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00:00Good evening, sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization and recognized by The Ring Magazine,
00:0812 rounds of boxing for the Super Lightweight Championship of the World.
00:18Governed by the rules and regulations of the New York State Athletic Commission,
00:23the three judges assigned to ringside, Max DeLuca, Eric Marlinsky, and Steve Weisfeld,
00:32and inside the ring, in charge of the action at the bell, World Championship Veteran Referee Harvey Dodd.
00:41And now, the officials are in place, and they are ready.
00:47The fighters are in the ring, and they are ready.
00:53New York Boxing fans, are you ready?
01:02For the thousands in attendance at the sold-out garden, and the millions watching around the world,
01:10ladies and gentlemen, let's get ready to rumble!
01:23Fighting out of the red corner, the challenger, standing with his head trainer, Wally Moses,
01:34wearing black, trimmed with orange, official weight, 138.6 pounds, an Olympic silver medalist,
01:46now with a perfect record as a professional, 24 fights, 24 victories, 11 wins by knockout.
01:56He's a three-time, three-division world champion, from Newark, New Jersey,
02:04the former featherweight world champion, former super featherweight world champion,
02:13and current lightweight champion of the world,
02:17the undefeated,
02:19the undefeated,
02:20Chico Stevenson!
02:32And across the ring, his opponent, fighting out of the blue corner, with his head trainer,
02:39Teodimo Lopez Sr., he's wearing blue with gold, and officially weighed in at 139.6 pounds.
02:51This 2016 Olympian now has an outstanding professional record, consisting of 22 victories, 13 wins by knockout,
03:02only one split decision, lost, undefeated for over five years,
03:10he's a two-time, two-division world champion, from Brooklyn, New York,
03:16the former lightweight world champion, the reigning, defending, Ring Magazine WBO,
03:25super lightweight champion of the world, the takeover, Teofimo Lopez!
03:49Hang on, you've got to clear the ring.
03:55Hang on!
04:07Hang on!
04:09Okay, Bob, to receive my instructions earlier,
04:11as a reminder,
04:13may my commands at all times protect yourself at all times.
04:15Touch him up. Good luck!
04:17Let's go, bro!
04:19Shakur Stevenson,
04:22the challenger chasing history looking to become the fastest four division
04:28champion of all time. Tiafema Lopez the champ who is the underdog but vows to
04:35show the world he's not just better than Stevenson but he's the best fighter in
04:39the world. Two 28 year olds in their pride at Madison Square Garden for the super
04:44lightweight championship of the world! Here we go!
04:52And the big question of this fight, the story of this fight, is how does Tiafema Lopez
04:57break the defense of Shakur Stevenson? When he struggled in fights, it's been
05:02against defensive specialists. Someone like Sandra Martine who gave him fits.
05:06Jermaine Ortiz gave him fits. Shakur Stevenson is an enhanced version of those
05:11fighters. He has got to find a way to break this defense.
05:16I like the way that Shakur met him in the middle of the ring but already Tiafema
05:20trying to back up Shakur. Shakur's brilliant on the back foot, excellent counter puncher.
05:25Tiafema can't over commit too early but he will get counters.
05:30And that's what happened against Sandor Martin, that lead check hook. Martin caught
05:35him with that as Lopez coming in. When he comes in, Sergio, he comes in with that left hand down.
05:40Tiafema shines with offensive fighters. It's a defensive fighter, like you said Chris, that he kind of had to figure out while he's dealing with the defensive fighter in Shakur tonight.
05:50Well, the question was, which way would the crowd go? Seems like it's a bit of a pro Stevenson crowd.
05:57It's from Newark, New Jersey. Lopez from Brooklyn.
06:00Both these guys have worked extensively on the body work in these camps. Stevenson likes to throw that jab.
06:11Straight left down to the body. Tiafema Lopez trying to come around the guard to land those liver shots.
06:16Shakur looks perfectly fit for a 140-pound weight class, doesn't he?
06:21He fits a nice thing. I was about to say that. They're both evenly matched. Not only in their age, but their physique.
06:28They both look like they're 140 pounders.
06:30Yeah, Shakur said he would stay up at 140 if he needed to.
06:33The first two punches are not going to land by Tiafema, and he's got a taste of that right now.
06:41He's going to have to set up the third and fourth punch to land anything on Shakur.
06:45What you don't want to do with Tiafema is fall off balance, missing a punch.
06:52It's just going to be food for Shakur Stevenson.
06:55Would you try and let Shakur come to you, or would you go after Shakur?
06:58A little bit of both. A little bit of both. You're going to have to back him up, of course,
07:02to try to get respect, but you're also allowed to get a...
07:05Oh, left hand from Shakur.
07:07Ned Shakur come to you as well, and right now Shakur's doing just fine coming forward,
07:11going around the crowd with that left hand.
07:13Shakur flashing that speed, like a quick hands.
07:19And left hand is getting in on Tiafema.
07:23He's blocked right there, but I love the fact that he's unleashing that left hand with power so early in Shakur.
07:28Lopez promised to test Shakur's chin.
07:32He said, no one's been able to do it.
07:34I will.
07:36Get ready, boys. Get ready.
07:38We're both ready.
07:40We're both ready.
07:42We're both ready.
07:44We're both ready.
07:46We're both ready.
07:48We're both ready.
07:50We're both ready.
08:03Well, Shakur said he didn't expect this fight to be close.
08:05He said it's a big mismatch.
08:07Tio has too many holes in his game, and I'm going to expose them.
08:13Tiafema can't close that range, and he's going to have a long night tonight.
08:18He landed a nice right hand there, but he's been missing with a jab.
08:22So he's going to have to double and triple the jab to break that range,
08:25but he's going to get countered with that right hand of Shakur.
08:28So sharp with that jab, and looking for that check right hook in Shakur Stevenson.
08:33Shakur with an 11-4 edge and punches landed in the first 10 of which were jabs.
08:43He can win a lot of fights behind the jab.
08:46I'll tell you what, man.
08:47He's getting aggressive with that jab as well.
08:50I think that fight with Willem DePete brought out a new meanness in Shakur.
08:55A front-foot, aggressive, offensive-minded meanness.
08:59Now, we've seen Shakur in the past be a front-foot fighter.
09:03When he beat Jamel Herring to win the championship at 130 pounds,
09:06he was walking Jamel Herring down at the latter stages of that fight.
09:10He's not afraid to come forward.
09:12He's got a left hand from Shakur, matched by a right hand from Tio.
09:17Is it going to be this kind of fight, Sergio, a tit-for-tat kind of contest?
09:21If it's that kind of contest, and Shakur is going to be at the better end of it,
09:25Teofimo needs to actually push Shakur back.
