Stacked card on July 12: Shakur vs Zepeda, Berlanga vs Sheeraz, Puello vs Matias, Morrell vs Khataev

Zepeda KO's Stevenson
Matias KO's Puello
Morrell KO's Khataev
Berlanga KO's Sheer Ass (a double KO would be nice)

What a glorious day it will be!

 

Do you really think Shakur is as much of a hard man as Farmer is? He certainly doesn't have that kind of dog in him. The only reason why Farmer lasted is because he's tough as nails, and it's not a reflection on Zepeda's ability against fellow southpaws in any way. He's buzzed through basically every southpaw he's faced to date.

 

I see it the exact opposite from you. People are currently making a lot of Zepeda's struggles against Farmer. But are we supposed to forget about Shakur's struggles against southpaws which exposed his flaws? A puny little featherfisted fidget like Padley landed 66 punches on Shakur, with little to no experience at the top level. Meanwhile Zepeda has been fighting at the top level for as long as Shakur has. So Zepeda who is much bigger, probably has a better chin, a far better engine and output. How many shots is Zepeda capable of landing? Also Shakur's timid performance against fellow southpaw De Los Santos at this point is the stuff of legend. He was so terrified of getting touched by one of Edwin's bombs he was reduced to landing single digits in every round. Now if he takes that approach, there's no way he can beat Zepeda. Because let's be honest... no one is outboxing Zepeda clearly, if he doesn't KO him, there'll be calls of robbery.