Shakur Stevenson Accuses Haney Of Ducking And Cherry-Picking

“Yes. I hate when people say that Tank fight ain’t going to happen and ‘He ain’t going to fight you. If they [team Haney] have to, they’ll do it, but if they don’t have to, they’ll keep doing what they’re doing and milk the game, which they should be doing. There’s nothing wrong with that. There’s a lot of fans out there who believe what they say, but truthfully, there’s a lot of cap going on.

“It [me against Ryan] would be a big fight. The only thing I don’t like is if he loses this fight, he’ll be coming off of two loses. He got a win in between, but the fight he’s recognized for, he’s coming off a loss to Tank and then Devin. Then he’s be fighting me.I want the fight to happen, because I want a big fight, but I don’t like that it’s happening that way. If he comes out victorious and knocks out Devin, then that’s a huge fight right there,” Shakur said 

De La Hoya Reacts

Another name Shakur was linked with was against William Zepeda. Zepeda called out Shakur after beating Maxi Hughes in his last fight. Oscar De La Hoya expressed doubts that Shakur would want to face his fighter. When Stevenson expressed his desire to do so, De La Hoya said Zepeda would go in a different direction. That left Stevenson feeling frustrated, but De La Hoya is still open to making it happen.

“I would love to make that fight [Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda]. Let them fight their fights in June or July, and then we can talk because I would love to make that fight. I think Shakur is one of the most talented fighters out there today, and obviously, I believe in Zepeda. His punch output and his ability in the ring to take a shot, give a shot, and throw punches in punches. In my expertise, he can give Shakur some problems, and vice versa. It’ll be a great fight. That’s the bottom line,” De La Hoya stated 

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