09:29Shakur's pushing a teal back right now with the front-foot of the speed.
09:33What's hard to hit Shakur with one punch must much less a combination.
09:37And you don't want to fence jab-for-jab with Shakur.
09:39He has a better jab in between these two guys.
09:43Now, Shakur will fight all day countering these lunging attacks from Teofimo Lopez.
09:49If it's 12 rounds of this, it's going to be clean for Shakur.
09:53And Chris, there have been questions about the health of Shakur's hands.
09:57They're a bit brittle, but he told us differently in the fighter meetings this week.
10:01I asked him coming out of the Zepeda fight, which was the hardest fight of his career,
10:05how his hands held up.
10:06But he said he was surprised at how healthy they were coming out of it.
10:09So no issue with the hands after that fight.
10:12He says no issue with the hands during this months-long training camp.
10:14Yeah, and that fight, Stevenson absorbed a career-high 272 total punches.
10:20That's obviously a push-slash-slope.
10:27At this range, Shakur is almost impossible to beat.
10:30Teofimo needs to find a way in it, whether with jab, upper-body movement, roughing him up, something.
10:39At this range, Shakur all the way.
10:44Shakur looks locked in, doesn't he?
10:48Locked and loaded is Shakur Stevenson.
10:50You can see that-the left hand is ready to get unleashed.
11:00She's going to see the f***** look, okay? I promise.
11:03Look where that f***** look.
11:05Come on.
11:06She's ready.
11:07Get the wrong deal, that's right.
11:09Get the wrong deal.
11:11You're better than that!
11:12Get out of the f***** mark!
11:13Moses, the grandfather and trainer of Shakur Stevenson, brings up the strength of Lopez.
11:28Shakur looks at him and says, I'm stronger than him.
11:30He says, I'm stronger than him.
11:33Well, so far, Shakur's been better than him.
11:3518 to 7 edge and landed punches, including jabs.
11:3915 jabs landed for Shakur, just five for Tio.
11:42He'll have a hand back from Shakur's needs.
11:44He'll feel we're going to have to do something this round.
11:46I mean, I know it's only two rounds in, but the respect that he,
11:51the lack of respect that Shakur is showing him
11:53and just outboxing him from that outside,
11:55he needs to close that range and that distance Lopez does.
11:58We'll look at Chris Mannix's scorecard.
12:00I have a feeling we know what it's going to say.
12:02Yeah, two rounds to none in favor of Shakur Stevenson.
12:04That jab is just an effective weapon.
12:07It's sharp, and then moments ago we saw Shakur followed up
12:10with a straight left hand.
12:11The more chances Teofimo takes, the more opportunities it's going to be
12:15for Shakur Stevenson to land that left 20 to 18 through two rounds.
12:19Do we have to see a new wrinkle in Teofimo Lopez's game here tonight
12:23if he wants to be competitive, Sergio?
12:25I think we're going to have to see greatness from Teofimo
12:28to do anything.
12:29It's hard to land a glove on Shakur.
12:30And look at that long, sharp, accurate jab by Shakur.
12:34He doesn't waste punches.
12:35He doesn't fall off balance, and that's what makes him dangerous.
12:40The reflexes are just too sharp.
12:42And normally it's Teofimo with the reflexes
12:44and the front foot counterpunching.
12:46Right now Shakur on the front foot backing up Teofimo.
12:49Give him respect.
12:53Teofimo going for a body shot.
12:55Shakur kind of looked him off.
12:59Shakur's going to be hard to beat tonight.
13:02Teofimo wanted to give this crowd fireworks.
13:04He said, look, we've got a sold-out guard.
13:06Let's light this place up.
13:07Well, the quieter it is, the better it is for Shakur Stevenson.
13:10I'll tell you that.
13:11Shakur looking eagerly confident in there.
13:27Really hasn't broken a sweat yet.
13:29A little body shot there.
13:31It's not getting about Teofimo Lopez.
13:32That's the thing about Shakur Stevenson.
13:34He dictates the tempo of the fight, or the boxing.
13:39He didn't let you do anything.
13:41He's in control all the time, in and out style.
13:53Lopez trying to land something.
13:57Shakur kind of rough it up Teofimo a little bit,
14:00rather than the other way around.
14:02I'm surprised that Shakur's being so front foot heavy.
14:05You know, he's tip-to-tack.
14:07He's fencing with that jab.
14:09He's not backing up and moving like it normally is.
14:12A lot more flat-footed.
14:13That's what I'm talking about.
14:14The confidence he got from that the beta fight.
14:19That's the most offensive I've seen Shakur.
14:21And in this fight, I love the confidence.
14:24I love the body language.
14:25The front foot pressure that he's applying on Teofimo.
14:30So many big-name celebrities and fighters in the house.
14:52There's B. I'm calling it Big Town.
14:54Shinesha Green.
14:58And Ryan Norman Jr., you can see him.
15:03And hey, maybe the greatest to ever do it.
15:06Katie Tanner is here.
15:09And we got Moose Ellis.
15:12And Chris Mason, he's got his fingers crossed that that
15:15for Ortiz fight, it's made in the next few days.
15:18Very pessimistic, but I'm feeling optimistic
15:21that we are going to get Boots Virgil in a few months.
15:26Well, we have gotten Lopez Stevenson.
15:29A lot of people thought we might not ever see this fight.
15:32And right now, it's pretty much the Stevenson show.
15:34I mean, if this fight is being fought at the pace,
15:40Shakur Stevenson wants it.
15:41At the range, Shakur wants it.
15:44The output all favors Shakur Stevenson.
15:49Lopez trying to push on the front foot now.
15:52There's a right hand.
15:53Didn't quite connect.
15:54It is so hard to break that range.
16:03Well, look, Zepeda had some success
16:05based solely on the volume and the front foot pressure.
16:08Would you like to see Lopez maybe take a page
16:10out of the Mexican foot?
16:12He's been trying to do that.
16:14He just can't get past that front foot of Shakur.
16:16He can't get past that right jab of Shakur.
16:19And any time he does break the distance,
16:21Shakur steps back and counters.
16:22Zepeda had some success, but Zepeda paid a price
16:26in that fight.
16:27Shakur landed 50% of his punches
16:28against William Zepeda.
16:30And even though it was the most punishment
16:32Shakur has taken, he won a wide decision
16:34on the judges' scorecards.
16:36Good left hand.
16:37The glove nearly touched the canvas
16:38for a knockdown.
16:41And that caught Shakur.
16:42Right on the belt line.
16:43Harvey Dodd comes in and says,
16:44bring that up a little bit,
16:45but a good little body shot from Shakur.
