Strain from William Zepeda will drive Shakur to battle, says Farmer

Tevin Farmer says Shakur Stevenson should really “battle” William Zepeda to win as a result of he throws too many punches for him to keep away from all of them.

WBC light-weight champion Shakur will face No. 1-ranked Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) in 2025, supplied he wins his title protection in opposition to Floyd Schofield on Feb. 22 in Riyadh. Shakur is assured he’ll defeat Zepeda, however Farmer has doubts.

Zepeda quantity punching

He clearly is aware of that the hanging and operating model Stevenson makes use of will not maintain Zepeda away from him as a result of he cuts the ring effectively and he is keen to shoot to land his personal. Shakur has no energy and he will not be capable to escape Zepeda with out operating.

This would possibly not work. He’ll look dangerous in entrance of Turki Alalshikh if ​​he tries this tactic in opposition to Zepeda in Riyadh.

With Zepeda’s excessive quantity of over 100 punches per spherical, Farmer says Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) ought to battle him like he did of their conflict final month on November 16. Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) tried to defend in opposition to Zepeda’s quite a few photographs, however it was to no avail.

Former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Farmer was pressured to battle him, and he could not sustain, particularly within the championship rounds.

Zepeda wore down Farmer together with his punches and quantity to win a 10-round cut up resolution. The scores have been 95-95, 95-94 for Zepeda and 95-94 for Farmer. I watched the battle and Zepeda received 8-2. It appeared that the judges who labored the battle didn’t take note of the quite a few physique photographs Zepeda was touchdown in every spherical. They have been simply watching the headshots, which Farmer was specializing in.

If this was a 12-round battle, he would have knocked out Farmer as a result of the 34-year-old was exhausted within the ninth spherical and would not have made it to the complete twelve rounds with out getting stopped.

“Golden Boy is able to make it occur. The one approach the rematch will not occur is that if Zepeda’s crew says no,” Tevin Farmer informed Cigar Discussion Channel on the rematch he desires in opposition to William Zepeda after his loss to him on November 16.

“Golden Boy desires to do the rematch. I am not saying that nobody informed me something. I say Golden Boy desires revenge. I am fairly certain Turki desires to make it occur. It was fairly a battle.

“It’s important to make Zepeda respect you, as a result of in case you do not, he’ll maintain shifting ahead,” Farmer stated when requested how Shakur Stevenson would fare in opposition to William Zepeda.

Farmer’s hopes of a rematch with Zepeda are simply wishful pondering as Golden Boy just isn’t going to push for this battle. They know the battle for cash, the one Zepeda wants and desires, is in opposition to Shakur. The farmer has nothing to supply Zepeda. He isn’t champion and has misplaced his final two fights.

Farmer wants to maneuver right down to tremendous featherweight as a result of he does not have the facility to beat the lightweights. If he stays within the 135-pound class, he’ll proceed to lose and be pressured out of the sport.

Shakur warned in opposition to Zepeda

“Zepeda is a stress fighter, and he didn’t throw as many punches; it’s straightforward to single out somebody like that,” Farmer stated. “It’s straightforward to tell apart somebody who is available in and doesn’t throw plenty of punches. When somebody comes ahead and throws that many punches, what number of punches are you able to make somebody miss, even with my protection?

“I’m the most effective defensive fighters. I can stand there and never be touched if I would like. I do know I can not do this, as a result of what number of hits can I escape? Yeah, Shakur goes to need to battle [Zepeda]. Shakur, for me, is likely one of the finest on the earth, however he’s going to need to battle,” Farmer stated.

Zepeda pressured Farmer to battle him as a result of he was chopping the ring and trapping him in opposition to the ropes. Both Farmer needed to battle or he would have been knocked out by Zepeda. It is going to be the identical with Shakur. He does not have Farmer’s energy, tenacity, or braveness. There is not any approach Stevenson may make the form of photographs Farmer did in opposition to Zepeda with out getting knocked out or operating and holding.

“I’m not saying he ought to do what I did. I’m constructed in a different way. I’ve a chin, I can ship and I can do all that. I am not saying that he [Shakur] don’t do it, however he’s going to need to battle,” Farmer stated of being higher than Stevenson as a result of he’ll stand within the pocket and be keen to commerce.

“I believe I ought to have gotten the win. With the knockdown, it was the icing on the cake for me to get by it. Everybody has their opinion, however I don’t care,” Farmer stated of his perception that he did sufficient to deserve a win in opposition to Zepeda.