[Boxing]: Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao - Sept 23

[Baofeng]

Indeed, today the bookmakers have a clear favorite Stevenson, and it seems to me that if this changes closer to the start of the fight, it is not in favor of Conceicao, the more interesting the bets will be, because the most sophisticated and experienced boxer can miss.

Bookmakers seldom make mistakes. The odds difference went this far mainly because of these reasons;
1. Robson Conceicao is not a KO artist. Being heavy-handed is the major cause of boxing upsets as per common boxing saying that it would only take one punch to change the outcome of a fight.
2. Shakur Stevenson is a very technical fighter and is hard to get hit, this would further eliminate further the small chance of an upset as Conceicao is already a light puncher.
3. Shakur is the A-side fighter. Groomed by Top Rank as its next superstar and pound-for-pound fighter, like its former and present fighters De La Hoya, Pacquiao, Mayweather, Cotto, Crawford, Lomachenko, Inoue, and Fury. Close rounds will surely be given to Shakur, even probably not that close rounds for as long as he is not that dominated.
4. Last but not the least, Conceicao is fighting not just in Shakur's state of New Jersey but in his own backyard in Newark. In boxing, controversial hometown decisions happens and are even very common especially in Thailand and South Africa.

And to sum it up, Shakur is unbeaten so definitely bookmakers are going to put him as the favourite in this fight. We might as well call this fight a cherry pick for Shakur based on the odds, hehehe. Bookmakers are not giving any chance for Conceicao to win this fight, but it is what it is. He definitely had all the tools and beat presumably one of the best in this division in Valdez (and probably the 2 other champions.)

[Kemarit]

^^ Everyone is after the money, no more legacy or pride or try to be called the best in boxing. And of course there are styles as well, styles that make people buy tickets and wanted to see the fighters live to see how good they are like Tank Davis. But then again, boxing politics will stand in our for us fans to see if this fight is going to be made or not. But it's better for Shakur to just take one step at at a time, beat Robson in a dominant fashion like he did against Oscar Valdez and as I have said, go and unify the belts, we've seen Josh Taylor did it this year and Canelo has done that in 168 lbs. He should chase history first, before pursuing money fights.

If he will win against Robson in their upcoming fight, then its not only history that he will chase but also lots of money will be in his possessions. However, it’s always good to see a good boxer taking one step at a time because that will also give him enough time to master his own boxing skills and enhance what needs to be more develop. As for Shakur, it won’t be hard for him as he has already titles that prove his worth in the ring.

For sure, he is being trained by his grand father Wali Moses, so he is as old school as other trainer as you can get. Meaning, he would rather have his prize pupil to chase history first and not go for the money. Making a name at 130 lbs and having all the belts will be the best thing that Shakur could accomplished. So at least before he goes to the next weight class, he will be respected as he had the 4 belts including the lineal. And then he can go and fight Davis and whoever the champions at 135 lbs.

[mirakal]

^^ Everyone is after the money, no more legacy or pride or try to be called the best in boxing. And of course there are styles as well, styles that make people buy tickets and wanted to see the fighters live to see how good they are like Tank Davis. But then again, boxing politics will stand in our for us fans to see if this fight is going to be made or not. But it's better for Shakur to just take one step at at a time, beat Robson in a dominant fashion like he did against Oscar Valdez and as I have said, go and unify the belts, we've seen Josh Taylor did it this year and Canelo has done that in 168 lbs. He should chase history first, before pursuing money fights.

If he will win against Robson in their upcoming fight, then its not only history that he will chase but also lots of money will be in his possessions. However, it’s always good to see a good boxer taking one step at a time because that will also give him enough time to master his own boxing skills and enhance what needs to be more develop. As for Shakur, it won’t be hard for him as he has already titles that prove his worth in the ring.

