“I’m Shakur over everyone obviously, but between those three, I don’t know,” Foster said to Fight Hub TV. “Devin or Tank, one of them. I think they got more to their arsenal than a Shakur. I’m talking about mentally, too. Like attributes.”
Foster pointed to Haney’s height, reach, and jab as advantages, while praising Davis’ versatility.
“I think they mentally tough, and I feel like the attributes that they bring, it’s a little bit more. Devin is longer, taller, more rangier with the jab and certain things. Then we know Tank’s shorter, explosive, he can box, he can bang,” said Foster.
Foster’s assessment also reflected how he views Stevenson outside the ring.
Revisiting their confrontation after Foster defeated Raymond Ford to reclaim the WBC super featherweight title in April, Foster dismissed Stevenson’s actions as theatrical rather than genuine.
“He a clown,” Foster said. “If you’re going to do it, do it.”
Foster argued Shakur climbed into the ring and acted as though he wanted a fight while knowing security would prevent anything from happening. In boxing, a rival entering the ring after a major victory has traditionally signaled that a fight is being lined up, but Foster suggested the moment was more about creating that impression than seriously pursuing the matchup.
“You ain’t got to act like you taking off your jewelry. You ain’t got to play and talk crazy. If you going to do it, do it,” Foster said. “You taking off your jewelry, that gives people time to break it up or get in between us.”
Foster said Shakur briefly shifted attention to himself during the biggest win of his career by climbing into the ring and creating the impression he wanted the fight. After the theatrical face-off, however, Foster said Shakur disappeared, and he never heard from him again about making the matchup.
While a bout with Stevenson appears no closer to becoming reality, Foster said his preferred next opponent is WBO champion Emanuel Navarrete, calling it the fight that would establish the clear #1 fighter at 130 pounds before he moves up in weight.
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