16:48And Sergio, you'll notice,
16:50constantly Shakur is stepping on the front foot.
16:52of Teofimo Lopez.
16:54Well, you get that with a softball
16:56and you're all the dogs fighting,
16:57but I think Shakur's doing it
16:59a little bit more purposely now.
17:01Just to get him to stand still,
17:02shoot that left hand straight down the pipe.
17:04I'll tell you what, guys,
17:05Shakur said it was going to be an easy night,
17:07and so far, he's in control
17:09of Teofimo Lopez.
17:11Lopez just looks bewildered so far.
17:14He looks bewildered and outclassed,
17:15and I hate to say that,
17:17because Teofimo Lopez is a champion,
17:19but right now,
17:21he has no remedy
17:22for the speed
17:23and the timing
17:24and the accuracy
17:25of Shakur Stevenson.
17:27Shakur said, quote,
17:28I'll be a million times better
17:30than I was
17:31against Zepeda.
17:32And so far,
17:33he looks a lot better
17:35than he did,
17:35for sure.
17:36And he looked pretty damn good
17:37in that night.
17:46Shakur,
17:47doing everything
17:48with that left hook,
17:49just missed.
17:52Shakur's having fun in here, man.
17:53You can just see it,
17:54the confidence oozing from him.
17:59If you're a Lopez fan,
18:00you're hoping
18:01if he can catch him
18:01with one shot,
18:03get his respect,
18:04maybe turn this,
18:05the tide of his fight
18:06a little bit.
18:07But when I talk to people
18:07within Lopez's camp,
18:08the one thing they kept saying
18:09is, if we can hurt him,
18:11if we can hurt him.
18:12They thought they could
18:12change the tide
18:13if they could hurt him.
18:14But in boxing,
18:15you know what?
18:15One is allowing hope
18:16and if.
18:33Oh, sorry.
18:34Look at that.
18:35Body shot.
18:35Body shot.
18:36That could have been called
18:37the mouth of the glove touch
18:38because that body shot
18:39didn't land
18:40even though
18:40it was on the belt line.
18:41Fly a little push
18:42there.
18:42Good call,
18:43by the way.
18:51Got your head
18:52and that breath up.
18:53You got to hit him, yo.
19:14that's easier said
19:15than done.
19:16You know,
19:17those two have
19:17a great relationship
19:19and Teofimo Sr.,
19:20whatever you think of him,
19:22light out plans
19:23to beat Lomachenko
19:24and to beat Josh Taylor.
19:26That being said,
19:27you hear the discussion
19:28in Shakur's corner
19:30with his grandfather,
19:31Wally Moses,
19:32very specific,
19:33telling him where to go,
19:34what to do,
19:34how to counter.
19:36More of just an energy boost
19:38in the corner
19:38of Teofimo Lopez.
19:39And that's the difference.
19:41You got to tell your fighter
19:42what punches to throw,
19:43what he's doing around him.
19:44You can't just be a cheerleader.
19:46You can't just urge him
19:47to go and hit him.
19:48You got to show him
19:49how he should hit him.
19:51How can he get through
19:52that front door
19:52to land a punch?
19:53Yeah, I'd love to hear
19:54you tell him, Sergio.
19:55What does he need to do?
19:56How does he land
19:57big punches on Shakur?
19:58Well, I would say
19:59more upper body movement
20:00and you got to take chances.
20:01More upper body movement
20:02and you got to rough him up.
20:04Do not aim at the head.
20:05Forget the head
20:06of Shakur Stevenson
20:07and just concentrate
20:08on the shoulders
20:08and the body.
20:09He's right there.
20:12Chris Mannix's scorecard
20:14through four rounds.
20:1640 to 36
20:17in favor of Shakur Stevenson.
20:18Not a very difficult
20:19fight to score
20:20at that point.
20:20Great counter left slip
20:22from Stevenson.
20:23He's starting to pick up
20:23the pace too
20:24as Lopez comes in,
20:25gets a little more reckless.
20:26Shakur Stevenson
20:27is taking advantage.
20:2940 to 36.
20:31And our fan zone scorecard
20:32the same.
20:33Four rounds to none
20:34for Shakur.
20:38Shakur's having fun
20:39in there.
20:40Shakur is shutting out
20:41the takeover right now.
20:44I mean, we're talking
20:45about the Ring Magazine
20:46champion at 140 pounds.
20:49Right now,
20:50just struggling
20:50to lay a glove
20:51on the challenger.
20:54And it's not like
20:55Shakur's
20:55overmoving
20:57or running
20:58or running
20:58like some people
20:59say he does.
20:59He's right in front
21:00of Teofimo.
21:01He's actually backing up
21:02Teofimo.
21:03He's flat-footed.
21:04Catching and countering
21:05and Teofimo's still
21:05leery of throwing punches.
21:07Of course,
21:08Stevenson is a great
21:09defensive fighter,
21:10but rarely
21:10do you see him running.
21:12He is not
21:13William School
21:14or Guillermo Rigondale.
21:15He stands in the pocket,
21:16uses reflexes,
21:18uses speed,
21:19footwork
21:19to get out of the way
21:20of these shots.
21:21And right now,
21:23on the front foot,
21:24being the aggressive,
21:25putting pressure
21:26on Teofimo.
21:31Shakur really is a master
21:33of this mid-range space.
21:41We're not telling the fighters,
21:42watch those heads.
21:44Happens a lot
21:45when you've got a
21:46South Paul Orthodox
21:47in the ring.
21:49Look at that smile
21:50by Shakur, man.
21:51He's just having fun
21:52in there.
21:54Teofimo struggling
21:54to land that body shot.
21:56Ate a couple jabs
21:57on the way in.
22:06Lopez looking
22:07for something,
22:08anything,
22:09to get some momentum going.
22:10We're almost halfway home.
22:20Shakur Stevenson,
22:21the challenger,
22:22taking on
22:23Teofimo Lopez.
22:25Shakur looking
22:25to become a
22:26four-division
22:27world champion.
22:29He'd do it faster
22:30than any fighter.
22:31The only fighter
22:32that did it
22:33at a younger age
22:34than Shakur
22:35was Oscar de la Hoya.
22:37It's pretty good company
22:37to be in.
22:38Only 18 fighters
22:40in the history
22:40of this sport
22:41have won titles
22:41and four divisions
22:43and Shakur
22:43picking them apart again.
22:45Those are power jabs
22:46now coming from
22:47Shakur Stevenson.
22:56Well, Sergio,
22:56you're never supposed
22:57to get reckless,
22:58especially against
22:58the fighter against Shakur,
22:59but when nothing's working,
23:01does Lopez need
23:02to just roll the dice
23:03and try something?
23:05Absolutely.
