It’s been a troublesome couple of days for Shakur Stevenson. Though he bested Edwin De Los Santos for the WBC light-weight title final Thursday, the struggle was so boring – and Stevenson’s efficiency so listless – that it irked a big share of struggle followers. Depend the favored Ryan Garcia amongst that group. Talking to Battle Hub, Garcia made it clear he was unimpressed with Stevenson’s efficiency towards De Los Santos. He additionally made it clear that he isn’t isn’t too impressed with Stevenson, interval.
“He does discuss like actually smug shit,” stated Garcia. “He’s a bit of bit like that in particular person. Ever for the reason that novice’s he’s strolling round like his shit don’t stink and it pisses me off.” Garcia then described an incident in Las Vegas the place Stevenson struck Garcia as being very impolite. Afterward, in fact, Garcia spoke of Stevenson’s most up-to-date ring efficiency. “Actually,” Garcia stated in reference to final Thursday’s struggle, “he (Stevenson) didn’t struggle good in any respect. He was scared.”
Stevenson took to social media on Monday to reply. “I wasn’t being smug,” he tweeted. “I don’t fw you clown ass n—-s what I’m coming over to u I been sitting there earlier than u if u needed to holla me u might of got here and stated Waddup.. My unhealthy nights I win on yo unhealthy nights u lay down from a physique shot and stand up after the ten counts [sic].”
This being the game of boxing, the place social media fights are sometimes extra frequent than excessive stage matches, Garcia took to Twitter himself. “We broke information and made life altering cash,” he stated in reference to his superfight earlier this yr towards Gervonta Davis. “You broke a report of the least punches ever landed in a twelve spherical struggle and made not even 10% of what we made. Quiet your mouth child.”
Whereas Garcia could be the extra standard of the 2 fighters, Stevenson identified that he’s the one with the stronger resume. “Received my third world tittle in a special weight class my man,” he stated. “Let’s communicate details u have by no means received an actual World tittle through out yo entire profession congrats on the cash u made however u can’t tie my footwear after we speaking boxing – And that cash don’t final eternally do sum good wit it cuz [sic].”
Garcia will return to the ring on December 12, when he takes on Oscar Duarte Jurado in Houston in a bout that will probably be aired stay on the DAZN streaming service.
