Shakur Stevenson says Gervonta Davis ought to have picked #3 WBA light-weight contender Edwin De Los Santos as his opponent for March 1st as a substitute of tremendous featherweight Lamont Roach.
Stevenson doesn’t say why he thinks WBA 135-lb champion Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) chosen De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) as his subsequent challenger, however it’s attainable that he wished to see him battle towards him.
When that occurs, Shakur may argue that he’s on the identical degree as Tank or higher. Have a look at it this fashion: Gervonta was to look poor towards De Los Santos, which raises Shakur’s worth as a result of he appeared horrible towards him, working throughout creation.
Sneaky Transfer
Gerovnta could be doing Stevenson’s soiled work for him by preventing De Los Santos, which might take the stress off his shoulders to offer him a rematch after their combat final 12 months. If Tank knocks out De Los Santos, it offers Shakur an excuse to not combat him once more. It’s sneaky.
Shakur defeated De Los Santos by a 12-round unanimous to seize the vacant WBC light-weight over a 12 months in the past on November 16, 2023, on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas. De Los Santos hasn’t fought since.
The scores
116-112
115-113
116-112
Probably the most correct rating of the three was 115-113 as a result of De Los Santos had come near profitable and certain would have if Shakur hadn’t been working all the combat. Shakur stated he was preventing injured, however he all the time fights like that, so his excuse didn’t maintain water.
“I do assume the combat that he ought to have fought ought to have been Edwin De Los Santos. Tank,” stated Shakur Stevenson to Guess On Your self on their YouTube channel, saying Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis ought to have chosen extremely ranked light-weight contender Edwin De Los Santos quite than choosing Lamont Roach Jr. from the tremendous featherweight division.
“I do respect Lamont Roach as a fighter and I believe he’s going to do good within the combat.
“I believe Lamont Roach is a superb fighter. I don’t assume it’s going to be a straightforward evening’s work for Tank. I believe it’s going to be a tough combat, quite a bit more durable than individuals anticipate it to be. I believe persons are going to be shocked about how Lamont does in that combat.”