23:06And you've got
23:07to throw caution
23:08to the wind.
23:08You have to put yourself
23:09at risk.
23:10When you're getting
23:11shut out like this,
23:12then you have
23:13nothing else to lose.
23:13This is your hometown.
23:15This is the mecca
23:16of boxing.
23:17You have to go in there
23:17and take chances
23:18even if it means
23:19getting hit.
23:19Sergio,
23:20Teofimo's a very good
23:21offensive fighter.
23:22No, no, no, no.
23:23No, no, no.
23:23No, no, no, no.
23:24No, no, no, no.
23:25No question.
23:25Very good offensive fighter,
23:27but he telegraphs
23:27his moves
23:28just by a split second.
23:29When you're going up
23:30against the fighter
23:30with the defensive
23:31instincts of Shakur,
23:32that split second
23:33is everything.
23:36One step too slow
23:37and Shakur
23:39just reading
23:40everything
23:40that Teofimo's
23:41trying to do.
23:43With a round five
23:45total punches thrown,
23:46Lopez only 7 of 45,
23:48Stevenson 18 of 33,
23:50well over 50%.
23:52That's classic
23:52Shakur Stevenson
23:53getting those accuracy
23:54numbers way up
23:55above 40
23:56and that round
23:57into the 50s.
23:59Sergio,
24:00I know you thought
24:00Shakur was probably
24:01going to win this fight,
24:02but did you think
24:03he'd dominate like this?
24:04No.
24:05And look at this.
24:06On the front foot,
24:07still trying to check.
24:08Lopez is caught.
24:09Still trying to check him
24:10with that right hook.
24:11He's not running.
24:12He's not overboxing.
24:13He's not overmoving.
24:15Shakur is right in front
24:16of Teofimo Lopez.
24:19Out beating him
24:19to the punch,
24:20out fighting him
24:21and out boxing him.
24:22Out thinking him.
24:23Out everything.
24:24It's Shakur Stevenson.
24:25Well, it just continues,
24:44Chris.
24:44There's going to be people
24:44starting to say,
24:45wait a minute.
24:47We know how good
24:48Crawford was.
24:50Can Shakur
24:51be as good
24:52as dominant
24:53for so long
24:54as Crawford was?
24:55They're very different
24:56fighters, right?
24:57Tyrence Crawford,
24:58a more offensive-oriented
24:59fighter.
25:00Shakur Stevenson gives off
25:02a lot of those same
25:03Floyd Mayweather vibes,
25:04Sweet Pea Whitaker vibes,
25:06the defense-first
25:07type of fighter,
25:07but he can be
25:08dominant on that level.
25:10Stop it from Mel.
25:11Body shot from Shakur.
25:16And another one
25:18in the books for the...
25:19So we've officially reached
25:28the halfway point
25:29of this fight,
25:30and it's been a clean sweep
25:32for Shakur Stevenson
25:35pretty much.
25:36Is there any round
25:37you think you could
25:38have given Lopez?
25:39I don't think so.
25:40Just the jab,
25:42ring generalship,
25:44accuracy,
25:45they all favor
25:46Shakur Stevenson.
25:47Dan Fimo's trying,
25:48he's throwing a few
25:49more punches,
25:50but they're not landing.
25:51It's just been
25:51a masterclass
25:53through six rounds
25:54by Shakur Stevenson.
25:55Yeah, Shakur has
25:56landed triple the amount
25:58of punches,
25:5878 to 23.
26:00In fact, Lopez
26:00hasn't landed more
26:01than seven punches
26:02in any round.
26:04Yeah, 60 to 54
26:05on my scorecard.
26:07Clean sweep so far
26:08for Shakur Stevenson.
26:08A masterclass
26:09of the sweet science
26:10by Shakur Stevenson.
26:13And he's doing it
26:14on the front phone circuit.
26:15That's what I was about
26:15to say here,
26:16and he's doing it
26:17by standing in front
26:18of Teofimo Lopez.
26:19He's not moving,
26:20he's not overstepping back,
26:21he's not moving
26:22too fast laterally.
26:23He's not running.
26:24He is beating down,
26:26while he's beating
26:26Teofimo through the punch
26:28and keeping Teofimo
26:29shy without punching.
26:33He's trained
26:33Teofimo.
26:36Seems like Lopez
26:37needs to find
26:38a plan B.
26:40I would like to see
26:41Teofimo start to go
26:42through the body
26:43a lot more.
26:44That was something
26:45that was a point of emphasis
26:45in this training camp
26:46and we haven't seen
26:48much from the way
26:48of body shots.
26:49The problem is
26:50when you try to dig
26:51down to the body
26:52and lunge in,
26:52that's when you get
26:53exposed for counters.
26:56He thinks Shakur
26:57stays at this weight
26:58class going forward,
26:59Chris.
26:59I mean,
26:59why would he drop
27:00back down?
27:01He looks this good.
27:02Here you go,
27:03here you go.
27:03We'll have to see
27:04after this fight.
27:06The reason Teofimo's
27:07not going to the body
27:08is because
27:08the quicker hands
27:10on Shakur.
27:10He'll catch encounter
27:11right off the bat.
27:13Teofimo is leery
27:14of breaking that distance
27:16throwing body shots.
27:18The Peta Thurft
27:19threw caution to the wall
27:20but he'll take
27:20two punches
27:22just to land
27:22that one body shot.
27:23Teofimo doesn't want
27:24nothing to do
27:25with those counters.
27:27There's Bud Crawford.
27:29Front row view.
27:32Extremely close
27:33with Shakur Stevenson.
27:34He has to like
27:35what he's seen.
27:35What brain power
27:36Shakur Stevenson
27:37has access to
27:38with Bud Crawford
27:39and Edwin Ward.
27:43I mean,
27:44I just said the word
27:45trained right now.
27:47I mean,
27:48that's exactly
27:49what Shakur
27:49is doing right now.
27:50I mean,
27:50he's extinguishing
27:53the fire
27:53that Teofimo
27:54normally brings
27:55and he's doing that
27:55but continuing
27:56to check them
27:57with counters
27:57and touching them
27:58with jabs.
27:59Alfred cuts hooks.
28:00Nothing big,
28:01nothing fancy,
28:02nothing hurtful
28:03but it keeps
28:04checking
28:04Lopez on the way in.
28:06Good body shot.
28:07Yeah.
28:07Body shot
28:08followed up
28:08by a jab
28:09for Shakur.
28:14Lopez just kind of
28:15stuck in neutral
28:16in this fight.
