Gatling Gun “Zepeda vs. “Pop Gun” Shakur: Theofimolopez’s dull take on July 12th

Teofimo Lopez says he hopes WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson put together the punches and throws them at least once at a time in his defense against volume puncher William Zepeda in Queens, New York on July 12th.

Lopez believes Shakur (23-0, 11 Kos) will struggle if he tries to beat Zepeda (33-0, 27 Kos) by throwing pot shots, a typical fighting style that uses his entire professional and amateur career. That approach is not practical for the relentless Zepeda, who can throw more than 100 punches per round with power.

Zepeda’s Gatling Gun Offense

William Zepeda’s attack is like a 19th century Multi-barrel, fast fire, hand bunch Gatling gunand he doesn’t stop throwing. Throwing Shakur’s pop gun style punches is no match for Zepeda’s high speeds of fire attacks.

Stevenson’s defense is designed to avoid headshots. He is excellent and leaning well and leaning to avoid hitting his head. However, Zepeda focuses on throwing at the body, an area that cannot be protected when it comes to Stevenson following advice on throwing the Theofimo combination.

Lopez’s 50/50 Shakur View

“Shakur (Stevenson) knows how to box such a fighter (William Zepeda). I want to see Shakur throw more combinations. If not, it could be a 50/50 fight,” Teofimo Lopez said. ringgives his thoughts on the battle for next month between WBC lightweight champions Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda in Queens, New York.

He’s not the “kitchen box” type fighter, so many Stevensons are asking him to stand in his pocket and throw a pairing with William Zepeda. Teofimo is far away in that comment.

Stevenson has never fought a ton of punchers in his professional career. The last time he fought the fighters in a massive amount of attacks was at the 2016 Olympics against Cuba. Robeisy Ramirez. He lost the fight because he couldn’t match the Lovegie combination punch. Stephenson was crying without shedding tears afterwards, and he couldn’t fully grasp the reason for his loss. Now we are about to see the same happen next month when Shakur faces Zepeda.

Shakur’s glass hands are of concern

Teofimo failed to mention Shakur Glass hand. He doesn’t have enough healthy hands to throw the punching combinations needed to hold down a machine-like Zepeda. Shakur’s hands are too fragile for combat, and if they are forced to stand in their pockets and match Zepeda’s incredibly high powers, they fall apart.

Shakur threw the pairing in February last year in a fight against his substituted opponent, Josh Padry. But it was a weak fighter at the UK’s domestic level, and Stevenson promoter Eddie Hearn dug at the last moment as his former opponent, Floyd Shawfield, as his replacement, when he retreated from the fight.

Padry had no power or attacking ability. He was the random guy that Hahn chose the more dangerous option, and Cuban knockout artist Jaidier Herrera (17-0, 16 Kos) would have been a nightmare for Shakur. It was a wise decision by Hearn.

Shakur may have lost to Jadeier. It would end his quest to get the enormous battle he has been working on for Gervonta Davis.