“I told ya’ll what I was going to do,” said unified WBC/WBO super featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson after his win over Oscar Valdez Saturday night in Las Vegas. “I said I’m gonna beat Valdez, Canelo and Eddy Reynoso, so that was my gameplan, beat the whole team and I feel good about it. Much respect to them, but that was my gameplan.
“I want to collect all the belts at 130 and become undisputed. I deserve to be a superstar, so that’s what I gotta do.”
He wish he could beat canelo shakur thinks everything is defensive and jab if they were proporcional same weight canelo whoop his ass
Shskur don’t know most of the time size dominate technique
Like he did to valdez tonite shakur looks like welter right next to shakur
But he think because Floyd beat newcomer canelo by majority decision he could do it too
He didn’t say he would beat canelo he means he beat team Reynoso which includes canelo, Valdez, Ruiz etc. For real, you know what he meant.
but thats not what he said is it? he is just basically clout chasing putting Canelos name in his conversation he did good i thought he won but also gave Valdez 5 rounds based on his volume of work landed damn near ever right hand he threw and did alot of body work which amazingly was not acknowledged interesting
He was staying that he wouldn’t beat Doña Canelita. Don’t get your panties in a bunch. He referred to the collective effort of Oscar, Eddie, Canela AND la carne asada. Lol!!!! Just relax, it’s just marketing. He wants to raise his stock.
You’re stupid. He was saying he beat them all because they were all against him.
Floyd beat a newcomer? What???? At the time Canelo fought Floyd, Canelo was 42-0-1 with 7 title fights. And, AND Floyd was 37 years old to Canelo’s 23. If Canelo was a newcomer(which he wasn’t!), then Shakur is considered super duper green by your standards. Also, that judge who scored the fight a draw, is beyond corrupt and incompetent! That fight was nowhere near a draw. Canelo won one maybe two rounds, if you gave every consideration to Canelo. You Canelo fans make me fall down laughing!
What a fightShakur did everything he said he was going to do , he is only getting better
And if floy would move to 175 lbs to fight canelo he would be destroyed but floyd goal would be just running around and neutralize the fight cause he is not a boxer
Why is Mayweather’s dick in your mouth. He’s retired. Get his dick out your mouth
Dude you’re such a hater. Just say you hate black fighters.
What’s racism has anything to do with it? Just because someone doesn’t like Floyd Mayweather they got to be racist? I’m black and I don’t like him. That’s like saying all these Canelo haters are too racists because they don’t like Mexicans.
One more unflavored victory for shakur
Congratulations
Don’t be bitter. Shakur won the fight his way! Oscar just couldn’t adjust to Shakur’s style. Oscar have nothing to be ashamed of as he gave a great account of himself. This is boxing not MMA or street fighting. You win some and you lose some. Also, cut all that racist bigotry out. I respect all clean fighters, as it takes courage, tenacity, will, and resiliency to get in that ring! Boxing is universal.
Shakur whoop Valdez clear and simple.
To put it even more simple, shakur made Oscar his b*tch
Dumb comment, very disrespectful.
Great Win for Shakur. I don’t see anyone beating him at 130
That’s because there is nobody at 130. Shakur needs to keep Loma’s name out of his mouth though. He’d get knocked out.
oh yea especially since uncle Bob is still big on Loma if they fought and Loma beats him Shaka would cry racism against Uncle Bob just remember now days boxing is like WWE just a big ass circus
Robson Conceicao
You do realize he wasn’t talking about beating Canelo in the ring? But beat Valdez’s team for this fight.
Did someone in the comments actually think Shakur said he actually physically beat Canelo?! That is NOT at all what he was saying. He was saying he beat the whole team behind Valdez, because they all trained him. Canelo is fighting what, 40 pounds north? Yeah, they are not even in the same weight class. However, even with the help of Canelo, Valdez pretty much had nothing here. Valdez fought a brave fight, but he just did not have the tools. Shakur may not have serious KO power, but he did not just run from Valdez either. One look at the face of Valdez after the fight proved that. This was a good fight, both men gave all they had, and one came out on top, by a sizable margin. This was a good scrap, one that showed Shakur has more to offer than I expected. But in the end, both fighters deserve their due.
