[Boxing] Shakur Stevenson vs Oscar Valdez Title Unification Fight (April 30)

[bisdak40]

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Date: April 30, 2022
Venue: Lase Vegas

This fight is one of the most awaited fight for this year.

A knockout artist vs defense oriented fighter, who will prevail?

Though odds are not available yet as of this writing but i have a gut feeling the Oscar Valdez will be the slight favorite as he is the more experienced of the two.

What's your thoughts on this?

Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez have agreed to a deal for a 130-pound title unification fight on April 30 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/33080137/shakur-stevenson-oscar-valdez-working-finalize-title-unification-fight-sources-say

[Kemarit]

Hard to predict but I will say that I will go with Shakur Stevenson here. He will play with his strengths here, by defense and then throw some with counter punching.

Valdez though has a knock out left hook or upper cut punch. So that's what Shakur needs to look at. I will say it could go on the judges scorecard and seeing Shakur frustrating Valdez in his fight.

[Chato1977]

Another great fight to be coming this year , while I have Known Oscar Valdez for long but Stevenson is new to my ear.

But like what I have been seeing , I will Wait for OP's position to whom to bet because I know How expert @bisdak40 in boxing and Basketball so Yes will be betting with Him if he would share the chances here ..

[Yaunfitda]

I will go with the knock out puncher here which is Oscar Valdez.
He has the experienced and the tools to even knock out tough Stevenson in this fight. Valdez has improved a lot and has been guided by Reynoso, that's why the left hook is so potent like Canelo and Ryan Garcia.

It will be a war but Valdez will win by either KO or a UD.

[aioc]

Both fighters are battle-tested but I like Valdez aggressiveness and toughness I'm sure there will be thrash talks between the two, Valdez must win this fight convincingly to erase the Robson Conceição controversy and prove to the boxing fans that he is the real champion, there will be excitement in the build-up leading to this fight as both are champions.
Both fighters are equal and I'm sure it will be hard for bettors to figure out who is the big favorite

[Jating]

Both fighters are battle-tested but I like Valdez aggressiveness and toughness I'm sure there will be thrash talks between the two, Valdez must win this fight convincingly to erase the Robson Conceição controversy and prove to the boxing fans that he is the real champion, there will be excitement in the build-up leading to this fight as both are champions.
Both fighters are equal and I'm sure it will be hard for bettors to figure out who is the big favorite

For the record, the controversy is that Valdez was caught with PEDs.

True, this is hard for bettors to decide where to put our money. As you have said, both are battle tested and coming from a win. And this is not just another fight as this is unification and I'm glad that both of this fighters have agreed.

I'm interested to see what will be the opening odds, as who will be the slight favorite.

[Baofeng]

Both fighters are equal and I'm sure it will be hard for bettors to figure out who is the big favorite

This is true, there will be no clear outstanding favorite in this fight, maybe it will open like 1.85 both odds.

Both have been trash talking ever since they won both of their respective fights and accusing each other of trying to avoid this fight. But both have sign in the dotted line already and we have a date of this fight. I will bet on Valdez though, Valdez seems to thrive on bigger stage and has more power and riding high from his biggest win over Miguel Berchelt.

[YOSHIE]

but i have a gut feeling the Oscar Valdez will be the slight favorite as he is the more experienced of the two.

What's your thoughts on this?

I agree, I often see Shakur boxing in the ring in a style that is often played like the boxer Guillermo with style (pull-back), boring, very much different from Valdez, even though this is the boxing I've been waiting for to bet on, I wish Shakur was more professional in the ring against Valdez, I'm most tired of seeing his boxing style retreat and save myself from being hit.

I think a boxer like Valdez, I believe he has a lot of options before deciding to fight Shakur next, but it doesn't matter I hope Shakur doesn't make all the audience throw coffee cups at the screen this time, I hope Shakur isn't like a hot duck looking for water.

[Finestream]

I'm with the more aggressive fighter, a sluggish fighter who is fighting to KO his opponent, and that way it will result in an entertaining fight. This is going to be a great fight because it's a unification fight, so whoever wins here will become more popular and will expect a better opportunity in the future.

