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00:00But you, you, the WBC, think that you better than everybody, don't you?
00:06So since you, the WBC, and you got the f***ing green belt, which don't mean f***ing it,
00:13f***ing real belt is the ring belt, which is free, m***a, what are you talking about?
00:21Can you talk about the difficulty of this decision?
00:24Yes, it's very sad, it is very complicated to have to vacate a title to withdraw recognition of a champion hurts very deeply.
00:36And this is what TKO's saying, why do you have to pay them? Don't pay them. Don't adhere to their crazy rules.
00:42Terrence Crawford urges a boycott of the WBC after they stripped Shakur's title
00:47and criticizes the organization for arrogance, strict rules, and heavy fees.
00:51$300,000, what makes you so m***a f***ing better than any of the other sanctioned bodies, huh?
00:58To that question, what makes you better than the WBO, the IBF, or the WBA?
01:05Terrence Crawford clashes with Mauricio Suleiman, stating that he can take the belt if he wants,
01:10as Suleiman has been charging a useless $100K fee on Shakur.
01:14You can take the f***ing belt. It's a trophy anyway.
01:19Mauricio Suleiman stripped Shakur after previously stripping Terrence Crawford,
01:24claiming he broke rules, failed to make payments, and therefore lost his WBC title status.
01:29He won the WBC Super Lightweight, then he unified and became undisputed in welterweight
01:34against WBC champion, who was Spence.
01:40This is a great, great fight.
01:42He petitioned to fight a final elimination bout in Super Welterweight against Madery Mock
01:48and remained champion in welter.
01:51The WBC supported him.
01:53He did not comply with the rules.
01:56Then he moves up to Super Middle and makes the fight of the century,
02:00beats Canelo, makes $50 million or around that.
02:04The WBC absolutely is not going to charge 3% of such an amount.
02:10We made a very clear 0.6%, which is $300,000.
02:18Shakur Stevenson stated on X,
02:21And I just paid these dudes after my last fight.
02:24What the hell am I giving y'all $100K right now for?
02:26Because y'all got beef with Bud, so come at me for it.
02:29Expressing frustration at the ongoing demands.
02:31Terrence says officials live comfortably off fighters,
02:34while athletes take punishment,
02:36then still must pay unnecessary WBC sanctioning fees.
02:40All that, you know, and
02:42guess who gotta pay for it?
02:46Us fighters.
02:48We paying for y'all to come out here,
02:52have the time of y'all life,
02:55stay in the best hotels of y'all life,
02:58and it's all done on our dime.
03:06It's done on our dime.
03:08Do that sound right to y'all?
03:11It's crazy, eh?
03:13We the one out there
03:15getting battered,
03:18knocked upside our head,
03:20and
03:22every time we step foot in the ring,
03:25we gotta pay them
03:27a sanction fee, like,
03:29they the government.
03:31We didn't text.
03:33It's crazy.
03:34Shakur Stevenson stated,
03:36100K to some crooks who don't deserve it.
03:38Nah, Leilani, I rather give it to you, baby girl.
03:41The WBC didn't even have
03:43to do with this fight,
03:44and it's eating them alive.
03:46Take your belt.
03:46It don't make me.
03:47Showing his frustration.
03:49Roy Jones Jr. says,
03:51regardless of disputes,
03:52removing a champion's belt is unfair,
03:55disrespectful,
03:56and reflects poorly on the organization.
03:58Something that a lot of people
03:59were really upset about.
04:01I don't really want to get too deep into that.
04:03All I'm gonna say is,
04:04is Raw gonna be stripped
04:05if he didn't even defend the title?
04:06Yeah.
04:07That's all.
04:09Chris Mannix strongly criticizes the WBC
04:12for demanding excessive fees
04:13from Shakur Stevenson,
04:15calling it disgusting and unfair.
04:17He emphasizes that no matter
04:18how much money Shakur earned,
04:20it is rightfully his,
04:21and the organization has no moral claim
04:23over his earnings.
04:24Chris Mannix argues that
04:25the current sanctioning system
04:26is fundamentally flawed
04:28and should not exist,
04:29as it exploits fighters
04:30who already face immense physical
04:32and mental challenges in the ring.
