Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson, to Return July 6: 'I'm the Best Fighter in Boxing'

[Roj]

Don't matter. Olympics or pros, getting hit in the face don't tickle. All these dudes criticizing probably never even been hit by mommy and daddy, let alone another grown man who’s is allwilling to truly hurt you. Most would probably fold after eating a jab or two, let along a big power shot from a hard puncher. Most "boxing fans" probably don't even know that the objective is to hit and don't get hit. There's a reason for "protect yourself at all times". Stevenson might not be the most entertaining, but he plays the name of the game to a T. If they wanna see fights, go hang out a bar with the local drunks. This is BOXING, not FIGHTING.

This is all good and well said in theory but the proof is in your wallet. So if Shakur’s next fight was on PPV, would you buy it? And don’t say, “ It depends on who the opponent is,” either. If Shakur is the wonderful brilliant boxing artiste, the living embodiment of what REAL boxing is and everything else you say we boxing peasants are too uncouth to appreciate, you should be willing to pay top PPV dollar to watch him regardless of the opponent, right?

[Griever0730]

Amen. For as good as Shakur is hes still young into his career & hes gonna have some less stellar nights like others in his position or not in his position. You don't win fans being the boring guy, but you win respect by notching W's in hard fights or bad nights.

And in fairness to Shakur he had been trending towards being a more fun to watch guy before that last fight so I tend to believe him that he was less than 100% & he'll be back to being more entertaining in July. And I do think Edwin holds some degree of guilt for the fight being boring. Shakur didn't do a lot, but Edwin did less. Sometimes a boring fight is one guys fault, this fight felt like a tag team of boredom.

Styles make fights. You put two counterpunchers against each other, both guys are gonna look at each other all day waiting for the other guy to bust a move(vs DLS). You put an aggressive guy whose gonna try and bring it, then you might have the fight people wanna see(vs Valdez). At the end of the day, getting a crappy W is better than an entertaining L. Simple as that. As long as you win, there's always bigger and better opportunities to do better in the next fight. Take the L, you go back to the drawing board and hafta climb your way back up or you have fans and pundits calling for your retirement. Hard to please anybody and everybody in this sport.

[Eff Pandas]

Lmfao what a clown you are

Why you still obsessed with me? Its weird you fooking child.

[Eff Pandas]

Hard to please anybody and everybody in this sport.

Lol very true.

As a boxer I would totally get being the Dre Ward type who never shows your cards or says too much. He was never gonna be Mr popular, but there was a ton of stress & bs he never had to deal with that those guys who are trying to be everything to everybody deal with daily.

[daggum]

Lol very true.

As a boxer I would totally get being the Dre Ward type who never shows your cards or says too much. He was never gonna be Mr popular, but there was a ton of stress & bs he never had to deal with that those guys who are trying to be everything to everybody deal with daily.

Ward didn't say much because When you are a cheat and a fraud you don't want to bring much attention on yourself. It's a shame the boxing world at large let him skate by with such little criticism while he was taking a sh-it on boxing but they knew where their bread was buttered

[kiaba360]

Styles make fights. You put two counterpunchers against each other, both guys are gonna look at each other all day waiting for the other guy to bust a move(vs DLS). You put an aggressive guy whose gonna try and bring it, then you might have the fight people wanna see(vs Valdez). At the end of the day, getting a crappy W is better than an entertaining L. Simple as that. As long as you win, there's always bigger and better opportunities to do better in the next fight. Take the L, you go back to the drawing board and hafta climb your way back up or you have fans and pundits calling for your retirement. Hard to please anybody and everybody in this sport.

The objective is to minimize as many of those "crappy W's" as possible, and the DLS fight wasn't his first one. If you have enough of those boring performances and the fans start thinking twice about investing their time/money/energy, the promoters/networks will notice and react accordingly. Shakur cannot rely on preferable matchmaking to help him look good; he's gonna have to try and entertain even with problematic opposition in front of him. As flawed as Teofimo is against out-boxers, he's still given some leeway while a guy like Martin/Ortiz is faulted for fighting too negatively.

[Boricua181]

What a clown, this safety first at all cost fighter Shakur Stevenson is. If he really means it about "turning it way up", in response to his critic's.
All he has to do is rematch Edwin De Los Santos, and turn it way up against him. Otherwise just shut the hell up already with that bull****!

[57Blues]

People knocking him for his last fight are not real boxing fans. It wasn't the most entertaining to watch, but he did what he had to do and was supposed to do against a dangerous guy like DLS. The same people criticizing him for being boring that fight would be the same people criticizing him harder if he woulda came at DLS like Valenzuela did and get drilled. Name of the game is hit and don't get hit. He stuck to his gameplan, got the W and the belt. Win now, look good later.

So to be a "real boxing fan" you have to watch a boring fight with no display of skills or heart that never turns into anything worth ever watching again for any good reason. ? Hey all this talk about live to fight another day how is that working out for him now? He is trying to prove himself with words about how he is going to prove himself as a fighter to watch.........This dislike for So sure is kinda a simple thing people like fights that have some excitement to them, taking chances giving it there all in the ring.......no disrespect but that last fight ****** and for good reasons..... Just keeping it real............

[thack]

I have high hopes for this kid , I hope his last performance was a blip but shut up about the 'best in boxing' and prove it!

[Nightfall]

I have high hopes for this kid , I hope his last performance was a blip but shut up about the 'best in boxing' and prove it!

I second your emotion.