Shakur Stevenson, WBC Light-weight champion, has reportedly rejected a profitable $15 million, five-fight provide to re-ink with High Rank. Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) has chosen as a substitute to exit on the free agent mark, hoping to be given a greater deal.
Overestimating His Worth?
The deal would have seen the 2016 Olympic silver medalist obtain a minimal purse of $3 million per struggle for his 5 fights with High Rank. Stevenson won’t be price even half that quantity, and he might turn out to be most cancers for whichever promoter indicators him, considering he might be 24k gold. Stevenson is a mean fighter who might be a cash pit for whoever indicators him.
Whether or not one other promoter will match High Rank’s $15 million provide to Shakur is questionable. In the event that they view Shakur as somebody who will flip a revenue, they’ll pay him a King’s ransom to signal a long-term deal.
Signing Shakur will work if a promoter is prepared to child him by placing him in with tomato cans, as High Rank has executed since signing him out of the Olympics. Nonetheless, in the event that they match him in opposition to high quality fighters, they’ll possible watch him repeatedly lose.
Shakur’s current performances have proven that he’s not the fighter folks had thought, and he packs the expertise to beat one of the best on the professional degree.
High Rank’s match-makers did a superb job of making the phantasm of Shakur being a star with how they matched him, however the final two fights have proven that it was all a mirage.
Current Performances Increase Issues
Sadly, Shakur’s probabilities of successful fights in opposition to top-echelon fighters are slim, and he might end out a five-fight contract with a 0-5 document if he’s matched in opposition to one of the best within the light-weight division.
Shakur’s struggle in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan final Saturday night time highlighted his lack of offensive abilities and his issues as soon as he’s combating higher-caliber opposition, which he’s but to do as an expert.
Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn has sounded keen about signing him to his promotional secure, however it’s unknown whether or not he’ll wish to make investments the money right into a long-term contract.
Hearn lately made the error of signing Regis Prograis and Subriel Matias, believing the 2 had been two sure-thing stars, however then watching them each go right down to defeat. Each of their careers are on shaky floor now.
Potential for Large Fights, However Low Successful Odds
The 27-year-old Shakur’s final two performances in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan final Saturday night time and Edwin De Los Santos that he lacks celebrity potential, and can crumble as soon as he’s matched robust in opposition to Gervonta Davis or half a dozen different fighters within the light-weight division.
Shakur has the hype to be concerned in a worthwhile struggle in opposition to Tank Davis or Vasily Lomachenko, however his probabilities of successful both of these matches are low.
The informal and hardcore boxing followers might be focused on seeing Shakur struggle a high identify like Gervonta. Nonetheless, he lacks the firepower and offensive potential to compete with this expertise.
