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Shakur Stevenson says Gervonta Davis should have picked WBA No. 3 lightweight contender Edwin De Los Santos as his March 1 opponent instead of super featherweight Lamont Roach.
Stevenson wouldn’t say why he thinks WBA 135-pound champion Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) selected De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) as his next challenger, but it’s possible that the I wanted to fight him.
When that happens, Shakur could make an argument that he’s on par with Tank or better. Look at it this way: Gervonta had to look poor against De Los Santos, which boosts Shakur’s value because he looked terrible against him, going all the way through creation.
Stealth movement
Gerovnta would do Stevenson’s dirty work for him by fighting De Los Santos, which would take the pressure off his shoulders to give him a rematch after last year’s fight. If Tank takes out De Los Santos, it gives Shakur an excuse not to fight him again. It’s stealthy.
Shakur defeated De Los Santos by a 12-round unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBC lightweight title more than a year ago on November 16, 2023 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. De Los Santos has not fought since.
The scores
116-112
115-113
116-112
The most accurate score of the three was 115-113 because De Los Santos had come close to winning and probably would have if Shakur hadn’t been running the whole fight. Shakur said he wrestled hurt, but he always wrestles that way, so his excuse didn’t hold up.
“I think the fight he should have fought should have been Edwin De Los Santos. Tank,” Shakur Stevenson said to bet on yourself YouTube channel, saying that Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis should have picked highly ranked lightweight contender Edwin De Los Santos instead of selecting Lamont Roach Jr. of the super featherweight division.
“I respect Lamont Roach as a fighter and I think he will do well in the fight.
“I think Lamont Roach is a great fighter. I don’t think it’s going to be an easy night for Tank. I think it’s going to be a tough fight, a lot tougher than people expect it to be. I think people are going to be surprised at how well Lamont does in this fight.”
