Shakur Stephenson’s ominous silence after Zepeda wins: is it a sign of underestimation or is it a calculated trick?

Shakur Stephenson has been oddly quiet since William Zepeda’s victory at Tevin Farmer in Cancun, Mexico last Saturday night. WBC lightweight champion Shakur (23-0, 11 Kos) wants a next battle for Zepeda, but what appears desperate on his side is a bad move, indicating that he sees him as a sure victory.

Hoya’s warning

If you are Oscar de la Joya, you should be aware of the silence about Zepeda as a red flag. This makes it clear that we consider Mexican volume punchers as appetizers. This is used as a tool to get the Mega Pay Day that I’m chasing against Gervonta Davis.

When Shakur is not confident in beating someone, he either dismisses them as completely worthless or mentions their names at all. Stevenson never discusses fighter jets like Andy Cruz, Raymond Muratara and Abara Mason. They are The threat to his reign And the possibility of a money battle that he was on the trajectory of the campaign against Gervonta Davis.

“Untouchable” enemy

they are Unruly class For Shakur, despite his boasting about himself, Despicable spider His enemy’s choice. We recently saw Stevenson choose to use Josh Padry as his replacement after his handpicked choices, and 22-year-old beginner Floyd Scofield escaped the February 22 battle at Riyadh.

Shakur may have fought against a strong knockout artist Herrera Corehowever, he chose the weak puncher Padri. A man with Herrera’s powers will only land firmly once to knock out his opponent. So, even if Stevenson lets him miss most of the time, he will eventually connect with the bomb and put him to sleep. Therefore, Herrera was avoided in favour of feathered padries.

Zepeda took too many shots from the old gatekeeper, Farmer, who is very beaten. Unless money for the fight against Stephenson falls out of this world, Golden Boy Promotion should focus on placing Zepeda in the challenging tank Davis in his WBA belt. Shakur is too defensive for William’s style of fighting to be effective.