The collision course Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson have been on since rising through the ranks may just be ready to reach its end.
The two Americans are now champions in the lightweight division, both yet to be defeated and considered to be amongst the elite in the sport of boxing.
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Fans have debated if the defensive skill of Stevenson can trump ‘Tank’s devastating power for some years now and, since Vasiliy Lomachenko recently pulled out of talks with the hard-hitting Baltimore boxer, they may find out soon.
World-class trainer Robert Garcia – who corners pound-for-pound star Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez among others – recently told FightHype that he felt Davis was unbeatable at 135.
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“He’s unbelievable man. I think ‘Tank’ at this point is unbeatable at the lightweight division against any of the world champions. I think he’s the top guy right now in that division, he had a great performance. He has the timing, power, accuracy, everything is great man. He’s a perfect fighter right now.”
His latest prediction on the fight with ES News – which comes just one month later – makes it a pick ’em and he highlights the skills of Shakur as to why.
“It’s a good fight, man, cause Shakur fights really good on the outside, very smart. I think it will be a very difficult fight for both. Right [it’s very hard to beat Shakur.]”
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There are likely many in and around the sport who are going back and forth on this one, so it’s a good thing there’s a ‘huge chance’ of it being made, that is according to Davis’ co-trainer Kenny Ellis, who says the only way it doesn’t happen is ‘fear’ on Stevenson’s part
