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Coach Stephen Edwards says that if Shakur Stevenson will get the struggle that he’s been pushing for in opposition to Gervonta Davis, he’s going to want to make it a “risk-free” efficiency to keep away from getting clipped.
Edwards doubts whether or not Shakur’s safety-first, point-scoring newbie fashion will likely be appreciated by the judges sufficient for them to offer him a call win over WBA light-weight champion Tank Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs).
Stephen feels the judges and followers on this period don’t admire the combating fashion that WBC light-weight champion Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) makes use of. His solely avenue of successful is by resolution. Shakur doesn’t punch exhausting sufficient for him to attempt to knock Gervonta out.
Mayweather Period vs. Trendy Boxing
Regardless of utilizing the outdated Mayweather-esque combating fashion, Shakur has received three division world titles. Nonetheless, an enormous purpose for that’s he didn’t struggle nice opposition to win these belts. It could be a special story if Shakur went up in opposition to the very best at 126, 130 and 135 now. It’s seemingly he’d come up empty in every division except he picked out the weakest champions.
“I don’t think the style of fighting that Shakur Stevenson would have to fight to win that fight, I don’t think it gets appreciated enough in this era,” stated Stephen Edwards to Sean Zittel concerning the newbie hit-and-don’t get-hit fashion that Shakur Stevenson makes use of wouldn’t work with the judges for a struggle in opposition to Gervonta Davis.
Shakur’s fashion of combating is from the Mayweather period, and judges have been extra keen to tolerate that sort of favor again then. The game has developed since Floyd, and the judges focus extra energy on energy photographs except an A-side fighter. We noticed that in Dmitry Bivol’s resolution win over Artur Beterbiev on February twenty second. If Bivol wasn’t widespread, he’d have misplaced as a result of Beterbiev landed the more durable photographs.
Stevenson should use his newbie point-scoring combating fashion as a result of he can’t punch exhausting sufficient to slug with Gervonta with out getting knocked out.
“Risk-Free” Plan
“I think he’s going to have to fight a risk-free fight, score points, a non-violent fight, dumb the fight down and not take any chances. He needs to just score points like amateur boxing,” continued Edwards about how Shakur should struggle Tank Davis.
“Dont attempt to put any energy in your photographs. Simply contact Gervonta and get out of the struggle. I believe he can win, however I don’t assume that fashion of combating is appreciated sufficient for him to win. Shakur isn’t an enormous puncher, however he’s good at punching to the physique. Gervonta Davis is a grasp counter-puncher. In the event you attain right down to his physique, he’s going to clip you.
“I don’t know if the judges will appreciate Shakur enough. He would be a fool to try and change his style to fight Gervonta because if he does that, he could get clipped and everybody is going to laugh at him,” stated Edwards.
The judges could not want to attain the struggle as a result of with Tank’s punching energy, he will likely be loading up on all the things he throws. He received’t respect Shakur’s energy like he did Lamont Roach as a result of he can solely generate punching energy when going to the physique. Stevenson isn’t loopy sufficient to focus on Gervonta’s physique like he did in opposition to Josh Padley of their struggle on February twenty second, as a result of he’ll get countered with one thing huge eventually.
