Mannix Sees Shakur Stevenson Stopping Manny Pacquiao

Menu Results Schedule Rankings Videos Tickets Forum Contact Us Menu Rankings Schedule Results Boxing Live Mannix Sees Shakur Stevenson Stopping Manny Pacquiao Google News Preferred Source By Boxing News 24 Desk - 09/25/2026 - Comments Chris Mannix thinks Shakur Stevenson would stop Manny Pacquiao if they fight. Sergio Mora agrees and hates the matchup. That is a startling amount of confidence in a stoppage from two men discussing a fighter who usually wins by making opponents miss.

“I hate that fight,” Mora said on Boxing with Mannix and Mora. He called Stevenson a “pound-for-pound cheetah with boxing gloves” and questioned why Pacquiao would take this fight at nearly 50. Mannix pictured Shakur catching Pacquiao repeatedly as he attacks. Mora went further, comparing the potential punishment to Larry Holmes beating an aging Muhammad Ali.

The age concern is fair, but the stoppage talk is harder to buy. Shakur’s lack of power is only half the problem with the prediction. His first priority is avoiding punches. He lands, moves, and makes opponents start over rather than staying in range to build an attack. That approach can win rounds convincingly, but it gives a hurt fighter time to recover.