For sure, he is being trained by his grand father Wali Moses, so he is as old school as other trainer as you can get. Meaning, he would rather have his prize pupil to chase history first and not go for the money. Making a name at 130 lbs and having all the belts will be the best thing that Shakur could accomplished. So at least before he goes to the next weight class, he will be respected as he had the 4 belts including the lineal. And then he can go and fight Davis and whoever the champions at 135 lbs.

That will be much better for Stevenson, he should sought meaningful fights first to get his name carved in the industry because money will always follow wherever you will go if you will be a successful boxer in your division. He already have 2 belts in his possession and he should go for another title fight to add more belts after this title defense. I have no doubts as well that he'll have such hard time because Robson is not a KO artist, so this fight should go smoothly in Shakur's favor.

[Baofeng]

^^ Everyone is after the money, no more legacy or pride or try to be called the best in boxing. And of course there are styles as well, styles that make people buy tickets and wanted to see the fighters live to see how good they are like Tank Davis. But then again, boxing politics will stand in our for us fans to see if this fight is going to be made or not. But it's better for Shakur to just take one step at at a time, beat Robson in a dominant fashion like he did against Oscar Valdez and as I have said, go and unify the belts, we've seen Josh Taylor did it this year and Canelo has done that in 168 lbs. He should chase history first, before pursuing money fights.

If he will win against Robson in their upcoming fight, then its not only history that he will chase but also lots of money will be in his possessions. However, it’s always good to see a good boxer taking one step at a time because that will also give him enough time to master his own boxing skills and enhance what needs to be more develop. As for Shakur, it won’t be hard for him as he has already titles that prove his worth in the ring.

For sure, he is being trained by his grand father Wali Moses, so he is as old school as other trainer as you can get. Meaning, he would rather have his prize pupil to chase history first and not go for the money. Making a name at 130 lbs and having all the belts will be the best thing that Shakur could accomplished. So at least before he goes to the next weight class, he will be respected as he had the 4 belts including the lineal. And then he can go and fight Davis and whoever the champions at 135 lbs.

That will be much better for Stevenson, he should sought meaningful fights first to get his name carved in the industry because money will always follow wherever you will go if you will be a successful boxer in your division. He already have 2 belts in his possession and he should go for another title fight to add more belts after this title defense. I have no doubts as well that he'll have such hard time because Robson is not a KO artist, so this fight should go smoothly in Shakur's favor.

Yes, and everything is on Shakur's favour, and his power is under rated, but it has enough to bring someone down, or at least they can felt his power. And the other 2 belt holder in this division, Shakur has also the advantage over them. So we shouldn't be surprised if he gets all the 4 belts easy next year and then goes up but not vacant the belt because he has to test the water first at 135 lbs. So he has options to go down again and defend the belt at 130. Although it might be difficult to defend all the belts because of organizations different rankings and other factors, he might have to relinquish some of them just like what Josh Taylor did after unifying all the belts in 140 lbs division.

[AicecreaME]

Shakur just keeps getting better he is good in defense and offense although he lacks in power, I agree that he should be in the top list of pounds for pound Robson Conceicao is a good fighter but no way he can beat Shakur, it's only a matter of time before he rules the Super featherweight/Junior lightweight (130 lb/59 kg) because all the champions in other organizations like Gutiérrez and Cordina can't match his skill, so I bet Shakur Stevenson to win the bout via knock out.

It's only a few weeks from the announced date of their fight and most of the bets are really for Shakur because of his performance in his previous matches. It's no news that Shakur has the power and ability to knockout his opponent, only that sometimes, he lack the good combination that could easily overthrow his opponent. Other than that, he's a good fighter and has really proven himself with his track record of 18-0 and 9 of which are knockouts. This is impressive and you can easily know his strength based on his history in fighting which makes the odd of this fight in favor of him. Some even predicted that he will win via knockout, but I guess let's just wait and see.

