Shakur Stevenson Can’t Get P4P # 1 With Lopez, Roach

Shakur Stevenson Posted on a Cryptic Message on Social Media, Saying He Wants His “Spot”. He Appears To Be Talking About Either # 1 Pound-for-Pound OR A More Lofty Goal Of Being Viewed As The Best Fighter in The Sport. In Theory, Shakur Can Attain The Top Spot. But he’s Going to Make a whole Lot of Changes in These Areas:

1. Opposition: Shakur Can’t Become # 1 Pound-for-Pound with Him Fighting The Likes of Josh Padley, Artem Harutyunyan, and William Zepeda. He’s Going To Have To Take Risks, And It’s Questionable Whether He’s Got The Tools to Do That.
2. Win at The Highest Levels: That Means Beating at The Predators at 135, Like Andy Cruz and Abdullah Mason.

Teofimo Lopez and Roach Won’t Be Enough

Attaining Either Will Be Be Diffulant Shakur (24-0, 11 Kos) Without the Ring Voting Him # 1, WITHOUT HIM HE ‘ He Would Have More Than Beat Teofimo Lopez and Lamont Roach to Grab The Top Spot in The Pound-For-Pound Ratings. He’s Currently Ranked # 8 in The Ring’s Pound-for-Pound List.

Why Stevenson’s Safety-First Style Hurts Him

Shakur’s Safety-First Fighting Style Doesn’t Resonate With Casual Boxing Fans Who The American Public Wider. The Average Fan Wants To Be Entertained, And Stevenson’s Hit-And-Run Approach Doesn’t Work With Them. He’s Great at Staying Busy, Posting Frequently on X, and Pumping Himself Up. But His Fighting Style Is Seen AS too outdated.

I Want My Spot So Bad I Gotta Grab It

– Shakur Stevenson (@shakurstevenson) September 28, 2025

To get to get to # 1 Without Being Political Favors Due to Stevenson Being Well-Liked By Some, He Would Need To Beat These Talented Lightweights:

• Andy Cruz
• Raymond Muratalla
• Abdullah Mason
• Floyd Schofield
• Herrera cores
• Sam Noakes

Given That Shakur has shown zero Fighting in the Likes of Cruz, Mason, Herrera, It’s Going to Be Elevoded to Him To Be Him To Be The Best Less Being View The Best Fighter in The Sport.

Instead of Shakur Freezing His Lightweight Belts to pick up A Paycheck Against Teofimo at 140, Should Stay and Defend Against Andy Cruz Next. The 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Cruz Beat Shakur’s Close Friend, Keyhawn Davis, Four Times in The Amateurs. Avenging Keyshawn’s Defeats Should Be Priority For Stevenson Instead of His Being Focused On Money.

If Stevenson Is Going to Return After His Fight Against Wide Welterweight Champion Teofimo in Early 2026, He Would Need to Focus on The Above Fighters. Facing Super Featherweight Lamont Roach Isn’t Nearly Enough To Grab The # 1 Pound-For-Pound Spot or Be Boxing in the Best As the Best Fighter.

No One Is Going To Take Shakur Seriously IF He Beats Teo and Roach, Tryting Trying to Convince The Best Fighter in The Sport. He Would Silly, And He Looked at A As A Fake, Trying to Cut Corners.

Stevenson’s Resume Lacks Elite Opposition

Stevenson Is Alreadyf by the Best Fighter In The Lightweight Division After William Zepeda, Josh Padley, And Artem Harutyunyan in His Last Three Fights. Those even not the Top Of The Tree Fighters Lightweight.

For Stevenson to Be Calling Himself at 135 After Beating Those Those Shows What His Strategy Is. He’s Not Trying to Fight The Risky Guys, Andy Cruz, Mason, or Muratalla. He’s Targetary Fighters And then Trying to Convince The Public That He’s The Best Without actually Fighting Them.

Can Politics Hand Shakur Top Spot?

Even if Stevenson is a top Spot One of These Days in a Controversial Political Move, It’s Not Going to Make Fans View Him Best. To Be Seen The Best by The Wider Public, Shakur Is Going To Need To Take On The Top Guys.

Written by Nation Vegas, Boxing Analyst Covering World Title Fights 2013.