Shakur Stevenson stated in an interview this week that he needs a struggle towards Vasily Lomachenko greater than ever, suggesting that he’s involved about his probabilities of success towards his unique goal, Gervonta Davis.
Surprisingly, Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) is concentrating on a struggle towards IBF light-weight champion Lomachenko as a result of he’s been on the marketing campaign path these days, making an attempt to construct himself as a candidate to struggle the Face of Boxing Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Stevenson Acknowledges His Limitations
For Shakur, 27, abruptly reversing course and choosing Lomachenko because the one he needs means that he doesn’t really feel like he’s as much as struggle Tank Davis. Shakur can be badly overmatched towards a killer puncher like Tank Davis. That goes with out saying.
It’s good that Shakur is aware of his limitations as a result of Tank is all mistaken for him proper now as a result of large punching energy he possesses, and he might mess up his profession with a single headshot. If Shakur needs to carry onto his WBC light-weight title and milk it for so long as potential to make straightforward cash, he’s bought the appropriate thought by specializing in guys like Lomachenko.
“I like Lomachenko. I seen him on the fights and he was making an attempt to do a variety of publicity stuff… drawing a crowd and making a scene, it simply looks like he don’t wish to struggle me,” stated Shakur to the N3ON YouTube channel about desirous to struggle Vasily Lomachenko.
Shakur doesn’t possess the offensive armament to tackle a fighter of Tank Davis’ degree as a result of they’re thus far aside in energy and skill. The New Jersey native Shakur is designed extra to struggle pure boxers with an newbie type like his, and ideally ones with no energy.
Lomachenko, 36, is good for Shakur as a result of he has the newbie type, and he’s not man that will punch holes by him the best way Tank Davis, William Zepeda or Abdullah Mason would do.
Hearn Confirms Cordina Talks
Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed on Friday that talks are underway for a struggle between Shakur and former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Joe Cordina subsequent. Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) is an enormous puncher, too, however he’s coming off an eighth-round knockout loss to Anthony Cacace final Might. So, he’s weak and never an enormous risk to beating Shakur like Tank Davis or a number of the different large punchers within the 135-lb division.
It’s nonetheless a harmful struggle for Shakur as a result of Cordina possesses one-punch energy, as we noticed in his second-round knockout win over Kenichi Ogawa in 2022. That wasn’t that way back, and Cordina hasn’t modified within the energy division and might do big-time harm to Shakur if he connects with considered one of his highly effective proper palms.
