Shakur Stevenson reacted predictably to his inheritor to the throne, William Zepeda’s victory over the Shakur-esque clone Tevin Farmer on Saturday evening, labeling him “Meals.”
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Zepeda Cracked the Code
What we noticed tonight was Zepeda simply cracking the Shakur code by dominating a Tevin (33-7-1, 8 KOs), successful a ten-round break up choice at The Venue in Riyadh, which ought to have been a wide-lopsided victory. Zepeda threw 1087 punches and landed 527.
These had been principally energy pictures, and Farmer regarded like he’d given up by the eighth spherical. He had nothing left and was holding on to outlive. The white flag of give up was up, and he principally surrendered.
Farmer was principally making an attempt to smother Zepeda by holding however was taking quite a lot of pictures from the Mexican fighter on the within. This was his recreation plan. Even the makes an attempt at neutralizing Zepeda’s work by extreme clinching didn’t work for Farmer.
It was the one factor he might do to keep away from getting knocked out. If Farmer had not used that detrimental tactic, he wouldn’t have made it previous the sixth spherical as a result of he was overmatched on offense.
The judges gave it to Zepeda by the scores:
– 95-94 and 95-94 Zepeda
– 95-94 Farmer
Farmer solely fought nicely sufficient to win the fourth when he scored a flash knockdown. In case you watch that spherical, Zepeda dominated as much as the knockdown after which acquired up and completed sturdy, persevering with to batter the previous IBF tremendous featherweight champion Farmer.
Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) has his laser sights set on WBC light-weight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs), concentrating on the Mayweather-style throwback fighter for February twenty second for an occasion in Riyadh.
These two fighters will meet subsequent except Shakur’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, chooses to swerve Zepeda after what he did to Farmer tonight. I wouldn’t blame Hearn one bit. Zepeda confirmed that he had no downside fixing the Shakur code together with his victory over the knockoff model, Farmer.
Shakur Views Zepeda As a Risk
The labeling of Zepeda as “meals” by Shakur makes it clear that the New Jersey native views him as a menace. Dropping to Zepeda would finish Shakur’s hopes of preventing Gervonta Davis as a result of he can be dismissed. First, Tank isn’t wanting to battle a runner, and if he loses to Zepeda, then there wouldn’t be any purpose for him to battle him.
It might take too a few years for Shakur to come back again from a loss to Zepeda, and it’s uncertain that he can as a result of he’s already proven in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos that he doesn’t belong at 135.
Shakur is a fish that’s out of water and light-weight, missing the facility and bravado to battle within the trenches. He would by no means even try and battle Zepeda the way in which Farmer did tonight by standing on the entrance strains to fulfill hearth with hearth. You possibly can’t beat Zepeda by working. Farmer knew this. That’s why he didn’t attempt to run like previous Zepeda victims.
“If I had let him dictate the tempo, it in all probability would have been an excessive amount of. That’s what quite a lot of younger fighters don’t know. If you’ve acquired a man that likes to come back ahead, you bought to make them go backward as a result of that’s the one factor they know find out how to do. So, we made them go backward,” stated Tevin Farmer to DAZN following his loss to Zepeda.
Zepeda vs. Farmer Struggle Stats
- William Zepeda threw an absurd quantity of punches, with 1087 thrown, connecting on 527 for a 48% join fee.
- Farmer threw 737 with 361 touchdown for a 49% join fee.
“I believe we noticed the perfect Tevin Farmer tonight. That’s what you must do to beat him, and he nonetheless got here up quick,” stated Sergio Mora of DAZN.
Meals!!
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 16, 2024
Zepeda throws non cease punches I by no means fought a strain fighter within the professionals that doesn’t cease puncher, This gone be enjoyable!
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 16, 2024
