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

[AmoreJaz]

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.
 

and we all know that if you talk about being floyd mayweather, it means being too technical to the point of going around inside the ring, and avoiding the opponent. so yeah, oscar should find ways how to engage shakur in their fight. or else, shakur will just count points throughout those 12 rounds.  i will go for the KO artist here. not really into defensive fighting as it is too boring to watch.

[Kakmakr]

It is either going to be a very short fight if Valdez can land one of his huge punches or it is going to be a very long fight if Shakur can hold his mostly defense strategy.  

Stevenson is the WBO super-featherweight champion, so I favor him over Valdez.... simply because he is the strategist and the better boxer for me. (Stevenson is coming from a great performance against Jamel Herring, where he went 10 rounds to win the WBO super featherweight championship)  

[bisdak40]

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.

Yeah, i agree that this would not be a boring fight as Valdez is an explosive fighter. I just hope that he won't be frustrated early on and be patient until he can figure out how hurt Shakur.

What i like about Oscar is that he can go to the distance also if needed as he has the stamina and not gassed out unlike other KO artist that if they failed to KO their opponents, they seemed to gassed out as they are not used to fighting the full 12 rounds.

Will add a poll to see who got the edge of the two on this forum.

[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.

Yeah, i agree that this would not be a boring fight as Valdez is an explosive fighter. I just hope that he won't be frustrated early on and be patient until he can figure out how hurt Shakur.

What i like about Oscar is that he can go to the distance also if needed as he has the stamina and not gassed out unlike other KO artist that if they failed to KO their opponents, they seemed to gassed out as they are not used to fighting the full 12 rounds.

Will add a poll to see who got the edge of the two on this forum.

Thanks for adding the poll, I made my vote already and it goes to Stevenson as I said. For me, it's a 50-50 fight, no idea what the betting odds are on this fight but I think it's going to be an explosive fight with an unpredictable outcome, probably one of the best fights this year as Valdez will definitely be in full aggressive mode until the 12 rounds, but if cannot hurt Shakur, things will not work on his way then.

[Maslate]

I voted for Oscar Valdes, I'm betting on a more exciting fighter and I guess Oscar Valdez passed my qualification and I believe that he will win in this fight. Shakur Stevenson is also good, no offense to the fans but I have to choose the best one and I always believe that a more aggressive fighter has the better chance of winning, who knows, we might see Valdez KO Stevenson here.

[DoublerHunter]

I voted for Oscar Valdes, I'm betting on a more exciting fighter and I guess Oscar Valdez passed my qualification and I believe that he will win in this fight. Shakur Stevenson is also good, no offense to the fans but I have to choose the best one and I always believe that a more aggressive fighter has the better chance of winning, who knows, we might see Valdez KO Stevenson here.

^ You are right and we have on the same side, Oscar Valdez has a strong punch and aggressive fighter and probably he will win this match easily and beat Shakur Stevenson but yes, though this fight is unpredictable and the chances could be on Steveson. There is a possibility that Valdez will become lost too.
However, I just want to share that there is also a fight of Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor on that date and probably it is a short round for them because they are all girls.

[Botnake]

Valdez is on the lead on the poll with 3 votes of 4.

Anyway, if you are looking for the betting odds, this site https://bettinginsiderjournal.com/boxing/valdez-vs-stevenson-odds/, gives you what you are looking for. And good news for Valdez fans, he is the underdog here.

Valdez vs Stevenson Odds
Boxer   Odds
Oscar Valdez   +210
Shakur Stevenson   -270

Oscar Valdez opens as the betting underdog +210 against Shakur Stevenson. With an implied win probability of 32%, you can bet $100 on Valdez to net $210. For Stevenson who is seven years younger with less professional experience, he is a -270 favorite. (Bet $270, net $100).

[robelneo]

Two more months to go it will create a big hype because of the potential of the fight, fights like this are good for the boxing industry two undefeated champions battling it out on who is a superior champion, something that we want to see in the welterweight division, I have Valdez too as a slight favorite because of his experience and boxing style, I love fighters who takes risk inside the ring by going toe to toe so Valdez is my bet to win this unification bout.

[TravelMug]

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.
 

and we all know that if you talk about being floyd mayweather, it means being too technical to the point of going around inside the ring, and avoiding the opponent. so yeah, oscar should find ways how to engage shakur in their fight. or else, shakur will just count points throughout those 12 rounds.  i will go for the KO artist here. not really into defensive fighting as it is too boring to watch.

