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The Keyshawn Davis vs. Denys Berinchyk card for this Saturday, February fifteenth, is likely one of the better of the 12 months for non-PPV on ESPN at Madison Sq. Backyard Theater in New York. The undercard has a number of fighters with arguably extra gifted and higher futures forward of them than Keyshawn.
High Rank’s Funding in Keyshawn
A win for Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) will foil High Rank’s plans for turning Keyshawn Davis into their subsequent large star. They’re pushing Davis like they did Tyson Fury and giving him the identical kind of matchmaking, steering him away from the opposition that might expose him.
Berinchyk continues to be a dangerous struggle for Keyshawn at this stage as a result of he hasn’t appeared stellar towards the restricted opposition he’s been matched with. He appeared higher within the amateurs than he does now. A part of the rationale for that’s the cash Keyshawn is getting. He’s being paid nicely and given headliner gigs in fights that don’t price being the principle occasion.
When promoters give younger fighters like Keyshawn some huge cash earlier than they’ve even fought high-level opposition, it diminishes their ambition and makes them lazy. They’re too busy spending cash on homes, automobiles, and jewellery. Davis’ discuss of house-hunting after his poor efficiency towards Nahir Albright exemplifies that. Once more, Keyshawn appeared higher as an novice earlier than he began getting a great deal of cash. When you’re High Rank, you don’t need to be giving tens of millions to a fighter who was schooled by Andy Cruz x 4, and appeared mentally misplaced after his final defeat in 2020. Pouring cash right into a loser is a foul funding.
As an alternative of being decided to return to the health club to enhance after that struggle, Keyshawn felt he’d been wronged and would go by a home. It was a warped view for a fighter to have after a dismal efficiency. Saturday’s occasion will likely be proven stay on ESPN, ESPN Desportes, and ESPN+ starting at 9:000 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
In the principle occasion, Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) challenges the unbeaten Derinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) for his WBO light-weight title.
This struggle will present whether or not High Rank made the appropriate alternative by signing Keyshawn. If he can’t defeat Berinchyk, they made a mistake by signing him. They need to have opted for Andy Cruz of Cuba, the man who beat Keyshawn time and again within the amateurs.
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“He’s undefeated, and nobody wants to lose their unbeaten record,” stated Keyshawn about Berinchyk. “He’s coming off his biggest win, which was against Emanuel Navarrete. He also has a lot more experience than I do. And this isn’t for a vacant title. I have to take it from him.”
“I’ve never fought his style of boxing as a professional. It’s something new to me in professional boxing.”
