Shakur Stevenson sent a message today, letting “The Face of Boxing” Gervonta “Tank” Davis know that he will not be playing A-side matches, knowing that B side In negotiations with him. Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) says he just wants to get into the fight.
Quest for payday
This is a strategic move by WBC lightweight champion Shakur. He told the media that he is not looking to get “50-50” Deal, he knows it's the B side. Shakur tries to trap Tank Davis by making him look weak in the eyes of the fans and the media.
Stevenson tries to get the fans and media to help pressure Gervonta to embarrass him and force him to fight. It's a clever trick, but it shows Shakur's desperation to get unification and, more importantly, a payday.
In the same interview, Stevenson said this about Tank: “This is the fight It will pay me a lotHe was asked if he was interested in fighting his friend, Keshawn Davis, but said he is focused on Tank Davis because he would pay him “a lot.”
That's why Shakur was chasing Gervonta day and night to fight. He wants a payday, and he won't see the same kind of money fighting anyone else at lightweight. Furthermore, he can get hit if he faces someone with strength and can reach his chin. All this talk from Shakur about wanting to fight Tank Davis to prove who's better when the reality is that he sees him as someone who will give him a big payday.
That's why he's in a hurry and he did it Gervonta was chased Non-stop fighting since 2023. He wants money and doesn't want to earn it by having a rematch with Edwin de los Santos or facing his friend Keshawn Davis or Andy Crews. Instead of winning the Tank Davis fight, Shakur was used Clock method From calling him in every interview to pushing him.
“I'm not going to act like I'm first team or like I deserve 50-50. Let's negotiate. Let's see where it goes from there,” Shakur Stevenson told Shawn Porter's YouTube. locationletting Gervonta Davis know that he would not try to get the upper hand in negotiations for the fight. “I know I'm the B-side, but let's fight,” Stevenson said of Tank Davis.
