Shakur Stevenson Picks Leonard, But Ray Robinson Set The Harder Standard

Shakur Stevenson prefers Sugar Ray Leonard to Sugar Ray Robinson. It is easy to see why. Leonard’s speed, movement, and command of distance resemble the qualities Shakur prizes in his own boxing. But Leonard’s finest wins also required him to fight through danger, and Robinson did that across a schedule neither man came close to matching.

“I like SRL better then I like SRR, This might make my people mad but SRL was one hellavu fighter to me his level was extremely high!!” said Shakur on X.

Stevenson posted that on X on September 22. He had previously called Robinson “buns,” then conceded Robinson was a great fighter and said he had been