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Shakur Stevenson has revealed his slightly altered three-fight roster for 2025. today, saying he wants these fighters this year:
- Floyd Scofield: * already planned
- Vasily Lomachenko
- Gervonta Davis
WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0, 10 KO) defends against Schofield (18-0, 12 KO) on February 22 in Riyadh. If Shakur wins that fight, it's unclear what his second game of 2025 will be. He said he wanted to fight William Zepeda, but has changed his tune and hopes to fight Vasyl Lomachenko.
Shakur's vision
“Lomachenko and then Tank,” Shakur Stevenson told Ariel Helwani channel on who he wants to fight in 2025. after his match against Kid Austin. “I'm not very confident. I think he's scared,” Shakur said when asked how confident he was about fighting Lomachenko. “I sparred with him a while ago and I think he's been scared ever since.
“They would definitely be in the way too. So my hopes are very low,” Shakur said of whether Top Rank would interfere with the fight between him and Lomachenko. “With Turki, I think he can make a lot of things happen. Let's hope it can.
“Zepeda. He's a good fighter,” Stephenson said when asked who his second fight would be in 2025 if he can't take Lomachenko. “I would like to beat him too. He's been running away from me for a minute. So I'm kind of skeptical about this fight as well.”
I don't know why Shakur mentions Lomachenko's name other than to gain influence. He's already made it clear he's not interested in battling a running back, especially one with no fans outside of his hometown of Newark. If Loma fights again, it will likely be against Gervonta Davis because that's the biggest payday he can get. He's not going to waste time on Shakur, who isn't an attraction and isn't coming to fight.
The role of Willian
Shakur's popularity is based on his acceptance of the villain role, but he is not fun to watch and never will be. His whole thing is to use the old Mayweather's style hit and miss, don't take risks and win rounds by making a small number of potshots. Stevenson doesn't throw a lot of shots because he focuses on defense 90% of the time and running away after throwing a shot.
“He doesn't want to share the limelight. When he is asked my name, he seems very disappointed in his feelings. He just has to live with it until he fights me,” Shakur said when asked why Jervonta Davis was bothered to fight him during interviews.
A lot of the time Tank is asked about Shakur it's when he already has a fight planned or when he's done fighting someone. Interviewers veer off course by mentioning Shakur's name unrelated to the topic. Of course, this will annoy Tank, because Stevenson has nothing to do with what's going on. Also, Shakur doesn't fight anyone good and never has. He looks boring in his fights. Why would Tank want to fight such a fighter?
Tank: The ultimate goal
“If he feels that way, I think we should fight. Get it off your chest. I will be very upset if this fight doesn't happen just because it has been my dream fight for a long time. I was ready to prove who I was to the world just by beating him. Yeah, I'd be upset, but I don't need him,'' Shakur said.
Stevenson should make his own way instead of using Tank Davis to increase his popularity. There are plenty of fighters at 135, 140, 147 and 154 that Shakur can fight to become a star. He doesn't need Tank's help. If he's ambitious, why doesn't he go up against these fighters: Andy Cruz, Jaron Ennis, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haynie, Vergil Ortiz, Bahram Murtazaliev and Serhiy Bohachuk?
If Shakur was willing to take risks with his career, he wouldn't need Tank Davis to give him a boost. There are plenty of fighters from 135 to 154 that Stevenson could fight to become a star. It takes courage, talent and a willingness to commit. Shakur is deficient in all three categories.
1. @KidAustin11
2. @VasilLomachenko
3. @GervontaaThe 2025 Hit List is prepared by @ShakurStevenson 🔥 pic.twitter.com/hASQ9bZG3h
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