28:20That right hand
28:20was blocked by
28:21and if you remember
28:36Teofimo told us
28:37that he was consumed
28:52with power before,
28:53he was concentrated
28:54on the net
28:54a little bit too much,
28:55he needs to figure out
28:58he needs to figure out
28:58how to get
28:59through that
28:59front full of Shakur
29:01and it's not going
29:02to be power
29:02that gets him in.
29:05Speaking of power,
29:06here's power
29:06through seven rounds
29:07and look at that.
29:0918 punches
29:10landed from
29:11the power position
29:12for Lopez
29:12out of 111 thrown.
29:15Stevenson
29:15landing over 50%
29:17of his power punches.
29:18It's going to be
29:20upper body movement
29:21and speed
29:22for Teofimo
29:23to get past
29:25that front jab.
29:27That front hand
29:28of Shakur
29:29that's just lethal.
29:29Every time
29:30Teofimo tries to get
29:31anything going,
29:32he just checks him
29:32with that right jab,
29:34hook, uppercut,
29:35whatever it is
29:36and he just reminds him,
29:37okay, I got a left hand
29:37here coming for you
29:38and you get too aggressive.
29:40And Teofimo's
29:41being trained right now.
29:41You wonder if Shakur
29:44at some point
29:44is maybe going to start
29:45to really try
29:46and hurt Teofimo Lopez
29:47when you're this successful
29:48and nothing else
29:50is running in your way?
29:51No, no, no chance.
29:51He doesn't have
29:52that temperament.
29:53He doesn't have
29:54that temperament.
29:55Shakur dominates
29:56and controls.
29:57He dictates
29:58the tempo of every fight.
30:00He fights when he wants
30:01to, he boxes
30:01most of the time
30:02and right now
30:03he's doing a little bit
30:04of both
30:05and Teofimo fans
30:06no chance.
30:07Why give him a chance?
30:08I tell you,
30:09at least Teofimo
30:10in this round
30:11has been digging
30:11downstairs to the body.
30:13More body shots
30:13attempted in this round
30:14than I can remember
30:15at any round.
30:15Good right hand
30:16that in Teofimo.
30:17It kind of froze
30:18Stevenson for a second.
30:22A little bit better work
30:23here from Lopez
30:24in the eighth.
30:25You've got to show
30:25Shakur some punch barriers.
30:27You can't just keep
30:28winging shots upstairs.
30:29Shakur's too smart.
30:36If you're a Lopez fan
30:38you're just looking
30:38for anything
30:39to raise your spirits here.
30:41and cut
30:42from the left
30:43by of Teofimo Lopez.
30:44And Shakur smiling
31:01with that blood
31:01trickling down the face
31:03of Teofimo
31:04just excited
31:06as Shakur.
31:07Nothing big
31:08though in this round.
31:09This is the best round
31:09Teofimo has fought
31:10all fight.
31:11Nice little combination
31:12to the body there
31:13as well.
31:14And again
31:15with the right hand.
31:19But look at our
31:19Teofimo second-guessing
31:21and stuff.
31:21Even with a round
31:22that earned pretty well
31:23for Teofimo here
31:24he's still
31:24he's still
31:25Leroy of throwing
31:26combinations.
31:26He's afraid
31:27of the counters.
31:27The crowd got sucked
31:30and cheered about
31:31as Lopez
31:32showed off a little bit
31:34and maybe he won
31:34that round.
31:38Was it because
31:39Teofimo
31:39is holding himself
31:40and finally
31:41fighting something out?
31:42And the show
31:43is going to round out
31:44to dominate
31:45the first half of the fight.
31:46He was missing
31:48and he could
31:48himself
31:49in his face.
31:50Yes!
31:51It might be too late
31:52for the good luck
31:52but that's where
31:53he's got to go to work
31:54on Shakur.
31:55And Teofimo's dad
31:56jumped in the ring
31:57and gave his son
31:57a big hug
31:58and said
31:58that's what I'm
31:59talking about.
32:01Let's see if he can
32:02do it again here.
32:08You wonder if maybe
32:09Shakur took that
32:10round off.
32:18It's so hard
32:19to land him.
32:20Just one punch
32:21in Shakur
32:22because the catch
32:22has encountered
32:23with Shor
32:23short little
32:24counterpunches.
32:26Just a brilliant
32:26boxer and counterpuncher
32:28for Shakur Stevenson.
32:30Doesn't pull back,
32:31doesn't recall
32:31his punches.
32:35Let's look at
32:35Chris Maxx's
32:36scorecard.
32:37Did you give him
32:37the eighth?
32:37I did.
32:38Gave him the eighth
32:38round 79-73
32:40in favor of
32:41Shakur Stevenson.
32:42If you're Teofimo
32:43just keep digging
32:43downstairs.
32:44Those were the
32:45scoring shots
32:45for you
32:46in that eighth
32:47round.
32:48Upstairs you got
32:48nothing.
32:49Shakur's too quick,
32:50too good defensively.
32:51Keep digging down
32:52there to that body.
32:53You gave him
32:54the eighth
32:54and I think
32:55I'm with Todd.
32:56I think
32:56Shakur gave
32:57Teofimo that eighth
32:58as well
32:58just to take a breather
32:59and catch his win.
33:01Second win.
33:02I think either way
33:02though,
33:03it goes to Teofimo's
33:04column.
33:12Well,
33:12Lopez is certainly
33:13finding a little
33:13more success.
33:14and the output from
33:18Shakur has slowed down.
33:26You know how difficult
33:27it is to do
33:27to control
33:29a great champion
33:31of Teofimo?
33:32Is there any great
33:33champion?
33:33Just shut him
33:34out.
33:35Frustrate him
33:36with defense.
33:37Popping him
33:37with jazz.
33:39Just like that.
33:40Oh,
33:41sat down on that punch
33:42and Shakur
33:43landed the right.
33:44There's that
33:44check right
33:45that Teofimo's
33:46proven vulnerable
33:47over the years.
33:48He leans in,
33:49keeps that left hand
33:50down.
33:50That's when Southpaws
33:51can land that
33:52quick check right.
33:52Well,
33:53Shakur told us,
33:53he thinks
33:54that he's stronger
33:55than Lopez.
33:55Said,
33:56I hit harder than him.
33:57I'm going to show it.
33:58That was a pretty
33:59powerful shot.
33:59Stevenson has stopped
34:06three of his last
34:07five opponents.
34:09Lopez,
34:10five straight
34:10decision wins.
34:19You know how quiet
34:20it is in here
34:21inside the
34:21management school
34:22going,
34:22and that benefits
34:24Shakur.
34:25As long as
34:26the proudest
34:27quiet,
34:27Shakur's doing
34:28what he needs
34:29to do.
34:29It's tedious,
34:31but it's effective.
34:32This man is
34:33brilliant
34:33at what he does.
34:52Hey!
