Shakur Stevenson claims he’s being “blackballed” by sure individuals in boxing to attempt to freeze him out to forestall him from getting the alternatives for large fights he deserves.
It’s not conspiracy being completed to “blackball” WBC light-weight champion Shakur. The issue is that fighters and their promoters don’t need to struggle defensive fighters that transfer as a lot as Shakur.
The Unpopular Protection-First Type
Some fighters are prevented within the sport, and defensive fighters, southpaws, switch-hitters, and knockout artists are excessive on the listing.
Stevenson doesn’t say who these persons are that don’t need him to get the massive fights, however he says it’s not going to work. He’ll get the matches he needs ultimately.
This Saturday, Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) will defend his WBC light-weight title in opposition to Artem Hartuyunyan (13-1, 7 KOs) on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. Harutyunyan, 33, isn’t the struggle he wished.
Shakur says he wished to struggle one in every of these guys: George Kambosos Jr., Vasily Lomachenko, William Zepeda, or Gervonta Davis.
The Blackballing Delusion
“I’m not searching for a knockout. If it comes, it comes. That simply feels like somebody who’s scared,” stated Shakur Stevenson to the media, reacting to being informed that Gervonta Davis stated he didn’t need to struggle him as a result of he was too defensive.”
Gervonta and plenty of different fighters don’t need to struggle Shakur, not as a result of they’re scared, however somewhat as a result of he strikes an excessive amount of and can exit of his manner to not get hit. His final struggle made Shakur one of many undesirables.
Shakur isn’t a sufficiently big puncher to go for a knockout in opposition to an skilled Olympian, Harutyunyan, who has been in with greater punchers than him and was by no means stopped.
“Somebody says that I’m defensive they usually don’t need to get within the ring with you since you obtained nice protection. That feels like any individual that’s fearful of shedding. I obtained Artem in entrance of me, and that’s my focus. On Saturday, I’ll placed on an ideal present,” stated Shakur.
How may Shakur be so mistaken? Fighters like Tank don’t need to struggle him as a result of they’ll be compelled to chase him, and he won’t get an opportunity to land greater than two or three pictures per spherical. We noticed that with Shakur’s final opponent, Edwin De Los Santos.
“I’m not going to say no names, however I believe they’re attempting to blackball me and purposefully preserve me out to maintain me out of the combo to present me the chance I deserve,” stated Shakur to Deepcuts about his perception that persons are deliberately freezing him out.”
Is Change the Solely Resolution?
If Shakur doesn’t change his combating model, he’ll proceed to be prevented, however solely as a result of his fighters don’t need to cope with a man who strikes as a lot as him. It received’t be because of a conspiracy to lock him out for one more cause. If Shakur believes it has nothing to do together with his combating model, he’s deceiving himself.
“That’s when persistence is available in. When the time is true, all the pieces goes to occur the best way it’s purported to occur. I obtained to place myself in a greater scenario. I believe July sixth is a begin, after which so on. Every little thing ought to fall into play the best way it ought to fall into play,” stated Shakur.
Stevenson will most likely get an opportunity to struggle Tank Davis ultimately, however that is dependent upon how he performs and whether or not his fan base is rising. The tank can earn more money combating Ryan Garcia once more than he can struggle Shakur.
