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Ryan Garcia says Shakur will bore Teofimo and ensure a sheltered victory

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Ryan Garcia picks Shakur Stevenson to beat Teofimo Lopez in a uninteresting, safety-first fight in their January 2026 meeting.

Garcia notes that WBO welterweight champion Teofimo (22-1, 13 KO) is a counter-puncher who requires opponents to come at him and land. But Shakur won’t do that because he will stay on the outside, giving Lopez little opportunity to land.

Ryan says the only way Teofimo can win is to chase Stevenson and hope to knock him out with one shot. He doesn’t see anything like this happening. As such, the fight will be a “snoozer,” which is bad for DAZN and fans ordering it on PPV.

Surprisingly, Lopez even agreed to fight a running back like Shakur, knowing how he fights and having seen his last fight against William Zepeda on July 12. This fight should already give Lopez an indication of what he will face in the fight against Stevenson.

Even if it lands on the body, it may not count if the judges focus solely on headshots. Trying to hit Shakur in the head is very challenging due to his movement, coverage and leaning back.

“Teofimo is going to have to catch Shakur, and I don’t think that’s going to happen,” Ryan Garcia told the Fight on his belief that Shakur Stevenson will play it sheltered and fight his way to a uninteresting victory over Teofimo Lopez in their January 2026 fight.

“Do you think Shakur will give him anything to give him a chance? No. It’s definitely a snooze fest. That’s why no one likes to watch him fight,” Ryan said when told Stevenson only cared about winning and not entertaining the fans. “He got what he wanted.”

Without Teofimo going all out, chasing Shakur and landing him, he won’t win their fight on January 31st. He needs to knock Shakur out, which will be near impossible given Shakur’s movement and the way he protects his head. He has this three step pull back movement that he uses.

Even when Shakur’s opponents come after him, he will keep moving. As soon as his opponent stops chasing, he steps forward and delivers a single jab, then runs away again if he is being chased. He stood still against William Zepeda because he is not a power puncher. Stevenson probably would have been fighting against him all evening as well if not for Turki Alalshikh giving him a Tom and Jerry ticket before the fight.

“You can’t hate him like Mayweather. That’s why I say this is the last place I can take over boxing. He’s like the last place. No one is really going to want to watch him,” Garcia said.

Fan tastes have changed since Mayweather’s time. When he fought. There weren’t many entertainment options. That’s why boxing fans eagerly watched Floyd fight, employing his hit-and-don’t-get-hit fencing style. Fans later complained about how uninteresting it was and how they felt they wasted their money.

Players like Shakur are stuck without Turki Alalshikh using them. Shakur’s main attraction is playing the villain because he annoys fans with his self-confidence, has uninteresting performances, and is always fighting against fighters who have no chance of beating him. You don’t put him against guys who can beat him like Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason and Floyd Schofield.

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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