Gervonta Davis vs. Shakur Stevenson is a fight that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has said he wants to try to do in 2025. Turki commented on Tank’s past social media comments, asking two Ferraris before considering being on one of their events.
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Turki noted that he pays many fighters much more than the cost of two Ferraris, but if that is what it takes to agree to the fight, he will do it for him.
Tank Davis sounded negative during Tuesday’s press conference, saying Shakur did “Nothing in sports” and he doesn’t want to fight him or Keyshawn Davis. The three fighters that Tank wants to fight in 2025 are these lucky ones:
– Ryan Garcia
– Vasily Lomachenko
– Devin Haney
If Gervonta has decided that he only wants to fight those three before retiring at the end of 2025, there is not much Turki can do about it, but accept his decision. But Tank has a price in his head that if Alalshikh meets, he agrees to fight Shakur as long as he does not ask for crazy money.
Turki’s offer
Turki said Tuesday that he wants Shakur to fight Floyd Schofield on February 22, William Zepeda, and then Tank Davis in that order.
“My plan for Shakur is this fight, then William Zepeda, and then we’ll see if Tank wants to be on our show,” Turki told Ariel Helwani. if you on YouTube.
If Tank Davis fights Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia in 2025, he wouldn’t need Shakur because those two matches will probably be bigger. Stevenson is not popular with casual boxing fans. It has a fan base, but it’s not a giant one.
Ancient style
These fans love to see his defensive style, which is rare in this era. He likes to watch the old, old Mayweather style of the hit-and-not-get-hit approach. That style of fighting doesn’t work in this era with the competition of the UFC, other sports, social media and cable television.
To enjoy watching Shakur, you must be a minimalist who is happy with fighters who are not engaged and use the movement for 12 rounds. There aren’t enough of those types of fans in the US market; therefore, Shakur’s recent fights have been booed.
There are too many distractions for the fans now, and the fighters who use the style of fencing that Mayweather was famous for are boring; they are not gaining any followers now. Shakur does not belong in this era. His Excellency has the money to overpay Shakur and whoever he wants to fight, but that does not mean he will become a star.
