“Benavidez is all the pieces he say he’s, much respect to him and his craft. I might like to see Bivol get back healthy 100% and make that fight.”
One fan quickly brought up an older post from Shakur, pulling it back into the conversation:
“I said I’ll just on my time and never on no person else time! Tell David I’ll go up when he go as much as his 4th weight class to fight Usyk?”
The “on my time” comment feels weak to fans since it appears like a double standard. Shakur wants the credit of being a “big dog” who fights anyone, however the contract demands suggest he only wants those fights if the opposite guy is physically compromised.
Benavidez just proved you may move up and dominate with no security blanket within the contract. By asking for catchweights and rehydration limits against Ryan, Haney, and Benn, Shakur is making it easy for people to say he’s more thinking about protecting his “0” than in testing his greatness.
‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez is out here jumping divisions and chasing whoever holds belts. He doesn’t wait around for perfect timing. That’s why people call him a warrior.
Shakur isn’t built that way. He fights with precision and picks his moments rigorously. Even here, he gave Benavidez respect after which pointed toward Dmitry Bivol as a fight he’d reasonably see next.
Stevenson is a four-division champion, which is an incredible feat on paper. Nevertheless, the perception is that those titles were won through meticulous planning and favorable terms. When he tells fans “on my time,” it sounds to many like he’s saying “on my terms,” which incorporates rehydration clauses or catchweights that mitigate the chance.