I dont think anyone sane is really thinking that. Its jus makes me laugh how shakur feels he has to use Canelos name in his convo like its gonna give his win any more significance. Almost like if cruz wld have beat tank and him saying i beat Tank Ellerby AND Mayweather. Lmao but in all honesty, Shakur although clearly lack in power, is one MARVELOUS boxer and will eventually grow into power. Hes still young
Well, literally, one commenter above had clearly stated that he thought that was what Shakur said, although the guys response was basically illegible, so there is that. I also do think there is some merit to what he was saying, with Canelo’s training being so revered lately, and with Canelo actually training with Valdez. Is it a bit of an oversimplification and a bit of grandstanding? Sure, but it does make a salient point.
On a side note, I did find this fight to be much more entertaining than I was expecting. Shakur may have been fighting off his back foot, but he was legit fighting almost the full 12 rounds. Valdez just did not have any real answers, and he had no ability to modify his game plan, or style, to deal with what Shakur brought to the table. This was a classic example of styles make fights, and Shakur had the necessary style to win the night.
In a recent interview Shakur stated if they were in the same weight class he believes he and Terence Crawford have the style to beat Canelo. Whether you agree or disagree we’ll never know but I will say this Canelo has trouble with boxers (Mayweather, Lara) and it’s part of the reason he didn’t want to fight Demetrius Andrade. And for everyone making the excuse Canelo was only 23 keep in mind Floyd was 37 and out of his prime, at 21 Floyd won his 1st title dominating Genaro Hernandez worse than a prime Oscar De la Hoya did.
Hats off to Shakur he showed amazing skill and it’s going to be extremely difficult to beat him. Although he’s not the most exciting fighter I see his defense as good as the late great Pernell Whitaker and I see a similar legacy.
With that said and no offense intended but he reminds me an awful lot like an orangutan. Just weird…
Shakur just on another level….Valdez could not get past the jab….Shakur won but needs to stay focused in the ring…to much playing during the fight…. remember you don’t play boxing….good win though…..
Not sure who is next for Stevenson. Maybe Stevenson vs. Gutierrez or Foster. Maybe Stevenson can test the waters at 135 because he has REALLY filled out 130 (quite solidly).
Meanwhile, if Stevenson continues making weight at 130, he will keep creating havoc for any/all opponents.
Stevenson might not be the most likeable guy on Earth, but give the guy credit, he fought a very good fight, and didn’t do much running at all. He often planted his feet, and busted Valdez up quite a bit. Not sure what else he was supposed to do. He dominated a very good fighter. Only flaw in him was the fact that he was continuously getting touched by that lead right hand. Other than that, he fought a very smart fight IMO.
Lol!!! I think we are here for post fight analysis, not your preference in longaniza.
Yes, but the black can smell like an animal in the ring. That’s hard to fight against.
Holy crap I just watched the whole fight all over again. Valdez is f*cking trash man, one dimensional bum choked and didn’t win a single round. Him and reynoso look like a big bunch of f*cking clowns now jejejejeje
He way 2 big 4 his opponents but chooses to fight retreating instead of engaging. Just another boring defensive based black boxer.
And that boring black boxer beat the shit outta that Mexican slow, no defense leather eating, lack luster boxer? Lol
Hey holmes Oscar was just another defense with his face Mexican boxers. I’m not lying did you see his face post-fight?
Cubans are the most cowardly boxers of recent times. They never sell
Y’all better not be surprised if canelo loses next Saturday it’s not a walk on the park
Canelo will never lose a decision even if he loses the fight. FLoyd dominated him and someone a judge gave him the win. Bivol doesn’t have the experience to beat Canelo. Moving up in weight doesn’t mean moving up in class.
Bro, Bivol is an undefeated champ!!! Get out if here with that “not enough experience” crap. He had plenty of fights in the ammys and the pros. Experience is definitely there. Now, does he have the skill to beat Canelo, we will see.. as for bad judges, yea FML had a shitty judge when he fought Canelo. It was very 1 sides but lets not forget the judges worked n his favor against Castillo as well. Crappy judges happen
That was all delahoya. They since parted ways.
