NEWARK, N.J. — Being an American boxer coming out of the Olympics in the lightweight divisions, the comparisons to Floyd Mayweather Jr. were inevitable for Shakur Stevenson. Heading into what might be his final fight with Top Rank, the comparisons have never been more appropriate.
Like Mayweather had done 20 years earlier, Stevenson signed with Top Rank after his silver medal finish at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, winning world titles in three different divisions. And, like Mayweather...