Turki Al-Sheikh’s Vision: Tank Vs. Shakur, But When?

Turki Al-Sheikh says he desires to see a battle between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Shakur Stevenson “at some point.” He’s in the identical boat as Shakur’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, who has been lobbying for the Tank battle since he signed the Newark native.

Is Shakur a Draw?

Attempting to barter a battle between Tank and Shakur might show to be a nightmare for Turki. The battle remains to be too early to make. Shakur must redeem himself after repeated poor performances at 135 towards Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin De Los Santos. Followers walked out of these fights as a result of lack of leisure worth.

It’s believed the primary purpose Hearn signed Shakur is for the money battle towards Tank as a result of, aside from that, he’s not a PPV draw. He’s solely helpful to be the opponent for Tank, and the battle, if it ever occurs, can be a replay of Shakur’s match towards De Los Santos in 2023. That match was loudly booed by followers from the fourth spherical because of Shakur’s unwillingness to interact.

The fundamental drawback is that Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) has had damage issues along with his glass hand and has did not entertain since shifting as much as light-weight in 2023. Stevenson can’t generate sufficient energy on his punches to maintain his opponents off. Final October, his hand broke down on him, leading to his battle towards Joe Cordina being canceled.

So, he’s grow to be a runner, and his fights are booed by followers who aren’t desirous about seeing his outdated Nineteen Nineties type. It is perhaps higher if Shakur moved again right down to 130 or 126, the place his brittle palms would have much less probability of getting injured.

“So that you’re giving an invite to Gervonta Davis?” stated Mike Coppinger to ESPN.

“I don’t take something personally. I’m an expert, however I don’t want to love you to speak with you,” stated Turki Al-Sheikh.

“However you respect Gervonta Davis’ expertise, it appears?” stated Coppinger.

“As a fighter, he’s an awesome fighter, after all. There’s little question, however we have to see him in huge fights increasingly,” stated Turki. “I hope at some point to see Shakur towards Tank.”

Shakur is an instance of a fighter who’s well-liked extra primarily based on the echo impact from followers who love his type than the mass public, who dislike runners and count on fighters to entertain. Stevenson doesn’t entertain. So no matter recognition he has, it’s because of a handful of followers who like to observe his hit-and-run Mayweather-esque type.