Shakur Stevenson, WBC light-weight champion, says he needs a unification struggle towards IBF champ Vasily Lomachenko subsequent. He says he thinks Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) is frightened of preventing him, and he’ll use nicknames for him by calling him “duck-chenko.”
Lomachenko is in negotiations with Gervonta Davis now, and that’s an enormous struggle. There’s no cash in Loma preventing Shakur, who’s coming off a career-worst efficiency towards Edwin De Los Santos on November sixteenth final 12 months.
Shakur’s Taunts a Determined Plea for Recognition?
Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) is bored with being prevented by high fighters, so he taunts them to disgrace them into going through him.
It’s questionable whether or not it’ll work for Shakur, 27, as a result of he’s not in style, and there’s no cash in a struggle towards him to lure Lomachenko, Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney, or Teofimo Lopez.
“Lomachenko seemed good [against George Kambosos], however I nonetheless assume he’s scared to struggle me. Cease being scared, Lomachenko. I’m going to name you duck-Chenko or scary-Chenko till you struggle me, champ,” stated Shakur Stevenson to the media about desirous to struggle IBF light-weight champion Vasily Lomachenko in a unification. “I don’t need a nickname. I need a nickname after I whoop his a**.”
At this level in 36-year-old Lomachenko’s profession, he’s specializing in getting the best-paying fights towards entertaining fighters. Preventing Shakur wouldn’t make sense for Lomachenko now, and it could possibly be a foul one if the group booed the shortage of motion.
Lomachenko would attempt to make it entertaining, however he’ll not be capable to chase Shakur down if he strikes as a lot as he did towards De Los Santos and a number of other of the hardest fights of his profession. Shakur strikes lots towards fighters with energy and expertise.
“We received to get someone to signal on the dotted line. If I can decide, it’s Lomachenko, or in the event that they [Gervonta Davis and Loma] go struggle one another, I say [William] Zepeda. Why does Zepeda preserve saying my identify and clout-chasing however then gained’t struggle me? I don’t assume he ought to get a move for that both,” stated Shakur
Shifting Up in Weight or Settling for Lesser Opponents
The one manner that Shakur can get the highest fighters to signal is that if his promoter overpays them by enormous quantities. That will should be Shakur’s subsequent promoter, who can be keen to lose cash on his fights. It won’t be potential.
Promoters don’t like dropping cash, so Shakur might have to accept persevering with to face no-name opposition.
One fast repair can be for Shakur to maneuver up two weight lessons to 147, the place he’ll have fighters like Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Brian Norman Jr. who can be curious about preventing him. These guys hit so onerous that he’ll be damaged aside even when Shakur is as defensive as he was towards De Los Santos.
Shakur’s Concentrate on “Hit and Don’t Get Hit” Worrisome
“That will be placing strain on myself,” stated Shakur when requested if he feels he has to carry out effectively on Saturday evening towards Artem Harutyunyan to be provided an excellent contract with one other promoter.
“I’m protecting strain off myself. My major focus goes in there, having enjoyable, having an excellent time, placing on the kind of present that I need to placed on, and exhibiting the artwork of boxing. That’s what my major focus is. Hit and don’t get hit. That’s what I need to do come Saturday evening,” stated Shakur.
The above remark by Stevenson exhibits that angle hasn’t modified about specializing in his “hit-and-don’t-get-hit’ fashion, and that’s dangerous information for the promoter that indicators him. It seems Shakur is resistant to vary and can stubbornly stick together with his present preventing fashion till the top of his profession.
