Promoter Eddie Hearn is not worried about whether WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson’s fragile hand will bear the uninterrupted pressure exerted by ruthless boxer William Zepeda in Queens, New York on July 12.
Shakur Stevenson’s “Fragile Hand” Challenge
Hearn believes that if Stevenson (23-0, 11 kos) smashes the glass hand Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOS) and continues to hit him until he scores to eliminate.
Since rising to 135, Shakur has beaten only two fighters. These fighters are similar to lower-level fighters. It is understandable that Stevenson’s promoters chose them over dangerous competitors.
“Because of this style, I think he’s going to win a lot of fists on William Zepeda. He has a check and his hands are good. But in a fight you’re going to do a lot of power slams on aggressive fighters (manual damage issues can occur),” Eddie Hearn said. Ring Magazine About the possibility of Shakur Stevenson’s fragile hands on William Zepeda.
What is Hearn talking about? Shakur won’t “log in a lot of punches” on Zepeda because that means he needs to keep it in his pocket. Physically, he couldn’t do this with a volume punch like Zepeda, which Zepeda would break him down onto his body.
Zepeda’s uninterrupted pressure on Shakur
Even if Shakur’s glass hands remained together, he would be worn by Zepeda’s uninterrupted lenses, especially the head and body. He stopped tougher fighters than Stevenson, and he would do the same to him if he tried to get many fists in the fight.
What we will see in this fight is Shakur running around and landing here from time to time, but keeping moving as the fans boo him away from the Louis Armstrong Stadium. I’ll say it here “I told you.” It was too late for him to change his fighting style.
If Stevenson was going to be a Pocket Fighter to change his fighting method, he did it now, when he was booed by T-Mobile Arena in the battle with de Los Santos. He has the perfect opponent to try a new style in his last two matches against hitters Padley and Harutyunyan. These guys didn’t explode, we were chosen as Stevenson’s opponents and we had a good review of us.
Alalshikh’s instructions: No “Tom and Jerry”
Shakur has been a runner since his spare time, and he cannot change his basic nature and become a pocket fighter. I predict that he will ignore Turki Alalshikh’s instructions without “Tom and Jerry” and show contempt for this rule by moving constantly, making Zepeda chase him like a cat chasing a mouse and trying to win the decision in an amateur-like battle.
Hearn predicts Stevenson will fight for pain
“I’m sure his hand would be knocked down (injured) in this battle. One thing you can’t do is show any signs. He’s going to land a lot of leather on Zepeda. He can force a pause to fighter jets,” Hearn said.
Stevenson and Zepeda: Low-play output?
We will see Shakur’s 100 punch output on Zepeda low. Last May, we’ll be on the same side as Stevenson’s performance against Zepeda from William Scull vs. Canelo Alvarez.
For Turkey, putting Stevenson-Zepeda in a co-created slot machine was a mistake. A better fight is the match between lightweight heavyweight knockout artists David Morrell and Imam Khataev. By far, this is the best fight on the entire card, including the main event.
Last updated on June 18, 20125
