Shakur Stevenson’s Style Can Beat Teofimo Lopez

Trainer Buddy McGirt is convinced That Shakur Stevenson has the “style” to defeat Teofimo Lopez in Their Potential Coast Clash in 2026.

Stevenson’s Risk in New York

McGirt Doesn’t Say What Shakur (24-0, 11 Kos) has to go to Him That Will Defeat WBO Light Welterweight Champion Teofimo (22-1, 13 cos). This Fight Could End Shakur, As Lot Lot Of Offensive Artillery That He’s Going to Be Unloading Him In This Encounter.

McGirt States That Shakur Will Have His Ground and Fight Because Will Likely Be Staged in New York At Madison Square Garden. Fighting The Way He Did Against William Zepeda Could Get Shakur Knocked Out. He was arguably dropped by a right hand from the Hand in the Third Round Of Their Fight July 12, 2025, in Queens, New York.

Lopez Holds Size and Power Edge

1. Physical Size
2. Superior Puncher
3. Pressure
4. Experience Against Elite-Level Opposition

Stevenson Collapsed Into The Ropes, What Held Him Up. The Referee Failed to Score It A Knockout, But It Watching From Watching It That Shakur Was Knocked Down. The Replays Confirmed this. If a non-puncher Like Zepeda Could do That Against Stevenson, Just Imagine What a Power Puncher Lopez Will Do.

Turki Alalshikh’s Lifeline for Shakur

Stevensons Is a Low-Output Potshot Fighter With The Outdated Mayweather Fighting Style. He’s Like a Hybrid Version of That Style, But More of A Runner, What He has ever started Popular.

Fans’ Tastes Have Changed. They want to see the action fighters. If Not Not For Alalahikh, Shakur Likely Would Have Drifted Off Anonymity After It Chose To Part Ways With Top Rank When HIS CONTRACT ENDED. Turki has given a raven shakur by including by Him on the undercards in Two of the Riyadh Season Events Against Beatable Opposition, William Zepeda and Josh Padley.

Assuming The Fight Gets Made, Shakur Willze His WBC Lightweight Belt and Move Up to 140 to Challenge Teofimo His Wbo title. This will be a one-off Stevenson, as he intends to return to 135 to defend the super featherweight lamont roach Next.

McGirt Confident in Shakur’s Style

“With Shakur, They say, ‘Styles Make Fights.’ I think Shakur’s Style will trouble. Millcity BoxingGiving His Thoughts on Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson.

AT 28, What is Shakur Waiting for? If He hasn’ts of Hasn’t ‘Best “At This Point, When Is Going To Be? I Don’t Think McGirt Understands That This Is Good As It Gets With Stevenson. He’s Allready Shown’s Fighter He’s Going To Be, And He’s Not Going To Transform Intertaining Fighter Suddenly.

At Lightweight, Shakur Isn’t Had A Size Advantage Opposition, Fighting at 126 and 130. Now.

They’re Spoonfed Stevenson Against Bottom-Tier Fighters: Josh Padley, Artem Harutyunyan, Shuichiro Yoshino, Edwin de Los Santos, And William Zepeda

We Saw How Eager Shakur Was Fight Zepeda. You know why? Because He Had a Perfect Style for Him, Being That He’s Not A Puncher. The Fighters That Shakur Isn’t Pushing To Fight Are Guys With Guys, Like These:

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

“Hey Does Just Enough To Win, But in A Fight Like That,” Said Buddy About Stevenson. “I Think Shakur Will Step Up to The Plate and Get It. They’re Going To Have To Because Thiffing Fighting in Their Hometowns.”

Stevenson Is Going To Do a More Offer Than His Did His Last Fight Against William Zepeda IF He Wants to defeat Lopez. He did it very little in that Fight and Was Outworked And Outlanded by Zepeda.

The Judges Seemed to Overlook What You Are Donating On The Offense, Focusing on The Potshots from Shakur. It Appeared That The Judges Scored The Fight Like It An Amateur Contest Rather Than A Professional One, Choosing to Focus on Punches To The Head.

Teofimo has got that Potshot Style Down Pat, the first Turned Purned Pro in 2016. His Superior Punching Power An Extreme Disadvantage Him to Able To Be Able to Him Area.

Running Strategy May Backfire Badly

The Only Recourse Shakur Will Have to Run Like Like Did Against Edwin de Los Santos and Try to Limit Of The Number Lopez Him with Him. It’ll be a Boring Fight, But Shakur Doesn’t Have Much Choice. He’ll Have To Mimic The Style His Idol, Terence Crawford, Used to Defeat Canelo Alvarez.

Will Stevenson Embrace Villain Role?

If Stevenson Can Fight That Way, He has a Chance. The Downside Is He’ll Be Booed Out of Whatever Venue The Contest is Staged It. I Guess He Won’t Mind Because He’s Already Adopted The Villain Persona. So, he can play the heel from Start to Finish.