34:52I think anyone
35:01that's Mexican
35:02budded
35:03is home for this
35:04and he has two
35:05Mexican
35:05wins.
35:067-3,
35:077-3,
35:087-3,
35:097-3,
35:107-3,
35:11in his championship
35:12round.
35:14All right.
35:16He's ready to go.
35:18Let's go.
35:20Let's go.
35:21Let's go.
35:22Let's go.
35:23Let's go.
35:24A lot of yelling
35:25in the direction
35:26of Teofimo Lopez.
35:28I'm not so sure
35:28there's much in the
35:30way of instruction
35:30at this point.
35:34And Shakur Stevenson
35:34looks down to us
35:36sitting at ringside
35:37and says,
35:37I told y'all.
35:38And you know
35:38what he means by that,
35:39right?
35:39He says this was going
35:40to be an easy night
35:41for him.
35:42An easy night
35:43and he sure is
35:45making it easy.
35:45He's schooling
35:46Teofimo Lopez.
35:49Yeah,
35:49he said Zepeda
35:50was one of my
35:51toughest fights.
35:52I'd rather fight
35:52Teofimo any day
35:53of the week.
35:54It will be a much
35:55easier night
35:56at the office.
35:56Yeah,
35:57Shakur Stevenson
35:57is 24-0,
35:58but he's really
35:5923-0 with one
36:01outlier.
36:01William Zepeda
36:02made him fight
36:03a certain way.
36:04I don't think
36:04there are too many
36:05guys, if any,
36:06in boxing
36:06that can make you
36:08fight the way
36:08Zepeda makes you
36:09fight.
36:10So this is the style
36:10Shakur Stevenson
36:11has used to become
36:13a three-division
36:13world champion
36:14and he's rolling
36:14his way
36:15to utilizing it
36:16to win a fourth.
36:18Putting his name
36:19with some greats.
36:20The boot of the round,
36:22Pernell Whitaker
36:22from an incredible
36:23once in lightweight
36:24to 140
36:26and doing what he's
36:27doing.
36:27From 126
36:28to 140,
36:29it's incredible.
36:31Snapping jab
36:32again from Shakur.
36:33That's his bread
36:34and butter.
36:37Every time
36:37Teofimo
36:38kind of rushes in
36:39to try to land
36:40those body shots,
36:41Shakur's there
36:41to meet him
36:41with one of those
36:42jabs.
36:47This is like
36:48a grown-up
36:50flat boxing
36:51with a kid.
36:52It really is.
36:53Shakur,
36:53anytime Teofimo
36:54tries to do
36:55anything,
36:56just barely
36:57pulls back
36:57and checks him.
37:00Look at this.
37:01this will be a humbling
37:04experience for any
37:05fighter,
37:06certainly for someone
37:07with the braggadocious
37:09style of Teofimo Lopez.
37:19And again,
37:20Shakur beats him
37:21to the punch.
37:22Lance Bennett just has
37:28no answers.
37:29Zero.
37:30This is a...
37:31He's getting schooled.
37:32Teofimo Lopez
37:33is getting schooled.
37:37Professor in sleep
37:38science.
37:38And Shakur on the front foot.
37:55It's not like he's just
37:56running and boxing
37:58and moving.
37:59He's on the front foot
38:01and Teofimo still
38:02can't do nothing.
38:06Shakur smiling in there,
38:07just having a good
38:08old time.
38:10That jab is so quick,
38:11so sharp,
38:12and so precise.
38:15That win is from
38:16ear to ear
38:17for Shakur.
38:22Blood continues
38:23to pour down
38:24on the left side
38:25of the face
38:25of Lopez.
38:28A testament
38:28of the relentless
38:30jab.
38:31from Shakur Stephenson.
38:46To the punch
38:46the entire night.
38:48And this is what I mean
38:49by not recalling
38:50his punches.
38:50Just from point A
38:52to point chin
38:53to Shakur Stephenson.
38:55And that's just
38:56keeping Teofimo
38:57in check
38:58and trained.
38:59He got trained
38:59this entire fight.
39:01I mean,
39:01how deflated
39:02mentally must
39:03Teofimo Lopez
39:04be right now?
39:05That's what you
39:05think does, Todd.
39:06It takes the fight
39:08away from the fighters.
39:09And as they say
39:10in the NBA,
39:11Chris,
39:11defense wins
39:12championships,
39:12right?
39:13They do say that,
39:14Todd.
39:14Yeah.
39:16Good NBA take.
39:17Well, even though they're
39:18scoring, what,
39:19130 points a game.
39:20The defense doesn't win
39:20many championships
39:21now.
39:22It used to.
39:23Back in the Jordan days.
39:28We're in the championship
39:29rounds.
39:31And I think we all know
39:32who's going to walk away
39:33here as the champion.
39:34Yeah, 99-91 on my scorecard.
39:37The eighth round
39:37taking off
39:38by that led success.
39:39But Shakur Stephenson
39:40got that momentum
39:42right back.
39:43Regained control
39:44of the fight
39:44very quickly.
39:45The jab
39:46continues to be excellent.
39:47The counter-lefts
39:48continue to be accurate.
39:50Just nothing
39:51Teofimo Lopez
39:52can throw at him
39:52that's having any impact.
39:57This is one of the greatest
39:58one-sided performances
39:59I've seen in a while.
40:01In a long time, actually.
40:02I did not expect this.
40:04And look at this.
40:05That's what I mean.
40:05That little check
40:06right hook right there.
40:09It's incredible
40:10how quick on the trigger
40:11Shakur is.
40:12That takes mental speed
40:14and that takes technique.
40:15Not pulling back
40:16your punches
40:17and still hitting the target.
40:27Snapping jab again.
40:29Cuts Lopez off
40:30at the pass.
40:31Although Lopez
40:32trying to go back
40:32down to the body.
40:33That's where he had
40:33some success
40:34a few rounds ago.
40:40A paint job
40:41by a master artist
40:43in boxing
40:43and Shakur Stevenson.
40:45Stevenson said,
40:46look,
40:46you may have beaten
40:47Vasily Lomachenko
40:48and Josh Taylor.
40:49I'm better than
40:50both of those guys
40:51and I'm going to prove it.
40:52A rare swing and a miss
40:59from Shakur
41:00who's landed over 50%
41:03who's landed over 50%
41:03of his power shots.
41:10Good left
41:11from Shakur.
41:14A stain in the pocket
41:15of Shakur.
41:16He didn't step back.
41:17He didn't get out of reach.
41:19He's pulled back
41:20and countered.
41:21Checking Lopez
41:21once again.
41:22And I know you said
41:23it's not in his demeanor
41:24but if Stevenson
41:25wanted to push forward
41:27and really go
41:27for the kill here,
41:28could he do it?
