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Hearing of Stevenson: The Padley Fight and the potential clash of Tank Davis

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Image: Stevenson's Audition: The Padley Fight and a Potential Tank Davis Clash

The lithe champion of WBC Shakur Stevenson has a lot of pressure on him to make him look impressive tonight, defeating Josh Padley in the Kingdom of the Arena in Riyadh. This is not someone who Shakur (22-0, 10 KO) can afford to fight if he doesn’t want to be ridiculed by fans More than he is already. If Shakur escapes from this guy today, it’s over. His career will never be the same.

Stevenson told Padley on Friday that he was going to beat his “A **” on Saturday. Now, if he escapes from Padley, as he did with a dozen his previous opponents, he will show fans what he meant.

What if he fails?

Realistically, Stevenson needs a knockout Padleya (15-0, 4 KO), to leave this fight without a violent inheritance. This is one of those fights in which you can’t gain anything, because Padley is not the best ten -level warrior. He is only a fighter at the British level who was chosen by his promoter Eddie Hearn. Shakur needs a knockout in six rounds to get out of this fight.

This fight is more crucial for Shakur, because Hearn wants to set up a “biggest fight in boxing” against Gervont Davis. He would look stupid, pressing this fight if Stevenson struggles tonight and strives for a tedious 12-round decision.

Hearn needs Shakur to look like 24 -carat gold against Josh, so that he can go to Turk Alalshikh and ask for assist in luring Davis’s tank to fight him. Without Turk, Hearn has no hope of combining this fight. He does not intend to empty the match boxing chest to come up with a cake to encourage Gervonta to Shakura in a fight, which probably will not cover the costs.

Shakur is not a draw of PPV, and Tank had only one fight during his 12-year career against Ryan Garcia. Fans who bought the event were probably 12 -meter Observers Ryan on Instagram. Shakur is not popular in social media, such as Ryan.

That is why it is crucial that Shakur looks great tonight. He is a smaller warrior who is expected to be destroyed if it is worthy of sharing the ring with the tank. Of course, Shakur is not what Hearn says. There is no pound for pounds No. 1 or one of the best fighters in sport. He is only a defensive guy, and 90% of his game is a defense, and only 10% is images.

That Hearn would sign Shakur on only a contract for two fights. I would do the same. I would sign Shakura for a miniature contract, adapt him to the opposition’s down to make him look good, and then press tank fights tough. There I would direct profit. After Shakur lost this fight, I would sign it again because it will be disclosed and the reconstruction would cost him too much money.

Last updated 22/22/2025

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Robert Garcia picks who deserves a higher spot in the all-time rankings between Mayweather and Pacquiao

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Robert Garcia picks who deserves the higher all-time ranking between Mayweather and Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are considered two of the greatest of all time, but despite their meeting in 2015, fans still argue over which man was the greatest. Now the world-famous coach Robert Garcia has spoken.

Pacquiao is the only eight-division boxing world champion in history. In his legendary career, he ruled the flyweight division in 1998 and then ruled every division from super bantamweight to super welterweight.

Although unlike the self-proclaimed “TBE”, “Pac Man” was defeated eight times, including a loss to Mayweather, who famously retired with a 50-0 record, having won world titles in five different weight classes.

However, in clip captured by RyckesportsTVGarcia stated that he believes Pacquiao ranks higher in the “GOAT” debate because of the love he has received outside the ring as well as his skills in it.

“I think Pacquiao was better. Mike Tyson told me something: ‘To be the GOAT, it’s not just because of your boxing records, you have to be loved and accepted by the fans’ – and everyone loves Pacquiao.

“As Tyson says, [you must be able to] walk down the street with no bodyguards, everyone who comes up to you shakes your hand, if you can’t do it, you can’t be the GOAT if you can’t do it.

in September Pacquiao could end Mayweather’s unbeaten record after reportedly agreeing a shocking professional rematch that will air live and exclusively on Netflix.

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Jake Paul’s $200 million call for Canelo immediately backfired

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Jake Paul films himself on a phone during a public appearance amid fresh Canelo Alvarez fight speculation.

Jake Paul’s final call to Canelo Alvarez backfired before he even opened his mouth.

Days after admitting that doctors may never clear him to fight again following his disastrous loss to Anthony Joshua, Paul suddenly resurfaced, talking about a $200 million fight against boxing’s biggest busy star.

The moment immediately raised eyebrows as Paul no longer looks like a man in full control of his future in boxing.

Paul’s comments were made while standing in front of a brand associated with his bookmaking interests, making the moment feel less like an actual fight negotiation and more like another attempt to force a viral spectacle while uncertainty continues to surround his future.