04:34He points out that athletes endure punishment,
04:36take risks,
04:37and dedicate their lives to the sport,
04:39yet are burdened
04:40with unnecessary financial demands
04:42from governing bodies like the WBC.
04:44That is as crooked and shady
04:46as you can possibly get.
04:48And for the WBC to do this now,
04:50when sanctioning bodies are under attack,
04:53when the sanctioning system is under attack,
04:56this is a glaring example
04:57about why maybe they shouldn't exist.
05:00Maybe they shouldn't be in boxing
05:02if you are going to reach into the pocket
05:04of a fighter like Shakur Stevenson,
05:06ask for $100,000.
05:09According to Shakur,
05:09there's been no comment on this
05:10for the WBC.
05:11I asked for one.
05:12I talked to a member of their staff
05:15and said,
05:15tell me what's going on here.
05:16And all I've seen is the Instagram post
05:18of the WBC saying they were stripping him.
05:20To reach into the pocket of a fighter
05:23for a fight that you have nothing to do with
05:26and asking for $100,000.
05:29I don't care how much money
05:31Shakur Stevenson made that night.
05:33That's his money.
05:34That belongs in his pocket.
05:35The WBC had nothing to do with it.
05:37It is disgusting, disgusting
05:39that they stripped Shakur Stevenson of that belt.
05:41And Shakur would be right
05:43to never fight for a WBC belt ever again.
05:46The WBC first created controversy
05:49with Terrence Crawford
05:50when he refused to pay a $300,000 fee
05:53after his fight with Canelo Alvarez.
05:55Many argued that Crawford
05:56was well within his rights to say no.
05:58He questioned why he should hand over
06:00such a large sum,
06:01pointing out that other sanctioning bodies
06:03like the IBF, WBA, and WBO
06:06never complained about the fees he paid them.
06:08For Crawford,
06:09those organizations simply accepted
06:11their share without issue,
06:12highlighting the arbitrary demands
06:14sometimes imposed by the WBC.
06:16Crawford emphasized that his purses
06:18were his own business,
06:19and that Mauricio Suleiman,
06:21the DBC president,
06:22had no justification
06:23for requesting additional money.
06:25Even when Crawford offered the DBC
06:27the standard 3% of his earnings,
06:29they refused and demanded
06:30a higher 6%,
06:31far above what other organizations required.
06:34Analysts noted that apart
06:35from awarding the belt,
06:37sanctioning bodies often contribute
06:38little to the fight itself,
06:40making their high fees questionable.
06:41Not for me.
06:42I think Terence Crawford's
06:44well within his rights to say
06:46that I ain't giving you $300,000.
06:49Why?
06:50Like, why am I giving you $300,000?
06:54What for?
06:55And don't talk about my pants.
06:57Mauricio Suleiman saying
06:58Terence Crawford made $50 million.
07:00What's that got to do with you?
07:02No.
07:04And what I like as well about Terence,
07:05he said,
07:06look, I gave the IBF money,
07:08I gave the WBA money,
07:09I gave the WBO money.
07:11We haven't heard
07:11any of those organizations
07:13moan about the amount
07:14Terence Crawford gave to them.
07:16They're like,
07:16oh, we'll take it.
07:17Because ultimately,
07:18what are they doing?
07:19Apart from strapping a belt
07:20around your waist,
07:21what are they doing?
07:22And we'll get to that as well.
07:23So he then tried to give the WBC
07:25that amount of money as well.
07:27They clearly said,
07:28no, we're not taking that.
07:29We want a bit more.
07:31And then they're like,
07:31okay, normally we take 3%,
07:33but 3% of $50 million
07:35would have been too much.
07:35So you know what?
07:36We'll give you,
07:37we'll allow you to pay us 0.6%.
07:40Shukar Stevenson remains undefeated
07:42and no one has taken his belt
07:44in the ring.
07:45Despite this,
07:45the WBC declared his title vacant
07:47after he moved up in weight,
07:49claiming his absence
07:50created a void in the division.
07:51This decision allowed new contenders
07:53to compete for the belt,
07:54even though Stevenson never lost it.
07:56The distinction is important.
07:58The title was vacated administratively,
08:00not through defeat.
08:01Stevenson's career remains intact
08:03as this was a technical
08:04or administrative action
08:05rather than a reflection
08:06of his skill or record.
