Boxing superstar Shakur Stevenson ruffled some feathers with comments he made earlier this week about Mixed Martial Arts and the UFC. Stevenson, who sat next to Terence Crawford while on influencer Adin Ross’ stream, publicly called out Ilia Topuria and claimed that boxing is superior to MMA.
This prompted a strong response from UFC welterweight Joaquin Buckley, who said he could “kill” Stevenson or Crawford in a no-holds-barred fight. Buckley is one of the best knockout artists in modern MMA.
Enter UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier, an elite wrestler who also showed impressive hands during his storied career.
Daniel Cormier: Boxing ‘just not fun’ compared to UFC and MMA
In a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Cormier sided with Buckley against Stevenson’s fiery comments about MMA.
“Joaquin Buckley was right. It doesn’t have to be boxing because the reality is there are no big fights like in the past,” Cormier said.
“I want it to be the boxing of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. There aren’t enough big events to take us back to when Ali was fighting, or when Tyson was fighting. When you had the four kings and they all fought each other. During Lennox Lewis’ time as heavyweight champion, it was different then.
“Canelo fought Terence Crawford and it felt like a big deal. But honestly, I don’t get super excited about these boxing fights until you get young prospects trying to knock out people like these guys have in the past,” Cormier continued. “It’s just not as much fun, whereas if you go to the UFC it’s more fun, it’s more exciting and it’s just better. Hats off to Joaquin Buckley for calling that motherfucker out because he should have called it out. That’s just the honest truth.”
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