Meanwhile, Conceicao is also a good boxer but not really in par as of now with his opponent. He had won a gold medal in Olympics boxing in year 2016 which made him set his name shine in boxing. He has a good track record as well. However, in his recent fight he lost to Valdez with a very few difference in score. That fight wasn't really favorable for him because it tainted his record, but nonetheless, he is determined to bounce back and have a fight once again to reputable boxer, Shakur. I was impressed of his politeness during his interview. Certainly, he had prepared enough and isn't going to back down during their fight this month. These boxers are not really super famous compared to the widely-known boxers, but surely their respective fans will watch their upcoming game in the arena.

[freedomgo]

There is a lot of speculation about Shakur, I really wouldn't know what to do with an eventual bet of this kind, when we go to see each other Conceicao is a very good boxer, and it's not for nothing, but I've liked the fights I've seen of him a lot, it is also hard and surely Conceicao will not want to surrender and fight with everything.

I am in telegram groups that are very active in boxing and have a lot of confidence in Shakur, so the odds will be very much in his favor, and this urges me to bet more on Conceicao because the profits that can be produced if the He wins sopn very big, of course I see this from the point of view of a bettor and at the same time as an athlete.

Robson is a decent boxer and can keep up with other excellent boxers in the league too that's why he got this far but the downside is that he have some limitations on how long he can keep up, we saw how he was defeated by Valdez while Shakur didn't have some much trouble defeating Valdez and we can see that the scores are quite wide to compare.

But I support you on your decision mate, Robson's odds is good if ever he wins in this fight but his chances are just slim. Anyway, we never know for sure because there has been lots of upsets lately.

Robson and Shakur both have a very good track record when it comes to their fights.
As of right now, Shakur has fought 18 fights and hasn't lost a single one of them.
As well as Robson, he also fought 18 times. As of right now, he has 17 wins and one loss to his name.

It looks like this will be a really close fight, based on the way it looks on paper. It is true that, at the same time, it does seem like the pendulum is a little bit heavy towards Shakur's side at the moment. But that does not mean Shakur is going to be the winner. There is no doubt that both fighters are very capable and that this is going to be a very interesting fight between them.

Yes, they both have a good record in their respective career but we cannot really base everything in the paper as that's not how the winner of the fight is decided and perhaps watching their recent performances will help us to see who will likely dominate. Also, based on that, I think we can quite assume that it will be Shakur. But yes, it's not decided yet, so let's see it together in the day of their fight.

[stadus]

There is a lot of speculation about Shakur, I really wouldn't know what to do with an eventual bet of this kind, when we go to see each other Conceicao is a very good boxer, and it's not for nothing, but I've liked the fights I've seen of him a lot, it is also hard and surely Conceicao will not want to surrender and fight with everything.

I am in telegram groups that are very active in boxing and have a lot of confidence in Shakur, so the odds will be very much in his favor, and this urges me to bet more on Conceicao because the profits that can be produced if the He wins sopn very big, of course I see this from the point of view of a bettor and at the same time as an athlete.

Robson is a decent boxer and can keep up with other excellent boxers in the league too that's why he got this far but the downside is that he have some limitations on how long he can keep up, we saw how he was defeated by Valdez while Shakur didn't have some much trouble defeating Valdez and we can see that the scores are quite wide to compare.

But I support you on your decision mate, Robson's odds is good if ever he wins in this fight but his chances are just slim. Anyway, we never know for sure because there has been lots of upsets lately.

Robson and Shakur both have a very good track record when it comes to their fights.
As of right now, Shakur has fought 18 fights and hasn't lost a single one of them.
As well as Robson, he also fought 18 times. As of right now, he has 17 wins and one loss to his name.

It looks like this will be a really close fight, based on the way it looks on paper. It is true that, at the same time, it does seem like the pendulum is a little bit heavy towards Shakur's side at the moment. But that does not mean Shakur is going to be the winner. There is no doubt that both fighters are very capable and that this is going to be a very interesting fight between them.

