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Coach Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre says Keyshawn Davis and Shakur Stevenson are the 2 finest light-weight fighters, with each 50-50 on the identical degree. He states that everybody thinks Gervonta Davis is the very best within the 135-lb division reasonably than Shakur and Keyshawn as a result of they haven’t been within the weight class so long as him.
BoMac says that Keyshawn (13-0, 9 KOs) would simply beat Tank Davis, probably knocking him out, as a result of he has extra “tools in his toolbox” than him. He views Tank as being restricted.
Followers Unconvinced
Keyshawn turned professional in 2021 and has but to show himself. Shakur has moved up three divisions and has solely been at light-weight since 2023. He hasn’t fought anybody gifted, both.
Final Friday night time, Keyshawn captured the WBO light-weight title, knocking out 36-year-old champion Denys Berinchyk within the fourth spherical at Madison Sq. Backyard Theater in New York. Nonetheless, followers didn’t give Keyshawn a lot credit score as a result of they observed how a lot greater he was contained in the ring and the way outdated, small, and weak Berinchyk seemed.
The principle concern followers have with Keyshawn is that they view him as a weight bully combating a number of divisions beneath his measurement. He’s additionally picked the weakest hyperlink. In different phrases, Keyshawn is gaming the system to search out success that he couldn’t obtain if he had been competing in a weight class the place he belongs, at 154 or 160.
You possibly can’t knock Keyshawn for his hustle. If he can battle at light-weight in opposition to smaller guys and make large dough, he ought to do it so long as doable. It beats shifting as much as middleweight and being only a common contender his complete profession.
Keyshawn seems greater than IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis and WBC interim junior middleweight champ Vergil Ortiz Jr. The actual query is why Keyshawn chooses to battle at 135. It’s fairly apparent when you consider it.
“In reality, it’s who Gervonta wants to fight because that’s supposedly the man at 135,” stated coach Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre to YSM Sports activities Media when requested if it could be bizarre if Keyshawn Davis received the battle in opposition to Gervonta Davis earlier than Shakur Stevenson.
“Of course, it’s 50-50, Keyshawn and Shakur,” stated BoMac when requested who’s ‘The man’ at light-weight. “However everyone is placing that label on Gervonta as being the very best 135-pounder. All people must battle him like he’s the boogeyman of the division.
“Shakur has moved up three weight divisions. Keyshawn is just getting here [in 2021]. So, the world is going to say, ‘He’s got to prove himself.’ Me personally, by knowing these cats, it’s 50-50 right there. They’ve got dog in them right there. I’m not saying Gervonta don’t have dog in him, but those two guys [Keyshawn and Shakur] because of the simple fact I know what they’re capable of.”
It’s not sufficient for BoMac to be the one who’s saying that Keyshawn is tied for #1 within the light-weight division with Shakur. The followers have to say that, they usually’re not. He’s not proved himself at 135 to indicate that he’s the #1 man.
Berinchyk seemed very outdated and small. The scale distinction between him and Keyshawn was large final Friday. It seemed like a middleweight was within the ring with an outdated 40-ish-looking light-weight. If Keyshawn insists on combating exterior of his pure weight class of middleweight, he must battle gifted opponents like Andy Cruz, Ernesto Mercado, Edin De Los Santos, and Raymond Muratalla.
The “Toolbox” Debate
“He [Tank Davis] has got that one style that he never changes, and Keyshawn has got a whole toolbox behind him, him and Shakur,” stated BoMac when requested why he thinks Keyshawn would ‘easily beat’ Tank Davis. “So, no matter Gervonta got here to the desk with, these two guys can return within the toolbox. If that instrument doesn’t work, let’s go together with one other one.
“If that instrument don’t work, let’s go together with one other instrument. I feel Keyshawn would cease him [Gervonta] within the later rounds due to Gervonta’s model of combating that he does. It might solely carry it thus far.
“I think Lomachenko would be a great fight for Keyshawn. It would be a little bit difficult because Lomachenko has a great toolbox. But I believe Keyshawn gets to him faster than Lomachenko,” stated BoMac.
