Gervonta Davis vs. Shakur Stevenson is a fight that His Excellency Turki Alalshik has said he wants to try to take place in 2025. Turki noted Tank’s previous comments on social media, asking two Ferraris before reflecting on any of its events.
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Turki noted that he pays some fighters much more than the price of two Ferraris, but if that’s what it takes to get him to agree to a fight, he’ll do it for him.
Tank Davis sounded negative during Tuesday’s press conference, saying Shakur hasn’t done “anything in sports” and that he doesn’t want to fight him or Keyshawn Davis. The three fighters Tank wants to fight in 2025 are these lucky guys:
– Ryan Garcia
– Vasiliy Lomachenko
– Devin Haney
If Gervonta has decided he just wants to fight the three before he retires at the end of 2025, there’s not much Turki can do about it but accept his decision. But Tank has a price in his head that if Alalshik meets it, he’ll agree to fight Shakur as long as he doesn’t ask for crazy money.
Turkey’s offer
Turki said Tuesday that he wants Shakur to fight Floyd Schofield on Feb. 22, William Zepeda and then Tank Davis in that order.
“My plan for Shakur is this fight, then William Zepeda, then let’s see if Tank wants to be on our show,” Turki told Ariel Helwani site on YouTube.
If Tank Davis is going up against Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia in 2025, he wouldn’t need Shakur because those two matchups would probably be bigger. Stevenson is not popular with casual boxing fans. He has a fan base, but not a huge one.
Outdated style
These fans love to watch his defensive style, which is rare in this era. They enjoy watching Mayweather’s old, outdated, hit-and-don’t approach. That style of fighting doesn’t work in this era with competition from the UFC, other sports, social media and cable TV.
To enjoy watching Shakur, you have to be a minimalist who is happy with fighters who don’t engage and use movement for 12 rounds. There are not enough such fans on the American market; therefore, Shakur’s recent struggles have been booed.
they exist too many distractions for fans now, and fighters using the style of fencing that Mayweather was known for are boring; they are not gaining followers now. Shakur does not belong to this era. His Excellency has the money to overpay Shakur and whoever he wants to fight, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to be a star.