WBC Lightweight Champion Shakur Stephenson confesses that William Zepeda is “a punching machine like anyone else.”

Shakur Stephenson admits he’s fighting Stone killer On July 12th, he was in his main support match against William Zepeda of Queens, New York. WBC Lightweight Champion Stevenson (23-0, 11 Kos) stopped boasting and eventually confessed that he was facing a punching machine just like anyone else he fought in his eight-year professional career.

Shakur’s hand power issue

He knows Zepeda is on a different level than being offensive. So he says he thinks he can punch him harder and knock him out. But there was a small power that was not carried over when he moved to 135 as he was fighting at 126 and 130.

Moreover, his fragile hands make it even more difficult for him to create power. So we’re seeing Shakur thrown at his body as this is an area where fighters with fragile hands can avoid re-bursing their hands to throw and provide cushioning.

Zepeda’s non-stop punching threat

“I’m fighting the Beast of the Division. This guy is 33-0, 27 knockouts. He’s a cold killer and a machine. He won’t stop punching the man waiting for that moment.” YouTube We’re talking about the channel, William Zepeda.

It’s good that Shakur knows what he’s against on July 12th. I hate fighting punching machines like Zepeda and seeing him charge straight into the genocide without properly scouting what he deals with.

Stevenson is no more harsh than Mercito Guesta and Giovanni Cabrera, the victims of past knockouts of “Camaron” Zepeda. Certainly, Stevenson doesn’t think he was punished as Zepeda Gesta did for his sixth knockout loss in 2023.

I tried running Gesta from Zepeda but it didn’t work. He cut off his ring and forced it to Melcto, overwhelmed by the punch. The body shot that Zepeda landed had no choice but to take the wheels out from under the tough Filipino fighter and post it towards the ropes for the sixth final stand.

The same will happen with Shakur. He runs at first, but when Zepeda lands his body, his feet fail him and he has to stand and fight against the Mexican volume puncher in the ditch. Unfortunately, Stephenson is not suited to such a war, and probably collapses quickly even before the sixth time.

If Shakur can’t run, he won’t last more than five rounds against Zepeda. Because like Jesta and Tevin Farmer, they’re not as tough as they’re tough enough to take an avalanche of punches he takes from him. He’s a great runner, but in terms of being punished, Shakur is average and extremely vulnerable.

“I know I’m against it. A lot of people try to compare this fight to when they fought Oscar Valdes (at super featherweight). Oscar Valdes hasn’t thrown you multiple unstoppable punches, but Zepeda is someone who tries to throw a non-stop punch.

Stevenson’s low punch output

What Shakur can’t add is that he has no chance of matching Zepeda’s high powers and does not have the power of punches to slow his fire.

In Stephenson’s final fight with Josh Padley last February, he threw a lot of shots for him as his opponents didn’t have the strength to be careful about him. Shakur averaged 47.6 Punches every round. In contrast, Zepeda threw 974 punches in a rematch with Tevin Farmer last March, and averaged. 81.17 Punches every round.

The only reason Zepeda didn’t average 100 punches per round is that Farmer made a lot of holds and moves in an attempt to neutralize his attack. It only worked in part because he was still throwing many punches and was close to knocking out the farmer twice when he turned his back on him. effectively surrender. The judge may have stopped the fight on both occasions, but he chose not to.