JRE MMA Show #175 with Shakur Stevenson

1. JRJoe Rogan0:02

   Joe Rogan Podcast, check it out

2. SPSpeaker0:04

   The Joe Rogan Experience

3. JRJoe Rogan0:06

   Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night. All day. [upbeat rock music] Well, uh, anyway, thanks for coming down here, man. Appreciate it.

4. SPSpeaker0:15

   Yeah.

5. JRJoe Rogan0:15

   And congratulations on that standout performance against Teofimo, because that was a, that was a giant wake-up call for the entirety of boxing.

6. SPSpeaker0:27

   Yeah.

7. JRJoe Rogan0:27

   The, the level that you're on was at so high that you could be in there with a world champion-

8. SPSpeaker0:33

   [laughs]

9. JRJoe Rogan0:33

   ... a world champion-

10. SPSpeaker0:35

    [laughs]

11. JRJoe Rogan0:35

    ... and make him look... A guy who beat-

12. SPSpeaker0:36

    Yeah

13. JRJoe Rogan0:37

    ... I mean, l- legit guys, including Lo- Lomachenko.

14. SPSpeaker0:41

    Yeah.

15. JRJoe Rogan0:41

    That was a big victory for him, and you made him look like he had no business in there.

16. SPSpeaker0:45

    Honestly, it's just hard work, dedication, and, um, God-given ability. God-given ability. [laughs]

17. JRJoe Rogan0:55

    I think you have all that, plus intelligence, plus you started real young. And there's something about-

18. SPSpeaker1:02

    Yeah

19. JRJoe Rogan1:02

    ... those dudes who start real young. You grow up with that.

20. SPSpeaker1:05

    Yeah.

21. JRJoe Rogan1:05

    It's like in your central nervous system as you're a young child.

22. SPSpeaker1:09

    Yeah.

23. JRJoe Rogan1:09

    I mean, what'd you start boxing at, like 5?

24. SPSpeaker1:11

    I started boxing at 5 but honestly you could say the same for Teo too, 'cause he kinda started at, like, 7.

25. JRJoe Rogan1:19

    Mm.

26. SPSpeaker1:19

    We both was kinda similar in, like, experience, but I just feel like with me, the God-given ability or my instincts always kick in. Like, when we fought, I felt like my brain just knew how to win. Like, it just, everything was just like my instincts kicked in and everything just took over. Like, I didn't even... It w- it felt like a out-of-body experience.

27. JRJoe Rogan1:45

    Well, you're a very tactical guy.

28. SPSpeaker1:48

    Yeah.

29. JRJoe Rogan1:48

    Like, you know, there's a thing, one of, one of the things I love about watching you fight is I love watching a guy who sets traps and who avoids damage, and you are one of the absolute very best ever at setting traps and avoid damage. You take so few punches in your fights.

30. SPSpeaker2:04

    Yeah.

Episode duration: 2:12:15