Shakur Stevenson issues hot take on Canelo Alvarez vs. William Scull, Claressa Shields reacts: "A fight is a fight"

Shakur Stevenson's reaction to the Canelo Alvarez vs. William Scull fight elicited a response from Claressa Shields. Shields shared her opinion regarding the lackluster bout between Alvarez and Scull.

Alvarez took on Scull in a super middleweight title unification bout this past weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There wasn't much action as the former IBF champion kept on moving around the ring to avoid the Mexican superstar's attacks.

After an uninteresting 12 rounds, Alvarez was declared the winner by unanimous decision. Notably, Scull lost his undefeated status in the process.

Many in the boxing community expressed their thoughts on the Alvarez vs. Scull bout, including Stevenson, who recently took to X, claiming that if the Cuban were a famous name in the boxing world, he would have won. He wrote:

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''Ok I’m not saying dude not running but I am saying if this dude was the A side and the big superstar he would win this fight off this''

This prompted a response from Shields, who wrote:

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''Lol kinda…… but a fight is a fight. When a brawl gonna break out? This dude think he Wilfred Benitez''

Among the audience was Terence Crawford, who is set to challenge Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight title in Las Vegas on Sept. 12. Crawford entered the ring after the match and engaged in a face-off with the reigning champion.

As for Stevenson, he defended his WBC lightweight title by defeating Josh Padley via a ninth-round TKO earlier this year on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2. The 27-year-old is now set to face William Zepeda on July 12 in New York.

Meanwhile, Shields is coming off a unanimous decision win over Danielle Perkins this February. Notably, she became the first woman undisputed heavyweight champion.

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