Shakur Stevenson’s post-fight feedback about his opponent Artem Harutyinyan simply coming to outlive final Saturday evening have been amusing.
I laughed about it as a result of Shakur (22-0,10 KOs) had carried out the identical factor in his battle final November towards Edwin De Los Santos on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas. Shakur would possibly as effectively have talked about himself.
Stevenson’s Alternate Actuality
“I appeared for him on the left, and he got here out on the precise. I couldn’t hit him,” mentioned Shakur in his post-fight interview following his profitable protection of his WBC light-weight title towards Harutyunyan (13-2, 7 KOs) on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey.
It appears that evidently Stevenson lives in a sort of alternate actuality through which he seems to be at himself as one thing he actually isn’t and by no means can be. After his disastrous efficiency versus De Los Santos, Shakur justified that end result by saying that candy science is “Hitting and never being Hit.”
Listening to him say that the rationale for his poor efficiency, not profitable by KO, was that his rival didn’t permit him to be hit, was pointless, even loopy.
The Drawback of Extreme Discuss
I consider that certainly one of Shakur’s large issues, as I feel there are a number of, is just not that he didn’t win the best way the viewers anticipated him to towards Harutyunyan. His victory was anticipated lengthy earlier than the battle. He was the logical favourite, and that’s what occurred. There was no shock in regards to the final result.
The most important drawback dealing with Shakur Stevenson is that he doesn’t wish to preserve his mouth shut. Making a variety of noise earlier than each battle and delivering a awful efficiency like final evening towards an everyday and unknown fighter like Harutyunyan doesn’t go along with what he says he’s, and it seems to be like he by no means will.
Seeing his efficiency, think about High Rank promoter Bob Arum smiling, remembering him saying, “Go on the market and attempt to do what you need, however do not forget that right here I can be ready if what you do doesn’t give you the results you want.”
Misguided Type and Lack of Energy
Then, he shreds his fashion and tries to discover a motive for public rejection. I need to say that it’s not his fault what occurred to him. The guilt appears to me to be of the folks round him, who don’t make him perceive that he’s not a strong hitter. He’s a defensive genius and a bodily powerhouse.
Seeing Shakur attempt to make an offensive battle towards a medium-quality rival, Harutyunyam, offers you the solutions. He doesn’t look good doing that as a result of even when he throws his punches, his shoulder and head are erect, and he doesn’t push to harm.
His toes are uncoordinated when executing offensively, and he doesn’t look effectively. Shakur is extra involved with defending himself and avoiding being hit than attacking and inflicting harm. Stevenson is a virtuous counterpuncher.
Fan Expectations and Marketability
We don’t know the place Shakur’s profession will lead after the battle with Artem. We will nearly guarantee you that provides won’t fall from the sky. Followers’ enthusiasm is a thermometer promoters use to measure a boxer’s attain. In boxing, the KO is like the house run in baseball. Everybody talks about well-known house run hitters Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, however just a few of Ty Cobb or Pete Rose, who targeted on hitting for common with singles.
Many followers have been dissatisfied final Saturday evening at what they witnessed from Shakur’s efficiency; others even left the Prudential Middle lengthy earlier than the end result was introduced. And the boos that have been heard in some rounds and on the finish of the battle are one thing that Stevenson should pay shut consideration to. At instances, there appeared to be some disagreements along with his seconds within the nook, which raised many doubts about his rapid future.
I feel his fights aren’t so boring. I don’t overvalue what he’s as a boxer, and I prefer to see him do what he is aware of to do with out making an attempt to do one thing he’s not. I don’t permit my expectations to rise, and I see their fights with restraint. Shakur Stevenson hates being overwhelmed and doesn’t just like the odor of leather-based on his nostril, and that’s why he fights the best way he does.
