Shakur Stevenson stated in an interview this week that he needs a battle in opposition to Vasily Lomachenko greater than ever, suggesting that he’s involved about his possibilities of success in opposition to his unique goal, Gervonta Davis.
Surprisingly, Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) is focusing on a battle in opposition to IBF light-weight champion Lomachenko as a result of he’s been on the marketing campaign path recently, making an attempt to construct himself as a candidate to battle the Face of Boxing Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Stevenson Acknowledges His Limitations
For Shakur, 27, immediately reversing course and choosing Lomachenko because the one he needs means that he doesn’t really feel like he’s as much as battle Tank Davis. Shakur can be badly overmatched in opposition to a killer puncher like Tank Davis. That goes with out saying.
It’s good that Shakur is aware of his limitations as a result of Tank is all incorrect for him proper now because of the huge punching energy he possesses, and he might mess up his profession with a single headshot. If Shakur needs to carry onto his WBC light-weight title and milk it for so long as doable to make straightforward cash, he’s obtained the precise concept by specializing in guys like Lomachenko.
“I like Lomachenko. I seen him on the fights and he was making an attempt to do lots of publicity stuff… drawing a crowd and making a scene, it simply looks as if he don’t wish to battle me,” stated Shakur to the N3ON YouTube channel about eager to battle Vasily Lomachenko.
Shakur doesn’t possess the offensive armament to tackle a fighter of Tank Davis’ stage as a result of they’re up to now aside in energy and talent. The New Jersey native Shakur is designed extra to battle pure boxers with an beginner type like his, and ideally ones with no energy.
Lomachenko, 36, is good for Shakur as a result of he has the beginner type, and he’s not man that may punch holes by way of him the way in which Tank Davis, William Zepeda or Abdullah Mason would do.
Hearn Confirms Cordina Talks
Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed on Friday that talks are underway for a battle between Shakur and former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Joe Cordina subsequent. Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) is a giant puncher, too, however he’s coming off an eighth-round knockout loss to Anthony Cacace final Could. So, he’s susceptible and never a giant risk to beating Shakur like Tank Davis or a number of the different large punchers within the 135-lb division.
It’s nonetheless a harmful battle for Shakur as a result of Cordina possesses one-punch energy, as we noticed in his second-round knockout win over Kenichi Ogawa in 2022. That wasn’t that way back, and Cordina hasn’t modified within the energy division and may do big-time harm to Shakur if he connects with one in all his highly effective proper fingers.
