Shakur Stevenson stated in an interview this week that he desires a combat towards Vasily Lomachenko greater than ever, suggesting that he’s involved about his probabilities of success towards his authentic goal, Gervonta Davis.
Surprisingly, Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) is concentrating on a combat towards IBF light-weight champion Lomachenko as a result of he’s been on the marketing campaign path currently, attempting to construct himself as a candidate to combat the Face of Boxing Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Stevenson Acknowledges His Limitations
For Shakur, 27, out of the blue reversing course and deciding on Lomachenko because the one he desires means that he doesn’t really feel like he’s as much as combat Tank Davis. Shakur could be badly overmatched towards a killer puncher like Tank Davis. That goes with out saying.
It’s good that Shakur is aware of his limitations as a result of Tank is all fallacious for him proper now as a result of huge punching energy he possesses, and he might mess up his profession with a single headshot. If Shakur desires to carry onto his WBC light-weight title and milk it for so long as doable to make simple cash, he’s obtained the appropriate concept by specializing in guys like Lomachenko.
“I like Lomachenko. I seen him on the fights and he was attempting to do numerous publicity stuff… drawing a crowd and making a scene, it simply looks as if he don’t wish to combat me,” stated Shakur to the N3ON YouTube channel about eager to combat Vasily Lomachenko.
Shakur doesn’t possess the offensive armament to tackle a fighter of Tank Davis’ stage as a result of they’re to date aside in energy and skill. The New Jersey native Shakur is designed extra to combat pure boxers with an beginner type like his, and ideally ones with no energy.
Lomachenko, 36, is right for Shakur as a result of he has the beginner type, and he’s not man that might punch holes by means of him the best way Tank Davis, William Zepeda or Abdullah Mason would do.
Hearn Confirms Cordina Talks
Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed on Friday that talks are underway for a combat between Shakur and former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Joe Cordina subsequent. Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) is a giant puncher, too, however he’s coming off an eighth-round knockout loss to Anthony Cacace final Could. So, he’s weak and never a giant menace to beating Shakur like Tank Davis or a few of the different huge punchers within the 135-lb division.
It’s nonetheless a harmful combat for Shakur as a result of Cordina possesses one-punch energy, as we noticed in his second-round knockout win over Kenichi Ogawa in 2022. That wasn’t that way back, and Cordina hasn’t modified within the energy division and may do big-time harm to Shakur if he connects with one in every of his highly effective proper palms.
