Promoter Eddie Hearn says Keyshawn Davis should battle his conqueror Cuba’s Andy Cruz and defeat him if he needs a title shot towards WBA light-weight champion Gervonta Davis.
Keyshawn (12-0, 8 KOs) has been attempting to take a sneaky backdoor path to a battle with King Tank by preventing hand-picked opposition and swerving his Andy Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs), who, as Hearn factors out, schooled him repeatedly within the amateurs, together with within the 2020 Olympic finals. It was all Keyshawn may do to attain one level towards Cruz, as he was dominated.
Hearn: Keyshawn Should Face Andy Cruz
Final Friday, Keyshawn defeated mild welterweight Gustavo Lemos by a third-round knockout in Norfolk, Virginia. Lemos had misplaced his final battle towards Richardson Hitchins on April sixth, which made him eligible to be chosen by Keyshawn.
Dropping was the best way to get picked. Unhappy however true. In what sort of upside-down world will we stay in the place Keyshawn picks his opponents after they’re coming off a poor exhibiting slightly than a win? It’s pathetic.
Hearn needs Keyshawn to present some spine by dealing with Cruz to point out the world he deserves a battle towards Tank Davis as a result of the best way issues at the moment are, he doesn’t price to satisfy with the Face of Boxing.
If Keyshawn loses, it’s not the tip of the world. Have a look at it this fashion: Keyshawn has already misplaced 4 occasions to Cruz. This might simply be loss quantity 5, and he may then transfer as much as 140 or ideally 147, so he can battle in a weight class that’s extra suited to his huge welterweight-sized body.
Tank and his administration aren’t going to be fooled by the backdoor technique Keyshawn is attempting to take to a battle towards him. They need to see high quality wins, not victories over substandard opposition.
“I like Keyshawn. I believe he’s an incredible fighter and is getting higher and higher,” stated promoter Eddie Hearn to the media, reward to light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis. “When a fighter comes 5 kilos over or six kilos over or no matter it was, it’s not as a result of they’re struggling on the weight. You realize the camp and the whole lot is damaged down in that battle.
“So, I don’t suppose it was the identical [Gustavo] Lemos that fought Richardson Hitchins, however I believe that’s irrelevant. He [Keyshawn] demolished him, and that’s what you’ve obtained to do typically. You’ve obtained to go in there, and the group seemed nice in Norfolk, Virginia.”
Keyshawn did what any fighter within the light-weight division would have executed in the event that they’d been fed a gradual, non-skilled fighter like Lemos final Friday night time. He seemed so unhealthy. If Lemos had fought the 20-year-old Abdullah Mason, it will have been the identical consequence however a a lot sooner knockout as a result of he’s obtained extra expertise than Keyshawn.
Cruz Schooled Keyshawn
“It’s nice for boxing. Keyshawn is a superb younger fighter, and in time, I believe he’ll be an incredible battle for Gervonta Davis,” stated Hearn. “However he nonetheless misplaced thrice [correction: 4 times] to Andy Cruz, our fighter, and he by no means beat Andy Cruz. Jaron Ennis may verify that, and Bozy can verify that as a result of he trains Andy Cruz.”
You don’t want coach Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to substantiate that Cruz schooled Keyshawn 4 occasions. It’s within the document books and on YouTube. It’s a part of historical past, and it’ll at all times be there without end.
“So, I believe if Keyshawn needs a battle earlier than Gervonta Davis, signal us up for Andy Cruz. He took him to high school thrice [correction: four times], and he’ll be able to do it once more,” stated Hearn.
Andy Cruz now 3-0 and has seemed higher and higher with every efficiency.
KEYSHAWN DAVIS….DON’T DUCK THIS SMOKE. CRUZ WANTS YOU NEXT‼️‼️‼️
😤😤😤#Boxing
🤣🤣🥊🥊🥊— Danny (@dantheboxingman) February 25, 2024
