Gervonta Davis’ assistant coach, Kenny Ellis, doubts Shakur Stevenson would beat #1 rated light-weight contender William Zepeda.
Prime Rank has been defending Shakur since he turned professional, however whoever indicators him as a free agent will need him to combat a pure killer like Zepeda. That could possibly be recreation over for Shakur.
Shakur’s Defensive Technique Might Not Be Sufficient
Ellis informed Millcityboxng that Shakur would have to have the ability to “combat him off,” and he doesn’t suppose he might try this towards a fighter like Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs), would minimize off the ring on him, stroll by way of his weak photographs to knock him out.
Edwin De Los Santos did not beat Shakur final November as a result of he didn’t know the right way to minimize off the ring towards Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) when he was operating from him. When he did catch as much as Shakur, he was overly cautious and confirmed an excessive amount of respect.
Zepeda is great at chopping off the ring on his opponents and isn’t afraid to get hit to land his mixtures. Shakur can be in quite a lot of bother towards Zepeda, and his motion wouldn’t assist him keep away from getting trapped.
Stevenson’s Lack of Enthusiasm
Stevenson didn’t appear too excited final Saturday evening about preventing Zepeda when his identify was talked about on the post-fight press convention after his win towards Artem Harutyunyan on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey.
The one two fighters Shakur confirmed curiosity in preventing subsequent have been Gervonta Davis and Vasily Lomachenko, and people guys aren’t going to be his subsequent opponent until he plans on sitting out of the ring and ready for a yr or two for one in all them to get freed up and combat him.
Shakur has the WBC belt, however he has but to make a compulsory protection of it since profitable it final yr towards De Los Santos. If the World Boxing Council orders Shakur to combat Zepeda, his time as a champion may be up. He’ll should face him, or he’ll lose the title.
Different Contenders Pose a Greater Menace
What followers noticed final evening towards Harutyunyan and in Shakur’s combat towards De Los Santos is a fighter who doesn’t possess the firepower to beat the very best, and he’s dwelling on borrowed time because the WBC belt-holder.
Once more, he wouldn’t have been the champion if De Los Santos had identified the right way to minimize off the ring, proven Zepeda-like braveness, and attacked Shakur. If both of these substances had been there, Shakur would have misplaced to De Los Santos.
The factor is, De Los Santos is nowhere close to nearly as good as a number of the different contenders, comparable to Zepeda, Abdullah Mason, Andy Cruz, and Floyd Schofield. These guys can be a nightmare for Shakur.
Promotional Firms Cautioned
Shakur is a dangerous funding. Promoters at PBC and Matchroom should concentrate on Shakur’s vulnerability and neglect about signing him as a result of he gained’t be well worth the cash until it’s a one-fight deal to combat somebody good.
That may be a cash-out as a result of Shakur will get uncovered, and his recognition, comparable to it’s, will nosedive after he’s destroyed.