08:08Establishing the facts
08:09shows that Stevenson's achievements
08:11are unaffected
08:12by the WBC's decision
08:13and his undefeated status
08:15continues to define him
08:16as one of boxing's top fighters.
08:18can be ruled inactive
08:20at that weight class.
08:22So despite nobody beating
08:25Shukar Stevenson,
08:26he is a undefeated fighter.
08:29Nobody took his belt.
08:30But for whatever reason,
08:33the WBC has decided
08:36him moving up
08:37has created some type of void
08:41and have now made
08:43and declared
08:44his title vacant,
08:46allowing the division
08:47to successfully move forward
08:49with new contenders.
08:51So in this case,
08:52Stevenson,
08:53he didn't lose his belt in the ring.
08:55Nobody beat him.
08:56He's still undefeated.
08:58The title
08:58was vacated
09:00administratively,
09:02which is a difference.
09:03And we need to
09:05establish
09:05the facts
09:07from the fiction.
09:08So nobody beat Stevenson.
09:10It doesn't really hurt
09:12his career,
09:13his official box wreck.
09:15And it says he's suspended
09:16by the commission indefinitely.
09:19So I'm not sure
09:20if he has
09:20some type of injury,
09:22but usually
09:23when it says indefinitely,
09:24they got to get clearance
09:25from a doctor
09:26to come back.
09:27And again,
09:28this could be possibly
09:29from his fight
09:29with Shukar Stevenson.
09:31So this is a developing story
09:33and we'll see ultimately
09:35how it plays out,
09:36what the WBC
09:38officially decides to do.
09:40in terms of
09:41who's next
09:43and what's next.
09:44So what are the facts?
09:45What does this mean?
09:47Shukar Stevenson
09:48was not stripped
09:49for any type of misconduct.
09:51Shukar was not
09:52penalized per se
09:53and Shukar Stevenson
09:55is not suspended.
09:56So it simply reflects
09:58the WBC has considered
10:00him no longer active
10:01at lightweight
10:02at this time.
10:04A bit political.
10:05That's the only thing
10:06that I can think of
10:07that fits.
10:08Analyst aid Oladipo
10:09considers the WBC's
10:10decision to strip
10:11Shukar Stevenson
10:13of his 135 pound title
10:15to be unusual
10:16and controversial.
10:17Stevenson,
10:18an undefeated fighter,
10:19had made it clear
10:19he intended to move up
10:21in weight temporarily
10:22but planned to return
10:23to the 135 pound division.
10:25Despite this,
10:26the WBC declared
10:27his title vacant,
10:28claiming that his inactivity
10:29at the weight class
10:30created a void
10:31and allowed new contenders
10:32to compete for the belt.
10:34Oladipo notes
10:35that the situation
10:36highlights the DBC's
10:37sometimes rigid
10:38and bureaucratic approach.
10:40Even though Stevenson's
10:40last fight
10:41was not for the WBC,
10:43the organization's rules
10:44required him to pay
10:4550% of the sanctioning fee
10:47as if it had been
10:48a title defense.
10:49Alright,
10:50Shukar Stevenson
10:50blast WBC
10:52and responds to being
10:54stripped of a 135 pound title.
10:56This is a bit wild.
10:58It's a bit wild.
10:59And the reason it's a bit wild,
11:01so many different reasons actually,
11:02but one of the biggest reasons
11:03is that Shukar has always said,
11:05I want to go up to fight Tio,
11:06but I want to come back down
11:07to 135.
11:08So basically,
11:09he's almost telling the WBC,
11:11let me go up there,
11:11I will come back down.
11:13And with what the WBC
11:14are going through right now
11:15and this battle with Zufa
11:17where, you know,
11:18they've got some real big players
11:19and power over there
11:21and they're saying,
11:21F the belts
11:22and WBC are fighting
11:23and saying none of the belts
11:24mean stuff.
11:25The last thing you want to do
11:26is have a public spat,
11:28a public back and forth
11:30with one of the biggest names
11:31in boxing right now.
11:33Shakur Stevenson
11:34is one of the biggest names
11:35in boxing.
