Who's more OVERHYPED Shakur Stevenson or David Benavidez?

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Who's more OVERHYPED Shakur Stevenson or David Benavidez?

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  1. Shakur Stevenson

    35 vote(s)
    71.4%

  2. David Benavidez

    14 vote(s)
    28.6%
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  1. Boxingiq2020

    Boxingiq2020 Active Member Full Member

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    What do you guys think?
     
    Boxingiq2020, Jul 7, 2024
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    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Damn. Shakur is at least a 3-weight champ and a decorated amateur but should have never been anywhere near the big P4P lists and his level of ability is exaggerated through the roof. He is boring though (when he’s fighting guys who try to win) and loads of his fights have looked pretty fake. Benavidez is at least more fun to watch but less accomplished with a horrible resume yet most don’t seem to be under aspersions that he’s some elite skilled type of guy. I’d say Shakur overall since he’s got more fans and even the guys who don’t like him seem to acknowledge that he is an elite talent for some reason.
     
    Dorrian_Grey, Jul 7, 2024
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  3. The Chosen

    The Chosen Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Benavidez won his first "world title" in 2017. In 7 years at "world level" at 168 his best win is Caleb Plant.

    Stevenson has numerous better wins.
     
    The Chosen, Jul 7, 2024
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  4. Perkin Warbeck

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    • Both have been weight bullies.
    • Benavidez is too big for 168, and was less dominant when he fought someone closer to his own size in Gvozdyk.
    • Stevenson has not been impressive against men closer to his own size at 135, he was fighting smaller men at 130 and 126, some he fought at 130 were coming up from 126.
    • Benavidez is obviously better to watch than Stevenson, whose negative style is very boring. Stevenson's cautious approach may be because he doesn't have a good chin.
    • Stevenson was ranked in the top ten P4P by some, while beating smaller guys at 130, Benavidez was not.
     
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    Perkin Warbeck, Jul 7, 2024
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  5. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Benavidez is excused for being entertaining to watch.
     
    Rollin, Jul 7, 2024
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  6. Smoochie

    Smoochie Would deal with the devil for sum Greb footage Full Member

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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    CBS had Shakur ranked above Usyk P4P after the first Usyk vs AJ fight

    Shakur was a two weight champion at the time, was fighting at home and had beaten 2 world champions

    He didn't even make one defence of his world title at 126

    Usyk had beaten 6 world champs and was the undisputed CW champion and three-belt unified HW champion, winning and unifying all his belts in his opponent's backyards
     
    Serge, Jul 7, 2024
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  8. IsaL

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    Unfortunately, and rather fortunately for Usyk he reigns over one of the weakest Divisions in boxing, and one of the weakest HW divisions in history.

    So I understand why some people would not rank him as high.
     
    IsaL, Jul 7, 2024
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Neither are overhyped, if anything they get hate from the usual suspects.
     
    ellerbe, Jul 7, 2024
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    The hype behind Benavidez moving up to 175 seems a bit inflated but compared to Shakur at
    least Benavidez delivers on the entertainment value. Shakur is boring in the worst way.
     
    BoB Box, Jul 7, 2024
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  11. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do you really think that? Im not even joking i think if Stevenson was to fight Abdullah Mason next he would he get knocked out. There is absolutely nothing special about either of them.
     
    Scotty Cork, Jul 7, 2024
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    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Surely it's a joke. Abdullah Mason would get his face boxed off. Although I can see why people perfer him
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Jul 7, 2024
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  13. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mark my words Mason will be better than Shakur
     
    Scotty Cork, Jul 7, 2024
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  14. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can see that, but not now. He's not ready imo
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Jul 7, 2024
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    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Nah, that's just pure and inexcusable bias from them. If Usyk was American they would've ranked him #1

    Shakur, who FTR I do consider one of the most skilled fighters in the sport, had beaten a past prime Herring who was C level even in his prime and Valdez who looked a lot smaller and been involved in half a dozen life of death wars. Usyk unified a very strong CW division in his opponent's backyards and then whooped the way bigger murderous punching AJ in his backyard in front of 65,000 AJ fans. There's no comparison. They had Spence and Shakur ranked above him which is insane.
     
    Serge, Jul 7, 2024
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