My vote is for Oscar Valdez, he will prove that he is the best.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

My vote is for Oscar Valdez, he will prove that he is the best.

Both will have to prove something is  this fight, to be the best in their division. So far Oscar Valdez have that time, but Shakur is coming up in ranks.

And as boxing fans, we all know that style makes fight, so this will be a contrasting style. An aggressive one against a more defensive fighter who wants to counter and let his opponent open up and then slide a body punch. We will see which style are going to win.

[bisdak40]

Both fighters are equal and I'm sure it will be hard for bettors to figure out who is the big favorite

This is true, there will be no clear outstanding favorite in this fight, maybe it will open like 1.85 both odds.

Both have been trash talking ever since they won both of their respective fights and accusing each other of trying to avoid this fight. But both have sign in the dotted line already and we have a date of this fight. I will bet on Valdez though, Valdez seems to thrive on bigger stage and has more power and riding high from his biggest win over Miguel Berchelt.

I'm a bit surprised by this move of Bob Arum to let his cash cows meet in the ring this early lol. I think that the old man has learned his lesson on the Crawford controversy and afraid that either Valdez or Stevenson will bolt out of his promotional company.

This fight is very hard to predict for me though i'm leaning towards Valdez but if the odds are high on Stevenson then i would go for it.

This reminds me of the fight between Manny vs Money. Aggressive vs defensive where the latter won hehe.

[judeafante]

I'm with the more aggressive fighter, a sluggish fighter who is fighting to KO his opponent, and that way it will result in an entertaining fight. This is going to be a great fight because it's a unification fight, so whoever wins here will become more popular and will expect a better opportunity in the future.

My vote is for Oscar Valdez, he will prove that he is the best.

People love to see action in the ring and they want fighters who are not afraid to engage and go toe to toe I'm also going for Valdez on this one, this has the making of a great fight they are both champions, people love to see two champions against each other with so many belts in the boxing industry it's always good to see a unification fight for the boxing community to see who is the real champion.

[Kemarit]

Both fighters are equal and I'm sure it will be hard for bettors to figure out who is the big favorite

This is true, there will be no clear outstanding favorite in this fight, maybe it will open like 1.85 both odds.

Both have been trash talking ever since they won both of their respective fights and accusing each other of trying to avoid this fight. But both have sign in the dotted line already and we have a date of this fight. I will bet on Valdez though, Valdez seems to thrive on bigger stage and has more power and riding high from his biggest win over Miguel Berchelt.

I'm a bit surprised by this move of Bob Arum to let his cash cows meet in the ring this early lol. I think that the old man has learned his lesson on the Crawford controversy and afraid that either Valdez or Stevenson will bolt out of his promotional company.

This fight is very hard to predict for me though i'm leaning towards Valdez but if the odds are high on Stevenson then i would go for it.

This reminds me of the fight between Manny vs Money. Aggressive vs defensive where the latter won hehe.

At long as it is in house money, that is good for Bob Arum, again another great example, Manny Pacquiao and even Crawford who fought mostly Top Rank's fighter. The thing is that his stable of 147 lbs is not that deep that's why Crawford has been criticize.

But with division, Arum has few good fighters and that's why he is willing to make this fight. It's a win-win situation for him.

[cabron]

Another great fight to be coming this year , while I have Known Oscar Valdez for long but Stevenson is new to my ear.

But like what I have been seeing , I will Wait for OP's position to whom to bet because I know How expert @bisdak40 in boxing and Basketball so Yes will be betting with Him if he would share the chances here ..

Stevenson was actually trying to make this fight happen for a long time. He had been asking for Valdez to fight with him but he seems unheard. Not until he got his champion belt last year. Although Stevenson isn't a veteran fighter yet in boxing he did a fair fight to earn respect.

If Valdez gave an impressive knockout against Robson Conceicao, this fight against Stevenson will probably not happen. Which promoters led to believe Stevenson is the way to end Valdez's reign. Stevenson is defensive like Conceicao and can box twice as hard.

[coin-investor]

Another great fight to be coming this year , while I have Known Oscar Valdez for long but Stevenson is new to my ear.

But like what I have been seeing , I will Wait for OP's position to whom to bet because I know How expert @bisdak40 in boxing and Basketball so Yes will be betting with Him if he would share the chances here ..

