The Ring’s # 1 Lightweight: Is Shakur Stevenson’s Throne Built on a Foundation of Subparosition Opposition?

Shakur Stevenson Gloeated Today About His Media # 1 ranking in the Ring’s top 10 at Lightweight, and Dared Fighters to “Come Get Fight From Me.”

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Speaking About His Rise to # 1 In The Last Three Months, Stevenson (24-0, 11 Kos Hey he “Kicked The Door Down And Took My # 1 Spot.” The Victory That Catapulted Shakur to # 1 Was His 12-round Unanimous Decision Win William Zepeda on July 12, 2025.

A Manufactured Number One?

What Stevenson Isn’t Achieved The Top Spot in the Ring rankings without the Fighting Lightweights: Andy Cruz, Floyd Schofield, Jadier Herrera, Raymond Muratalla, and Abdullah Mason.

Fans Consider Those Fighters As Apex Predators In the Lightweight Division and The Main Threats at Shakur’s Brief Reign at 135. Thus Far, Stevenson has managed to avoid Fighting Any of These Dominant Predators.

Is That An Accident That Hasn’t Foodt Any Of Them, or A Sign That He’s A Manufactured Fighter Made Look With Than Hey Is The Clever Matchmaking Done Promoters?

The Ring Top 10 Lightweight Rankings

1. Shakur Stevenson
2. Gervonta Davis
3. Raymond Muratalla
4. William Zepeda
5. Andy Cruz
6. Floyd Schofield
7. Denys Berinchyk
8. Sam Noakes
9. Abdullah Mason
10. Lucas Bahdi

3 months ago I was at The # 3 Spot I Should I Shouldn’t get the Door Down and Took My # 1 Spot, Now Tell Thi Spot From Me 😤 https://t.co/bvrzblyiss

– Shakur Stevenson (@shakurstevenson) September 4, 2025

Ranking on Weak Opposition

• William Zepeda: W-UD 12
• Josh Padley: W-To 9
• Artem Hartyunyan: W-du 12
• Edwin de los Santos: W-UD 12
• Shuichiro Yoshino: W-TKO 6

Don’t Believe Those Victories Are Good Enough For Shakur to Be Rated # 1 in The Ring Magazine’s rankings. One Can Shoot Those Those Those Fighters, As They’re All Flawed in Their Own Way.

First of All, Padley Was A Part-time Boxer With A Job As Electrician. He was a Brought in As a substitute after Shakur’s Originally scheduled opponent, Floyd Schofield, dropped out of the Food Poisoning For The February 22, 2025, Event.

Shuichiro Yoshino Had Never Bough Opposition At The Time That Shakur Foodt Him 8, 2023. Yoshino Has Since the Prospect Siro Choons in The Eighth Round Last April.

Artem Harutyunyan Hen Inactive for 1 year and coming off to Frank Martin at the time Stevenson Foodon Him 6, 2024. Harutyunyan Hasn’t Losing to Shakur by a 12-round decision. You can argue that this is another part-time boxer That Stevenson Had Beaten at Lightweight.

One of the Better Fighters Shakur Has Faced at 135, William Zepeda, Wasn’t A Threat Big Puncher and Less. Some fans on social media didn’t agree with the punch stats, which showed shakur outlanding zepeda despite taking numerous body shoots in every round. Stevenson Was Pinned to the Ropes Virtually The Entire Fight, Trying To Block Incoming Fire From His Gloves on His Gloves.

Stats-Zeped

• William Zepeda: 272 of 979 Punches Thrown for 28%
• Shakur Stevenson: 295 of 565 Shots for 52%

The Gem of the Five Shakur has been at 135, Edwin de los Santos, Landed The Harder, Cleaner Shots, Yet Found Himself on The 12-round Unanimous Decision 16, 2023.

Fans Booed Stevenson at Ringside for Choosing To Move For The Entire Fight. He’s Only Landed 65 Punches In The Whole Battle to the Nonstop Movement He Used To Evade The Big Punches From Los Santos. It was a Fight That Could Have Gone The Oher Way, Little Harder and the Aggressiveness of Edwin. He Was The One Making The Fight With His Pressure. The Judges Scored It 116-112, 115-113, and 116-112, All for Stevenson.