Vision of Turki al-Sheikh: Tank vs. Shakur, but when?

Turki Al-Sheikh says he wants to see a fight between the ‘tank’ of Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson “one day.” It is in the same boat as Shakur’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, who has been pressing for the tank fight since he signed Newark’s native.

Is Shakur a draw?

Trying to negotiate a fight between Tank and Shakur can be a nightmare for Turki. The fight is still too early to do. Shakur needs to redeem himself after repeated bad performances in 135 against Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin de los Santos. Fans left those fights due to the lack of entertainment value.

It is believed that the main reason why Hearn signed Shakur is for the fight in cash against the tank because, apart from that, it is not a PPV raffle. It is only useful to be Tank’s opponent, and the fight, if it ever happens, it will be a repetition of Shakur’s party against Los Santos in 2023. That game was booed by fourth round fans due to the lack of willingness to Shakur to get involved.

The basic problem is that Shakur (22-0, 10 kos) has had injuries with its Glass hand And he has not been able to entertain since he got into light weight in 2023. Stevenson cannot generate enough power in his blows to keep his opponents remote. Last October, his hand broke on him, which resulted in his fight against the cancellation of Joe Cordina.

Then, it has become a corridor, and their fights are booed by fans who are not interested in seeing their outdated style of the 1990s. It may be better if Shakur returned to 130 or 126, where his fragile hands would have less possibilities of injuring yourself.

“So you are giving an invitation to Gervonta Davis?” Mike Coppinger said to ESPN.

“I don’t take anything personally. I am a professional, but I do not need you to like to talk to you, ”said Turki al-Sheikh.

“But it seems that Gervonta Davis’s talent seems?” Coppinger said.

“As a fighter, he is a great fighter, of course. There is no doubt, but we need to see it in great fights more and more, ”said Turki. “I hope that one day see Shakur against Tank.”

Shakur is an example of a fighter who is more popular based more on the echo effect of fans who love their style than the mass public, who do not like runners and expect fighters to entertain. Stevenson does not entertain. So, whatever the popularity it has, is due to a handful of fans who like to see their Mayweather style style.