Shakur Stevenson seemed more aggressive than usual, looking like he was trying to break through his opponent Josh Padley in weighing, entering his face, pointing his fingers and pushing him in front of their light fighting in 12 rounds, light fighting He lives on a given PPV on Saturday.
The weird part is that Padley (15-0, 4 ko) can probably hit as hard as Shakur, and he has only four knockouts on his record. If he quarreled with him, he could get upset. I doubt the judges will give him Padley, but he would expose Shakura as Edwin de Los Santos did.
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Stevenson (22-0, 10 ko) acted as if he had a chip on his shoulder, trying to be difficult to intimidate candidates for the Padley (15-0, 4 Kos) candidate, which his promoter, Eddie Hearn, personally recommended by Turki Alalshikh Like Sub after Floyd Schofield came down with the disease and was removed from the fight.
This behavior would better function with fans if Shakur would fight someone good with a chance to beat him, such as Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason or Raymond Muratalla. But doing it against a fighter at a domestic level brought as a last-minute replacement is low.
It is pretty obvious that Shakur is insecure after being in a consecutive bad appearance against Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin de Los Santos. What Stevenson’s fans left the ship after seeing that he was not what they originally thought.
This is not an opponent who needs Shakur to win fans and create new ones. Stevenson should have veto on Padley’s choice and insisted on a better opponent, as Herrera core or someone else. At least if he was fighting that guy, the fans would give him merit if he wins, but he can. This is the reason why the 22-year-old Cuban Herrera (16-0, 14, 14), because he is too good and could win.
Shakur weighed 134.1 pounds and Padley at 134 today on weighing.
“This is made of dreams. This is what you enter the box. The world title, the highlight of the sport. I will grab both hands,” said Josh Padley Dazn box During today’s weigh-in, speaking of the opportunity he was given to fight the WBC champion in the lightweight category Shakur Stevenson as a replacement opponent on Saturday night. “Include yourself on Saturday night to see it.”
“I told him I would beat his ***. A lot of energy is happening. There’s a lot of energy. Let’s reconcile him to the ring,” Shakur said. “I stayed focused, I stayed locked. The opponent’s switch does nothing for me, but I’ll shine. I’ll shine tomorrow, and my time is time tomorrow.
“In amateurs you fight anyone and everyone. This is nothing new to me. I used to be here. It’s Showtime. Let’s do it. I promise you to remind them. Tomorrow is my time. I come to have fun and put on my belt on ** “Stevenson said.
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