Shakur Stevenson’s latest win has seen him rise up the pound-for-pound rankings, perceived to be one of the hardest fighters to beat in the world of boxing. Still, in the eyes of boxing legend Roy Jones Jr, there is one man that can overcome him skill.
Stevenson has maintained an undefeated record whilst progressing through the weight divisions, picking up belts at featherweight, super-featherweight, lightweight and now super-lightweight, with a move to welterweight potentially on the horizon.
At the age of just 28 years old, the Newark southpaw became the third-youngest four-division world champion in boxing history when he dethroned Teofimo Lopez for the WBO super-lightweight title in January, and already he has to be considered as a first ballot Hall of Famer.
However, there are plenty of fights and achievements to come for Stevenson, who is threatening to go down as one of boxing’s best, with few active fighters given any chance of defeating him, especially considering that he is improving with every fight.
Although, in an interview with FightHype, fellow four-division conqueror Jones Jr explained that, if Gervonta Davis is able to drag Stevenson into a war, he has what it takes to hand him his first defeat.
“Yep, [I agree that Davis is the only man that can beat Stevenson]. For Tank [Davis] to win it, he would need it to be Hagler-Hearns but for Shakur to win it, it would need to be [Salvador] Sanchez vs. [Wilfredo] Gomez.”
Davis has not won a fight since June 2024 and was recently stripped of his WBA lightweight world title. Yet, his return may be confirmed soon, with reports of a rematch with Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beginning to pick up momentum.
