Timothy Bradley warns Shakur Stevenson against Devin Haney fight at 147

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Timothy Bradley believes Shakur Stevenson should wait before moving up to face Devin Haney at welterweight. Bradley said Stevenson still needs time to develop physically for 147 pounds before facing a naturally bigger fighter like Haney.

Rumors of a possible Stevenson-Haney fight continued after Stevenson’s dominant win over Teofimo Lopez earlier this year, but Bradley says the timing is physically wrong for Shakur right now.

Bradley argued that Stevenson still needs time to grow in weight before facing a naturally bigger fighter like Haney at 147 pounds.

“The fight shouldn’t happen. The weight is going to be an issue. Let’s just hypothetically say they meet at 144. Let’s say Shakur beats him. Let’s say Haney didn’t look good. Do you think Shakur’s going to get the credit? No. He’s not getting the credit,” Bradley said. Battle hypeand says the Haney vs. Shakur fight shouldn’t be happening now.

“You drained him of weight just like Tank did with Ryan Garcia. There’s an asterisk right next to it. If you’re not going to 147, don’t even mess with Haney. That’s what I would say to Shakur,” Bradley said during an interview with Will Lowery.

Bradley added that Stevenson’s frame still needs to be developed before competing against full-sized welterweights and pointed to Haney’s strength advantages at the weight.

“His muscles are not that mature,” Tim said of Shakur. “At 147, those punches, they’re different from 140. They’re different from 135, and 130 and 126. At 147, the punches hurt. Shakur has to take his time, build his body, get to 147 and then face him.

“These guys are still in their 20s, and it’s probably going to take him about six months to a year to get ready and build his body,” Bradley said.

Bradley also said he would currently favor Haney if the fight took place immediately at welterweight due to Haney’s size, experience at higher weights and familiarity with Stevenson’s style.

The Hall of Famer believes Stevenson could eventually become the favorite, but only after he gives his body enough time to fully adjust to another weight jump.