Keyshawn Davis claims he would have already fought his former nemesis, Cuban Andy Cruz, if he had management over his matchmaking at High Rank.
The light-weight contender, Keyshawn, has a file of 0-4 towards Cruz, who beat him soundly all 4 occasions they fought within the newbie ranks. Cruz (3-0, 1 KOs) turned skilled in 2023 and has already referred to as out Keyshawn (10-0-1, 7 KOs) regardless of solely having three fights.
Andy Cruz’s Name Out and Hearn’s Curiosity
Andy’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, has mentioned he’d make the combat between Cruz and Keyshawn in a second, and he thinks that will be a wonderful stepping stone for his fighter to make use of Davis as a launching pad for his proficient Cuban fighter.
Keyshawn’s matchmakers at High Rank are properly conscious of his limitations as a fighter, so that they’ve not accepted Hearn’s provide to make the combat with Andy Cruz for apparent causes.
Though Keyshawn is an effective fighter, he’s not on Cruz’s degree, and a combat between them would ship the Virginia native’s profession into the filth, placing him in a bleak scenario the place he would want to think about transferring as much as 140.
That’s the place Keyshawn ought to be preventing as a result of he has no alternatives at 135, and he received’t be capable of make weight quickly, given how large he’s for the division.
Davis’s Confidence and Cruz’s Dominance
“If I had full management of who I combat subsequent, we’d have been had Andy Cruz within the ring. I might have been f*** him up. Sure fights, ‘I obtained to have you ever.’ However I don’t have full management over my match-making but,” mentioned Keyshawn Davis to Sean Zittel about his curiosity in preventing 2020 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz, a proficient former Cuban newbie, who beat him simply all 4 occasions they fought earlier than turning professional.
Once more, High Rank received’t make the combat between Keyshawn and Cruz as a result of it’s unhealthy for his or her fighter. They’re higher off steering Keyshawn into safer waters away from killer sharks like Andy Cruz and specializing in the guppies and minnows he’s been gulping by a mouthful since turning professional in 2021.
Davis’s Upcoming Struggle and Teofimo Goals
Keyshawn fights former Steve Claggett sufferer Miguel Madueno (31-2, 28 KOs) in a ten-round combat at light-weight this Saturday, July sixth, on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. The occasion might be proven dwell on ESPN. In the primary occasion, WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson defends towards Artem Harutyunyan in a twelve-round combat.
“After I get my belt, I’d nonetheless like to combat Teo [Lopez]. He’s nonetheless on my aspect of the road, and 140 is true across the nook. I’d nonetheless prefer to combat Teo, however I don’t suppose he’ll combat me. I’d nonetheless prefer to combat Teo or [Denys] Berinchyk for my belt.”
It’s pointless for Keyshawn to maintain calling out WBO gentle welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez for a combat as a result of it’s forlorn already. Teofimo has main profession issues, and he’s simply making an attempt to carry on the very best he can. He’s made it clear that he has no real interest in preventing Keyshawn and needs the payoff towards Terence Crawford.