11:35And the thing about Shakur
11:36as well,
11:37you piss him off,
11:38this guy will go straight
11:39to social media
11:40and make it known
11:41that he's pissed off
11:41and that's what he's done.
11:42The analyst finds
11:44this policy excessive,
11:45particularly given
11:46that Stevenson
11:47never lost his belt
11:48in the ring.
11:48Oladipo also points out
11:50that the WBC's handling
11:51of Stevenson
11:52mirrors past controversies
11:53with other fighters,
11:54demonstrating how
11:55sanctioning fees
11:56and administrative actions
11:57can create tension
11:58between champions
11:59and the organization.
12:01Ultimately,
12:01Stevenson's career
12:02remains intact
12:03as the administrative stripping
12:05does not affect
12:06his undefeated record,
12:07but it raises questions
12:08about the fairness
12:09and transparency
12:10of sanctioning body rules.
12:12or wanted for him
12:13or from him,
12:14sorry,
12:15which was $100,000.
12:16Now, a lot of you might say,
12:17well, one second,
12:19his last fight
12:19wasn't for the WBC,
12:20it was for the WBO
12:21and the ring title.
12:23Why did the WBC
12:25want any money from him?
12:26The WBC have a clause,
12:29I think it's either 7.3
12:31or 7.4, yeah,
12:33where even if you
12:35do not fight
12:37for the WBC belt,
12:39if you're a champion
12:40of their belt,
12:41i.e. which
12:42Shakur Stevenson was,
12:44you have to pay
12:4550% of the sanctioning fee
12:47as though
12:48the WBC belt
12:50was on the line.
12:50Does that make sense?
12:52Let me see if I can find it.
12:53I'm going to find it
12:53and read it out
12:54so I'm not paraphrasing
12:57because this is quite important
12:58and I think it's a joke.
13:00I think it's a joke.
13:02I really do.
13:03Alright, um,
13:05okay, yeah.
13:06Alright, rule 7.3.
13:07I'm going to put this
13:08on the screen as well.
13:09Analysts observes
13:10that Shakur Stevenson
13:11has made it abundantly clear
13:13he is a 135-pound fighter.
13:15He has moved up in weight
13:16only for situational fights,
13:18recently defeating
13:19former Unified Lightweight
13:20and WBO Junior
13:22Welterweight Champion
13:23Teofimo Lopez dominantly.
13:25Stevenson now boasts
13:26a record of 22 wins,
13:28two losses,
13:29and no draws
13:30with 13 victories
13:31by knockout.
13:32Despite his clarity,
13:33the WBC acted hastily
13:35in vacating his 135-pound title,
13:37showing little patience
13:38for him to decide
13:39on his next step.
13:40Stevenson repeatedly
13:41communicated
13:42that he intends
13:43to compete at 135 pounds
13:45unless a special opportunity arises.
13:47Shakur Stevenson
13:48made it abundantly clear
13:50that he's a 135-pounder.
13:56He's going up in weight
13:58just for situational fights.
14:01He's just defeated
14:02two-division world champion,
14:05former Unified Lightweight,
14:07and now former WBO
14:09Julian Welterweight Superstar,
14:12Teofimo Lopez.
14:13In dominating fashion,
14:15he's now 22 wins,
14:16two losses,
14:17no draws,
14:1813 wins by way of knockout.
14:19After a beautiful performance,
14:22a dominating performance,
14:24the WBC,
14:27in a rush to do nothing,
14:30in a rush to do nothing.
14:39He has also expressed willingness
14:41to fight Lamont Roach,
14:43who the WBC elevated
14:44to the number two spot
14:46at 135 pounds.
14:48At no point
14:48has Stevenson indicated
14:49that he plans to remain
14:51at 140 pounds permanently.
14:53Analyst emphasizes
14:54that the WBC's
14:55rushed administrative actions
14:57disregarded Stevenson's plans
14:59and his undefeated standing,
15:01raising questions
15:01about the organization's
15:02decision-making
15:03and treatment of top fighters.
15:05on what he wants
15:06to do next.
15:16This dude,
15:17Shakur,
15:17has told the world
15:18I'm 135 pounds.
15:20I plan on competing
15:20at 135
15:21unless there's a situation
15:23that presents itself.
15:27You got Lamont Roach,
15:29who you elevated
15:30to the number two
15:31fighter in the WBC.
