Shakur Stevenson got here out of the woodwork to clarify why he’s preventing Joe Cordina subsequent on October twelfth, telling the followers that he’s “Chasing the bag.”
He’s calling himself “Worldwide Kur,” principally his affirmation that he’ll struggle the just lately knocked-out former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) on October twelfth in Riyadh.
Greed Over Greatness
It will be fascinating to understand how a lot cash Shakur is being paid for this mismatch. With the best way Shakur has been speaking about cash in at the moment’s social media posts, it seems like he’ll get the largest payday of his seven-year profession for this horrible struggle.
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) isn’t taking the roasting he’s getting on social media effectively as a result of he has nothing to inform them apart from his fact, which is he’s preventing for cash and never legacy.
In different phrases, greed has taken over for the 27-year-old Shakur, primarily this period’s model of Adrien Broner, profitable division world titles in opposition to weak opposition.
This struggle in opposition to Cordina may break what’s left of Shakur’s recognition if he runs from him and chooses to not have interaction like we noticed in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos, Jeremiah Nakathilia, Joet Gonzalez, Robson Conceicao, and Artem Harutyunyan.
“LOL. I’m not preventing for y’all no extra [bleep]. 😂 Worldwide [Sha]Kur energetic now. #ChasingGreatness,” stated Shakur Stevenson on X, reacting to the criticism he’s receiving from followers over the information of him defending in opposition to Joe Cordina subsequent in an undercard slot on October twelfth.
“Unappreciative [fans] assume they matter. Nah, to not me. Smd cry me a river 😭😭. It is a enterprise and it’s make as a lot cash as you possibly can on this enterprise.”
Prioritizing Monetary Achieve
Shakur may have fought some actual killers like Raymond Muratalla, Frank Martin, Edwin De Los Santos [rematch], or Andy Cruz, however he’s chasing cash as an alternative of greatness. It’s pathetic, however at the least Shakur has pulled the curtain to point out followers what he’s all about.
“Folks need me to sit down and wait round for Actually each different fighter to make they resolution whether or not they need to struggle me. I’m gone go get this bag over right here actual fast as a result of that’s what issues most to me now 💪🏾 #ChasingTheBag 💰” stated Shakur, letting his followers know what his primary precedence is. Cash over high quality fights.
Shakur’s final struggle was in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan final July, preventing a light-punching man who had been overwhelmed by Frank Martin a 12 months earlier.
