Tank has the power, but Shakur believes he has something more important.
There are a few reasons why Gervonta Davis is one of the biggest draws in boxing, and why Shakur Stevenson doesn’t come anywhere close when it comes to selling out arenas and fighting against big name opponents.
The biggest reason is their contrasting styles. Davis likes to knock people out. Stevenson likes winning fights by avoiding punches, which has made many boxing fans label him as “boring“; so much so that he got booed by the crowd in his hometown last weekend.
ls Tank Davis a one-trick pony?
Stevenson addressed what makes him different than Davis and other boxers in a recent interview with Cigar Talk.
People are blessed with different abilities. [Tank] is blessed with a god-given ability that if he cracks you, 9 times out of 10 you’re gonna go down. That’s his ability. I’m blessed with god-given eyes. My eyes are amazing. A lot of people don’t understand how good my eyes are. I can see really well, punches coming my way I know how to get away from them at any given time.
There’s no denying what Stevenson is saying, but it’s why many boxing fans don’t like watching him. He’s a very technical fighter, but sometimes people just want to see hands being thrown.
Stevenson most recently defeated Artem Harutyunyan by unanimous decision, marking the first successful defense of his WBC lightweight title, which he won against Edwin De Los Santos in November of last year. A fight against Davis has been rumored, but it’s far from being a done deal.
