Shakur Stevenson says he’s the “new model’ of his preventing fashion might be even higher than the one he had earlier than. Followers need to see Shakur unveil the brand new him in his title protection in opposition to the prospect Floyd Schofield on February twenty second in Riyadh.
Type Shift
Is it potential for Stevenson to alter his fashion? He’s been utilizing the identical hit-and-not-get-hit fashion since he was within the amateurs, and he’s about to show 28. Usually, a fighter is ready of their methods by the point they’re close to their 30s.
Shakur wants to alter his fashion on the double as a result of he’s going to be within the highlight in opposition to Schofield on Turki Alalshikh’s card. If he places in one other boring efficiency, it’s uncertain that Turki will need to use him for any of his different playing cards except he’s buried on the backside.
WBC light-weight champion Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) claims he doesn’t concern energy as a result of he stood within the pocket in his final combat in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan on July sixth with out transferring. That man was coming off a 12 months layoff and a loss to Frank Martin.
Harutyunyan is a weak puncher, so it was not a present of braveness on Shakur’s half that he didn’t transfer like he did in his combat in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos on November sixteenth final 12 months. Artem is nowhere close to the puncher stage of De Los Santos or Jeremiah Nakathilia. Stevenson was booed out of the ring for his operating in opposition to the 2.
The New Shakur
If Stevenson can keep within the pocket in opposition to Schofield, 22, that may be saying one thing as a result of he’s a giant puncher with explosive energy and will dent his chin if he connects with a few of his photographs.
It’s vital that Shakur, 27, change his preventing fashion quickly as a result of the blokes that Turki Alalshikh favors are those that convey it. Tyson Fury is a uncommon exception, however he makes up for it by being a clown exterior of the ring and roughing up his opposition inside it. Some folks just like the junk.
The brand new model gone be even higher 😈 https://t.co/uiidTj9StW
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) December 18, 2024
Worry energy however stood within the pocket my final combat wit a really sturdy fighter???? lol if that’s what u need to imagine 🦾 https://t.co/fbh6VxpRlR
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) December 18, 2024
