Shakur Stevenson is bitter about Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis selecting to go within the route of a unification battle towards Vasily Lomachenko for November.
Stevenson makes an attempt to make mild of being handed over by Tank, saying that his “time will come,” however he is likely to be kidding himself as a result of that match would possibly by no means occur.
The “Handout” Fighter
Shakur’s wrestle to generate pleasure in his fights places him in a troublesome place. On account of his newbie fashion, he can’t show himself worthy of a match towards the famous person Tank Davis contained in the ring.
New Jersey native Shakur is simply one other fighter on the lookout for a handout from Tank, and that’s not interesting.
Stevenson’s reluctance and incapacity to evolve his preventing method makes him a non-crowd pleaser. As a substitute of impressing contained in the ring, Shakur is resigned to attempting to speak his method right into a battle with Tank to get a golden payday relatively than incomes it via motion.
Shakur’s neediness and incapacity to create his path to stardom by altering his preventing fashion depart him hounding Tank for a battle and looking out wretched on account of his begging. It’s a nasty method to a profession and a waste, however it exhibits how Shakur resists change.
Tank Has “Nowhere Else to Go”
“I do know that my time will come. Tank Davis has nowhere else to go however to battle me,” mentioned Shakur Stevenson to Manouk Akopyan, reacting to Gervonta Davis negotiating with IBF light-weight champion Vasily Lomachenko for a unification battle in November.
He’s just like the David Benavidez of the light-weight division, campaigning for a battle however unwilling to take the dangers wanted to change into a star with out Tank Davis throwing him a bone.
Whereas Tank prepares for a large battle towards the IBF light-weight champion, Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) will face Artem Harutyunyan tonight in Newark, New Jersey.
Harutyunyan (13-1, 7 KOs) misplaced his final battle, which places Shakur in a no-win scenario the place he’ll obtain zero credit score for beating him until he destroys him with a formidable knockout.
That’s not prone to occur due to Shakur’s Haney-esque energy and the newbie fashion he’s did not eradicate within the professionals.
Resistance to Change
Shakur is understood extra for his social media exercise than for his fights, and that’s a tragic commentary about him. He’s change into an Adrien Broner kind who creates curiosity solely exterior the ring however can not make issues occur inside.
Stevenson gained’t change his preventing fashion, irrespective of how a lot criticism he receives from followers. He believes he’s proper by persevering with to battle like he does and that ultimately, folks will recognize his archaic preventing fashion of a bygone Mayweather Security First period, which doesn’t match on this age the place followers demand to be entertained for his or her cash.
Shakur desperately wants a knockout of Harutyunyan tonight to get some optimistic consideration to his profession and make followers overlook about his final disastrous efficiency towards Edwin De Los Santos final November.
