i honestly think shakur would be a good barometer for valdez to see where he is at...his defense at times is why he got put through the wringer like he did and ended up with his jaw broke...he took 2 necessary soft touches after 3 back to back wars..we will see if he can handle a shakur stevenson who isnt a soft touchYou think so? Valdez is nice. Only probably with him is his defense at times. I think he could beat a green ass Stevenson (who I'm not high on at all).