15:35At 135.
15:37Right?
15:43Shakur says,
15:44yesterday,
15:46I'm willing to fight
15:47Lamont Roach.
15:47We gonna make it happen.
15:50Right?
15:54Not once!
15:55From an analyst's
15:56point of view,
15:57Shakur Stevenson
15:58moving up to the
15:59140-pound division
16:00creates far more
16:01exciting opportunities
16:02for boxing.
16:03While he could return
16:04to 135 pounds,
16:06that path seems
16:07less intriguing
16:07after his dominant
16:08victory over former
16:10two-division champion
16:11Teofimo Lopez.
16:13Analysts believe
16:14that the WBO strap
16:15and the lineage title
16:16he now holds
16:17carry greater significance
16:19at 140 pounds
16:20than at his original weight.
16:22Competing in this division
16:23opens up potential
16:24high-profile matchups,
16:25including a possible
16:26challenge against
16:27WBO welterweight champion
16:29Devin Haney,
16:30which could be
16:30one of the sport's
16:31most compelling fights
16:32in 2026.
16:34The 140-pound division
16:35also includes
16:36other top fighters
16:37often referred to
16:38as part of
16:39boxing's elite group,
16:40providing Stevenson
16:41with meaningful
16:42and competitive bouts
16:43that enhance
16:44both his career
16:45and the sport.
16:46Have Shakur Stevenson
16:47in the 140-pound division.
16:49I think there's more
16:50attractive fights
16:51in the 140-pound division
16:53because if you would've stood,
16:57if you would've gone back
16:58to the lightweight division,
17:02Muretai would probably be
17:03the most intriguing matchup.
17:06And I don't know if
17:07after beating Teofimo Lopez
17:09that I think that would've been
17:11going backwards.
17:11I believe that the WBO strap
17:15that he got right now
17:17and the lineal title
17:19that he got on
17:19is more valuable
17:20in the 140-pound division
17:22than going back
17:22to the 135-pound division.
17:24You know what I'm saying?
17:24Because I think
17:25that he could also petition
17:26to be the WBO mandatory
17:30to the welterweight champion
17:32in the WBO
17:33in Devin the Dream Haney.
17:34I think that would be
17:35an attractive matchup
17:36in 2026
17:37following that type
17:38of performance
17:39versus Teofimo Lopez.
17:40While Keyshawn Davis
17:42currently holds
17:42the WBO mandatory position
17:44at 140 pounds,
17:46a fight with Stevenson
17:47is unlikely,
17:48highlighting the complexity
17:49of mandatory obligations
17:50versus attractive matchups.
17:52Overall,
17:53analysts suggest
17:54that Stevenson's move
17:55to 140 pounds
17:57benefits his legacy,
17:58positions him
17:59for bigger challenges,
18:00and creates more
18:01engaging contests
18:02for fans,
18:03while maintaining
18:03his status
18:04as one of boxing's
18:05top undefeated fighters.
18:07Those are the four kings,
18:09the fat five,
18:10whatever you want to call it,
18:11and I think that's just
18:12better for the sport of boxing,
18:13that's better for
18:14Shakur Stevenson,
18:15and I think that's a
18:16very winnable fight
18:18right there.
18:20We know that
18:20Keyshawn Davis
18:21is in WBO mandatory
18:22position right now
18:23in the 140-pound division,
18:24but we all know
18:25that they're not going to fight.
18:26So,
18:27I mean,
18:28we all could
18:28keep on asking
18:30Keyshawn and Shakur,
18:31where you going to fight?
18:32Are you going to fight?
18:32Both of these guys
18:33already saying
18:34they're never going to fight again.
18:35So Keyshawn Davis
18:37is going to be moving up
18:37to the 147-pound division,
18:39right?
18:41So,
18:43unless that tank
18:44was active at 135,
18:48that's the only fight
18:49that the world
18:49want to see at 135
18:51is Shakur versus tank.
18:54We're not going to see
18:55Kid Austin
18:58versus Shakur Stevenson
18:59at 135
19:00that Shakur
19:00or the Kid Austin,
19:01you know,
19:02he lost that opportunity.
19:03That's it for today's video.
19:05Stay tuned
19:05until next time.
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