Turks al-Sheikh says he wants to see the fight between Gervont ‘Tank’ Davis and Shakur Stevenson “One Day”. In the same boat as Shakur’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, who lobbies to fight the tanks since he signed a native of Newarko.
Is Shakur draw?
An attempt to negotiate the fight between Tank and Shakura can be shown as a nightmare for the Turks. The fight is still too early to do. Shakur must be redeemed after repeated bad appearances in 135 against Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin de Los Santos. Fans came out of these fights for lack of entertainment.
It is believed that the main reason for Hearn was signed by Shakur to fight Gotovina against Tank, because, in addition, he is not a PPV draw. It is useful to be an opponent for the tank, and the fight, if that ever happens, will be a reprise of Shakur’s match against De Los Santos 2023. This match was loudly encouraged by fans from the fourth round because of Shakur’s unwillingness of engagement.
The basic problem is that Shakur (22-0, 10 ko) had problems with injury with its glass hand And he failed to have fun since he moved to light in 2023. Stevenson cannot create enough strength on his shots to prevent his opponents. Last October, his hand collapsed, which resulted in the cancellation of the fight against Joe Cordin.
So, he became a runner, and his struggles arouse fans who are not interested in seeing his outdated 1990 style. It might be better if Shakur returned to 130 or 126, where his fragile hands would have less chances of injuring.
“So you give an invitation to Gervont Davis?” said Mike Coppinger on ESPN.
“I don’t take anything personal. I’m professional, but I don’t need to like to talk to you, “Turki al-Sheikh said.
“But appreciate the talent of Gervont Davis, it seems?” said Coppinger.
“As a fighter, of course, he is a great fighter. There is no doubt, but we have to see him more and more in big fights,” Turki said. “I hope to see Shakura against the thin one day.”
Shakur is an example of a fighter who is popular more on the basis of the echo effect of fans who love his style from the mass public, who do not like runners and expect fighters to entertain. Stevenson is not having fun. So, regardless of popularity, this is because of a few fans who like to watch his style of Mayweather-esque.
Last time updated 02.07.2025
