Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson have spent the last few years attempting to emulate some of the success that Floyd Mayweather achieved.
Mayweather was once a dominant world champion at 135lbs, with Davis and Stevenson both now arguably in that same category, with ‘Tank’ the reigning WBA champion while Shakur holds the WBC belt.
The American duo are also multiple-weight world champions like Mayweather, as Davis has held gold at super-featherweight and super-lightweight, while Stevenson first became world champion at featherweight and claimed world honours at super-featherweight too.
Stevenson now looks to conquer another division when he challenges WBO super-lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez later this month, but it’s currently unknown what is next for Davis, as he looks to bounce back following a difficult 2025.
The turbulent year saw ‘Tank’ draw with Lamont Roach and then have a planned exhibition with Jake Paul cancelled due to domestic allegations.
A fight between Davis and Stevenson has been speculated for years but has never been able to come to fruition, and now Mayweather has revealed exactly what he thinks of the two fighters.
“As of right now the biggest puncher at 135 is Gervonta, but the most skilful fighter at 135 would be hands down Shakur Stevenson.
“It’s really all about skills. Pernell Whittaker wasn’t a huge puncher but he was very exciting, very tough and he fought everybody. Shakur is trying to do the same thing.”
Mayweather guided the career of Davis for a number of years, before the pair parted ways several years ago, leading to a feud between the two.
