domestic level brought in as a substitute at the last minute is low.
It is very obvious that Shakur is uncertain after moving consecutive poor actions against Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin de Los Santos. What fans of Stevenson abandoned the ship after seeing that he was not what they originally thought.
It is not the opponent who needs Shakur to win back the fans and create new ones. Stevenson must have the choice of Padley and insisted on a better opponent, such as Herrera Cores Or someone else. At least if he fought that man, fans would give him credit if he were to win, but he might do it. This is probably why the 22-year-old Cuban Herrera (16-0, 14 COs) is hardening because he is too good and can win.
Shakur today weighed 134.1 pounds and Padley at 134 at the weigh -in.
‘That’s what dreams are made up of. This is what you are boxing for. A world title shot, the pinnacle of the sport. I’m going to grab it with both hands, ”Josh Padley said Dazn box During the weigh-in of today, he talks about the opportunity given to him to fight WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday night as a substitute opponent. “Set in Saturday night to see it.”
“I told him I was going to beat his a ***. There is a lot of energy going on. He has a lot of energy. Let’s put it in the ring, ”says Shakur. “I stayed focused, I stayed locked. Opponent conversion does nothing for me, but I’m going to shine. I’m going to shine tomorrow, and tomorrow is my time.
‘In the amateurs you are fighting all and everyone. It’s nothing new to me. I’ve been here before. This is showtime. Let’s do it. I promise you that I’m going to remind them. Tomorrow is my time. I’m going to have fun, and I’m sitting a **, ‘says Stevenson.
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Last updated on 02/21/2025
