USA's Biggest Prospect Since Andre Ward - Meet Shakur Stevenson

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  1. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Achievements:
    Olympic Youth Gold Medalist (Aug 2014)
    Double World Youth Champion
    Undefeated on International Level
    Amateur Boxer of the Year 2014

    5'6, Flyweight. He tries to emulate Mayweather, Ward and Rigondeaux but likes to get on the offensive too.
    He's called Shakur because his mother knew Tupac.

    See Shakur in action looking very, very impressive in the Olympic Final (skip to 22:00):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIl6gV1uYOg

    I'd actually recommend watching the whole video. There are some great upcoming fighters there.
    Ibanez Diaz is the Cuban future star who's undefeated on International level too.
    Zhussupov is great too.
    Ukrainian Ramil Zhadzhyiev has his similarities to Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
    Bektemir Melikuziev - monstrous puncher. Definitely the future's big puncher.

    Keep your eyes out for Shakur.
     
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  2. WildStyle

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    who gives a fvck is his mother knew Tupuke
     
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  3. at1

    at1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    kid spaces well, nice counter right hook he has and he loves to exchange i enjoy him not shelling from south paw he places punches well... His right hook is quick like errol spence but lacks the power he moves well very well to be honest he remind me of couple of guys roy,floyd,spence roy was the the king of hooking guys who came in its nice to see that from a south paw
     
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  4. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Yup, he has good fighting instincts, decent ring IQ and apparently he is great with making adjustments to his opponent. I hope this kid keeps his head as he can be great in the pros.
    I imagine by 2016 if he goes for the senior Olympics for example and then turns pro, he'll be at least a bantamweight and keep rising.
     
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  5. DirtyDan

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    Spence is clearly the best prospect in the U.S right now.
     
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  6. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Shakur is still young and in the amateurs. I don't rate Spence as highly as others do anyway tbh.
     
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  7. Gannicus

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  8. dealt_with

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    Melikuziev looks beastly, currently doing the business at the world championships. His next fight is against O'Reilly from Ireland who is having a great tournament himself.
    Melikuziev is a wrecking ball, he just moves in and slings that big left over and over. The Russian fighter he just beat didn't want to open up because of the power.
     
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  9. Serge

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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Joe Ward vs Oleksandr Kyyzhniak was quite entertaining. Ward's stamina seems a bit suspect to me in a few fights I've seen of his. Hopefully that's something that isn't going to be an issue for him when he eventually decides to join the pro ranks.

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  11. Mendoza

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    So our biggest prospect is a Flyweight? Sorry, Antonio Vargas won the pan am games at flyweight. The only American to win gold.
     
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  12. Serge

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    Joe Ward has just booked himself a silver medal by beating Rasulov, about to watch the other semi-final between La Cruz and the Russian now to see who he'll be facing in the final.
     
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  13. Serge

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    If anyone is interested in watching a legal live stream just type 'Dailymotion AIBA boxing' into google
     
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  14. Serge

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    The final is a rematch between La Cruz and Ward.
     
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  15. Boxingfan1234

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    Anybody impressed with Vitaly Dunaytsev of Russia? Just me?

    Yeleussinov looks great. I like what I see from Bektemir Melikuziev.

    What happened to Zhussupov? He looked like a great talent, it would be a shame if he doesn't get a shot.
     
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