Shakur Stevenson talks to Ring Journal about his wishes to tackle different prime fighters within the sport, together with Vasiliy Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis. Stevenson says he respects Lomachenko however doesn’t love the ambiguous scenario he’s in whereas holding onto a world title, whereas additionally saying he thinks a struggle between Gervonta Davis and himself would be the largest within the sport.
Stevenson on eager to struggle Vasiliy Lomachenko
“With Lomachenko, my solely subject grew to become like a much bigger subject for me was the truth that he went and received a belt. He went and grabbed the belt, so while you seize a belt and also you maintain the title you’re simply in the best way. You don’t need to struggle no one [holding the belt hostage]…so like what are you doing? That was my subject with all of it however respect to him…Hopefully at some point we are able to line it up and if not I hope he retire as a legend.”
On a Gervonta Davis struggle
“Truthfully, I believe something can occur. I believe what Turki is doing for boxing is superb, he’s making the perfect struggle the perfect, he’s making the largest fights doable, the largest fights out there. If that struggle can’t occur I believe any individual received to be scared, that’s what it comes right down to.
“He goes on the market and he disses me on a regular basis and communicate dangerous about my identify so it’s like in the event you really feel the best way that you just really feel about me, ‘oh, I’m not this, and I didn’t do nothing for the game of boxing’ as you said, then struggle me.
“Why go struggle all these guys that haven’t finished nothing for the game of boxing, haven’t achieved the issues that I’ve achieved…you’re not preventing me however you’ll struggle any individual else. So struggle me.
“I believe that struggle will seize the creativeness of the world. I believe that’s the largest struggle on this planet.”
Stevenson is at the moment scheduled to tackle William Zepeda on July 12 with followers hoping the action-oriented Zepeda will power Stevenson into an eventful struggle.
