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Tevin Farmer says Shakur Stevenson must really “fight” William Zepeda to win as a result of he throws too many punches for him to keep away from all of them.
WBC light-weight champion Shakur will struggle #1 ranked Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) in 2025, supplied he wins his title protection towards Floyd Schofield on February twenty second in Riyadh. Shakur is assured that he’ll defeat Zepeda, however Farmer has his doubts.
Zepeda’s Quantity Punching
He clearly is aware of that the hit-and-run model that Stevenson makes use of gained’t preserve Zepeda off of him as a result of he cuts off the ring effectively, and he’s keen to take photographs to land his. Shakur has no energy in any respect, and he gained’t be capable to escape Zepeda with out working.
That’s not going to work. He’s going to look unhealthy in entrance of Turki Alalshikh if he tries that tactic towards Zepeda in Riyadh.
With Zepeda’s excessive quantity output of 100+ punches per spherical, Farmer states that Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) must battle him as he did of their conflict final month on November sixteenth. Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) tried to defend towards Zepeda’s quite a few photographs, nevertheless it was ineffective.
The previous IBF tremendous featherweight champion Farmer was compelled to brawl with him, and he couldn’t sustain, particularly within the championship rounds.
Zepeda wore Farmer down together with his physique punching and quantity to win a 10-round break up resolution. The scores have been 95-95, 95-94 for Zepeda, and 95-94 for Farmer. I watched the struggle and I had Zepeda successful 8-2. It appeared the judges who labored the struggle weren’t factoring within the quite a few physique photographs Zepeda was touchdown in each spherical. They have been simply taking a look at headshots, which Farmer centered on.
If it had been a 12-round contest, he would have knocked out Farmer as a result of the 34-year-old was exhausted by the ninth spherical and wouldn’t have made it the complete twelve rounds with out getting stopped.
“Golden Boy is willing to make it. The only way the rematch doesn’t happen is if Zepeda’s team says no,” stated Tevin Farmer to the Cigar Speak channel in regards to the rematch he desires towards William Zepeda after shedding to him on November 16.
“Golden Boy desires to make the rematch. I ain’t saying no person advised me nothing. I’m saying Golden Boy desires to make the rematch. I’m fairly certain Turki desires to make it. It was a hell of a struggle.
“You got to make Zepeda respect you to do, because if you don’t, he’s going to keep moving forward,” stated Farmer when requested how Shakur Stevenson would do towards William Zepeda.
Farmer’s hopes of a rematch with Zepeda are wishful considering as a result of Golden Boy just isn’t going to push for that struggle. They know that the cash struggle, the one which Zepeda wants and needs, is towards Shakur. Farmer has nothing to supply Zepeda. He’s not a champion and has misplaced his final two fights.
Farmer wants to maneuver again right down to tremendous featherweight as a result of he lacks the ability to beat the lightweights. If he stays within the 135-lb weight class, he’ll proceed to lose and will probably be compelled out of the sport.
Shakur Warned On Zepeda
“Zepeda is a pressure fighter, and he didn’t throw so many punches; it’s easy to pick someone apart like that,” stated Farmer. “It’s straightforward to choose somebody aside that comes ahead and doesn’t throw that many punches. When any individual comes ahead and throws so many punches, what number of punches are you able to make any individual miss, even with my protection?
“I’m one of the best defensive fighters. I can stand there and not get hit if I want to. I know I can’t do that because how many punches can I slip? Yeah, Shakur is going to have to fight [Zepeda]. Shakur, to me, is one of the best in the world, but he’s going to have to fight,” stated Farmer.
Zepeda compelled Farmer to brawl with him as a result of he was reducing off the ring and trapping him towards the ropes. It was both Farmer having to struggle, or he would have gotten knocked out by Zepeda. It’ll be the identical factor with Shakur. He doesn’t have the ability, toughness, or braveness that Farmer has. There’s no method that Stevenson would have been capable of take the sort of photographs that Farmer did towards Zepeda with out getting knocked out or working & holding.
“I’m not saying he has to do what I did. I’m built different. I got a chin, I can deliver, and I can do all that. I’m not saying he [Shakur] don’t, but he’s going to have to fight,” stated Farmer about how he’s higher than Stevenson as a result of he’ll really stand within the pocket and be keen to commerce.
“I feel I should have got the victory. With the knockdown, that was icing on the cake for me to edge it out. Everyone has their opinion, but I don’t care,” stated Farmer about his perception that he did sufficient to deserve a win towards Zepeda.