Yes, they both have a good record in their respective career but we cannot really base everything in the paper as that's not how the winner of the fight is decided and perhaps watching their recent performances will help us to see who will likely dominate. Also, based on that, I think we can quite assume that it will be Shakur. But yes, it's not decided yet, so let's see it together in the day of their fight.

Robson is good though and I think he deserves some credit for what he did because he reached this far but we can't really deny the fact that Shakur might just add another defeat in his record because Shakur will just pass by in this stage for him to get that fight he wanted against Joe Cordina who holds the IBF belt.

[mirakal]

^^ Everyone is after the money, no more legacy or pride or try to be called the best in boxing. And of course there are styles as well, styles that make people buy tickets and wanted to see the fighters live to see how good they are like Tank Davis. But then again, boxing politics will stand in our for us fans to see if this fight is going to be made or not. But it's better for Shakur to just take one step at at a time, beat Robson in a dominant fashion like he did against Oscar Valdez and as I have said, go and unify the belts, we've seen Josh Taylor did it this year and Canelo has done that in 168 lbs. He should chase history first, before pursuing money fights.

If he will win against Robson in their upcoming fight, then its not only history that he will chase but also lots of money will be in his possessions. However, it’s always good to see a good boxer taking one step at a time because that will also give him enough time to master his own boxing skills and enhance what needs to be more develop. As for Shakur, it won’t be hard for him as he has already titles that prove his worth in the ring.

For sure, he is being trained by his grand father Wali Moses, so he is as old school as other trainer as you can get. Meaning, he would rather have his prize pupil to chase history first and not go for the money. Making a name at 130 lbs and having all the belts will be the best thing that Shakur could accomplished. So at least before he goes to the next weight class, he will be respected as he had the 4 belts including the lineal. And then he can go and fight Davis and whoever the champions at 135 lbs.

That will be much better for Stevenson, he should sought meaningful fights first to get his name carved in the industry because money will always follow wherever you will go if you will be a successful boxer in your division. He already have 2 belts in his possession and he should go for another title fight to add more belts after this title defense. I have no doubts as well that he'll have such hard time because Robson is not a KO artist, so this fight should go smoothly in Shakur's favor.

Yes, and everything is on Shakur's favour, and his power is under rated, but it has enough to bring someone down, or at least they can felt his power. And the other 2 belt holder in this division, Shakur has also the advantage over them. So we shouldn't be surprised if he gets all the 4 belts easy next year and then goes up but not vacant the belt because he has to test the water first at 135 lbs. So he has options to go down again and defend the belt at 130. Although it might be difficult to defend all the belts because of organizations different rankings and other factors, he might have to relinquish some of them just like what Josh Taylor did after unifying all the belts in 140 lbs division.

Yes, there is indeed a high chance that he will be an undisputed boxer in his chosen division next year, there's no need to rush anything because everything is all in his favor. What he need to do now is to focus everything he got in this title defense against Robson because he can't be looking in the future if he can't overcome what is in the present situation, but anyway, I'm expecting that he won't have some hard time in this fight at all and then fight Joe next for the IBF title.

[Fredomago]

^^ Everyone is after the money, no more legacy or pride or try to be called the best in boxing. And of course there are styles as well, styles that make people buy tickets and wanted to see the fighters live to see how good they are like Tank Davis. But then again, boxing politics will stand in our for us fans to see if this fight is going to be made or not. But it's better for Shakur to just take one step at at a time, beat Robson in a dominant fashion like he did against Oscar Valdez and as I have said, go and unify the belts, we've seen Josh Taylor did it this year and Canelo has done that in 168 lbs. He should chase history first, before pursuing money fights.

If he will win against Robson in their upcoming fight, then its not only history that he will chase but also lots of money will be in his possessions. However, it’s always good to see a good boxer taking one step at a time because that will also give him enough time to master his own boxing skills and enhance what needs to be more develop. As for Shakur, it won’t be hard for him as he has already titles that prove his worth in the ring.

