[Boxing]: Shakur Stevenson vs Shuichiro Yoshino April 8

[Jawhead999]

Another one-sided dominant performance by Shakur Stevenson. They are already trying to build up Shakur vs. Haney. If Haney beats Lomachenko, they will be expected to fight each other and I think the winner should then be considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world. As good as Crawford and Spence are, they have waited too long to make that fight and I think these younger guys are surpassing them by trying to get the best fights made instead of hiding behind promoters.

It's really crazy for Shakur to fight with the best of the best lightweight boxer, a huge challenge for him. Well I'm not really sure if the winner will be considered the best pound for pound boxer in the world because both Usyk and Inoue haven't lose yet. I think Inoue will become the best pound for pound boxer in the world if he able to beat Stephen in Fulton in his upcoming fight.

As we can see Shakur doesn't have a lot power, but with his stamina and speed he can win via TKO in this fight.

[bittraffic]

Another one-sided dominant performance by Shakur Stevenson. They are already trying to build up Shakur vs. Haney. If Haney beats Lomachenko, they will be expected to fight each other and I think the winner should then be considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world. As good as Crawford and Spence are, they have waited too long to make that fight and I think these younger guys are surpassing them by trying to get the best fights made instead of hiding behind promoters.

It's really crazy for Shakur to fight with the best of the best lightweight boxer, a huge challenge for him. Well I'm not really sure if the winner will be considered the best pound for pound boxer in the world because both Usyk and Inoue haven't lose yet. I think Inoue will become the best pound for pound boxer in the world if he able to beat Stephen in Fulton in his upcoming fight.

As we can see Shakur doesn't have a lot power, but with his stamina and speed he can win via TKO in this fight.

This fight didn't get so much attention from gamblers because of Adesanya vs Pereira 2 fight. And it's obviously a mismatch fight knowing that Shakur is a more skilled boxer than Yoshino. The bookmakers knew it from the start.

I don't think Shakur has no power. He probably just toying Yoshino.
The referee didn't wait for the 3rd knockdown before stopping this fight.  Yoshino may have contested for a bit but I think he is grateful for the notion or he would end in the most embarrassing KO.

[robelneo]

This fight didn't get so much attention from gamblers because of Adesanya vs Pereira 2 fight. And it's obviously a mismatch fight knowing that Shakur is a more skilled boxer than Yoshino. The bookmakers knew it from the start.

I don't think Shakur has no power. He probably just toying Yoshino.
The referee didn't wait for the 3rd knockdown before stopping this fight.  Yoshino may have contested for a bit but I think he is grateful for the notion or he would end in the most embarrassing KO.

I agree with the referee stopping the fight it's a clear mismatch, I know Shakur has an edge but I never imagined that the fight is a big mismatch, Shakur has been hitting Shuichiro at will and Shuichiro's punches has no impact on Shakur.
Shuichiro is not on Shakur's level, because of the impressive wins he deserves to have a crack at the Haney- Loma winner, but I still have doubt that he can match Haney and Loma's technical skill and speed,  both fighters still have the edge on skill and speed over Shakur.

[bisdak40]

Another one-sided dominant performance by Shakur Stevenson. They are already trying to build up Shakur vs. Haney. If Haney beats Lomachenko, they will be expected to fight each other and I think the winner should then be considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world. As good as Crawford and Spence are, they have waited too long to make that fight and I think these younger guys are surpassing them by trying to get the best fights made instead of hiding behind promoters.

It's really crazy for Shakur to fight with the best of the best lightweight boxer, a huge challenge for him. Well I'm not really sure if the winner will be considered the best pound for pound boxer in the world because both Usyk and Inoue haven't lose yet. I think Inoue will become the best pound for pound boxer in the world if he able to beat Stephen in Fulton in his upcoming fight.

As we can see Shakur doesn't have a lot power, but with his stamina and speed he can win via TKO in this fight.

This fight was made in order for Shakur to look good and they were successful as he dominated and toyed the Japanese Yoshino but still Top Rank will be having trouble finding Shakur an opponent that could earn him the respect of the boxing community, don't get me wrong but with Shakur fighting a nobody in the lightweight division is so boring to watch but I hope that it will change in his next few fights.