Oscar Valdez is not shy to engage he has a knock out power that's why for sure he will go and be the aggressor in this fight. Shakur though will pile up points countering, but I don't know how it will be an effective strategy against a power puncher. Shakur though has a decent power so let's see if he touches Oscar and if Oscar are going to feel it or not. Plus, Shakur has also a devastating body punch so again, we will see if he can land his money punch.

[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.

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.

Valdez's weakness had been exposed when he fought against Conceicao actually. It's the last fight that he struggled which if you look at the mess on Valdez's face, it's obviously Conceicao's favor and if it weren't for the 1 point deduction against Conceicao the fight would have been a draw. The promotion is looking for someone who can simulate Conceicao and the perfect match is Stevenson.

[Jawhead999]

Anyway, if you are looking for the betting odds, this site https://bettinginsiderjournal.com/boxing/valdez-vs-stevenson-odds/, gives you what you are looking for. And good news for Valdez fans, he is the underdog here.

I'm surprised Valdez is the underdog here, I mean he's fought more and have more belts than Stevenson. It's seems the bookie is more prefer with the boxing speculation rather than the statistic. -270 favorite isn't really attractive odds, I'll wait until the bookie listed this match and see the official odds.

Valdez's weakness had been exposed when he fought against Conceicao actually. It's the last fight that he struggled which if you look at the mess on Valdez's face, it's obviously Conceicao's favor and if it weren't for the 1 point deduction against Conceicao the fight would have been a draw. The promotion is looking for someone who can simulate Conceicao and the perfect match is Stevenson.

Yep this is what I've mentioned previously, if we rewatch the fight it's clear Conceicao won... I don't know why Valdez could win moreover with Unanimous decision (3 judges agree Valdez really dominating the fight)

[Jating]

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.

Valdez's weakness had been exposed when he fought against Conceicao actually. It's the last fight that he struggled which if you look at the mess on Valdez's face, it's obviously Conceicao's favor and if it weren't for the 1 point deduction against Conceicao the fight would have been a draw. The promotion is looking for someone who can simulate Conceicao and the perfect match is Stevenson.

Not defending Valdez but it seems that the news about him caught by a ban substance might have influence his performance here. For sure there could be some mental effects on him that's why his performance is not that good and Conceicao was able to take advantage of it. Too bad though of the deduction on points, but I think Valdez will still have won that fight.

[Saisher]

Both fighters are great and with good potential to be part of the hall of fame but so far here in Bitcointalk voting, although still in small number, Valdez is winning by a big margin, for me they are both even and they are made for each other in terms of fighting skills, we have a saying that style makes a fight so it will be interesting whose style will emerge as the better one.

Oscar Valdez   - 7 (77.8%)
Shakur Stevenson   - 2 (22.2%)
Total Voters: 9

[Viscore]

Both fighters are great and with good potential to be part of the hall of fame but so far here in Bitcointalk voting, although still in small number, Valdez is winning by a big margin, for me they are both even and they are made for each other in terms of fighting skills, we have a saying that style makes a fight so it will be interesting whose style will emerge as the better one.

Oscar Valdez   - 7 (77.8%)
Shakur Stevenson   - 2 (22.2%)
Total Voters: 9

Another thread that the underdog gets the more votes, looks like I've seen this kind of scenario before, and it's the underdog who won the fight. I like Oscar Valdez because he is a great fighter, so I would also follow what the majority think of this fight and I have Valdez winning via KO.

[Cling18]

Both fighters are great and with good potential to be part of the hall of fame but so far here in Bitcointalk voting, although still in small number, Valdez is winning by a big margin, for me they are both even and they are made for each other in terms of fighting skills, we have a saying that style makes a fight so it will be interesting whose style will emerge as the better one.

Oscar Valdez   - 7 (77.8%)
Shakur Stevenson   - 2 (22.2%)
Total Voters: 9

Another thread that the underdog gets the more votes, looks like I've seen this kind of scenario before, and it's the underdog who won the fight. I like Oscar Valdez because he is a great fighter, so I would also follow what the majority think of this fight and I have Valdez winning via KO.

That happened before but I don't think things would be the same this time. Oscar is too prepared for this and if we'll look at his previous fights, we could notice how aggressive he is in the ring. I like how focused Valdez is but I also believe that it will be a challenging match for him.

[btc_angela]

Both fighters are great and with good potential to be part of the hall of fame but so far here in Bitcointalk voting, although still in small number, Valdez is winning by a big margin, for me they are both even and they are made for each other in terms of fighting skills, we have a saying that style makes a fight so it will be interesting whose style will emerge as the better one.