For sure, he is being trained by his grand father Wali Moses, so he is as old school as other trainer as you can get. Meaning, he would rather have his prize pupil to chase history first and not go for the money. Making a name at 130 lbs and having all the belts will be the best thing that Shakur could accomplished. So at least before he goes to the next weight class, he will be respected as he had the 4 belts including the lineal. And then he can go and fight Davis and whoever the champions at 135 lbs.

That will be much better for Stevenson, he should sought meaningful fights first to get his name carved in the industry because money will always follow wherever you will go if you will be a successful boxer in your division. He already have 2 belts in his possession and he should go for another title fight to add more belts after this title defense. I have no doubts as well that he'll have such hard time because Robson is not a KO artist, so this fight should go smoothly in Shakur's favor.

Yes, and everything is on Shakur's favour, and his power is under rated, but it has enough to bring someone down, or at least they can felt his power. And the other 2 belt holder in this division, Shakur has also the advantage over them. So we shouldn't be surprised if he gets all the 4 belts easy next year and then goes up but not vacant the belt because he has to test the water first at 135 lbs. So he has options to go down again and defend the belt at 130. Although it might be difficult to defend all the belts because of organizations different rankings and other factors, he might have to relinquish some of them just like what Josh Taylor did after unifying all the belts in 140 lbs division.

Yes, there is indeed a high chance that he will be an undisputed boxer in his chosen division next year, there's no need to rush anything because everything is all in his favor. What he need to do now is to focus everything he got in this title defense against Robson because he can't be looking in the future if he can't overcome what is in the present situation, but anyway, I'm expecting that he won't have some hard time in this fight at all and then fight Joe next for the IBF title.

He needs to protect his belt first before planning for another title chase or defense, maybe the idea of moving will also considerable in terms of more belts around him, he can do that as we know how good and skillful, he is in this sport, all h have to do now is to be well-prepared when stepping inside the and fighting against Robson, maybe if he can add some exciting finished it will hype up his name and more money fight will be on his way.

His achievements are good and he can add more since he is an active fighter with IQ and skills, he and his camp explore if ever they
are ready to move up and challenge new fighters from another divisions.

[freedomgo]

There is a lot of speculation about Shakur, I really wouldn't know what to do with an eventual bet of this kind, when we go to see each other Conceicao is a very good boxer, and it's not for nothing, but I've liked the fights I've seen of him a lot, it is also hard and surely Conceicao will not want to surrender and fight with everything.

I am in telegram groups that are very active in boxing and have a lot of confidence in Shakur, so the odds will be very much in his favor, and this urges me to bet more on Conceicao because the profits that can be produced if the He wins sopn very big, of course I see this from the point of view of a bettor and at the same time as an athlete.

Robson is a decent boxer and can keep up with other excellent boxers in the league too that's why he got this far but the downside is that he have some limitations on how long he can keep up, we saw how he was defeated by Valdez while Shakur didn't have some much trouble defeating Valdez and we can see that the scores are quite wide to compare.

But I support you on your decision mate, Robson's odds is good if ever he wins in this fight but his chances are just slim. Anyway, we never know for sure because there has been lots of upsets lately.

Robson and Shakur both have a very good track record when it comes to their fights.
As of right now, Shakur has fought 18 fights and hasn't lost a single one of them.
As well as Robson, he also fought 18 times. As of right now, he has 17 wins and one loss to his name.

It looks like this will be a really close fight, based on the way it looks on paper. It is true that, at the same time, it does seem like the pendulum is a little bit heavy towards Shakur's side at the moment. But that does not mean Shakur is going to be the winner. There is no doubt that both fighters are very capable and that this is going to be a very interesting fight between them.

Yes, they both have a good record in their respective career but we cannot really base everything in the paper as that's not how the winner of the fight is decided and perhaps watching their recent performances will help us to see who will likely dominate. Also, based on that, I think we can quite assume that it will be Shakur. But yes, it's not decided yet, so let's see it together in the day of their fight.