Congrats to those who bet for Shakur to win via TKO, that would be 3.xx if I'm not mistaken.

[coin-investor]

This fight was made in order for Shakur to look good and they were successful as he dominated and toyed the Japanese Yoshino but still Top Rank will be having trouble finding Shakur an opponent that could earn him the respect of the boxing community, don't get me wrong but with Shakur fighting a nobody in the lightweight division is so boring to watch but I hope that it will change in his next few fights.

This is a bad fight and a bad preparation if he is going to fight whoever wins between Loma and Haney,
the match is very one-sided I thought I was watching a match between a professional and an amateur, Yoshino I believe is an unbeaten fighter but he is nowhere on the level of Shakur, this is the kind of fight that the boxing community will not watch even buy a ticket his promoters should give him a real challenge this is as easy as a walk in a park.

[Slow death]

I believe that for most people the result of that fight was too obvious, Yoshino didn't represent a great danger to Shakur and during the fight it was possible to notice that, Shakur's punches were too heavy for Yoshino to handle, and Shakur he had very fast punches and when Yoshino tried to counter - attack he was very vulnerable and Shakur with his speed did not let these opportunities escape and attacked Yoshino with his heavy punches and Yoshino could not bear to receive these punches, so Yoshino every minute that passed was more weakened, slower and his punches gave the impression of being less heavy

I particularly yesterday, even before the fight, I thought that Shakur would win this fight without much difficulty, but I didn't remember in time to place a bet, I was watching a soccer game and I completely forgot to place a bet on this fight, I don't know what the odds were yesterday or if there was a good market on stake.com, but it would be a good game to have added to my parlay, but finally, people who have the opportunity to watch these fights live and who have many reasons to be very happy, especially if they hit the bet

[Japinat]

This fight was made in order for Shakur to look good and they were successful as he dominated and toyed the Japanese Yoshino but still Top Rank will be having trouble finding Shakur an opponent that could earn him the respect of the boxing community, don't get me wrong but with Shakur fighting a nobody in the lightweight division is so boring to watch but I hope that it will change in his next few fights.

This is a bad fight and a bad preparation if he is going to fight whoever wins between Loma and Haney,
the match is very one-sided I thought I was watching a match between a professional and an amateur, Yoshino I believe is an unbeaten fighter but he is nowhere on the level of Shakur, this is the kind of fight that the boxing community will not watch even buy a ticket his promoters should give him a real challenge this is as easy as a walk in a park.

Yes, that was the first defeat in Shuichiro Yoshino's career and I bet he already knew that he will have his first defeat in-front of Shakur because he has been chosen to fight for Shakur's tune-up but I agree, this is really a bad preparation if Bob Arum is indeed letting him face the winner of Loma-Haney fight. Although, I somehow sense that Shakur is already ready for a fight like that.

[stadus]

I believe that for most people the result of that fight was too obvious, Yoshino didn't represent a great danger to Shakur and during the fight it was possible to notice that, Shakur's punches were too heavy for Yoshino to handle, and Shakur he had very fast punches and when Yoshino tried to counter - attack he was very vulnerable and Shakur with his speed did not let these opportunities escape and attacked Yoshino with his heavy punches and Yoshino could not bear to receive these punches, so Yoshino every minute that passed was more weakened, slower and his punches gave the impression of being less heavy

I particularly yesterday, even before the fight, I thought that Shakur would win this fight without much difficulty, but I didn't remember in time to place a bet, I was watching a soccer game and I completely forgot to place a bet on this fight, I don't know what the odds were yesterday or if there was a good market on stake.com, but it would be a good game to have added to my parlay, but finally, people who have the opportunity to watch these fights live and who have many reasons to be very happy, especially if they hit the bet.

That was indeed a one-sided fight and we already knew that for a fact even before the fight commenced, and when these two are dancing inside the ring, their power difference becomes more obvious because Yoshino just can't catch-up with Shakur's power punches and he was also having difficulties in countering Shakur's attacks, so difficult that he was already ate a punch before he can really defend himself.

