Shakur Stevenson is reportedly getting a $5 million assured purse for the title protection of his WBC light-weight belt towards Joe Cordina on October twelfth in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Followers on social media are apoplectic concerning the $5M Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) is getting, and so they’re much more upset that his battle with Cordina 17-1, 9 KOs) will probably be headlining on DAZN PPV. They’re on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, however that battle is being cropped and proven on ESPN+ totally free for his or her subscribers.
Shakur already took to social media to inform what he’s about now, saying he’s “Chasing the bag” now. He’s specializing in cash.
If the DAZN PPV occasion on October twelfth bombs badly, it might instantly damage Shakur’s future paydays. Shakur is the headline attraction for the cardboard, so if it brings in poor numbers, it’ll mirror on him as a result of he’s the principle man.
Is the Purse Deserved?
Shakur’s $5M purse is manner above what followers really feel he ought to be receiving, given the extent of opponent he’s dealing with and his latest lackluster performances towards Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin De Los Santos.
Followers really feel Shakur ought to obtain between $750K and $1 million for his opponent’s low worth and his abysmal performances.
Cordina, 32, was knocked out within the eighth spherical by his final opponent, Anthony Cacace, on Might 18th. He’s making his debut at 135 and getting an instantaneous title shot coming off of a KO loss. It’s like Cordina goes to the Tremendous Bowl after shedding within the championship recreation, which makes a mockery of the game.
Cordina is skipping the road at 135, and it shouldn’t be like that. For him to get a title shot, he ought to show himself towards fighters like Raymond Muratalla, De Los Santos, Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason, Keyshawn Davis and William Zepeda, These fighters, by the way in which, ought to be those combating Shakur for his WBC title.
When he faces William Zepeda, issues will even out with Shakur, and he’s probably knocked out subsequent February. As soon as he loses to Zepeda, his purses will drop, and he’ll be the place he ought to be, getting smaller paydays.
