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Shakur Stevenson predicts he will “put on a show” in the title defense of his WBC lightweight title against Floyd Schofield on February 22 in Riyadh. Shakur also says he doesn’t need Gervonta Davis, and he’s not chasing him. This is a laugh.
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) wants to “make a statement” to the Saudis and all the fans who will be watching the event at home on DAZN PPV. He is likely to anger the fans and boo them in the fourth round because of his movement.
“I’m too smart”
“He is a familiar face to the fans. People know him a little. It’s going to be a fun fight,” Shakur Stevenson said Fight Hub TVtalking about his title defense against Floyd Schofield Jr. on February 22. “He’s a motivated kid. He wants to take my place. He’s trying to take my crown.
“When you fight a young, hungry lion, that’s a lot for itself. I remember when I was that age myself. I really wanted to win a world title. I worked really hard. I hope it’s the same.
“My experience. I had too much experience for him. I’m too smart. I’m going to take him to a level he’s never been at before,” Shakur said of Schofield. “I’m a name on the card. I’m going to do a show. Kid Schofield is on the way. You’d better be really focused.”
Schofield will make Shakur look bad by pressuring him and hitting him hard whenever he gets close enough to connect. Stevenson will be forced to run like he did against Edwin De Los Santos, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the Saudi crowd boos him. They’re polite people, but Stevenson could piss them off enough with his execution to get him booed out of the ring.
“I don’t need it”
“If he’s going to retire with the career he had, then go ahead and do what you have to do. I don’t agree with that. I think it’s soft, but that’s him,” Stevenson said of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis saying he will retire after 2025.
Tank has nothing to gain by fighting Shakur because he is not popular. If Stevenson had the popularity of Ryan Garcia, Tank would have fought him a long time ago. He is not. Shakir’s boring fighting style has prevented him from becoming popular, and now he is coming of age. It will have to go up soon.
“I don’t like chasing people. If he’s ready to fight, I’m ready to fight. It should happen, but I can’t sit there and chase you, and then make it look like I need him. I don’t,” he said Shakur about not needing Tank Davis.
Who are you kidding? Shakur has been chasing Tank Davis since he moved up to 135 in 2023. In numerous interviews, Shakur has mentioned Gervonta’s name, saying he wants to fight him and sounding completely desperate. He sounded sick with the love of tank fighting.
Stevenson’s career depends on this fight, and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, has been talking non-stop about wanting to make the Tank-Shakur fight. This could be the main reason Hearn signed Shakur, as a fight between him and Tank would bring in a lot of money.
