Gervonta Davis And Shakur Stevenson have spent the last few years trying to emulate some of the success achieved by Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather was once a dominant world champion at 135 pounds, with Davis and Stevenson now both arguably in the same category, with “Tank” the reigning WBA champion while Shakur holds the WBC belt.
The American duo are also multi-weight world champions like Mayweather, as Davis has held gold at super-featherweight and welterweight, while Stevenson became world champions at featherweight for the first time and also won world honors at super-featherweight.
Stevenson now looks to conquer another division when he challenges WBO welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez later this monthbut it’s currently unclear what’s next for Davis, as he looks to bounce back from a difficult 2025.
The eventful year saw ‘Tank’ draw with Lamont Roach and then a planned exhibition with Jake Paul canceled due to domestic allegations.
A fight between Davis and Stevenson has been speculated for years but never came to fruition, and now Mayweather revealed exactly what he thinks of the two fighters.
“Right now the biggest puncher at 135 is Gervonta, but the most skilled fighter at 135 would hands down be Shakur Stevenson.
“It’s really all about skill. Pernell Whittaker wasn’t a huge puncher but he was very exciting, very tough and he fought everyone. Shakur is trying to do the same thing.”
Mayweather guided Davis’ career for several years, before the two parted ways several years ago, leading to a feud between the two.