Robson is good though and I think he deserves some credit for what he did because he reached this far but we can't really deny the fact that Shakur might just add another defeat in his record because Shakur will just pass by in this stage for him to get that fight he wanted against Joe Cordina who holds the IBF belt.

Indeed! Robson won't be fighting Shakur if there is completely no chance that he can defeat the latter but there's really a high percentage of chance that Shakur will victorious here but as I said, we are only limited to make some speculations as we will only know the real score at the day of their fight.

And if Shakur is truly the winner then it's quite safe to assume that he will go for Cordina next.

[inthelongrun]

The survey is getting weird here. At the start, I'm pretty sure that the majority voted for Shakur to win by decision, but now we have a couple more votes for Shakur to win by knockout. Interesting because Shakur right now has a 50% KO ratio just like Conceicao. We'll see if Shakur's KO ratio will become higher than 50% or if it will drop.

And so I just found out that Conceicao is an Olympic gold medalist. Wtf! I missed something then. I knew he was an Olympian before just like Valdez but I never realized he is that special. So it seems like Conceicao is being underestimated here although I still agree that he is an underdog due to the reasons I mentioned earlier. Nonetheless, we are having an Olympic gold medalist in Conceicao versus an Olympic silver medalist, Shakur.

[Jawhead999]

The survey is getting weird here. At the start, I'm pretty sure that the majority voted for Shakur to win by decision, but now we have a couple more votes for Shakur to win by knockout. Interesting because Shakur right now has a 50% KO ratio just like Conceicao. We'll see if Shakur's KO ratio will become higher than 50% or if it will drop.

And so I just found out that Conceicao is an Olympic gold medalist. Wtf! I missed something then. I knew he was an Olympian before just like Valdez but I never realized he is that special. So it seems like Conceicao is being underestimated here although I still agree that he is an underdog due to the reasons I mentioned earlier. Nonetheless, we are having an Olympic gold medalist in Conceicao versus an Olympic silver medalist, Shakur.

I think the vast of majority people want to see KO result even though Shakur isn't a KO artist, this will also proving Shakur is better than Conceicao since people thought Shakur won against Valdez isn't proving that.

Yep Conceicao have an Olympic gold medal on 2016, World championship silver and bronze medal on 2013 and 2015, and silver Pan American silver medal on 2011. But honestly, it's much easier than getting a world belt since the opponent I see are unknown. IMO the medal he got isn't really make he's a tough boxer.

[yazher]

Yep Conceicao have an Olympic gold medal on 2016, World championship silver and bronze medal on 2013 and 2015, and silver Pan American silver medal on 2011. But honestly, it's much easier than getting a world belt since the opponent I see are unknown. IMO the medal he got isn't really make he's a tough boxer.

That's what makes this fight special because both of them are somewhat the same in terms of their strength but only Robson has less experience fighting in a professional bout which gives Shakur a slight advantage. But in terms of winning percentage via knockout, they are the same, and only those who have some special skills will be an advantage and have a higher chance to win. That's why Shakur has earned more votes to K.O his opponent.

[Shamm]

Yep Conceicao have an Olympic gold medal on 2016, World championship silver and bronze medal on 2013 and 2015, and silver Pan American silver medal on 2011. But honestly, it's much easier than getting a world belt since the opponent I see are unknown. IMO the medal he got isn't really make he's a tough boxer.

That's what makes this fight special because both of them are somewhat the same in terms of their strength but only Robson has less experience fighting in a professional bout which gives Shakur a slight advantage. But in terms of winning percentage via knockout, they are the same, and only those who have some special skills will be an advantage and have a higher chance to win. That's why Shakur has earned more votes to K.O his opponent.

If we based ok experience especially in bigger fight then shakur the favorite it because he already experienced professional fights but in reality, we don't based on their achievements but we base on their strength, power and speed or in short we are focusing their skills and as we saw both fighters has a good record in their career. But in this fight ill go for Robson because  based on his skills then he has a chance to win this fight .

