Zepeda’s Power vs Shakur’s Fragile Hand: July 12th

Maxi Hughes says he’s giving Shakur Stevenson an edge in his battle with William Zepeda at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York on July 12th. However, it is unclear whether WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) can hold Zepeda (33–0, 27 KOs) down with his fragile hands and lack of punching power.

Zepeda’s merciless pace

Hughes discovered how difficult it is to slow Zepeda when a Mexican knockout artist stopped him in the fourth round last year. He says William will just keep moving forward, throwing punches and taking shots to land his volume.

Hughes believes that’s what Zepeda does for Shakur, and believes that Newark, a native Newark, can succeed. Fragile glass hands It is not strong enough to withstand pressure.

If Shakur loses, Turki Alalshikh may need to consider removing him from his future Riyadh season card. Promoter Eddie Hearn saved money by not bothering to extend Stephenson’s contract with Matchroom stable.

Haan is banging about how he changes Shakur “Global Star” And our fans think he’s insane. They are stuck watching Stevenson’s fight on ESPN and know what he is.

“Immediately after that fight, I was like, ‘I think he’ll beat Shakur.’ And I still edge Shakur because of his skills and how well Tevin Farmer did against Zepeda,” Maxi Hughes said. Professional boxing fan When asked who won the battle between Shakur Stephenson vs William Zepeda on July 12th at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

Zepeda overwhelmed Maxi Hughes with volume and forced a fourth-round halt in the battle in Las Vegas in March 2024. He tried to put Zepeda in the box, but the Mexican walked his shots and buried him with punches in the third and fourth rounds. Zepeda tries to do the same to Shakur, who is less of a puncher than Maxi. The power he has is not effective for his fragile hands.

“One thing is that he (Zepeda) doesn’t slow, he’s not tired and he’s good on the inside,” Hughes said of William Zepeda.

Shakur’s vulnerable hands

“It would be interesting to see if it’s Shakur or not. He knows he has a vulnerable handcan he move him away? One thing is that he continues to move forward, and if Shakur doesn’t hurt him, Zepeda goes, “I’ll take some of these and take some of these to go inside and make my own landing.” ”

There’s no doubt that Zepeda will get close enough to pass through Shakur’s shot and land. That’s why Zepeda fought Tevin Farmer and made him better in both fights. He approached knocking out Farmer in a rematch in Cancun, Mexico on March 29th. Tevin turned his back and appeared to be in serious trouble in five and six rounds from Zepeda’s onslaught.

Shakur is not as hard as a farmer and is not willing to absorb shots. He tries to Please take a break When Mexican volume puncher Zepeda began to put it on him. This could be a truck type battle, as fans saw in the 2023 battle with Edwin de los Santos. When the volume punchers are massacring fighter jets, the last thing they do is make a desperate retreat. They are essentially trying to save themselves by giving up the fight and fleeing. That’s true in war and boxing.

“So it’s really interesting. You might try and get a ringside seat in New York, and you can observe that,” Hughes said of the Battle of Stevenson Zepeda.

“Shakur Stevenson’s ‘fragile hands’ could cost him and Zepeda, Hughes said.”