Stevenson was actually trying to make this fight happen for a long time. He had been asking for Valdez to fight with him but he seems unheard. Not until he got his champion belt last year. Although Stevenson isn't a veteran fighter yet in boxing he did a fair fight to earn respect.

If Valdez gave an impressive knockout against Robson Conceicao, this fight against Stevenson will probably not happen. Which promoters led to believe Stevenson is the way to end Valdez's reign. Stevenson is defensive like Conceicao and can box twice as hard.

Both undefeated both at the height of this career, this is a fight worth watching, we can compare this fight to Spence - Crawford in terms of caliber and excitement as both fighters are titleholders and own undefeated records, both fighters are hungry for big money and recognition there's a possibility that this two fighters will not fight each other once it has the making of a rematch or even trilogy.

[Jawhead999]

I'll pick Stevenson here, he's a young impressive boxer right now. Both are undefeated but Valdez has more title, defending the belt multiple times and fought than Stevenson, which I believe odds will be favor to Valdez. IMO the previous Valdez's fight with Conceicao isn't fair, Conceicao landed more clean punch rather than Valdez.. but he still win the fight with Unanimous decision. So he might lose when he fight with Stevenson, because Stevenson is better than Conceicao.

[Baofeng]

Both fighters are equal and I'm sure it will be hard for bettors to figure out who is the big favorite

This is true, there will be no clear outstanding favorite in this fight, maybe it will open like 1.85 both odds.

Both have been trash talking ever since they won both of their respective fights and accusing each other of trying to avoid this fight. But both have sign in the dotted line already and we have a date of this fight. I will bet on Valdez though, Valdez seems to thrive on bigger stage and has more power and riding high from his biggest win over Miguel Berchelt.

I'm a bit surprised by this move of Bob Arum to let his cash cows meet in the ring this early lol. I think that the old man has learned his lesson on the Crawford controversy and afraid that either Valdez or Stevenson will bolt out of his promotional company.

This fight is very hard to predict for me though i'm leaning towards Valdez but if the odds are high on Stevenson then i would go for it.

This reminds me of the fight between Manny vs Money. Aggressive vs defensive where the latter won hehe.

At long as it is in house money, that is good for Bob Arum, again another great example, Manny Pacquiao and even Crawford who fought mostly Top Rank's fighter. The thing is that his stable of 147 lbs is not that deep that's why Crawford has been criticize.

But with division, Arum has few good fighters and that's why he is willing to make this fight. It's a win-win situation for him.

Right, this could the reason why Uncle Bob is willing to have this great fight. So in paper it seems that he is doing good for the boxing community. But in essence, still boils down on money, he will have all the money win or lose here, so a great but bitch ass move by Arum. But who would complain though? 2 fighters at their prime, undefeated and fighting for unification.

[Shamm]

ctto

Date: April 30, 2022
Venue: Lase Vegas

This fight is one of the most awaited fight for this year.

A knockout artist vs defense oriented fighter, who will prevail?

Though odds are not available yet as of this writing but i have a gut feeling that Oscar Valdez will be the slight favorite as he is the more experienced of the two.

What are your thoughts on this?

Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez have agreed to a deal for a 130-pound title unification fight on April 30 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/33080137/shakur-stevenson-oscar-valdez-working-finalize-title-unification-fight-sources-say

Both fighters are good and great in terms of fighting and they are also doing good in their boxing career they have already built their reputation and already introduce themselves to the crowd. But in this fight ill go for Oscar Valdez not because he known but he has an ability to sustain himself until the end of the fight.

[Hypnosis00]

I'm sure this is not a boring fight especially since Oscar Valdez is fighting, however, in terms of skills and the IQ in boxing, I guess I would side Shakur Stevenson to win because he is a more technical boxer and I'm guessing this will go to the judges' scorecards.

[bittraffic]

Oscar Valdez had been defending his title since 2016 with records of 23 wins by KO out of 30 fights, that's very impressive. So many unification fights coming this year I'm beginning to think the other organization is about to shut down. 

Shakur Stevenson is poised to be a new Floyd Mayweather so why is that when there are so much better fighters over him like Tank Davis.