Robert Garcia on Shakur Stevenson vs Pacquiao

    por Yamanaka: Shakur Stevenson

    Robert Garcia puts Shakur Stevenson right up there with the top pound-for-pound fighters on the planet. His stance is clear: Stevenson needs to face the biggest challenges coming from his own generation instead of chasing legacy bouts. He knows a Manny Pacquiao fight brings serious money into the picture, but as a fan, he prefers seeing Shakur prove his greatness against prime opponents first. The message is direct in the video overlay: SHAKUR DOESN'T NEED PACQUIAO. Do you agree with Robert's take on who should be testing Stevenson?

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    Shakur is so good, so talented, pound for pound, one of the best fighters in the world at this moment right now. Top three, top four, you know, depending on who you ask. I think he needs to show that to the world also, not by facing Manny Pacquiao, who is close to 50, already 48, if I'm not mistaken. Yep, he'll be 48. I could be wrong, but I think he's already a grandpa. I might be wrong, but I think I heard something, that he's already a grandpa. So it's just, Shakur is so talented. You know, there's bigger challenges for him in his division. As a champion, he's a world champion, or if he decides to move up or move down, there's big challenges for him that we as fans, as boxing people would rather see when it comes to Shakur. If it was Pacquiao against Floyd again, then I'm okay with it because they're both up there in age. They're both close to 50. I'd rather see that. Not somebody young in his prime who is chasing that big payday, which can't blame him either because I'm pretty sure there's a lot of money for him. But, man, it's just a little – I'm a little disappointed. I wouldn't want to see that fight. Thank you.