Fonfara: "Stevenson is no superman"

[toe2toe]

Stevenson doesn't have superman's stamina. He gasses after some rounds.

He also doesn't have superman's titanium chin.

[Gandalf]

I will let you into a little secret.....it's only a nickname!

Stevenson is good. He is fast, tricky, but at the end of the day is a human being. In boxing terms he is quite old too. Superman was of course an alien with super powers and ultimately a boxer with such a nickname is never going to quite live up the full blown majesty of arguably the finest comic book hero.

We cannot just give ourselves a nickname and become the fantasy. I myself don't wear dresses or have magic powers. It is a let down, I know. Boxers are only human and they typically have flaws and get old. When I was younger I expected Calzaghe to come out of his corner with green scales and smoke blazing out of his nostrils. He was a fine fighter and dazzled, but he could never quite escape reality with the powers of Merlin granted by a nickname.

[beenKOed]

Stevenson does have a problem with stamina, and he should do what ever it takes to make it go away, but he was throwing a lot of punches and working hard to keep Petrov at the right distance.
I really didn't expect him to be like Superman, everybody knows Superman was a white dude.

[IamInuit]

Not sure what to say here. Stamina issues? The guy fought his ass off for 12 rounds in a fight that he had to work the full 3 minutes of every round to the credit of his opponent. Like almost every Manny student he throws his jab with everything on it and his straight left. I defy any fighter to be as active as he was sitting down on every punch and not be as tired as he was. Not sure what people expect. When I played Junior hockey I was spent after a 40 second shift. We routinely see guys gassed after 4 rounds weekly not working half as much.

[FinitoElDinamita]

I dont think stamina is an issue for him. He is just technically challenged and limited..

I always thought he's a one handed fighter and there is no way hopkins would lose to this dude.

I think Pascal would beat him too..

[beenKOed]

I dont think stamina is an issue for him. He is just technically challenged and limited..

I always thought he's a one handed fighter and there is no way hopkins would lose to this dude.

I think Pascal would beat him too..

Hopkins would win, I have serious doubts about Pascal.
Stevenson wasn't 'technically challenged or limited' during the first half of that fight.
He gassed for a couple of rounds and let Petrov make a fight of it, he has a stamina problem. I don't know if it's a training problem or in his head....could be he spends too much time thinking about his entrance.
He came back from a difficult spot (no gas in the tank) to win that fight, he showed he wanted it more by shutting the door on Petrov, good for him.

[Beanflicker]

This proves the old adage "you're only as good as your last fight."

Look how far Stevenson's stock has dropped as a result of this fight.

[Vendettos]

Stevenson doesn't have superman's stamina. He gasses after some rounds.

He also doesn't have superman's titanium chin.

Watch this and stfu.

[Spicoli]