William Zepeda made it clear last Saturday that he has opened the door for his next fight, which may not be against the WBC lightweight champion, Shakur Stevenson. After his victory over Tevin Farmer, Zepeda revealed that he was “being talked about” by the champion, meaning Gervonta Davis.
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Zepeda Wants Big Tuna
That’s a big tuna Tank and that’s what everyone fighting 135 is willing to fight. He is the king of the division and the face of boxing in North America.
“I’m ready for whatever comes. Many champions want to fight me. It’s pretty clear that Shakur’s fight is likely to be next. I’m ready for whoever’s next,” said William Zepeda talking about him keeping his next fight open.
While Zepeda break the Shakur code with his Farmer win, he doesn’t really deserve to fight the New Jersey native because he’s not popular enough. In addition, he will run 12 rounds, trying not to be overwhelmed by the punches. He used a blitzkrieg method to dominate the Farmer by volume.
Zepeda’s comments about “many” champions wanting to fight him indicate that he doesn’t need Shakur, who brings nothing to the table other than his WBC belt, which he won in a tough match against Edwin De Los Santos last November. Shakur’s career hasn’t been the same since that fight, as he’s been ridiculed.
While there has been talk of Shakur’s new promoter, Zepeda’s Eddie Hearn (32-0, 27 KOs), as his next opponent on February 22, the former’s surprise win over top-ranked Tevin Farmer has given him more options for one fight. the most famous champions.
Financially, Tank The Better Option
WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis would be a better option financially for Zepeda, and the Baltimore native could look his way after his title defense against Lamont Roach on December 14.
Tank will need a good opponent to bring in the PPV buys, and Zepeda is the guy who can do that. Since he’s from Mexico, a fight between him and Tank Davis would make for great pay-per-view numbers. The money Zepeda can make fighting Tank will likely be more than he will make against Shakur, who has no fans outside of his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.
It’s a fight that would be more exciting for fans than Shakur being an option. He’s a runner, and he’s not willing to let Zepeda run his high-volume offense to throw more. 1000+ punches as he did to Tevin Farmer last Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Farmer With Sour Grapes
“He was beautiful. I could see that the guys he was fighting before me, like all the C minus and D minus, I saw why he couldn’t stop those guys. He definitely has the ability to stop these guys,” said Tevin Farmer in Boxing King Media, talking about William Zepeda.
“Young men coming up who are not mentally strong, young men without experience, I saw how he stopped all these young men. I want to see how he does when he keeps going up because when your enemies are strong, it’s hard to stop people,” said Farmer about Zepeda.
Farmer didn’t say who he sees as “strong fighters” because there aren’t many in the lightweight division who can withstand Zepeda’s punches. I saw Zepeda beat these top fighters: Raymond Muratalla, Keyshawn Savis, Abdullah Mason, Denys Berinchyk, Edwin De Los Santos, and Floyd Schofield.
“So, I saw how he stops a lot of dudes. I want to see how he does against some of the top guys, whether he continues to stop them or not. I can’t say a repeat for me because I know that doesn’t happen. Golden Boy is not crazy. A lot of people thought I won. I won’t I will sit here and cry about it.”
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