Southpaw ace Shakur Stevenson firmly believes the one manner he’ll ever get a combat with Gervonta “Tank” Davis is that if Davis initiates the curiosity.
Stevenson, the two-division titlist and present light-weight contender from Newark, New Jersey, mentioned in a latest interview that the combat he desires essentially the most is one involving Baltimore’s Davis.
However Stevenson, 26, additionally made it clear that he’s not able to name the pictures and even suggest such a combat, given Davis’ vastly superior business profile. Stevenson and Davis, furthermore, are backed by rival enterprise entities; Stevenson is promoted by High Rank, whereas Davis is suggested by Al Haymon of Premier Boxing Champions.
Davis, 28, is arguably the most important American boxing draw within the sport, outdoors of Canelo Alvarez. The Baltimore native has solely headlined pay-per-view playing cards for the final a number of years. Davis’ final combat, a seventh-round stoppage of Ryan Garcia, was his commercially greatest one up to now.
“Truthfully, primary [fight for me] is Tank,” Stevenson mentioned on the Million Dollaz Value of Sport podcast. “Me and Tank is one of the best combat. You’ll be able to identify 15 different fighters, however there’s one combat that, honestly, must occur in boxing.”
“I don’t know,” Stevenson mentioned when requested why that exact combat has not been made. “I can’t let you know. I’m not Tank, on the finish of the day. I’m an actual n—–. I’mma let you know the reality. I’m not Tank. He’s the massive star. He’s the pay-per-view star. I can’t throw no provides to Tank. Who am I to throw a suggestion to the most important star in boxing? What am I going to supply him? It don’t make sense. That must be on their half, on their workforce to need to do this.
“I need to do this. I might love that combat. I feel that’s one of the best combat in boxing, if we talking skills-wise. He’s not gonna inform y’all that as a result of nevertheless he be pondering the best way that he assume. However me, honestly, I feel that’s one of the best combat in boxing and I need to show to the world who I really am.”
Stevenson (is reportedly set to tackle Dominican contender Edwin De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBC 135-pound title Nov. 16 in Las Vegas. Stevenson was initially headed right into a showdown with Frank Martin however Martin, after agreeing to a deal, pulled out of the combat on the eleventh hour. Martin has not given a rationale for his abrupt resolution.
Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) was just lately launched from a Baltimore jail after serving 44 days resulting from a violation of the phrases of his home arrest. Davis pleaded responsible in Might to a number of counts from a hit-and-run in November 2020 that left 4 folks injured, together with a pregnant girl.
Sean Nam is the creator of Homicide on Federal Avenue: Tyrone Everett, the Black Mafia, and the Final Golden Age of Philadelphia Boxing.
