Shakur Stevenson sent a message today, letting “The Face of Boxing” Gervonta “Tank” Davis know that he will not be playing Face A games and that he knows he is the Side B in negotiations with him. Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) says he just wants to fight.
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This is a strategic move by WBC lightweight champion Shakur. He tells the media that he is not looking for a “50-50” deal, and he knows he’s the B side. Shakur tries to trap Tank Davis by making him look weak to the fans and media.
Stevenson is trying to get the fans and media to put pressure on Gervonta to shame him in a fight. It’s a clever trick, but it shows Shakur’s desperation to achieve unification and, more importantly, pay.
In the same interview, Stevenson said this about Tank: “It’s the fight that’s I’m going to get paid a lot.” He was asked if he would be interested in fighting his friend, Keyshawn Davis, but said he was focusing on Tank Davis because it would bring him “a lot of money.”
This is why Shakur hunts down Gervonta night and day to fight. He wants the payday, and he won’t see the same kind of money fighting anyone else at lightweight. Plus, he could be beaten if he faced someone powerful who could reach his chin. This is all about Shakur wanting to fight Tank Davis to prove who is better when the reality is he just sees him as someone to give him a big payday.
That’s why he is in such a hurry and has I tracked down Gervonta non-stop for a fight since 2023. He wants money and is not willing to earn it by fighting a rematch with Edwin De Los Santos or facing his friend, Keyshawn Davis, or Andy Cruz. Instead of winning the fight against Tank Davis, Shakur used the 24 hour method to call him during each interview to push him.
“I’m not going to act like I’m the A side or like I deserve 50-50. Let’s negotiate. Let’s see where it goes from here,” Shakur Stevenson said on Shawn Porter’s YouTube. siteletting Gervonta Davis know that he will not try to gain the upper hand in negotiations for a fight. “I know I’m the B side, but let’s fight,” Stevenson said of Tank Davis.