About the bet, I managed to bet on Shakur via way of TKO/KO a week ahead from the date of their fight. I believed that he could finish the fight in that same way even though he's not much of a KO boxer because this is just a cherry-picked fight aiming to highlight Shakur's climb.

[TravelMug]

This fight was made in order for Shakur to look good and they were successful as he dominated and toyed the Japanese Yoshino but still Top Rank will be having trouble finding Shakur an opponent that could earn him the respect of the boxing community, don't get me wrong but with Shakur fighting a nobody in the lightweight division is so boring to watch but I hope that it will change in his next few fights.

This is a bad fight and a bad preparation if he is going to fight whoever wins between Loma and Haney,
the match is very one-sided I thought I was watching a match between a professional and an amateur, Yoshino I believe is an unbeaten fighter but he is nowhere on the level of Shakur, this is the kind of fight that the boxing community will not watch even buy a ticket his promoters should give him a real challenge this is as easy as a walk in a park.

Yes, that was the first defeat in Shuichiro Yoshino's career and I bet he already knew that he will have his first defeat in-front of Shakur because he has been chosen to fight for Shakur's tune-up but I agree, this is really a bad preparation if Bob Arum is indeed letting him face the winner of Loma-Haney fight. Although, I somehow sense that Shakur is already ready for a fight like that.

I don't think this is a bad preparation for Shakur, he has been on top level boxing for years, because a champion as well at the young age. So it's just enough for him to have this opportunity to fight the winner between Loma and Haney.

On the other hand, it is Haney who is in the dilemma here, there are reports that he might go to 140 lbs if he beat Loma in this fight.

This is just pure speculation, and it doesn't mean that the is avoiding Shakur, but maybe his body can't really make 135 lbs or having a hard time so it make sense that this will be his last fight at 135 lbs to defend all his belts.

[btc_angela]

Another one-sided dominant performance by Shakur Stevenson. They are already trying to build up Shakur vs. Haney. If Haney beats Lomachenko, they will be expected to fight each other and I think the winner should then be considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world. As good as Crawford and Spence are, they have waited too long to make that fight and I think these younger guys are surpassing them by trying to get the best fights made instead of hiding behind promoters.

It's really crazy for Shakur to fight with the best of the best lightweight boxer, a huge challenge for him. Well I'm not really sure if the winner will be considered the best pound for pound boxer in the world because both Usyk and Inoue haven't lose yet. I think Inoue will become the best pound for pound boxer in the world if he able to beat Stephen in Fulton in his upcoming fight.

As we can see Shakur doesn't have a lot power, but with his stamina and speed he can win via TKO in this fight.

This fight was made in order for Shakur to look good and they were successful as he dominated and toyed the Japanese Yoshino but still Top Rank will be having trouble finding Shakur an opponent that could earn him the respect of the boxing community, don't get me wrong but with Shakur fighting a nobody in the lightweight division is so boring to watch but I hope that it will change in his next few fights.

Congrats to those who bet for Shakur to win via TKO, that would be 3.xx if I'm not mistaken.

Everyone is getting that Floyd treatment, boring and playing defensive games, not just for Shakur but even Haney has had this treatment already. The hype fight is Davis vs Garcia, with no belts on the line but it's talk more than the fight between Loma and Haney which is the true championship fight.

Unless the next one will be Shakur and Devin, they are also close because they are former Olympian if I'm not mistaken and has cross paths for sure in the past. However, even if this two fights, then it will be the same, two boxers that doesn't have the hype, but they are great and more of a sweet science fighter like Floyd who loves to play defense and read their opponents.

[Baofeng]

I'm locking this thread, in summary,

- Stevenson won by technical knockout in round six rounds, as the referee stop the fight as Yoshino is not throwing enough puncher
- With this, Shakur has officially arrived at 135 lbs, taking that 0 from Yoshino
- This is a title eliminator, so Shakur will face the winner of Loma vs Haney at least for the WBC belt next

Congrats to those who win their bet on Shakur winning by knockout/technical knockout and rounds under 7.5.

And thanks to those who posted and keep this thread with their predictions.