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Davis vs Stevenson appears unlikely to occur any time quickly.
(Amanda Wescott, Showtime + Mikey Williams, High Rank) An all-American showdown between light-weight world champions Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson is amongst essentially the most clamoured for match-ups in all of boxing.
Each Davis and Stevenson are undefeated multi-weight titlists, and are a staple of any respectable pound-for-pound checklist.
That in thoughts, one could possibly be forgiven for assuming that the pair locking horns while of their prime years is a no brainer, nonetheless it doesn’t seem prone to occur any time quickly.
‘Tank’ spoke to the media on the launch press convention for his March 1 combat in opposition to Lamont Roach, and when the prospect of a bout with Stevenson was raised, he didn’t appear significantly eager.
The Baltimore puncher went so far as to query what his countryman had performed to earn a payday in opposition to him.
Davis will face Lamont Roach on March 1st (Picture Credit score: Eshter Lin, PBC)
“For what? Who has Shakur [beat]? What has Shakur done?
“What has he done in the sport? He hasn’t done nothing! The young ones looking more better than him!”
“Keyshawn [Davis] looking way more better than this n****! Y’all keep screaming this n**** name, he ain’t done nothing!
I asked Gervonta about a possible fight with Shakur… #Boxing #TankRoach pic.twitter.com/T1eNFJ9iIO
“What the f*** do y’all keep saying his name for?”
Like Davis, Stevenson will even be again in motion in Q1 of subsequent 12 months, as he takes on scorching prospect Floyd Schofield on the stacked February twenty second Riyadh Season card.
Stevenson returns to motion on Feb twenty second in Riyadh Picture Credit score: Mikey Williams High Rank
The Newark southpaw has been out of motion since a choice victory over Artem Harutyunyan in July, after having to withdraw from a proposed October bout in opposition to Joe Cordina attributable to damage.
Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh has said his want to make a combat between the 2 virtuosos, offered each are profitable of their upcoming fights.
Although he undoubtedly has the expertise to rival Davis, Stevenson is nowhere close to as massive a industrial star as his rival, and a few critics consider he wants to begin delivering extra entertaining performances if he desires to land the marquee names.
