Keyshawn Davis reiterated that he will not fight his friend Shakur Stevenson, but is open to an exhibition match, “YouTube style.” He says people will want to watch him and Shakur fight on the show after cleaning up the 135- and 140-lb divisions.
Excuses for “Show”.
In order for fans to be interested in watching an exhibition match between Keyshawn and Shakur, they will need to be popular with the casual boxing fans. Unfortunately, none of them are fighting quality opposition to get attention.
WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) is often booed by fans at his fights, and Keyshawn has been compared to choosing his promoters from Top Rank throughout his three-year professional career.
Keyshawn (12-0, 8 KOs) is big in the 135 lb division, and he will have to move up soon because he looks like a hard-boiled welterweight in his lightweight fights. He is scheduled to challenge WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) on February 14, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Berinchyk is considered the weak link between champions at 135, which explains why Keyshawn is being compared to him. He is the only one who can beat him. Still, this is a 50-50 toss-up because Berinchyk is technically the better fighter.
The only thing Keyshawn has going for him is his youth, which is great a welterweight-sized frameand being his side of A. One last thing might be enough for Keyshawn to win. If Keyshawn had to fight where he lives at 147, he’d go for it, face Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and get some divots on him.
I don’t know how on earth Keyshawn manages to melt down at welterweight. Young fighters are able to absorb water without harming them, but eventually, they will no longer be able to do so when they reach their 20s and early 30s. Until then, they play the game. If every sanctioning body had strict 10-lb retrieve limits, you’d be done weight bullies.
“When the Time is Right”
“They keep asking me to fight you. We can make a show; that’s what we can do,” said Keyshawn Davis on social media talking about fans who want him to fight his friend, Shakur Stevenson.
“We can go YouTube style on these guys very quickly. Who wouldn’t watch it? They will still watch the show. They will still watch it. We’re going to these fools’ show when the time is right, and I’ll let you know when the time is right,” Keyshawn continued about wanting to do a show with Shakur. “He’ll be like, ‘Yeah.’
“We’ll show these f***** moms and they’ll gain weight, then we’ll do the same thing. We are about to clean up [lightweight] separation and weight gain. How are you all crazy?
“Man and Shakur will beat everyone. We just beat everyone up, go up in weight, and never fight. Then, do it all again at 140. That would be funny as s***. Defeat all your favorite fighters. They’re going to be sick as hell,” Davis said.
Keyshawn won’t beat everyone at 135, and neither will his friend, Shakur. Check out how Keyshawn picks and chooses his opponents. He is not going after any of these skilled fighters:
– Raymond Muratalla
– Andy Cruz
– William Zepeda
– Edwin De Los Santos
It is possible that Keyshawn, 25, will soon leave the 135-lb division without even trying to fight any of these guys because the chances of him losing are very high. He was nearly beaten by Nahir Albright last year on October 14. Albright staggered Keyshawn and dominated him in the final four rounds, putting him under pressure just like Andy Cruz did in the 2020 Olympics.
The “Top 3” legend.
“The fans already know that the top three dogs have the same idea of who the top three dogs are in the 135 lb division. That is good for me by putting me in this division with 12-0,” said Keyshawn believing that he is one of the three best fighters in the lightweight division.
“135 pounds are best with light skin [Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis,’ me and Shakur, period,” said Keyshawn. The best 135-pounders. Come on, bro. Call a spade a spade.
Keyshawn is getting way ahead of himself talking about being among the top three at lightweight because he still hasn’t beaten any contenders in the 135-lb division.
He’s not even close to being one of the top three lightweight fighters because he would need to beat contenders to reach that level. Keyshawn has not fought even one contender. He’s been protected by Top Rank in the same way Edgar Berlanga was when he was with that company.
Keyshawn’s Best Wins
– Gustavo Lemos: Non-contender, coming off a loss
– Miguel Madueno: Second tier non contender
– Nahir Abright: same
– Jose Pedraza: 0-2-1 record going into the fight
– Anthony Yigit: Non-contender
He’s making a big deal about fighting the smallish, weight-drained light welterweight Gustavo Lemos, who was coming off a loss to Richardson Hitchins and had to drain down from 140 to fight Keyshawn on November 8th.
Why did Keyshawn pick a short guy, Lemos, who fights at 140, coming off a defeat, as his opponent? I have a pretty good idea. This was flat-out old-fashioned cherry picking. When a fighter selects someone from a division above to drain down to fight them, it’s intended to gain an advantage because the guy is weakened. It’s sneaky, but it works.
Casual fans or ones without critical thinking ability are impressed and aren’t able to put two and two together to figure out that they’re being tricked. Keyshawn could have fought his four-time conqueror, Cuba’s Andy Cruz, who beat him in the 2020 Olympic finals and refers to him as “My son.” Cruz volunteered to fight Keyshawn, but he chose Lemos. What does that tell you?
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