[btc_angela]

Yep Conceicao have an Olympic gold medal on 2016, World championship silver and bronze medal on 2013 and 2015, and silver Pan American silver medal on 2011. But honestly, it's much easier than getting a world belt since the opponent I see are unknown. IMO the medal he got isn't really make he's a tough boxer.

That's what makes this fight special because both of them are somewhat the same in terms of their strength but only Robson has less experience fighting in a professional bout which gives Shakur a slight advantage. But in terms of winning percentage via knockout, they are the same, and only those who have some special skills will be an advantage and have a higher chance to win. That's why Shakur has earned more votes to K.O his opponent.

I don't think they have the strength though, yes Robson gave Oscar Valdez one of his toughest fight but it doesn't mean it will be very close as well against Shakur. Stevenson is not a straight up knockout artist though, it's his body punch that knockout his opponent. But he is very good is like softening his opponent with pot shots to the head, while Robson will straight away look for a knockout punch.

[Minor Miner]

It looks like this will be a really close fight, based on the way it looks on paper.

Nah, it will not be a close fight because as we can see on the betting odds below, Shakur Stevenson is the heavy favorite to win the fight.

Boxer   Vegas Odds
Shakur Stevenson   -2000
Robson Conceicao   +1000

https://www.vegasodds.com/news/boxing-shakur-stevenson-vs-robson-conceicao-preview-vegas-odds-pick/
The odds clearly tells who will win here, if this is an upset, well, bettors who would favor Robson Conceicao to win will enjoy that +1000 odds.

I know that the odds suggest that Shakur is going to be the winner of this fight. Better obviously we cannot absolutely give no chance to Robson. He is a very capable fighter. But honestly, I think in this fight Shakur is going to be having the edge over his opponent. And the odds also look quite justifiable. I don't expect this to be a very close fight. But at the same time, I also don't expect this to be a walk in the park for Shakur.

The survey is getting weird here. At the start, I'm pretty sure that the majority voted for Shakur to win by decision, but now we have a couple more votes for Shakur to win by knockout. Interesting because Shakur right now has a 50% KO ratio just like Conceicao. We'll see if Shakur's KO ratio will become higher than 50% or if it will drop.

And so I just found out that Conceicao is an Olympic gold medalist. Wtf! I missed something then. I knew he was an Olympian before just like Valdez but I never realized he is that special. So it seems like Conceicao is being underestimated here although I still agree that he is an underdog due to the reasons I mentioned earlier. Nonetheless, we are having an Olympic gold medalist in Conceicao versus an Olympic silver medalist, Shakur.

I think the vast of majority people want to see KO result even though Shakur isn't a KO artist, this will also proving Shakur is better than Conceicao since people thought Shakur won against Valdez isn't proving that.

Yep Conceicao have an Olympic gold medal on 2016, World championship silver and bronze medal on 2013 and 2015, and silver Pan American silver medal on 2011. But honestly, it's much easier than getting a world belt since the opponent I see are unknown. IMO the medal he got isn't really make he's a tough boxer.

Oh, and I also want to point out that obviously having a considerable amount of medals does not make one a better fighter. In spite of that, the medals do have some weight behind them. It is true that they mean something to us. If that had not been the case, those medals would have been given away for free. There is going to be a lot of action in this fight. Personally, I do see this fight going to the judge's scorecard. I really hardly believe that we might get a knockout result in this match, especially from Shakur.

[Baofeng]

As per Shakur, we might see him moving up to 135 lbs sooner than expected because he admitted that his body has difficulty making the 130 lbs limit.

“It all depends on the weight cut at the end of the day,” said Stevenson during an interview with Thaboxingvoice. “I done (did) amazing things at 130-pounds already. My last two fights to be specific, I done put on shows and I done did a lot at the weight, so if I struggle with the weight cut and it be hard on me, I think I’m going up to 135. Tell them boys get ready.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/shakur-stevenson-move-up-135-sooner-expected-tell-them-boys-get-ready--168907

And we all know that his target is Tank Davis. So if ever he wins and if he think that he is going to struggle to make the weight cut again, he will definitely go up. And then the 135 lbs will continue to be one of the most stock up weight classes.