Oscar Valdez   - 7 (77.8%)
Shakur Stevenson   - 2 (22.2%)
Total Voters: 9

Another thread that the underdog gets the more votes, looks like I've seen this kind of scenario before, and it's the underdog who won the fight. I like Oscar Valdez because he is a great fighter, so I would also follow what the majority think of this fight and I have Valdez winning via KO.

That happened before but I don't think things would be the same this time. Oscar is too prepared for this and if we'll look at his previous fights, we could notice how aggressive he is in the ring. I like how focused Valdez is but I also believe that it will be a challenging match for him.

Right, Valdez might be looking this fight after his win against Conceicao.
And Stevenson as well, after his Herring victory, it is obvious that his next target is Valdez because he has been calling him.

I still like how Valdez is though in his last couple of fights. Aggressive but knows how to control it in every round. So looking to bet on him if he is going to be the underdog in this fight.

[Ziskinberg]

Both fighters are great and with good potential to be part of the hall of fame but so far here in Bitcointalk voting, although still in small number, Valdez is winning by a big margin, for me they are both even and they are made for each other in terms of fighting skills, we have a saying that style makes a fight so it will be interesting whose style will emerge as the better one.

Oscar Valdez   - 7 (77.8%)
Shakur Stevenson   - 2 (22.2%)
Total Voters: 9

Another thread that the underdog gets the more votes, looks like I've seen this kind of scenario before, and it's the underdog who won the fight. I like Oscar Valdez because he is a great fighter, so I would also follow what the majority think of this fight and I have Valdez winning via KO.

That happened before but I don't think things would be the same this time. Oscar is too prepared for this and if we'll look at his previous fights, we could notice how aggressive he is in the ring. I like how focused Valdez is but I also believe that it will be a challenging match for him.

As shared by the above poster.

Valdez is on the lead on the poll with 3 votes of 4.

Anyway, if you are looking for the betting odds, this site https://bettinginsiderjournal.com/boxing/valdez-vs-stevenson-odds/, gives you what you are looking for. And good news for Valdez fans, he is the underdog here.

Valdez vs Stevenson Odds
Boxer   Odds
Oscar Valdez   +210
Shakur Stevenson   -270

Oscar Valdez opens as the betting underdog +210 against Shakur Stevenson. With an implied win probability of 32%, you can bet $100 on Valdez to net $210. For Stevenson who is seven years younger with less professional experience, he is a -270 favorite. (Bet $270, net $100).

It was Stevenson who is listed as the favorite to win this fight. So betting on Oscar Valdez should give you more confident and at the same time you'll enjoy the betting odds as you can get +210 betting on Valdez to win. I think this is not we are expecting, but odds doesn't matter, Valdez is a great fighter but Stevenson is a great challenge as well.

[Yaunfitda]

^^  I think majority here will bet on Valdez as he will be the underdog.
Stevenson though is also have a good record, even defeating Herring in his last fight.
But Valdez is also a champion and ever since he won the belt, it seems that he is not going to lose a fight. There could be swing as far as the betting goes, and we might see some flip, I reckon and Valdez will be the favorite as the fight gets closer.

[freedomgo]

^^  I think majority here will bet on Valdez as he will be the underdog.
Stevenson though is also have a good record, even defeating Herring in his last fight.
But Valdez is also a champion and ever since he won the belt, it seems that he is not going to lose a fight. There could be swing as far as the betting goes, and we might see some flip, I reckon and Valdez will be the favorite as the fight gets closer.

If that would happen, then it's high time to put our bet once the odds are available, betting on our favorite fighter to win with a good odds is just a fulfillment, and we are just going to wait and see the fight in the fight night. Of course, Valdes has a lot of fans here because he is a very entertaining fighter, and most bettors see it as their basis on betting.

[AmoreJaz]

^^  I think majority here will bet on Valdez as he will be the underdog.
Stevenson though is also have a good record, even defeating Herring in his last fight.
But Valdez is also a champion and ever since he won the belt, it seems that he is not going to lose a fight. There could be swing as far as the betting goes, and we might see some flip, I reckon and Valdez will be the favorite as the fight gets closer.

If that would happen, then it's high time to put our bet once the odds are available, betting on our favorite fighter to win with a good odds is just a fulfillment, and we are just going to wait and see the fight in the fight night. Of course, Valdes has a lot of fans here because he is a very entertaining fighter, and most bettors see it as their basis on betting.

no odds yet among crypto bookies so you can't place a bet on them yet. but maybe you can find some fiat bookies that are already open for this. shakur is the slight favourite according to this article . but this is slated this april, so a lot of things can still happen, the odds may possibly reverse.