William Zepeda made it clear last Saturday that he is keeping his options open for his next fight, which may not be against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson. After the win against Twain Farmer, Zapida pointed out that he was being “mentioned” by the champions, namely Gervonta Davis.
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Zepeda wants big tuna.
This is the big tuna tank and the one that every 135 fighter is eager to fight. He is the king of the division and the face of boxing in North America.
“I’m ready for whatever’s coming. A lot of champions want to fight me. It’s pretty clear that the Shakur fight might be next. I’m just ready for whatever’s next,” Williams said. Zepeda said about keeping his options open for his next fight.
While Zepeda Shakur cracked the code. With his win over Farmer, it doesn’t make much sense for him to fight the New Jersey native because he isn’t popular enough. Moreover, they will run for 12 rounds, trying not to be overwhelmed by punches. He used one. Blitzkrieg approach Dominating the farmer with volume.
Zepeda’s comment about “many” champions wanting to fight him indicates that he doesn’t need Shakur, who brings nothing to the table other than his WBC belt, which he Last November, he won in a terrific performance against Edwin De Los Santos. After this fight, Shakur’s career was not the same, as it was ridiculed.
While being talked up by Shakur’s new promoter, Eddie Hearn of Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs), as the next opponent on February 22nd, the #1 ranked contender’s impressive victory over Tune Farmer Gives him more options to fight one. Among the more popular 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 in that direction after his title defense against Lamont Roach on Dec. 14.
Tank will need a good opponent that will bring PPV buys, and Zepeda is the guy who can do that. Being Mexican, a fight between him and Tank Davis would have the best pay per view numbers. The amount of money a Zepeda fighting tank could make would be far greater than fighting Shakur, who has no fans outside of his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.
This is a fight that will be more entertaining for fans than Shakur’s option. He’s a runner, and he won’t allow Zepeda to overwhelm his high-volume offense 1000+ punches As he did last Saturday night against Tune Farmer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Farmer with sour grapes
“He was good. I could see the guys he was fighting before me, like all the C-minus and D-minus, I could see why he could stop those guys. definitely has the output,” Tevin Farmer told Boxing King Media about William Zepeda.
“The guys that are just coming up that aren’t mentally strong, the guys that don’t have the experience, I could see how he could hold off all of those guys. I want to see him as he moves on. How does he do it because the tougher your opponents are, the harder it is to stop people,” Kisan said of Zapida.
Farmer doesn’t mention who he sees as “tough opponents” because there aren’t many in the lightweight division who can match Zepeda’s punches. I could see Zepeda beating these top fighters: Raymond Muratla, Keshawn Seuss, Abdullah Mason, Dennis Berenchuk, Edwin De Los Santos, and Floyd Schofield.
“So, I could see how he keeps a lot of dudes coming. I want to see what he does against the other Elites, whether he keeps stopping them. I wouldn’t call for a rematch for myself. ‘Cause I know it’s not happening. Golden Boy. Most people thought I won. I’m not going to sit here and cry about it.”
