Shakur Stevenson says he injured both hands while fighting Josh Padley last Saturday night in Riyadh. Shakur (23-0, 11 ko) still stopped Padley (15-1, 4 Kos) in the ninth round in the successful title defense of his lightweight WBC belt at the scene, but injuries for both hands are in a relationship.
Trouble in hand
He has glass handsAnd he is not cut for a fight unless he is against poor opposition. The 2016 Olympic Silver Medal has fought just one talented fighter throughout his career, Edwin de Los Santos. Due to his hand problems, he was forced to move constantly. Since then, the administration has put him with two weak opponents, Padley and Artem Harutyunyan.
If he gets a desire to fight Gervont Davis, whom he obsessed, his hands will probably fall apart, and he will end up most of the battle while fans aroused him. Fans who ordered the fight on PPV, thinking it will be competitive, will feel stupid.
It is important that Shakur first proves that he can beat the true upper light with the talent before he matches the thin Davis. Currently, Stevenson intentionally aligned with two weak strokes in the fight to return from his catastrophic display against De Los Santos.
My proposal would be to prove Shakur against two or three fighters before the Turks filed a tank fight:
– Andy Cruz: Must be the first
– Raymond Muratalla
– Abdullah Zidar
– William Zeped
Stevenson, 27, did not fight the blows and did not need to sit on his shot to win against this level of opponent. Injuries create a lot of doubt on whether Shakur is physically built for a division of 135 pounds. Return to 130 or 126 could make things easier on Shakur because they will not have to load on Hi shots like it does at 135.
“You have to ask him. How will he hit me? How will he land his shots on me that I saw him throw him a million times?” Said Shakur Stevenson Secondstalking about Gervont Davis. “I can’t wait for that to happen. The Turks are guy. He says he wants the fight to happen.
“If he turns to me and tells me that he wants to fight, I’m ready to negotiate and see if we can get to the agreement and make that fight happen. I don’t need it. I earn a lot of money when I fight, but I wish that fight happen. It’s all on it, “Shakur said.
Last time updated 24.02.2025