JRE MMA Show #175 with Shakur Stevenson
In a Nutshell
Shakur Stevenson details his dominant win over Teofimo Lopez, crediting tactical brilliance, discipline, God-given talent, and influences like Terence Crawford and Andre Ward, while asserting he's boxing's most complete fighter with untapped potential at age 28. He emphasizes brain health via defensive mastery, learning from elite sparring (Lomachenko, Crawford), mental resilience against upsets, and avoiding cheating opponents amid doping discussions. Rogan and Stevenson praise Ward's perfect exit, critique weight class jumps and PEDs (e.g., Beterbiev's atypical tests, historical scandals), and explore boxing's superiority over MMA striking.
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Joe Rogan congratulates Shakur Stevenson on his standout performance against Tapfimo, calling it a giant wakeup call for boxing, showing Stevenson's high level against a world champion who beat legit guys including Lomachenko.
Stevenson attributes it to hard work, dedication, and God-given ability, plus intelligence and starting young. He started boxing at five. Tapfimo started around seven, similar experience, but Stevenson's instincts kicked in during the fight, feeling like an out-of-body experience where his brain knew how to win.
Rogan praises Stevenson's tactical fighting, setting traps, avoiding damage, taking few punches. In the recent fight against William Zepeda, Stevenson stood and exchanged partly on purpose to gain respect, starting hot because outboxing and moving might make the fight harder due to judges favoring active forward pressure.
"I had to make sure like the judges know who's winning."
He took some to give some, unusual for him. Post-fight, he said he's not fighting like that again.
Stevenson avoids punishment seeing old-school boxers who now struggle to speak clearly, unlike Andre Ward and Floyd Mayweather who remain articulate. He wants to speak well to his kids and grandkids.
Rogan supports prioritizing defense, tactics, ring IQ over slugging for entertainment, as it sacrifices brain health.
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