Eddie Hearn’s long-term curiosity in selling Shakur Stevenson stays doubtful regardless of his glowing remarks about believing he’s a future “world famous person” within the making.
The connection between the 2 will seemingly final so long as Shakur retains successful. As soon as Stevenson suffers his first loss, he’ll be fish meals, seemingly thrown overboard by the British promoter.
No ‘Crimson Carpet’ for Shakur
Some consider Hearn will abandon hopes of turning Shakur, 27, right into a “world” star after he suffers his first loss. Stevenson seemingly gained’t be given the purple carpet remedy like Anthony Joshua with a four-fight pretend rebuilding course of after he loses.
AJ brings in whole money for his UK fights, and British followers will seemingly hold paying to look at him regardless of what number of occasions he’s overwhelmed. Issues are completely different within the U.S., particularly when you’ve got a boring, non-engaging combating type like Shakur Stevenson. People don’t wish to pay to look at fighters that run across the ring for 12 rounds like Shakur usually does.
AJ misplaced twice in a row, but Hearn caught by his aspect, exhibiting loyalty and willingness to maintain his profession going by synthetic strategies by feeding him cans. Issues will likely be completely different for Shakur. One loss might sign the top of his alliance with Hearn.
We’ll seemingly see Shakur dumped overboard by Hearn and given up after he’s knocked out by William Zepeda or Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Rebuilding Shakur, as Hearn has finished with Joshua, would require funding in cash, time, and endurance. If Shakur had been an enormous PPV attraction like AJ within the UK, Hearn can be on board with refurbishing him after Zepeda or Tank Davis reworked him into mud. That’s not the truth of this case.
Shakur Can’t Promote
Shakur can’t promote tickets, and he’s not a PPV attraction. Hearn will see for himself subsequent month when Shakur headlines the undercard in opposition to Joe Cordina on October twelfth on PPV for $14.99.
Hearn gained’t wish to cope with the complications concerned with overpaying contenders to conform to combat Shakur, and he positively is not going to be fascinated with overpaying for mismatches.
If Hearn thinks that it was a nightmare to attempt to arrange fights for IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in opposition to the champions at 147, simply wait and see what it’ll be like for him attempting to get fights for Shakur at 135 after Zepeda or Tank beats him.
With out His Excellency Turki Alalshikh serving to out to finance getting opponents for Shakur, I don’t see Hearn desirous to give you the cash to rebuild Shakur after he’s blasted into the subsequent galaxy by Zepeda or Tank.
Should-win Fights
Matchroom promoter Hearn has a three-fight plan for WBC light-weight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs):
- Joe Cordina
- William Zepeda
- Gervonta Davis
There’s a great opportunity that Shakur’s quick run as considered one of Hearn’s Matchroom steady fighters will finish together with his combat in opposition to Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs). We’ve already seen Hearn hand over on American fighters prior to now after they did not develop into stars for him. One instance was Demetrius Andrade.
Hearn made a superficial effort to show him right into a star, matching him in opposition to primarily domestic-level British fighters after which selecting to not renew Andrade’s contract when he failed to realize recognition. He was genuinely obtuse about how he’d fumbled the job with Demetrius, and now he’s doing the identical factor with Shakur.
Stevenson has by no means fought a stress fighter who throws as many punches, cuts off the ring, and possesses Zepeda’s energy. I see Shakur shedding that combat and utterly demolished in a one-sided affair.
It’ll be fascinating for 3 rounds, however Zepeda will catch as much as Shakur by the fourth spherical and knock him out simply as he did with the mover Giovanni Cabrera on July sixth.
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