Buddha coach McGiRT is convinced that Shakur Stevenson has a “style” to defeat Teofimo Lopez in a potential clash on the east coast in 2026.
Stevenson’s risk in Modern York
McGiRT does not say what Shakur has for him (24-0, 11 KO), which will allow him to defeat the WBO Airy Welter master in welterweight (22-1, 13 KO). This fight may end badly for Shakur, because Lopez has a lot of offensive artillery that will unload it during this meeting.
McGiRT states that Shakur will have to stand on earth and fight because the competition will probably be staged in Modern York at Madison Square Garden. The fight in the way he did it against William Zezedie can be knocked out. He was probably dropped with his right hand from Zepeda in the third round of their fight on July 12, 2025 at Queens, Modern York.
Lopez has the size and power edge
Physical size
The highest puncher
Pressure
Experience against the opposition at the elite level
Stevenson fell to the ropes that raised him. The judge did not get him as a knockout, but it was clear to watch that Shakur was knocked down. The repetitions confirmed this. If a non-wijnik, such as Zepeda, could do it against Stevenson, imagine what will do power, such as Lopez.
Alalshikh Turkh rescue line for Shakur
Stevensons is a fighter at a low out of the old-fashioned fighting style of Mayweather. It is like a hybrid version of this style, but more a runner, so it has not become popular.
Fan flavors have changed. They want to see action fighters. Were it not for Turki Alalahikh, Shakur would probably fall anonymity after he decided to part with the highest degree after the end of the contract. Turki gave Shakur a platform, including him on Undercards in two seasonal events from Riyadh against Beatible Opposition, William Zezdedie and Josh Padley.
Assuming that the fight will be made, Shakur will freeze its lightweight WBC belt and will go to 140 to challenge Teofimo for the title of WBO. It will be one -time for Stevenson, because he intends to return to 135 to defend himself against Super Feathweight Lamont Roach.
McGiRT confident in the style of Shakura
“Shakur say,” Styles are fighting. ” I think Shakura’s style will be in trouble. Millcity boxingThinking about Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson.
Shakur is waiting at the age of 28? If he did not show his “best” at that moment, when will it be? I don’t think McGiRT understands that it is as good as with Stevenson. He has already shown a kind of warrior he will be, and suddenly he does not intend to transform into a fun warrior.
Shakur at a lightweight level is not the same warrior he was when he had an advantage over the size of his opposition, fighting for 126 and 130. Now, when he fights for 135, he looks average and was able to keep everything together because of giving up his promoters.
They spilled Stevenson against fighters to the bottom: Josh Padley, Artem Harutyunyan, Shuichiro Yoshino, Edwin de Los Santos and William Zepeda
We saw how willing Shakur to fight Zepeda. Do you know why? Because he had a perfect style for him because he is not a blow. Fighters whom Shakur does not strive to fight, are guys with power like those:
Andy Cruz
Herrera Core
Abdullah Mason
Raymond Muratalla
Floyd Schofield
“He does enough to win, but in such a fight,” said Buddy about Stevenson. “I think Shakur will undertake to a plate and start it. They will have to fight because they are fighting before families.”
Stevenson will have to do a lot more in the attack than in his last fight with William Zazda if he wants to defeat Lopez. He did very little in this fight and was worked out and convicted by Zepeda.
The judges seemed to overlook what Zepeda did in the attack, focusing on Potshots from Shakur. It seemed that the judges fired a fight, as if it were an amateur competition, not a professional, deciding to focus on blows in the head.
Teofimo has this Potshot style because he fought in this way throughout the nine -year career since he first changed the professional in 2016. His highest impact force will make Stevenson in an adverse situation, because he will not be able to adjust it to this area.
Starting the strategy may go back badly
The only dismissal of Shakur will be running as he did against Edwin de los Santos and try to limit the number of shots in which Lopez hits him. It will be a lifeless fight, but Shakur does not have much choice. He will have to imitate the style of his idol, Terenka Crawford, he used Canelo Alvarez to overcome.
Will Stevenson take the role of a villain?
If Stevenson can fight this way, he has a chance. The downside is that he will be booed from any place where the competition is issued. It seems to me that he will not mind because he has already adopted a villain. So he can play on the heel from beginning to end.
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Terence Crawford believes one man will follow in his footsteps and retire as an unbeaten world champion, essentially becoming a generational great in the process.
‘Bud’ became not only a world champion but a three-division undisputed king, ending his career with a legacy-defining unanimous decision triumph over Canelo Alvarez.
Even before that, Crawford was considered an elite pound-for-pound operator for over a decade, with many believing his most complete performance came against Errol Spence Jr in 2023.
But while the American is perhaps in a class of his own, he nonetheless believes that four-division world champion Shakur Stevenson can achieve a similar degree of success.
The 29-year-old claimed a career-best victory in January, losing just one round as he dethroned Teofimo Lopez with a masterful unanimous decision victory.
Having now signed with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, though, it remains to be seen whether he defends his WBO super-lightweight title or pursues opportunities elsewhere.
Either way, Crawford has told Fight Hub TV that Stevenson has the mental and physical attributes to remain unbeaten at the highest level.
“I think Shakur [will take over]for sure, Shakur hands down. I think, given the opportunity, he’s going to show the world that he’s the best. His mental, his defense [sets him apart]takes his craft serious. He’s the type of the fighter that you gotta pull out the gym. [Is he beatable?] Not at all. Everybody [is] beatable, but I don’t see nobody beating him.”
Since inking a promotional deal with Zuffa, Stevenson has named Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis as two potential opponents who would cement his greatness.
The slick southpaw could therefore compete anywhere between lightweight and 147lbs, depending on which division offers the most realistic opportunities.
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.
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.”
Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through.
Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 25, 2026
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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