Shakur Stevenson says signing with Floyd Mayweather was NEVER an option

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Channel: Brendan Taylor TRU SCHOOL SPORTS · 2017 · Sports

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“Money” talked, but Shakur Stevenson ultimately walked. 

Stevenson told RingTV.com on Friday that Floyd Mayweather Jr. was “all talk” in his pursuit of signing the Olympic silver medalist to a promotional contract. Mayweather made it seem as though signing Stevenson was a priority because he traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August to watch Stevenson fight in the 2016 Summer Olympics. 

The retired superstar met with Stevenson in Rio de Janeiro, continuously praised him and at one point on social media welcomed the 19-year-old Newark, New Jersey native to “the Money Team family.” 

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