Shakur Stevenson vs Manny Pacquiao money or legacy
by ⋆ Wagner Caio: Shakur Stevenson
Shakur Stevenson has a real fork in the road here. A Manny Pacquiao fight would be massive for him, that part is not up for debate. But is it the right move while he's still in his prime? The speaker points out Shakur isn't trying to change up his style the way other fighters have. He wants to maximize earnings in a shorter window. So the question becomes: take the Pacquiao payday, or build a legacy against the best of his generation? There are plenty of tough, prime opponents available for him. What would you rather see, the money fight or the legacy fights? kinda wild
Transcript (en)
So you could transition and box in a different way. No question. We've seen many fighters do it. But Chakor doesn't want to be that guy. He wants to be a guy who's going to maximize, which means he's got a shorter window to make the big money. So do you look at it like, oh, well, he's trying to make the big money by fighting a guy like Pacquiao, or do you look at it like you're missing your prime when you could be fighting other really difficult fights, really prime guys, because there's plenty of guys for him to fight.
