Crawford’s succession: Tim Bradley believes Shakur Stevenson is the next boxing king

Tim Bradley says he thinks Shakur Stevenson is the guy who will enter Terence Crawford’s shoes to take his place on the throne as the next largest of the fighters of all time.

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Shakur is the correct option?

Bradley does not say why he believes that the light champion of WBC Shakur (24-0, 11 kos) will be the next star, because he did not show any sign of being this type of fighter in his latest fight against William Zepeda on July 12. He took a lot of punishment, covering the ropes, throwing occasional punches, but they had many hard hits in his body.

Three-divisions’ former world champion, Stevenson, has not been rugged enough to be the fighter replacing Crawford. Cannot punch and his main method to win is to hit and run.

Can a goat runner?

Shakur has a reputation to be a boring fighter And it tends to run when it faces the opposition with the punch power. The runners do not become goats and will require a large number of stops for Shakur to navigate all talented fighters who would overcome it at 135.

Although he has won three World Division titles, his opposition has been less than the best. It’s like another Adrien Broner with the way we plan the weight classes, overcoming vulnerable fighters to win titles. It is very superficial.

The true Shakur tests

1. Andy Cruz
2. Floyd Schofield
3. Abdullah Mason
4. Raymond Muratalla
5. Herrera Cores
6. Sam Noakes

Crawford’s unoffested heir

“Who is next to taking the charge of the throne when Crawford retires? I had an idea. His name is Shakur Stevenson. You heard it here first. Believe -or do not believe me. canalChoosing the Shakur Stevenson not proven and carefully to be the guy who enters Terence Crawford’s shoes.

Bradley’s choice of Shakur to replace Crawford as the so -called “goat” is not realistic, taking into account the care he has been from the time he spent until 135 in 2023. To be seen as a star, a fighter must fight the most important boys in his weight class. Stevenson has not been able to do it.

In the two years of Shakur since it was moved lightly, this is the limited opposition to which it faces:

• William Zepeda
• Josh Padley
• Artem Harutyunyan
• Edwin de los Santos
• Shuichiro yoshino