Gervonta Davis is the big bad boogeyman with the sort of power to turn anyone’s lights out, but he isn’t the only one who can deliver some real damage.
Shakur Stevenson won’t act like he’s a knockout artist. Making his opponents miss and making them pay? That’s more so his specialty. But ultimately, the New Jersey native isn’t scared to get in there and mix it up. If he and Davis ever jumped into the ring with one another, the narrative would be an easy one.
Stevenson has to box. Davis has to bang.
That could be true. Nevertheless, Stevenson is confident that if one of his straight left hands landed on the money, Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) might be wobbling all over the ring.
“Yes,” Stevenson said on The Breakfast Club when asked if he has enough power to hurt Davis.
No matter where he goes, Davis dominates the topic of conversation. Stevenson doesn’t mind it, but he wants the attention to be focused on
William Zepeda, his next opponent.
The two will officially get it on in July in New York City. As long as everything goes according to plan, Davis will be his primary next target.
It’s a showdown that fans have been waiting for, but Stevenson isn’t the only one who has business to take care of.
When last seen, Davis was busy having the fight of his life against Lamont Roach in Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The end result was a majority decision draw.
Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) had a front-row seat to the action. Before the first bell, he had a feeling that Roach would do extremely well. What did surprise him, however, was the damage he was able to dish out.
Roach isn’t some monster puncher, either. But, considering that he had enough pop in his gloves to force Davis to respect him, Stevenson believes his power would have the same effect.
“You gotta realize, no disrespect to Lamont, he had what 10 knockouts? I got 11," Stevenson said. "We ain’t too far off and he was kind of hurting him. If he can hurt him, I can hurt him, too.”