Shakur Stevenson, the WBC light-weight title, is Stephen A. Smith’s choose for who Gervonta Davis ought to struggle subsequent in November over Vasily Lomachenko.
Smith Favors Stevenson Over Lomachenko
Smith feels that IBF light-weight champion Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) lacks the facility to knock out Tank Davis, and the followers would simply be watching him attempt to outbox the Baltimore native and survive. Stephen believes Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) would stand a greater likelihood towards Tank.
A struggle between Tank and Shakur could be a tricky promote on PPV as a result of Stevenson has no fanbase outdoors of Newark, New Jersey.
Stevenson didn’t promote out the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas for his final struggle towards Edwin De Los Santos and was booed for his safety-first method to that contest.
“Shakur Stevenson [who Stephen A Smith wants Gervonta to fight next]. Now, Lomachenko is an excellent tactician and a superb boxer. His footwork is magnificent, and he’s very skilled,” stated Smith on his First Take YouTube channel about who he needs Tank Davis to struggle subsequent.
It’s unclear if Stephen Smith watches a lot boxing as a result of he seems like he has scant data concerning the sport. Shakur is NOT a puncher, and he received’t knock out Tank Davis or hold him off. The one factor he’ll do is run across the ring, as he did towards De Los Santos, Jeremiah Nakahilia, Oscar Valdez, and Robson Conceicao.
Shakur is combating subsequent month on July sixth towards Artem Harutyunyan, and he’s not anticipated to knock out this fighter.
Stevenson’s Model Issues
It’s an necessary struggle for Shakur as a result of he should make it entertaining after his final efficiency towards De Los Santos by standing his floor as an alternative of operating for twelve rounds. That’s asking plenty of Shakur as a result of he’s been combating with the identical fashion since his newbie days, and he received’t change now.
“My difficulty with Lomachenko is, I don’t know if he has the facility to cease Gervonta Davis, which suggests we’d principally be watching the struggle to see if he’ll outbox Gervonta or he’ll survive. That’s not the struggle I need,” stated Stephen.
Nobody within the light-weight division has the facility to KO Tank Davis, aside from Abdullah Mason, however he’s too younger to struggle him. Nobody can stand and punch with Tank proper now. So, in fact, Lomachenko would field him as a result of that’s the one likelihood he or anybody has of beating him.
“Tank is a lot extra highly effective than individuals understand. I need to see him on the 140-lb restrict. Don’t make Ryan Garcia come all the way down to 135. Don’t have the rehydration clause in there. I’d prefer to see him in with a Teofimo Lopez, too. Not Devin Haney, as a result of though Devin Haney is a wonderful boxer, I don’t suppose he can take a punch from Gervonta Davis.”
