“I Had a Really Bad Performance”: Despite Winning Title, Shakur Stevenson Explains Why He Didn’t Feel ‘Good’

Shakur Stevenson is considered by many as the upcoming rising star in the world of boxing. Just at the age of 26 years old, he has held belts in multiple divisions while remaining undefeated, showcasing his talent in the ring. However, his recent performance against Edwin De Los Santos has left a lot to be desired in the eyes of boxing fans. Even though he won via unanimous decision, he wasn’t at his best.

The fight didn’t have much action as Stevenson simply used his elite defensive genius to halt any chances of aggression from his opponent. However, he didn’t appear aggressive himself, resulting in a rather boring fight for the fans. This is something that even he agreed with as he shared his disappointment about his poor performance against Los Santos. Stevenson outclassed the Dominican boxer but failed to win the crowd. Here’s what he has to say about his performance tonight.

Shakur Stevenson opens up about his bad performance

Throughout the fight, the fans were booing, as they didn’t see the performance they desired from Stevenson. Moreover, the boos continued even after the fight as the new WBC lightweight champion did his post-fight interview. Speaking on his performance, he stated, “I don’t really care about, I had a really bad performance tonight. That’s all I’m really focused on, I wasn’t feeling too good so… I’ll live with it, it’s okay, I came here got victory, that’s all I wanted to do.”

This led to the interviewer asking him, “Shakur, you seemed like a one-hand fighter, tonight, you only landed 21 left hands, I know you wouldn’t talk about it, and ‘Pop Pop’ wouldn’t tell me anything about your left hand, was your left hand good?” However, the young champion refrained from elaborating on it. He simply explained, “Ayy, listen here, I don’t got nothing to say about that I don’t make no excuses. It happens, we go through a lot as a fighter. I’m good.” 

Moreover, the interviewer also asked him to elaborate about Stevenson stating he was not feeling good. To this ‘Sugar’ stated, “I just didn’t feel good, I didn’t feel good before the fight. Honestly, I already told myself, if I’m feeling like this in the ring and if it’s not going well, I’mma box and get the victory.” It is clear that even Stevenson is not too happy with his performance. Now the question arises- Is he prepared to take on the likes of Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney, and such fighters?

Crawford’s high hopes for Stevenson shattered?

However, it seems that boxing fans aren’t the only ones who might have been left disappointed by Stevenson’s performance. Before the fight, the two-division undisputed champion Terence Crawford had high hopes for the young talent. Crawford recently shared a picture of himself along with Floyd Mayweather, Andre Ward, and Stevenson on Instagram.

This indicated their support for Stevenson in his fight for the title. Moreover, in the caption, he even wrote, “Four generations of #1 P4P all I one picture!!! @shakurstevenson @andresogward @floydmayweather”. With this, it was clear that ‘Bud’ holds the young boxer in high regard. However, after this fight will ‘Bud’ change his opinion about ‘Sugar’?

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