Shakur Stevenson says he needs to be referred to as the “finest fighter on the planet” by folks after they watch him defend his WBC light-weight title in opposition to Floyd Schofield on the February twenty second card subsequent month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The combat might be proven reside on DAZN PPV, and plenty of followers might be watching. That is Shakur’s huge alternative to broaden his fanbase by placing on a present and stealing the thunder from the principle occasion between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
“Greatest In The World”
“I dominate. I don’t have shut fights. You watch me go up one, two, three, 4, 5, six rounds, after which it comes a degree the place somebody simply needs to finish it. They need a knockout, or there’s going to be plenty of criticism with it,” stated Shakur Stevenson to Secondsout, reacting to the individuals who criticize his combating type, labeling him as ‘boring.’
“I sit within the pocket loads. My final combat [Artem Harutyunyan], I sat within the pocket. If he comes wreckless, I’m going to need to put him in his place,” Shakur stated about Floyd Schofield. “I’ll combat all of these guys. I’ll combat Ryan. I’ll combat Devin or Teo. Any of these guys. If these guys need to combat me, I’ll combat them.
“That I’m the very best fighter on the planet,” stated Shakur when requested what he needs folks to say about him when he fights Schofield on February twenty second in Riyadh. “I do know I’m the very best fighter on the planet, and I can’t wait to show it,” stated Stevenson.
It’s not true that Shakur sits in “the pocket loads” in his fights. He solely does that when he’s dealing with weak opposition. When he’s dealing with opposition with expertise and energy, he by no means stays within the pocket, which is why he’s criticized.
In Stevenson’s final combat in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan, he stayed within the pocket as a result of he was weak and sluggish. In his match earlier than that in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos, Stevenson was on his bike the whole 12-round combat and was booed by the followers.
The fighters that Shakur want to combat aren’t keen on combating him. He says he want to combat Teofimo Lopez, Ryan Garcia, and Devin Haney. These guys aren’t going to combat him as a result of he doesn’t interact and strikes an excessive amount of. That’s why Stevenson hasn’t gotten a nibble from Gervonta Davis and Vasily Lomachenko.
“I might like to combat Tank. I might like to combat Gervonta Davis. I feel that’s the most important and the very best combat to make within the sport of boxing. Anytime they need to make these huge fights occur, I’m able to combat anyone and all people,” stated Stevenson.
Turki Al-Sheikh might presumably lure Tank into combating Shakur, however it’s going to take a giant provide for that combat to occur as a result of there’s no curiosity on the Baltimore native’s half in combating him.
