Keyshawn Davis says a combat in opposition to Cuban 2020 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz is a “precedence,” however he “isn’t prepared” to combat him. Davis (11-0, 7 KOs), who was overwhelmed 4 instances by Cruz, states {that a} combat in opposition to Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs) has to occur “on the proper time.”
Some really feel that Keyshawn doesn’t ever need to combat Cruz once more after his dangerous experiences, shedding him repeatedly within the amateurs. Cruz’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, says he desires to make that combat, and he’s assured that his fighter would beat but once more.
Keyshawn can’t afford one other loss to Cruz, so it’s comprehensible why he’s displaying little interest in combating him once more. Cruz dominated him in his fights within the beginner ranks. The 25-year-old Keyhawn has been having issues beating the fighters that Prime Rank matches him in opposition to.
It’s cheap to conclude that Keyshawn will NEVER combat Cruz as a result of Prime Rank is aware of the tip results of that combat. Furthermore, Cruz is a significant expertise being fast-tracked by Eddie Hearn to a world title. Cruz is prone to be a world champion by 2025. He’s acquired celebrity written throughout him and is on a special airplane than Keyshawn.
Keyshawn, sadly, doesn’t appear like he’s going to pan out on the professional stage, at the very least at 135. If he can transfer as much as 140 or 147, he would possibly be capable of seize a belt in these thinned-out divisions, that are barren of expertise.
They’ve been attempting to develop Davis, however he’s struggling in opposition to guys he shouldn’t be if he have been the true deal. Keyshawn’s fights in opposition to Nahir Albright and Miguel Madueno confirmed that Prime Rank must be very cautious with him to maintain him from shedding.
That’s clearly not what they counted on after they signed Keyshawn out of the Olympics. They needed to have anticipated him to have the ability to hit the bottom working with out the prolonged growth.
Subsequent month, Keyshawn is combating Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) in a 10-round combat on the Scope Area in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 8. The occasion will likely be proven on ESPN+.
Keyshawn says he hand-picked Lemos after Prime Rank supplied him 38-year-old Nicholas Walters as an opponent for the November eighth date. He felt that he wouldn’t get any credit score for beating Walters on account of his age. Keyshawn could not have realized why he was being supplied Walters. He had seemed so poor in his combat in opposition to Madueno that it was comprehensible why Prime Rank supplied Walters.
This was the identical factor after Keyshawn labored in opposition to Nahir Albright, getting staggered in that combat and barely profitable. In Keyshawn’s subsequent combat, Prime Rank matched in opposition to the pale 35-year-old Jose Pedraza quite than persevering with to maneuver ahead with a greater opponent, which is what they might have accomplished if he’d seemed good in opposition to Albright.
“It’s undoubtedly a precedence. It’s simply acquired to occur on the proper time,” mentioned Keyshawn Davis to Brian Campbell’s channel when requested about his curiosity in combating 2020 Cuban Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz, who beat him repeatedly within the beginner ranks, resisting win after win.
“I don’t suppose he’s prepared. We final reached out identical to we reached out to Gustavo [Lemos]. We’ve already reached out to Andy Cruz and them. They mentioned they don’t need to combat me now. I’m not mendacity. So, I did my half. He’s not prepared. He’s undoubtedly a precedence. So, at any time when he’s prepared, at any time when his promoter and supervisor is prepared, we will make it occur.
“No,” mentioned Keyshawn when requested if Cruz has lived as much as expectations as a professional. “Take into consideration me as a silver medalist. I acquired the boxing world heated proper now. I’m not proper now. Andy Cruz is like boring. He’s not scorching. Individuals aren’t speeding out their warmth to go watch him combat.
“Individuals nonetheless be within the concession stands when he’s combating. He’s not on my stage when it comes to performing. He doesn’t carry out like I carry out, and that’s proof within the pudding. Return and watch each our fights. He don’t carry out like I carry out,” mentioned Keyshawn about Cruz.
