Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero minimized WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson’s win over William Zepeda as overhyped by followers as a consequence of Zepeda’s lack of energy.
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Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) has been praised for his bravery by combating Zepeda (33-1, 27 KOs) within the pocket quite than operating as many had anticipated him to do. Rolly identified the apparent. Zepeda can’t punch.
Stevenson’s Consolation Towards Zepeda
So, Stevenson felt comfy being stationary towards him. Romero mentioned it will have been a distinct story if Shakur had fought a man with large energy. He would have needed to transfer all evening like he did towards Edwin De Los Santos and Jeremia Nakathilia.
“It was an incredible efficiency, however the dude has no energy,” mentioned Rolly Romero to Boxing Information, diminishing Shakur Stevenson’s win over the non-puncher William Zepeda final Saturday evening in Queens.
Shakur’s win over Zepeda wasn’t that spectacular of a efficiency as a result of he acquired hit loads to the physique. The Mexican brawler couldn’t miss when throwing physique photographs. Nonetheless, Zepeda’s accuracy when throwing headshots was poor as a consequence of Stevenson craning his head again to keep away from his missiles.
What stored the battle from being shut on the scorecards is that the judges didn’t give Zepeda credit score for hitting Shakur to the physique. These punches had been ignored in favor of Stevenson’s potshots.
“William has one of many highest punch outputs in boxing. Anybody who has to throw 100 punches a spherical to cease you has no energy. My niece can punch me 100 instances within the face, and I’d be sleeping. Actual punchers solely want one or two punches, and also you’re out chilly. So, he simply didn’t battle a puncher,” mentioned Rolly about Shakur.
Zepeda nonetheless had sufficient pop in his punches to harm Shakur as a result of he had him surprised within the third spherical. He simply didn’t have the ring IQ to get shut sufficient to Stevenson that will have enabled him to land the headshots.
