Oscar De La Hoya has named a present world champion, recognized for his silky abilities and memorable judgement of distance, because the ‘best fighter’ he’s ever seen.
Of all of the pound-for-pound stars parading this sport in the present day, Oleksandr Usyk and Naoya Inoue have undoubtedly cemented themselves as two of the easiest.
However Usyk, particularly, is now extensively considered the world’s main boxer, particularly after the current announcement of Terence Crawford’s retirement.
Having develop into a three-time undisputed champion throughout two weight divisions, the Ukrainian has left himself with little or no to show, however is seemingly nonetheless keen to boost his glittering legacy.
With two victories over Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, respectively, Usyk has additionally proven that an bold transfer to heavyweight was by no means past his capabilities.
As for Inoue, the two-division undisputed king is, like Usyk, a masterful technician, but in addition possesses sufficient energy to knock out any fighter within the decrease weight courses.
And but, whereas these two are rightfully thought of the flagship rivals of the game, De La Hoya appears to consider that Shakur Stevenson, the WBC light-weight champion, is in the end the easiest.
The three-weight world champion has hardly even misplaced a spherical as a professional, triumphing over the likes of Oscar Valdez, Jamel Herring and William Zepeda in largely one-sided fights.
And now, with him gearing as much as face WBO world super-lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez on January 31, Stevenson has been introduced with a chance to say his most notable win.
Nevertheless it was over a yr in the past, the truth is, that De La Hoya, whereas talking with Membership Shay Shay, praised the American for his ‘lovely model’ and ‘nice method’.
“[Stevenson is] the best fighter I’ve ever seen. Lovely model, nice method, has the punching energy, has the chin… however he wants the boldness to combat.
“he has to consider in himself to placed on a great present and promote [tickets]. That’s the issue he’s having – he’s not promoting seats.”
