Two-weight undisputed champion Terence Crawford might be on a collision course with Canelo Alvarez, but Gervonta Davis seems to be catching stray insults. Meanwhile, WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson receives all the praise. What’s this all about? Well, ‘Bud’ and the WBA lightweight champion have been beefing in recent days.
Both parties have thrown increasingly diabolical and devastating insults at each other over social media. However, Crawford took things a step further during a recent interview with The Ring, in which he was discussing his highly anticipated skirmish with four-weight world champion Canelo Alvarez. The pair is slated to cross paths in September—should Canelo defeat IBF super middleweight champion William Scull.
Regardless, there’s no doubt that the fight alone has taken over the boxing world, as it’s turning out to be the biggest fight of the year. However, Crawford feels the entire event could be even bigger with the inclusion of some great fights on the undercard. He offered Gervonta Davis to appear against Shakur Stevenson on the undercard but feels that’s never going to happen.
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“I don’t know [about the undercard]. It’s going to be crazy. It should be crazy,” Crawford told The Ring. “That would be dope. If Tank was not so cocky to be on a Terence Crawford undercard, that would be dope,” he added the line, taking shots at Davis. “But I don’t see Tank taking a backseat to any fighter because he will think it’s the Tank show. So I don’t know. But it should be a good undercard.”
‘Tank’ Davis is supposed to fight Lamont Roach Jr. in a rematch in June after their first fight came to a surprising majority draw. Nevertheless, ‘Bud’ Crawford didn’t shy away from providing his opinion on who is actually the best in the lightweight scene right now, obviously praising and siding with his friends. “I don’t think those guys can match what Shakur brings to the table. Shakur and [WBO lightweight champion] Keyshawn [Davis] are the two best in the division, hands down,” he noted.
In the meantime, Stevenson seems to have shared his thoughts on Crawford’s proposal.
Shakur Stevenson rejects Gervonta Davis fight offer on Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford undercard
Crawford and Stevenson have been buddies from long ago, having trained with each other in the past. The pair can even be seen praising and defending each other on social media. However, when it comes to a potential fight against Gervonta Davis, Shakur Stevenson doesn’t seem to be on board with Crawford’s plans to have it on the Canelo-Crawford undercard.
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After Crawford’s statement, Stevenson turned to X, writing, “Love u big brudda but, nah. I think me and cuz fight the biggest fight in the sport The PPV numbers [are] gone be out of this world.. Watch what I say!!” He later added, “And that’s not a shot [at] my big brudda. That’s just me believing in myself.. He da Goat in my eyes and after he beat Canelo it won’t be no debate!!”
That said, while Terence Crawford believes Gervonta Davis wouldn’t agree to fight on his undercard, the reality is that even Shakur Stevenson isn’t too keen on the idea. But the bigger question remains, will the fight ever actually happen?
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