For Bradley, the 28-year-old American stands above every active pro because of how cleanly and efficiently he operates in the ring, even without some of the signature accomplishments other elite names have already collected.
“Shakur Stevenson is the best fighter in the world right now. Yeah, he doesn’t have the undisputed championship status and the kind of major accomplishments that Oleksandr Usyk has built. He hasn’t gone through the kind of difficult road that Naoya Inoue traveled in the lighter weight classes. But that doesn’t matter. Shakur has already become a world champion in four different weight classes, and on top of that, he is the best boxer on the planet. He gets hit less than any other fighter. Period,” Bradley said.