The cold shoulder: why Gervonta Davis is not biting Shakur Stevenson’s bait.

Shakur Stevenson complained today about the favorites of the fans Gervonta Davis and William Zepeda not wanting to fight against him. Stevenson (22-0, 10 kos) says that he believes that both are afraid of fighting with him, and takes it as a moral victory instead of his poisonous style that makes him unworthy of a fight.

Obsessed with the tank

The lightweight champion of the WBC Shakur states that Tank Davis (30-0, 28 kos) is not at his level and will overcome him when they finally fight. Davis has not said that he will give Shakur the opportunity to fight him. Stevenson seems So in need and sticky That is off for Tank, which can see that Newark’s native has done nothing to increase his popularity by involving more with his opponents. It is afraid that Wahy Shakur is obsessed with the tank.

In addition, Shakur will not move up to 140 and 147 to obtain the essential views you need to become popular. He will not fight Ernesto Mercado, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis or Vergil Ortiz Jr. If he beat two or three of those guys, his popularity would go through the ceiling, and he would have no problems that he agreed to fight against him.

The main problem is that Stevenson has never fought against anyone noticeable during his eight -year professional career to raise his name with fans. When he faced the opposition with power, fans took him out of the sands in their fights against Edwin de los Santos, Jeremiah Nakathilia and Joet González.

Shakur’s fights at 135

Artem Harutyunyan: You 12
Edin de los Santos: UD 12
Shuichiro Yoshino: Tko 6

“My problem with Lomachenko is that it was and grabbed a belt. You are on the way. You don’t want to fight with anyone, “said Shakur Stevenson to Ring Magazinecomplaining about Vasily Lomachenko not wanting to fight him.

You can say the same as Shakur. He has ignored Ernesto Mercado’s calls and is not interested in fighting Andy Cruz, Raymond Muratalla or Abdullah Mason. Shakur is a hypocritical. Lomachenko has done more in his professional career than Shakur, who did not beat anyone in 126, 130 and looked poor against his hardest opponent with 135 against the saints. He ran from him all night and then blamed his performance to injure.

“Anything can happen,” Shakur said when asked if a fight between him and Gervonta Davis can happen. “What Turki is doing for boxing is incredible. You are making the largest possible fights, the largest fights available. If that fight cannot happen, someone has to be afraid. That is what is reduced.

“He comes out and dislikes all the time, speaking badly about my name,” Stevenson said about Tank Davis. “If you feel like that for me, for” I did not do this because of the sport of boxing, “as you said, then fight with me. Why are you going to fight with these guys who have done nothing for the sport of boxing, they have not achieved I achieved things?

Stevenson’s world title

Edwin de los Santos: WBC Vacant 135-LB Title
Oscar Valdez: WBC 130 lb
Jamel Herring: WBO 130 LB title
Joet González: Title of 126 pounds from WBO

“I think that fight would capture the imagination of the world,” Shakur continued about his desire to fight the Davis tank. “I think that is the greatest fight in the world. Anyway, “said Stevenson, saying that a fight between him and Gervonta could happen anywhere in the world.

Stevenson is very far with the way he sees a fight between him and Tank Davis looking for fans. It will not be the “biggest fight in the world” because Shakur is not popular and has a boring style. There is no one at age 135 who has a base of fans large enough to fight Gervonta, a huge that would make fans interested throughout the world. The division lacks popular fighters outside tank.

“I know what it is. Although he tries to apologize and talk about me all the time, I am not that guy. I will keep it real, tell the truth and speak my peace, ”Shakur said about Gervonta. “I think (tank) a tremendous fighter. His boxing ability is crazy. Its intellectual coefficient, foot game, power and the way it establishes shots. I love your boxing style. I think you can overcome me? No.

“I think it’s on my level? No. I think I’m much better than him, but there is only one way to find out. We have to enter the ring with each other. I would be willing to go to 140 for the right fight. I am a 135 pounds at this time, ”Shakur said when asked if he would be interested in moving to the light Welter if he can’t fight Tank Davis.

No matter what Shakur thinks that he is above Tank Davis, because fans see Gervonta as the best fighter. Come to Shakur like no match against Tank, and they will only run the entire fight, trying to survive as he did in his match full of boos against Edwin de los Santos. Shakur almost lost that fight because his refusal to participate. It would be much worse if Tank Davis would fight him.

Anyway, it is obvious why Stevenson is asking for a fight against Davis. He just wants that day of mass payment and to change life to prepare it for life. You can then get away from Newark, New Jersey, to buy an apartment in Manhattan or Upper East Side in New York. Shakur has not won a fight against Tank Davis by beating Andy Cruz, William Zepeda, Raymond Muratalla or Abdullah Mason. What Tank should do is tell Shakur that he must overcome those four fighters along with his good friend, Keyshawn Davis.

“I am comfortable at age 135. It is easy. This is my weight class. I am, he trusts me, “Shakur said when they told him that he was ‘assuming’ the division of 135 pounds.“ I would love to fight (William) Zepeda, but it seems that he is very scared. It is an excuse after an excuse after excuse. Do you ever want the opportunity? I had never seen that before, ”Shakur said about William Zepeda.

Why would Zepeda want to fight Shakur when he knows he is going to play the label and run for the ring? With that style, Stevenson can land two or three shots, and then run during the rest of the rounds to win. Zepeda is a profession, and will not want to fight a guy who still uses an amateur style.

It is not surprising that Shakur does not want to have not been part of until 140 to fight the murderers in that kind of weight. If I fight in that division, it would have to be against Ryan García, Devin Haney and Teofimo López. Those are fights that would pay tons of money. So, I would not matter if I lost.

“It is supposed to be type #1, ‘I, I want to fight this guy,” Shakur said about Zepeda.

The reason why Zepeda is not pressing for a fight against Shakur is because it is not popular, and is a corridor that is taken out of her fights. If they offer Zepeda enough money, he will fight with Shakur, but he will not accept to take the game for a Chump change, knowing that he will have to chase him all night.

“I should have that confidence, but right?” Shakur said about Zepeda. “I’m taking my belt that night. I’m going to whip it. “