Can 2025 be Shakur Stevenson’s “best year ever”?

“Shakur Stevenson said today that 2025 will be his”“the best year ever,” suggesting that he believes he will finally get the chance to fight Gervonta Davis.

Stevenson’s fragile hands could ruin any chance of 2025 being his best, and it could be his worst year. He is coming off hand surgery and has been having problems with his hands for a while. It’s almost as if they were made of glass and not designed to fight at 135.

Fights 2025

You should have seen his promoter Eddie Hearn’s interview today in which he said that Shakur would fight these three in 2025:

1. Floyd Schofield: *Already scheduled for February 22
2. William Zepeda: Tentative
3. Gervonta Davis: It will take a big offer from Your Excellency.

However, that may not happen and he will have to settle for whoever Hearn can get for him. If Tank and Zepeda refuse, Hearn may have to find whoever he can. He has a good eye for exploring the landscape and there are possibilities as long as Shakur keeps an open mind.

Andy Cruz and Richardson Hitchin would be excellent options if Tank or Zepeda decided not to fight Stevenson. It would help if Shakur was willing to move up to 140 for a fight because there are endless possibilities in that weight class.

The New Jersey native is big enough to compete at light welterweight, but he doesn’t have enough power for that weight class. Even at 126, Shakur lacked power and had to settle for decision wins.

Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) should entertain fans with his title defense against Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) on February 22. That fight will be widely watched by the stars’ other promoters, who will decide whether they feel Stevenson is worthy of pitting their fighters against him.

In Shakur’s last two fights against Artem Harutyunyan and William Zepeda, people saw that it wasn’t worth it for Zepeda or Tank to fight him. Stevenson was booed and ejected from both fights, and fans were heading toward the exit, not wanting to see him run around the ring.

Stevenson is approaching 28; Fighters usually can’t change their style at that age. If they are runners, they cannot magically transform themselves with training and willpower to become entertaining. They are what they are at that moment.

Shakur’s prediction

2025 will be my BEST YEAR!! https://t.co/vgg8lgqgsW

—Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) December 12, 2024

“Shakur is taking it personally because they compete against each other in performances,” coach Greg Hackett told YSM Sports Media about Shakur Stevenson getting upset by reacting when Tank Davis said he had accomplished “nothing” during his pro career. .

“Tank is giving the people what they want (knockouts). So Shakur is getting angry. ‘Do you really think you can beat me just because you’re knocking out those guys?’ Tank says, ‘What are you doing? You’re there talking about fighting me. You can’t even get rid of them. I’m going to put these guys to sleep. “Tank is over there having fun right now.”

“Kid Austin is not ready for Shakur Stevenson. Shakur is a master of boxing. He’s much smarter than my boy. “I like Kid Austin, don’t get me wrong,” Bullet Cromwell told YSM Sports Mediasaying that Floyd Schofield is not ready for Shakur Stevenson in their fight on February 22.

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh would have to make them an offer they can’t refuse to get them to accept a fight with Stevenson if they are reluctant to deal with the running and booing of the fans. With all the lightweights in the division, why would Turki spend money on Shakur when he could put together more compelling matchups involving these fighters versus Tank or Zepeda?

–Edwin De Los Santos
–Raymond Muratalla
-Abdullah Mason
– Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Núñez
– Emanuel Navarrete
– Isaac Cruz
–Keyshawn Davis

“Shakur is an Olympic silver medalist. I should have been a gold medalist. When you look at the styles, you won’t catch Shakur wearing anything. The fight I want to see is Shakur and Tank. “If I don’t see that, I don’t care to see him fight anyone,” Cromwell said.

“Tank won’t be able to touch Shakur with certain things, and Shakur can’t afford to get hit by Tank.