NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 5: Canelo Alvarez attends the press conference of Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga … [+]
Canelo Alvarez has to reply countless questions on his profession, so it’s interesting to listen to his opinion on two fighters who aren’t even near his division.
During an interview on Sway’s Universe, Alvarez was asked who he would bet on if Gervonta Davis fought Shakur Stevenson. Alvarez paid respect to each fighters, but said, “I’m putting my money on Gervonta Davis.”
You can watch the complete interview below. The section on Davis and Stevenson begins on the 16:48 mark.
Davis-Stevenson is one of the eagerly awaited fights within the lower weight classes.
Based on what we have seen from each fighters, Davis’ wins have been more impressive from a thrill standpoint. Tank has consistently read his opponent’s timing, gauging his power and threat potential before closing in and taking him down. Stevenson has used his blistering speed, impeccable defense and striking accuracy to dismantle his opponents.
The key query is: Can Stevenson take down Tank for 12 rounds without Tank catching as much as him and testing his striking power and sturdiness? It’s an intriguing potential fight.
Although the 2 sides are yet to return to an agreement, it seems an inevitable clash between two of one of the best fighters on the earth who hold half of the lightweight world titles. Stevenson is currently a free agent exploring his promotional options. Davis has a contract with Premier Boxing Champions and the fights will stream on Amazon Prime. In PBC terms, Canelo and Gervonta are stablemates.
Davis was scheduled to face Vasyl Lomachenko within the fourth quarter of 2024, however the Ukrainian legend and IBF lightweight champion has decided to sit down out the remaining of the yr. Davis now needs an opponent for the date reserved for Lomachenko. Theoretically, that may very well be Stevenson.
However, to ensure that this fight to occur, a deal would need to be struck between Stevenson and PBC. This scenario is just not unimaginable, as that is one of the financially lucrative fights in the game. Davis has other options. He could turn to WBO champion Denys Berinchyk.
The undefeated Ukrainian is coming off a surprise win over Emmanuel Navarrete in May. Although the fight was not considered spectacular, Berinchyk would seemingly be an option for Davis. Stevenson could find yourself facing undefeated Golden Boy fighter William Zepeda. It’s price noting, nonetheless, that Stevenson and Lomachenko were separated within the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov fight in Los Angeles in August, suggesting the 2 could also be desirous about a long-overdue fight.
There have been talks but nothing has been made official as Stevenson could potentially team up with Golden Boy’s Oscar De La Hoya, Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn or PBC, and even stay independent and sign a take care of Turkii Alalshikh to turn out to be a part of the Riyadh Season movement.
We’ll likely discover soon what the 2 men do next. Canelo’s next fight is on September 14, when he defends his super middleweight title against Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas.
