Free agent Shakur Stevenson and promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr. had a Facetime dialog, main some individuals to imagine this could possibly be the subsequent vacation spot for the freed-up Newark native.
Mayweather’s Attraction and Potential Pitfalls
Mayweather has the cash to signal Shakur, however the query is whether or not that’s a great spot for him. Regardless of having little fan attraction and never being a PPV attraction, Stevenson, 27, desires the massive fights out of his realm in opposition to Gervonta Davis, Vasily Lomachenko, Devin Haney, and Ryan Garcia.
Signing with Mayweather may assist Shakur bag the massive fish, Tank Davis, into his web. Nevertheless, given the dangerous blood between Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) and Floyd, it may work in opposition to Shakur if he indicators a contract with Mayweather Promotions. Why would Tank need to do Mayweather any favors by agreeing to combat Shakur Stevenson if he’s signed with him?
Moreover all that, the cautious method that Mayweather matched Tank Davis throughout his profession, placing him in in opposition to fighters that had been positive issues, arguably stunted his profession as a result of he would have been a a lot greater star if he had fought the killers for the final eight years slightly than the tomato cans he did combat.
Though Tank finally grew to become a star, he did it regardless of the gentle match-making that was finished on his behalf when he was with Mayweather Promotions. He ought to have fought Vasily Lomachenko eons in the past.
The very last thing Shakur wants is to signal with a promoter who will spoon-feed him no-names to proceed build up his inflated resume in hopes of turning him right into a drawn star by sly match-making, hoping the general public doesn’t catch on to the hustle.
Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs), the WBC light-weight champion, is searching for a brand new promoter after his contract with Prime Rank expired along with his final combat in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan final Saturday evening.
Matchmaking Issues and the PBC Choice
If Stevenson indicators with PBC, he may probably have the prospect to combat these guys:
- Gervonta Davis
- Frank Martin
- Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz
- Edwin De Los Santos: *Rematch
Whether or not these guys will need to combat Shakur is unclear. They may balk on the concept of combating Shakur, provided that he’s a runner and never an attraction, and the followers will probably boo their combat.
Monetary Concerns and PBC’s Downside
It’s dangerous for PBC to signal Shakur Stevenson as a result of they might probably placed on PPV, and it may mess up their new gig with Amazon Prime Video if all of his fights bomb badly, delivering horrible viewing numbers.
PBC signing Shakur to bury him deep on undercards is smart, however not for the form of cash he’ll need to ink a contract with them. If Shakur turned down $15 million to re-sign with Prime Rank, he positive isn’t going to take lower than that to signal with PBC.
For that form of cash, PBC must put Shakur in headliner spots, which is unsafe if Premier Boxing Champions desires to carry onto their new broadcasters at Amazon Prime Video. I wouldn’t take that threat if I had been Al Haymon of PBC. It could be an unsound transfer.
