Former World Champion Predicts Gervonta Davis-Shakur Stevenson After Sparring Both: “He’s Cunning”

A Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson clash is an all-American, all-undefeated lightweight unification that fans want to see.

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With differing styles and skillsets, the two champions find themselves in the same division and finally able to answer the question of is Stevenson’s elite defence and movement enough to avoid the stalking and powerful Davis for twelve rounds.

In an interview with FightHype, former WBO Super-Bantamweight World Champion Angelo Leo picked ‘Tank’ Davis to win based off of his work in sparring with both fighters.

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“Personally I like Tank a little bit more. He’s a very smart fighter. Very smart, very cunning. He’s fast on the counter punches and I just think he’s got a lot of skill. People just think that he’s a power puncher, a heavy puncher, but he’s also very technical and he knows how to pick his shots, when to pick his shots.”

The good news for fans is that all of these predictions may soon be put to the test. Davis is now free of an opponent following collapse of negotiations with IBF Champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, meaning he can unify his WBA belt with Shakur’s WBC should both sign to do so.

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‘Tank’s co-trainer, Kenny Ellis, said the only thing that can stand in the way is ‘fear’ and pointed to Stevenson’s recent promotional free-agency as another obstacle avoided.

As for Leo, after losing his belt to Stephen Fulton he mounted a featherweight campaign and returns to the ring next month in an attempt to become a two-weight world champion against Mexico’s Luis Alberto Lopez.