41:29Yes, he can.
41:31But responsibility
41:33won't allow him.
41:34This is what got him
41:35to the stage.
41:37His temperament,
41:38his intelligence,
41:39his speed,
41:40his defense,
41:41his IQ.
41:43Not bravado
41:44and not going
41:45for the kills.
41:46Oh, snapping
41:47right hand
41:49from Shakur
41:50and now lands
41:51a couple more.
41:54And one round
41:55to go.
42:00And he's completely
42:02dominating
42:03the ring magazine champ.
42:05We are witnessing
42:06boxing version
42:07of a no-hitter.
42:08Yeah.
42:09Good analogy.
42:18Chris,
42:19I know you picked
42:19Stevenson
42:20to win
42:20by decision.
42:21How many rounds
42:22did you think
42:23he was going to win
42:23though?
42:23You know,
42:24I thought
42:249-3
42:25was,
42:27got a prediction
42:27good right hand
42:28there
42:28from Teofimo.
42:30His defense
42:31is just so tough.
42:33I mean,
42:33look,
42:33you go back
42:34to the Zepeda fight,
42:34as much success
42:35as Zepeda had
42:36statistically
42:38on Shakur.
42:39He still
42:39was being wide
42:41on the judges
42:41scorecards.
42:42He was still
42:42out-accurating.
42:44That's a word.
42:44Are you Sergio?
42:46What happened?
42:47I've been around
42:47just living out
42:48in the air
42:48for like five hours.
42:49Now,
42:49Mr. Cacaponi.
42:50Hey,
42:51that's a mispronunciation,
42:52not a making up a warning.
42:53He's just
42:54impossible
42:55to get to
42:57defensively.
42:58His defense
42:58is impregnable.
43:02And it's because
43:03of his,
43:03it's because of everything.
43:06His foot speed,
43:07his technique,
43:08his instinct,
43:09his reaction time,
43:10his vision.
43:12Just an incredible,
43:13incredible boxer.
43:14Lopez still firing away,
43:25but punch is hitting
43:26nothing but air.
43:27He's so quick.
43:44They're looking for that
43:45home run, man.
43:47He's not content
43:48with a shutout.
43:49He's not content
43:50with a no-hitter.
43:50He's still going for
43:51the grand slam.
43:52Yeah,
43:54you can see in the corner
43:55between the 11th and 12th round,
43:56it was almost like
43:57Raleigh Moser's
43:58trying to talk him out
43:59of being too aggressive,
44:00understanding
44:01how much he was up
44:03on the scorecard.
44:04But Shakur's instinct
44:05still trying,
44:06one or two more things,
44:07trying to get a stoppage.
44:08A demoralizing performance
44:19for Stevenson
44:20against Lopez,
44:22who is completely humbled
44:24here tonight
44:25by the better fighter
44:27in every sense of the world.
44:29He was humbled
44:29and outclassed.
44:31And the more important thing,
44:33the more impressive thing
44:34by Shakur
44:34is he quieted down
44:3620,000 fans
44:38here in the Mecca.
44:40In the hometown
44:41of that man right there
44:42who was supposed
44:42to take over
44:43the Fed
44:44got shut out
44:45by the great
44:46Shakur Stevenson.
44:50No doubt about it,
44:52Shakur.
44:53Madison Square Garden,
44:54we go to the scorecards
44:56and all three judges
44:58have the same score.
45:01119-109,
45:04the winner
45:04by unanimous decision.
45:06And no!
45:09Ring Magazine WBO
45:12super lightweight
45:14champion of the world,
45:17Shakur
45:19Stevenson!
45:23No surprise there
45:27as Stevenson wins
45:2811 of the 12 rounds
45:30against Tiafimo Lopez.
45:33Was this his Picasso
45:34painting tonight, Sergio?
45:36Ramran,
45:37Picasso,
45:38you name any other
45:39brilliant artist
45:41and that man just did
45:42the exact same thing
45:43on that canvas right there.
45:44But he painted with blood, Todd.
45:50Incredible.
45:51All right, Chris Mannix
45:52is with the new
45:54140-pound champ.
45:58Congratulations.
45:59Biggest fight
46:00of your career
46:01and you put on
46:02a master class.
46:03You said you were
46:04going to make it look easy
46:04and you lost just one round
46:06on all three
46:07of the judges' scorecards.
46:09How did you feel
46:09about that performance?
46:10I felt good.
46:11I picked them apart.
46:12I did what I was supposed to do
46:13but hold up, hold up, hold up.
46:15I want to start off
46:16by saying all glory to God.
46:18My brother Keyshawn
46:19called me earlier today
46:20and he prayed with me
46:22right before the fight
46:22so I just want to tell him
46:23I love him, congrats
46:24and I appreciate him.
46:25But towards the fight
46:27I did what I was supposed to do.
46:29You said this was going to be
46:30another day at the office for you.
46:32I think it was after
46:32the 10th round.
46:33You looked at us
46:34sitting ringside
46:35and said I told y'all
46:35this was going to happen.
46:37You said you fought guys
46:38like this your entire career.
46:39Did it feel like
46:40just another opponent?
46:41Hey listen, I said
46:42I boxed guys like this
46:43my entire career.
46:44This is the art of boxing.
46:46Hit, don't get hit
46:47and pick guys apart.
46:49I could beat any of these guys.
46:50All I do is put my mind to it.
46:52I told y'all
46:52I'm the best fighter
46:53on the planet
46:53and I stand by that.
46:55You knew he was going
46:57to be awkward
46:57coming into this fight.
46:59What was your game plan
47:00from the opening bell?
47:02I've been seeing it on tape.
47:04I watched them
47:04and I knew my jab
47:05was going to kill them.
47:06I told everybody
47:07before the fight
47:08I said they're going to say
47:10I got the best jab
47:10in boxing after this fight
47:12because I seen
47:12when he was weak at
47:13and I capitalized off it.
47:15After the second round
47:16I think your grandfather
47:17I think your grandfather
47:18was talking about his strength.
47:20You looked at him
47:20and said I'm stronger than him.
47:22Could you feel that right away?
47:23Yeah, I felt like
47:23I was a stronger fighter.
47:25I felt like I was faster.
47:25I was smarter
47:26and I was sharper.
47:27But I appreciate T.O.
47:29for the opportunity.
47:30It's no love, love.
47:31He's one of the best fighters
47:33I've been in there with
47:34but I did what I was supposed to do.
47:35What did you say to him
47:36after the decision was announced?
47:38I said thank you
47:38for the opportunity.
47:40You said coming in
47:41this was the most important fight
47:42of your career.
