Via Adam Baskin: Terence Crawford says Shakur Stevenson will beat Devin Haney if the next fight goes for the undisputed lightweight championship.
Crawford didn’t see anything in Haney’s win over Vasyl Lomachenko last weekend that would change his mind that he would lose if he decided to stay in 135th to hit one more game to defend. defended his four belts against Shakur (20-0, 10 KO).
Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) has to decide quickly if he’s going to compete in lightweight or move up to lighter because Stevenson said last Saturday night that he’s activating his mandatory status. himself with the WBC to be forced to claim the title.
After the WBC gave the order to fight, the only way Haney could redirect fighting Shakur was by one of the following methods:
- Fighting Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis
- WBC belt blank
- Rematch commission order Lomachenko
- Move up 140
As for Haney, it would be brave if he chose to face Shakur to go down his ship like a true warrior, but he didn’t look confident when asked if he would stay at 135 to fight with Newark talent or not. New Jersey natives after the battle.
Haney can see the writing on the wall about him lack of talent to defeat the killers at 135:
Shakur Stevenson
davis tank
Frank Martin
Isaac Cruz
Keyshawn Davis
Raymond Muratilla
Giovanni Cabrera
William Zepeda
Gustavo Lemos
Jamaine Ortiz
Floyd Schofield
Haney will give up her undisputed lightweight championship and brush her cheeks to move up to 140 to avoid being ripped apart by these circling predators.
“You already know. No one can beat Shakur,” Terence Crawford said to media when asked by the media what would happen if Devin Haney defended against Shakur Stevenson.
“I say Shakur beat everyone. It doesn’t matter who it is. Shakur is beating them. Shakur above everyone. That’s how it’s going to be. That boy is special. Shakur is one of a kind.
“He adapts to every boxer, and once he adapts to you, it’s a long night. We’ve seen Shakur come forward, we’ve seen Shakur in the pocket, we’ve seen Shakur move and how defensive-minded he is. Shakur is just an all-round great warrior.
“I know how it feels to struggle to earn 135. I’ve been there for a while. That depends on him. He’s the one who has to create the weight. No one else,” Crawford said of whether Haney should stay light or go up to 140. “It’s hard.”
“100%, I did not lose this war,” Lomachenko said at the press conference after the battle.
