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Keyshawn Davis says he desires fights towards Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz subsequent and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis earlier than transferring as much as 140.
Keyshawn (13-0, 9 KOs) states that he’s not going to be at light-weight for much longer, and he feels {that a} battle between him and ‘Pitbull’ Cruz (27-3-1, 18 KOs) and Tank Davis could be a “major event.”
Keyshawn’s Targets
It may very well be doable if Prime Rank is prepared to pay Pitbull massive cash for use as an opponent for Keyshawn. Nevertheless, for Keyshawn to get that battle, there would probably must be a rehydration clause to make the battle truthful.
The 5’4″ Isaac Cruz is a small light-weight, and he could be dwarfed if Keyshawn walks into the ring trying like a full-blown middleweight on the night time of the battle like he did final Friday in his match towards WBO light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk at Madison Sq. Backyard Theater in New York Metropolis.
Would Keyshawn conform to a 10-lb rehydration clause for a battle towards Isaac Cruz? I doubt it. Even when there have been one, it will be important to have the secondary weight verify achieved within the night battle night time, someplace round 6:00 pm. That may make the battle truthful. Putting the secondary weigh-in throughout the night of the battle would make sure that Keyshawn doesn’t blow as much as 160.
Davis doesn’t say his different choices if he can’t get both of these guys to battle him, however he’s nonetheless not involved in combating Andy Cruz. He says he’s not fashionable sufficient to battle. That’s an fascinating remark as a result of not one of the 13 fighters Keyshawn has confronted have been fashionable fighters. Not one.
“I still want to settle something at 135 that’s a bigger name than Teofimo Lopez,” stated Keyshawn Davis to the Ariel Helwani YouTube channel, hinting that he’s going to proceed to chase Gervonta Davis at light-weight. “The boxing world and the casuals don’t understand how nice I’m. Isaac Cruz could be a serious occasion and naturally, a Gervonta. So, I received unfished enterprise at 135.
“13-0, and I handled that guy [36-year-old Denys Berinchyk] with ease. So, each fight, I’m going to show you how good I am and how great I’m going to become. When the time is right, I would love to fight him just to shut everybody up,” stated Keyshawn about Andy Cruz. “I’ll knock him out after I do battle him within the skilled ranks.
“I’m a big 135. So, I’m not going to be at 135 for too much longer. I’m fighting him before I move up to 140. Andy Cruz only brings up my name. He doesn’t mention any other name. So, he’s building his career off me literally. When he loses to me, what’s next? What are you going to do? Eddie Hearn is telling him to do all this. Andy Cruz has got some charisma. So, he’s doing it in a good way, a good fashion.”
Ignoring Andy Cruz
It feels like Keyshawn desires nothing to do with combating Andy Cruz, and he’ll transfer as much as 140 with out combating him. Davis says he’s received two fights left at 135, and he desires these to be towards Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and Gervonta Davis. So, meaning he’s NOT going to battle Andy earlier than transferring up, which doesn’t shock me.
“He’s got a lot of amateur stuff, bouncing around the ring, similar to Berinchyk. He’s got a lot of amateur things,” stated Keyshawn about Cruz. “I feel he’s got more grooming to do,” stated Keyshawn about Andy Cruz. “We’re giving him too much credit here talking about him, but I feel he doesn’t have a big American fanbase either.”
Followers could be extra involved in a Keyshawn vs. Cruz battle than in anybody he’s confronted throughout his 13-fight skilled profession. Berinchyk wasn’t extra fashionable within the U.S. than Andy Cruz, and neither have been the opposite 12 he’s fought.
Keyshawn’s Final 7 Opponents:
– Denys Berinchyk: 36– Gustavo Lemos– Miguel Madueno: Coming off a loss– Jose Pedraza: *0-2-1 report going into Davis battle– Nahir Albright– Francesco Patera– Anthony Yigit
“So, that fight, in terms of marketing, is going to be lopsided right now. I feel like he’s got to knock some guys out, so it’ll sell better, period,” stated Keyshawn about Cruz. “He needs to build himself up a little more. It’s the same thing they were telling me when I was 5-0.”
If Andy Cruz begins combating the identical guys that Keyshawn has been feasting on, he’ll be scoring knockouts like him. He could be cherry-picking, but when that gentle bunch was ok for Keyshawn to provide knockouts, it needs to be okay with Andy. Cruz’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, of Matchroom, wouldn’t stoop to utilizing these low-level opponents to construct his profession.
Cruz is the 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and he doesn’t must be matched towards C-level opposition to construct a pretend report. Prime Rank matches Keyshawn as they did with Edgar Berlanga when he was with that firm. No distinction.