47:43You could see the emotion
47:44on your face
47:45after that decision was announced.
47:47Why was this fight
47:48the most important?
47:48Why was this fight
47:49so emotional?
47:50Like I said
47:51I had to follow in
47:52Bud Crawford footsteps.
47:53He went out there
47:54and dominated against Canelo
47:56and he moved up in ways
47:57so he inspired me
47:59and I knew I had to do it.
48:00I had it all on my back
48:01and I did it.
48:02You're a champ at 135
48:03now a champ at 140.
48:05You said it would take
48:06a big fight
48:06to keep you at 140 or above.
48:09What would that big fight be?
48:11Hey, we're going to go back
48:11to the drawing board
48:12but hold up, hold up.
48:14It's a fight in here right now
48:15and he motivated me tonight too
48:16where it's kind of big.
48:18It's kind of big.
48:18We're going to get it banging, boy.
48:20We're going to get it banging, boy.
48:21I want that same
48:23rehydration clause
48:24that you put
48:25on you bank, Joya
48:27and I want to fight.
48:28You're too small for me, bro.
48:29You're too small for me.
48:30I'm a doggy.
48:31You're tiny.
48:31I'm a doggy, bro.
48:32I'm a doggy.
48:33My skills is too much.
48:35You can't punch.
48:36Okay.
48:36You can't keep me off you.
48:37Okay.
48:38I'll rough you up.
48:38We're going to see.
48:39I'll put you down.
48:40I'll put you down.
48:40Sign the contract.
48:41Sign the contract.
48:42Let's make it happen.
48:43Turkey, let's get this fight done.
48:45Yeah.
48:45We can do it next.
48:46Yeah, you don't scare me.
48:47You think I'm scared of you.
48:48I'm not scared of you.
48:51You can't fuck shit, man.
48:53Let's make it happen.
48:54I'm not scared of you, bro.
48:54Let's make it happen.
48:55We don't think I keep talking.
48:56Let's make it happen.
48:57We can do it next.
48:58Okay.
48:59You got to watch him.
48:59Eddie.
49:00We can do it next.
49:00I want help.
49:01He's fool.
49:02He's fool.
49:03We can do it next.
49:04He's fool.
49:04We can do it, mate.
49:05I'm fool.
49:05Okay, fool.
49:06Come up to Elway with the big.
49:08Come up to Elway with the big dog.
49:09Come up to Elway with the big dog.
49:11You fool.
49:11You small guy.
49:12You're a little man.
49:13You're a little man.
49:15You're a little man.
49:16I'm going to pick you apart, too.
49:17All right.
49:19We'll see.
49:20We'll see.
49:21We'll see.
49:22We'll see.
49:22Okay.
49:23We'll see.
49:23You're already making excuses.
49:25Great.
49:25Shakur.
49:26Hey.
49:27Hey.
49:27You're already making excuses.
49:29Shakur.
49:29You're already making excuses.
49:30Hey.
49:31Hey.
49:31Let's do the emotional.
49:32I just hit your ass.
49:33He's talking shit.
49:34He hurt you.
49:34I see you.
49:35Hey.
49:35You say he was going to beat me.
49:36I see you, Parker.
49:36You say he was going to beat me.
49:38I see you.
49:39Y'all say I get hurt already.
49:40It's like I done hurt me.
49:41Yeah, you're right.
49:42You're right.
49:42It's your night.
49:46Well, Shakur, I'm going to turn it over to Rick Reno from Ring Magazine, who has got
49:50a belt to award you.
49:51Oh, oh, oh.
49:52Time out.
49:52Time out.
49:52Time out.
49:53Thank you to Turkey.
49:55He gave me an opportunity to come out here and showcase myself, so I appreciate you,
49:59Turkey.
50:00You put me in position to make this happen.
50:02Rick.
50:05Shout out to North New Jersey.
50:06To further cement Shakur's status as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers on this planet,
50:18now a four-division world champion, and he painted a Picasso masterpiece tonight.
50:25We are presenting him, Ring Magazine, and our owner, His Excellency Turkey Isle Sheikh,
50:30with a brand-new Ring Magazine belt.
50:36All right, Chris is ready with Tia Fimo.
50:56Tia Fimo.
50:57Hey, guys.
50:58What went wrong for you tonight?
51:01No, no, nothing.
51:03First off, I just want to thank God, man.
51:04I really do.
51:05I want to thank the Lord above everything.
51:07He's brought me here, got me here.
51:09I shouldn't even be here in the sense of here physically, man.
51:13Went through a lot of tough battles throughout my career.
51:16But, hey, man, every dog got his day.
51:18So, you know, congratulations to Shakur.
51:21You knew his defense was tough.
51:36What made it so difficult for you to get going tonight?
51:39I can say a lot of things.
51:42Still going to be the wrong thing.
51:44Great guy.
51:45Great fighter.
51:46We came out here.
51:47We went.
51:47We took everything.
51:48We put everything on the line.
51:50They didn't have nothing to lose but game.
51:52And you know what?
51:52That's what true champions are all about.
51:54Coming in here every time.
51:56Got to put respect to it.
51:57To all my brothers and sisters, I love you guys.
51:59Always salute to the power that be above.
52:02I thank you guys.
52:03I never wanted anything to harm you guys at all.
52:06So, for that, my condolences to all you guys and to the slavery and everything that's ever happened mentally.
52:11This fight didn't go your way.
52:13I know there's a lot to think about, but what are you thinking about next?
52:16What am I thinking about next?
52:18I got a baby on the way, man.
52:19I got another one on the way.
52:21I'm a proud father.
52:22I got my son.
52:23Hi, Daddy.
52:24I love you.
52:25This is what it's all about.
52:26Some days you're not going to get it, but you always stay up and always give God the glory no matter what.
52:31So, to my wife, I love you.
52:33We have our shares of difficulties.
52:36And most importantly, I don't know, man.
52:38Definitely want to keep doing this.
52:40Keep doing what I can.
52:41Maybe 47.
52:42A lot of people will not agree to that, but I'm a fighter to the end that I die.
52:46All right.
52:47Appreciate it, Fimo.
52:48Shakur, you wanted to add one more thing?
52:49Oh, shout out to my management team, J Prince, Josh Dubin.
52:53They're the best.
52:54I told y'all.
52:54I appreciate them, too.
52:56All right.
52:57Congratulations, both of you.
52:57And most importantly, look, Turkey, appreciate you, brother.
53:02Take care.
53:03All right.
53:05So, T.V.
53:06Lopez teasing perhaps a move up to 147 pounds.
53:10As for Stevenson, maybe a showdown with Conor Benn.
53:14Would it look much different than what we saw tonight?
53:31All right.
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