Oh there you are, Carlos, with your typical biased comments towards black boxers. I ask again; what are some limitations in white boxers; why all the venom towards black boxers? If Canelo was the same size as Shakur, we all know he wouldn’t fight him, because he would get outboxed like he did against Lara, Trout, and Mayweather, and a prime Danny Jacobs threw the fight, IMO. Canelo avoided Charlo and Andrade; he can’t afford another loss and is trying to protect his legacy, so he’d rather fight European boxers who stand upright and aren’t as fluid than African-American boxer-punchers. And to the Shakur holding out his hand to make openings to punch; Fernando Vargas, Canelo, and David Benavides have done and do it. You can also add GGG to that list…facts! If your punching back; how can they get away with it. Valdez was gunshy from the punishment he was taking, but Shakur was defensive minded, according to Carlos.
Didnt Charlo turn that fight down initially, cant avoid someone when u offer them a fight. Now Charlo is fighting one of them so called “european bums” when he cld have easily fought Andrade or even Benavidez. As for Shakur. Dude is developing so damn fast, he may just surpass FML in skillset. Hes damn good
Well if Usyk was the same size as Shakira he would outbox him. Silly what ifs
These “Europeans” you speak of have taken over from 175 to Heavyweight. All black fighters are getting mopped up in those weight classes. The last black hope is Shakur and the winner of Spence and Crawford. Charlo sisters are on the decline. Too scared to fight Benavidez, Boo boo, Jacobs, Golovkin, etc. So keep celebrating like Shakur just beat Canelo if that’s what makes yall feel good. Lol.
Does anyone know what Shakur came into the ring weighing? Both his upper body & legs looked a lot bigger than Valdez’s.
Excuses excuses.
I told ya so….. Valdez said the best man won’t but let hear all of the excuses, whining and bXXXXXX his fan will do. You saw Valdez’s face compared to Stevenson. Let hear the excuses? I’ll start them off, “Stevenson ran”, “Oscar was too small”…what other excuses are there let hear them hahaha?
Strange how there are only 33 comments because there are usually far more comments after a major fight between two (2) outstanding athletes…I am not sure why?
Further, even the total comments immediately after the fight were surprisingly low for a major fight between two (2) outstanding athletes…not sure why?
Now, I have to wonder what would have been the total comments if Stevenson lost or won by a controversial decision?
because honestly nobody cares neither were PPV worthy the way better fight was Serrano getting robbed by Eddie Hearns and his fighter Taylor who got the shit beat out of her by Serrano
Valdez seemed to have T-rex arms. He could not reach Shakur, and he was just out of his range but in Shakur’s range. He needed to move in where he could tag him back or move out of range. Good win for Shakur.
He seemed to land every right hand he threw with the T-Rex arms, Shakur was just the better fighter.
Shakur is a good skilled fighter. Dude knows how box and does it at a high level. But damn he is boring!!!! He never takes it to the next level. Thank god Taylor vs Serrano was on last night.
Stevenson’s doing something right in his training he look like a Welter weight definitely put on some muscle
Weymouth, you ever hear of American football? Quite a few blacks play it here in America; boxing for heavier athletes is probably third and fourth options nowadays. How many Europeans from 175 to 270 play American football? According to Ring magazine: the Lightheavyweight rakings have 6 Caucasian’s, 3 blacks, and 1 latino out of 10 ranked fighters; Cruiserweight has 7 whites, and 4 blacks out of 11; and Heavyweight has 3 whites, 7 blacks, and 1 latino. out of 11 fighters. So, since many of you don’t do your research: that’s 16 whites, 14 blacks, and 2 Latinos; so where’s the domination that you were referring to?
Much respect because he backed up his talk. He can say what he likes because he performs, like him or not. Solid performance against unbeaten champ. Not some new champ in Valdez but a veteran.
Shakur is trying to fight top guys and this experience will make him tough to beat. If he moves up to 135 the fans get more great fights.
I’m Mexican and i don’t hate black fighters, I’m a Tyson fan to the bone, an Ali fan too, I liked a lot Terry Norris, Mosley, Leonard, and a lot more, I just hate the big mouth fighters (but Ali), Stevenson defeated Valdez, fair and clear, but it’s stupid to say he defeated Canelo… He’s not his trainer or so… I don’t even like Canelo but it’s stupid to claim he defeated Canelo…
Stevenson is CLEARLY at least 140lb guy ; as he moves up in weight his lack of power will cost him because his punch WON’T slow guys down !
Shakur vs Gervonta. Very good fight at 135.