Shakur Stevenson says people hate watching him fight because he “dominate” His opponents, and they do not like to see such competition. WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) explains why fans hate watching him; He makes his fight one-sided.

What's interesting is how resistant Shakur is to change. He's not willing to adapt his style to be fan-friendly and fight as he pleases. Stevenson will do himself a world of good if he looks weak against Floyd Schofield and gets dropped two or three times in their fight on February 22nd. That's all it will take for other fighters to face him.

Shaku needs change

– Stay in pocket
– Throw more punches
– Focus on strengths
– Stop running

A world star building

He signed with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom last summer and will make his company debut against Floyd Schofield on February 22nd in Riyadh. Harron thinks he can turn Stevenson into a global superstar. However, that's what happens when a British promoter signs someone.

We saw the same from Hearn when he called up Jaron Ennis, Richardson Hitchins and Demetrius Andre. None of these fighters became stars, and Harron seemed to quickly lose his enthusiasm when they failed to become the superstars he hoped for.

We'll likely find out soon enough when Shakur performs poorly against Schofield next month. Haran will stop mentioning Shakur's name and he will disappear.

Shakur, 27, is clueless as to why he dislikes it. He doesn't get involved, fails to stay in the pocket and struggles with fear when facing opponents with power.

The only guys Stevenson dominates are slow, old fighters with marginal talent and no power. He regularly takes his fights and lacks the popularity or fighting style to get big names to fight him.

Fan perception

“They're not watching it just to watch the knockouts. When it comes down to it, they will be knocked out. They'll love it, but they also love to see science, and I appreciate that for them as well,” Shakur Stevenson said. TalkSport Boxing About the British fans.

“I'm getting more comfortable with it (being labeled 'boring). You realize that every night, it's not going to be a battle. A style like mine and a guy like me, I'm very dominant. I just go in and dominate. People don't like to see someone come in and dominate.

“I'm used to being a young, hungry lion. Now, I've got another young, hungry lion that's smaller than me. I definitely don't think he's hungrier than me,” Shakur said of 22-year-old Floyd Schofield, who he fought on Feb. 22.

Shakur, a native of Newark, New Jersey, will have to start getting used to being an older fighter as he gets up there in age, nearing 30. It won't be long before he becomes an elder statesman in boxing and will have his back aimed at fighters who, relying on their mobility and reflexes, don't last long in the sport.

career path

“I try to get big names. I try to get William Zepedus. I tried to get Vasily Lomachenkos. If I can't get these guys, I have to get the next guy in line. This is a guy who calls my phone all the time,” said Shakur.

Stevenson wouldn't have had the trouble of getting the big names he mentioned if he hadn't been such a runner, afraid to get involved and get out of the arena. Fighters like Lomachenko, Zepeda, and Gervonta Davis don't want to chase a runner around the ring while being booed by fans. They will not be boed.

It will be shakur, and it will be a poisoned cup to watch. You can't blame the top fighters for wanting nothing to do with Stevenson because he doesn't come to fight.

Reluctance to climb up

“After we get past him (Schofield), I'd say Zepeda and Garvonta Davis,” Shakur said of who he wants to fight for the remainder of 2025 after defending against Kid Austin. “I'm very comfortable at 135 pounds. We'll see after I win the division,” Stevenson said of whether he'll make weight like Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Shakur isn't going to move up to 147 to take on the killers in that division because he can't punch at 135, and he's already shown that he's downright scary when it comes to fighting power.

While there aren't many sluggers at the top of the welterweight division today, fighters like Jaron 'Boots' Ennis, Imantas Stanionis and Brian Norman Jr. will feed on a weak, timid, fine-tuned fighter like Shakur. He couldn't run fast enough to keep from getting to her. They will bring Stevenson, hunt him down and destroy him in that order.