After all, if Paul is unable to fight again, questions will immediately begin to arise about the long-term future of his relationship with Netflix and the massive crossover business model built around it.

This is the first problem.

Jake Paul has health concerns

Paul is still recovering from a brutal knockout loss to Anthony Joshua that left him with a double jaw fracture that required surgery and titanium plates implanted in his face.

Joshua dropped Paul four times before knocking him out in a one-sided beating that changed the entire perception of Jake Paul as a boxing attraction.

Over the years, Paul has carefully controlled the danger, selling the illusion of risk against former MMA fighters and aging names.

Joshua destroyed this illusion in one night.

Now all major fight explanations come back to the same question: Can Jake Paul physically withstand the punishment of elite-level boxing anymore?

This is the second problem.

Canelo’s contract reality

The third problem may be the most essential of all, as Paul appears to be targeting the one superstar who is currently least available to him.

Canelo is already locked into a lucrative, long-term, season-long deal in Riyad with Turki Alalshikh, who has never seemed enthusiastic about “Jack Paul,” as Turki calls him, or about influential boxing entering the elite side of the sport.

Paul already lost Canelo once when the Mexican superstar walked away from previous negotiations in favor of a Saudi-backed deal reportedly worth more than $200 million.

Since then, Canelo’s game plan has become more structured.

The Mexican icon is expected to face Christian Mbilli in September, with Hamzah Sheeraz potentially replacing him as titles begin to reassert themselves in the super middleweight division.

There is also continued hope that Osleys Iglesias and Jaime Munguia will be able to eventually unify the belts, potentially setting up another undisputed championship scenario for Canelo later in the Riyadh Agreement.

Barring a possible Terence Crawford rematch, it doesn’t appear that Saudi Arabia will deviate from this structure in favor of a crossover with Jake Paul.

This reality leaves Paul chasing a fight that already seems to be moving away from him.

Jake Paul’s desperation?

None of this means that Jake Paul can’t continue to generate huge amounts of money.

He remains one of the biggest crossover attractions in combat sports and understands social media promotion better than almost anyone else in boxing.

However, the timing of this last call created a challenging perception problem.

Flashing back to retirement concerns and long-term health issues, then suddenly saying he had $200 million ready for Canelo the next, made the whole situation seem more desperate than realistic.

Instead of reviving the post-Joshua vigorous, the call-out may have reminded boxing fans that Jake Paul suddenly looks much closer to the end of his boxing career than the beginning of a recent era of superfights.


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Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Read the full biography.

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Tim Bradley Claims Keyshawn Davis Is Behind Shakur Stevenson

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Image: Tim Bradley: Keyshawn Davis “Second Fiddle” To Shakur

“Keyshawn, Shakur is taking down all his opponents, brother. Your second fiddle. Straight ahead,” Bradley said on his YouTube channel. “You are Shakur’s second fiddle. Shakur is the dad. You are the son.”

Things get more complicated because Keyshawn and Shakur still call each other brothers and show little interest in fighting each other. This puts Keyshawn in an awkward position at 140 pounds because he is ranked No. 1 by the WBO while Shakur holds the title.

If Shakur doesn’t advance or vacate the belt again, Keyshawn’s path to a world title shot will be blocked by the same fighter Bradley says has been ahead of him all along.

This is a real problem for Keyshawn’s career because he is already 27 years venerable and still chasing the breakout fight that will make him a massive star.

The uncomfortable part about Keyshawn is that his career slowed down at the wrong time. He is already 27 years venerable and still has not had a decisive fight that would make him a real attraction. Instead, he’s headed to a rematch with Albright, a fight many fans feel like they’ve seen before.

Keyshawn recently said Top Rank wanted a rematch with Albright, but the bigger problem may be that there weren’t many realistic alternatives available. Bradley openly pointed out the risk-reward issue with Keyshawn.

“Keyshawn’s a damn good player, but he doesn’t have what it takes to be that player, man. I’m willing to take that risk,” Bradley said.

This issue is unlikely to go away at lightweight or 140 as Keyshawn’s size has become part of the discussion. After losing four pounds before the canceled fight with Edwin De Los Santos, many fans already expect him to jump higher.

At this point, Keyshawn might be better off stopping the constant promotion talk and just doing it. A move up to welterweight or even junior middleweight could create modern opportunities and remove some of the criticism about his weight issues.

More importantly, fighters at 147 and 154 are unlikely to treat Keyshawn the same way as smaller fighters. The threat factor changes when he is no longer the naturally bigger man entering the ring.

Bradley still picked Keyshawn to beat Albright in the rematch and predicted a stoppage if he played like he did against Jermaine Ortiz.

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