“Generally speaking, when a fighter has the kind of defensive skills that Shakur has, most of his fights are going to go the distance. Generally speaking, in a match between a superior offensive fighter and a superior defender, over the course of 12 rounds, the defender is seen as having the advantage. See Floyd Mayweather. See Pernell Whitaker. Guys who had spectacular records because they were knockout proof and they retreated,y win the majority of rounds. In this fight, it is Stevenson who represents that model more than Teofimo, who still has defensive skills. But Shakur is the superior defensive fighter who is willing to rely on those skills as the fundamental basis for winning. Fighters like Teofimo, who are accustomed to getting applause from fans, networks, promoters for demonstrating their offensive skills are more likely to try and win with offense – like Mayweather and Whitaker. And they are more likely to expose themselves to risk. I expect Shakur is more risk-averse than Teofimo. It takes a genuinely explosive fighter to defy that paradigm and win.”
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