JRE MMA Show #175 with Shakur Stevenson
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Well, anyway, thanks for coming down here, man. Appreciate it. And congratulations on that standout performance against Tiafimo because that was a giant wake-up call for the entirety of boxing. The level that you're on was so high that you could be in there with a world champion, a world champion, and make him a guy who beat.
Yeah.
I mean, legit guys, including Lomachenko.
Yeah.
It was a big victory for him. And you made him look like he had no business in there.
Honestly, it's just hard work, dedication, and God-given ability. God-given ability.
I think you have all that plus intelligence plus you start real young. And there's something about those dudes who start real young. You grow up with that. It's like in your central nervous system as you're a young child.
Yeah.
I mean, would you start boxing at like five? Yeah.
I started boxing at five, but honestly, you could say the same for Tio too, because he kind of started at like seven. We both was kind of similar in like experience, but I just felt like with me, the God-given ability of my instincts always kick in. Like when we fought, I felt like, My brain just knew how to win. Like, it just, everything was just like, my instincts kicked in and everything just took over. Like, I didn't even, it felt like an out-of-body experience.
Well, you're a very tactical guy. Like, you know, there's a thing, one of the things I love about watching you fight is I love watching a guy who sets traps and who avoids damage. And you are one of the absolute very best ever at setting traps and avoiding damage. You take so few punches in your fights.
Yeah.
There was that one fight where you decided, recent fight, where you decided to stand with that dude. Who was that? William Zepeda. That's right. Zepeda's a tough guy, man. He is. But you fought that a different way. Did you do that on purpose?
It was partly on purpose and partly to get his respect. Because I really didn't have a choice but to get his respect. Because if I'd have... try to outbox him and move around the ring, I probably would have made the fight harder than it had to be. So I knew, like, I got to, like, make him respect me early. And that's what I kind of, like, started the fight hot. Why would it make it harder than it had to be if you boxed him? Because sometimes when you like a guy, like if you watch today's boxing, judges give the fight to mostly the guys that's coming forward. So if I'd have went in there and bagging up and moving around the ring while he was more active, it probably would have looked as though he's winning the fight.
So I had to make sure like the judges know who's winning. So I kind of had to take some in order to give some in that fight.
There was a very unusual fight for you. I saw an interview with you after that fight where you were like, I'm not fighting like that again.
Fuck that. Yeah, because I know, like, I see, like, the modern day, like, the old school boxers and, like, the punishment that they've taken. And you'll see them today. They can't really talk as well as, like. Like the Andre Wars and the Floyd Mayweather who can talk good and still articulate things to their grandparents, to their grandchildren, to their children. For me, personally, it's like I want to make sure that I'm able to really speak well to my kids and my grandkids and all of that. Yeah. Taking punishment ain't for me.
Yeah. I support that 100%, and I applaud fighters like you for setting an example for young fighters coming up. Like, defense and tactics and understanding the game is the most important thing. These guys that want to put on an entertaining fight and just go in there and slug it out, like... Man, you are giving up your brain for some people who don't give a fuck about you.
About you. Oh, my God. That's the God's honest truth right there. I be seeing a lot of fighters nowadays where they stand there like punching bags and let people hit on them. You'll see them after the fight, they marked up.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–4:39
2
How did Shakur Stevenson prepare for his recent fight?
4:39–6:47
3
What does Shakur Stevenson believe about his boxing style?
6:47–27:09
4
How does Shakur Stevenson view the importance of discipline in boxing?
27:09–1:08:34
5
What challenges does women's boxing face compared to men's boxing?
1:08:34–1:08:49
6
How does Shakur Stevenson view the impact of Clarissa Shields on women's boxing?
1:08:49–1:10:04
7
What training strategies does Shakur Stevenson use to improve his boxing skills?
1:10:04–1:10:55
8
How does Shakur Stevenson analyze his opponents and his own performance?
1:10:55–2:12:01