[Kemarit]

As per Shakur, we might see him moving up to 135 lbs sooner than expected because he admitted that his body has difficulty making the 130 lbs limit.

“It all depends on the weight cut at the end of the day,” said Stevenson during an interview with Thaboxingvoice. “I done (did) amazing things at 130-pounds already. My last two fights to be specific, I done put on shows and I done did a lot at the weight, so if I struggle with the weight cut and it be hard on me, I think I’m going up to 135. Tell them boys get ready.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/shakur-stevenson-move-up-135-sooner-expected-tell-them-boys-get-ready--168907

And we all know that his target is Tank Davis. So if ever he wins and if he think that he is going to struggle to make the weight cut again, he will definitely go up. And then the 135 lbs will continue to be one of the most stock up weight classes.

I think we have a discussion that Shakur could clean up this division first or unify all the belts. But it seems that this might not be the plan after this fight with Robson.

If he can't squeeze 130 lbs in that body so there's no need to force him and still fight in this division. It might backfire on him as weight is a big issues for boxers. So yeah, he is all welcome to come in the next great weight class (besides the super welterweight).

[btc_angela]

As per Shakur, we might see him moving up to 135 lbs sooner than expected because he admitted that his body has difficulty making the 130 lbs limit.

“It all depends on the weight cut at the end of the day,” said Stevenson during an interview with Thaboxingvoice. “I done (did) amazing things at 130-pounds already. My last two fights to be specific, I done put on shows and I done did a lot at the weight, so if I struggle with the weight cut and it be hard on me, I think I’m going up to 135. Tell them boys get ready.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/shakur-stevenson-move-up-135-sooner-expected-tell-them-boys-get-ready--168907

And we all know that his target is Tank Davis. So if ever he wins and if he think that he is going to struggle to make the weight cut again, he will definitely go up. And then the 135 lbs will continue to be one of the most stock up weight classes.

I'm not sure what he is obsessed with Tank though, maybe it's there contrasting style and that he wanted to see how he will fare against a good power puncher and his defense trying to elude that one punch that will change the course of the fight.

And it's obvious that struggling to make weight, he should go to 135. But I'm not seeing him directly going up against the champion. Arum will have to set him up against perennial contender but not enough to pull an upset when he goes up.

[stadus]

As per Shakur, we might see him moving up to 135 lbs sooner than expected because he admitted that his body has difficulty making the 130 lbs limit.

“It all depends on the weight cut at the end of the day,” said Stevenson during an interview with Thaboxingvoice. “I done (did) amazing things at 130-pounds already. My last two fights to be specific, I done put on shows and I done did a lot at the weight, so if I struggle with the weight cut and it be hard on me, I think I’m going up to 135. Tell them boys get ready.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/shakur-stevenson-move-up-135-sooner-expected-tell-them-boys-get-ready--168907

And we all know that his target is Tank Davis. So if ever he wins and if he think that he is going to struggle to make the weight cut again, he will definitely go up. And then the 135 lbs will continue to be one of the most stock up weight classes.

I think we have a discussion that Shakur could clean up this division first or unify all the belts. But it seems that this might not be the plan after this fight with Robson.

If he can't squeeze 130 lbs in that body so there's no need to force him and still fight in this division. It might backfire on him as weight is a big issues for boxers. So yeah, he is all welcome to come in the next great weight class (besides the super welterweight).

That is the original plan and it will be pursued if Shakur can find some good way to keep his body at 130 lbs., but if ever he can't force his body anymore then it will be best for him to move to a higher weight class while he is still young because he will still struggle the same issues when he grows older. Besides, he is welcome to try fighting at 135 lbs. where Tank is situated.