Foster later told reporters that their history dates back more than five years and claimed the sparring sessions between them were far more one-sided than many realize.

“He knows what it is, man. He knows what happened in those sparring sessions. It wasn’t just one, it was several, and he knows I’m not lying, I don’t tell lies. I would tell y’all if it was a back-and-forth but it was one-sided and he knows that,” said Shaquie.

“That’s why he always getting in his feelings when everybody asking about me, or when I’m calling his name. When we fight, I’m gonna show the world why.”

The claim quickly drew a response from Shakur’s side.

Stevenson’s promoter, Antonio Leonard, disputed Foster’s version of events and said he witnessed the sessions himself.

“I was there, and just like Shakur said, he whooped you every time in sparring. He made you quit. You know it, and I know the truth,” said Leonard.

“You could never, ever in life beat Shakur in a fight or in sparring.”

Shakur has recently moved to 140 pounds and signed with Zuffa Boxing, while Foster remains the WBC super featherweight champion at 130. Despite the weight difference, Foster says he is willing to make the fight happen wherever Stevenson wants it.

“We’ll see about Navarrete, but y’all know who I want. It’s all up to Shakur and them now, he says he’s the man,” said Foster.

“I told him we could do it at 140, 135, whichever he wants to do. That’s a big fight. We can do it right here in Houston. I feel like the world wants to see it now, so we just gotta wait and see.”