Keyshawn Davis blew his stack when requested throughout an interview about his outdated nemesis from his newbie days, Cuban Andy Cruz, who beat him like a drum of their 4 fights. Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) snapped on the interviewer when Cruz’s title was introduced up after which went on an expletive-filled rant, yapping about how the combat had been provided to his promoter, Eddie Hearn, with no response.
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The look on Keyshawn’s face when Cruz’s title was introduced up was that of an individual whose blood stress had shot to harmful ranges. That title nonetheless haunts Keyshawn in spite of everything these years.
By some means, it’s laborious to imagine Keyshawn as a result of Hearn mentioned he would make the Cruz-Keyshawn combat in a second. Hearn needs that combat as a result of he is aware of the 2020 Olympic gold medalist Cruz would faculty him for the fifth time, including to his earlier 4-0 report towards the Virginia native.
“After I’ve a spectacular efficiency towards Lemos, I’m going to be on the breaking level of being a famous person,” mentioned Keyshawn Davis to Manouk Akopyan, discussing his hopes of turning into a star after his combat towards Gustavo Lemos on Friday.
Beating Lemos received’t rework Keyshawn right into a star as a result of he’s not a large enough title. It didn’t do something for Richardson Hitchins after he defeated Lemos earlier this 12 months on April sixth. To develop into a star, Keyshawn might want to beat fighters like Shakur Stevenson, Gervonta Davis, William Zepeda, Edwin De Los Santos, Vasily Lomachenko, and Andy Cruz.
“The one factor that’s necessary is getting me my world title. After I turned world champion, my title is solidified now. Not solely am I an Olympic silver medalist, however I’m a world champion. Lomachenko, I feel he’ll combat yet one more time after which retire. Hopefully, he picks me to combat. If he wins his combat and retires, then I’m going to go for the IBF,” mentioned Keyshawn.
Lomachenko is NOT going to select Keyshawn out if he’s right down to the ultimate combat of his profession earlier than retiring. There’s no cash in a combat towards Keyshawn, and he’s not going to wish to combat some man that appears like a welterweight in dimension. Keyshawn just isn’t a world champion but, and followers within the U.S. don’t care that he’s an Olympic silver medalist. That junk doesn’t impress American followers. All that proves is Keyshawn wasn’t adequate to win the gold medal towards Andy Cruz.
“Me and [WBO champion] Berinchyk are pals. So, both a kind of two lanes. Tank, Shakur, and me, I feel we’re the perfect at 135. Individuals are not going to offer me credit score, saying I’ve obtained to develop into a champion. I’ll combat anyone however Shakur.
“The ball is of their courtroom. We’re ready for them,” mentioned Keyshawn when requested if he’d be fascinated about preventing Andy Cruz. “We already despatched them a contract. I already obtained on stay with Eddie Hearn and mentioned to arrange the combat. I don’t know what extra y’all need me to do [to make the Andy Cruz fight]. ”
Truly, the ball is in Keyshawn’s courtroom as a result of he’s the one who has been dismissing the concept of preventing Cruz since he turned professional, saying that he brings nothing to the desk and that it’s a unique story now. It appears apparent to some that Keyshawn is afraid of Crawfurd, which is okay. That’s superb, however it could be good if Keyshawn admitted it so the media might cease asking him about that combat.
“Cease asking me this query,” Keyshawn mentioned when requested about Cruz. “I already tried to combat these guys once I was nonetheless co-main. I might combat him now as a foremost occasion. If I ship him a contract, is he going to signal it? I don’t know. I’m going for my world title and the largest fights on the market. He is without doubt one of the largest fights on the market.”
The media and the followers are going to maintain asking Keyshawn about Cruz as a result of he retains saying various things when he’s introduced up, which means that he doesn’t wish to combat the gifted Cuban because of repeated failures towards him. If you get overwhelmed again and again like Keyshawn did towards Cruz, it’s comprehensible why you’re keen to say something to dodge the combat. This isn’t the amateurs the place Keyshawn can lose, and it’s no large deal. If he will get overwhelmed by Cruz within the professional ranks, he can say goodbye to his desires of preventing for a world title and making good cash to purchase homes.
“I’m not going to maintain entertaining it in the event that they’re not prepared but. What are they, 4-0? He’s not prepared but. He doesn’t have a fan base. His complete fan base is constructed round me. I’ll wish to combat him in my subsequent combat, however his promoters and managers are saying no,” mentioned Keyshawn.
Eddie Hearn says in another way. He known as out Keyshawn and mentioned he was able to make the combat between him and Andy Cruz. He sounded as critical as a coronary heart assault when he mentioned he’d make that combat. So, who’re we to imagine? Hearn or Keyshawn? On condition that Cruz beat Keyshawn 4 occasions within the amateurs and has a 4-0 report towards him, you must imagine that Hearn needs to make the combat, however he doesn’t need it.
