Asked how a possible fight between Stevenson, now top dog at 140lbs, and Benn – who last boxed at 160lbs – might go, Hearn replied: “Moving up, I think that’s the only way Shakur’s going to get beat. On a level playing field, it’s very difficult for Shakur to get beaten by anybody, because a level playing field probably for him is 135. I actually thought he looked quite powerful at 140. I actually thought he could have stopped Teofimo Lopez if he’d maybe put his foot on the gas. He didn’t need to. But I thought his punches looked solid in there. I thought it looked like he had the heavier hands of the two. Conor Benn can crack at 147 and he’s a big 147, what he might be lacking in world level in experience he’s making up in size.
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