Earlier this month, the unbeaten Shakur Stevenson claimed the WBC lightweight title by outpointing Edwin De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic.
The win made Shakur Stevenson a three-division champion and took his overall record to an impressive 21-0. Unfortunately, his performance also drew some criticism from fans and fellow fighters alike
This was largely because the fight was uneventful, with Stevenson and De Los Santos, according to CompuBox, combining to land just 33 power punches throughout the bout.
Shakur Stevenson was quick to admit that his performance in the fight was bad, and later blamed the fact that he felt unwell for his under-par showing. This was, unfortunately, a reasoning many fans scoffed at.
However, one fellow fighter who has shown some support for ‘Sugar’ is current pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford.
‘Bud’ notably replied to a recent Instagram post from Stevenson discussing the fight with nothing but kind words, suggesting that his poor performance was nothing but “part of the game”.
Interestingly, while the post also saw a number of observers criticizing Stevenson, Crawford’s reply has received close to 1,100 likes on the social media platform.
The original post, meanwhile, has nearly 70,000 likes – suggesting Stevenson’s skills are more appreciated than some would like to believe.
