Exclusive Interview Shakur Stevenson

By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up with 2x world champ and Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson as he prepares to face Shuichiro Yoshino on April 8 back home in Newark, NJ at the Providence Center and live on ESPN. Stevenson talked about his upcoming fight, how he would fight the “Mexican Monster” David Benavidez who faced Caleb Plant Saturday night (pre-fight interview), Tank-KingRy prediction, his appreciation for Bud Crawford and so much more in this exclusive interview.

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    • Maybe if you had reading comprehension you would have saw it say how he would fight Benevidez if he were Caleb Plant

  • I cannot wait when someone comes along whips his butt. He has a big mouth. I wish he would fight benavidez, it would make my week!

    • Imagine Benavidez knocking Stevenson’s head off clean.. lol make my year

  • speaking perfectly relavent..Shakur”s selection pace has been entirely too slow given the fact that he turned professionally 5 years ago. he has a multitude of featherweight bad guys that lay ahead. i happened to have the privelage to see him at the Barcaly when he was he hadabout 10 pro bouts ahead..funny how long is Inyoue going to be out? the problem with the pro game now is considering all the talent that had been and still does..Consider the Maloney brothers to start, zolani tete. mik from Irelnad/ to me these crepe crawlers arnt even interested in making money? why jean Pascal such a layover..why Adrien Broner getting cancelled no mater..Oleksander/ Fury, Andy Ruiz…When will be the next match be in Johannesberg,? what about a good mixer in India? given all the talent coming from The Ukraine? Why not Uzbekastan.you dont think that you would get a crowd there? would it upset the diaspora if a good match in Kazikstahn itself,,GGG? Bivol? I dont have to scroll Daniel Jacobs o a swubway wall? do I ..Gabish do youze…thank god the prudential is going to be an alternative in the tri/state are? last week it was alenntown/ the land of Cintron and Spadafora/ Atlantic City this weekend/ Mohegan Son about a month or two ago,,MSG? Hulu..Haz about a nother excuse through Joseff Kennedy? the elepant kids? not Elephant Mann..whut are they going to do with all those loca businesses around there..No Ringling Brother and Barnum n baily Circ,, nothey moved the Big Apple Circ to 14th and Unio Square just a very short / B..do i remember MSG?? give it u for Willlis / I have seen both Vladimir/ and Vitaly/ I have seen the rolling Stones Wings over Lamerika.. Black Sbbathand canelos flea circus..well wadda want me o say..don Amechi and the Rose Tatoo/ beter yet 50 cent scoll pass bonus i the aftermath of elvis and Frank Sinatra ? is Dollar Bill Bradley still w us? last public appearance i saw had to be 15 or twenty years ago? gerry Cosby? Give it up for Pricellla/ gary..and mias through mornin Wood..? Mmm yes sumthin to ponder Vern Gagne or Vern Forest..cat stevens in concrt? Woo the hell does this clown hold up the works by a bittle spittle worrying bowt facil recognitions ./ i read that idd faster than he can say Jack Rairbit..gabeacho ..despatcho..ally oop oop agh

  • I didn’t watch the video because I can’t stand the sight of this clown. But reading the article I’m pretty sure he means “how” he’d fight Benevidez as in game plan, not in actually wanting to fight him. That being said, I’d love to see Benevidez cave his skull in.

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