Coach Greg Hackett sees a combat between 2020 Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis and Gervonta Davis as a “50-50” contest. Hackett believes the 25-year-old Keyshawn’s Olympic expertise (11-0, 7 KOs) would offset what Tank Davis does.
Hackett believes Keyshawn can beat Tank, Devin Haney, and somebody named “Vargas.” I believe he meant William Zepeda as a result of there isn’t any one named Vargas at 135.
Keyshawn lately talked about in an interview with High Rank that he believes he would beat these three:
– Gervonta Davis
– Vasily Lomachenko
– Devin Haney
Keyshawn didn’t point out his previous nemesis, Cuba’s Andy Cruz, who schooled him 4 occasions within the novice ranks, together with within the 2020 Olmpic finals. That was a combat by which Keyshawn seemed like he misplaced his thoughts after the combat, leaping on the ring ropes and celebrating like he’d received whereas Cruz was dancing across the ring.
Within the professional ranks, Cruz seems way more superior than Keyshawn and seems to be heading in direction of a world title in 2025. High Rank ought to have signed Andy Cruz out of the Olympics, not Keyshawn. That was a weird transfer on their half, particularly provided that he misplaced to Cruz 4 occasions.
Keyshawn’s current performances towards Miguel Madueno and Nahir Albright solid a darkish cloud over his profession, making many imagine he received’t pan out as a professional.
High Rank tossed a gimme Keyshawn in what seemed to be an effort to mentally rebuild him after his combat towards Albright by which he was damage. In Keyshawn’s final combat, High Rank matched him towards Madueno, and he fell aside once more, going into panic mode after being hit exhausting repeatedly by the Mexican slugger.
Keyshawn went full WWE, wrestling and fouling Madueno, attempting each trick within the e book to avoid wasting his cover from getting overwhelmed up. The referee ought to have disqualified Keyshawn by the fifth however didn’t do the fitting factor. He was the A-side, so it’s not shocking that he bought away with homicide towards Madueno.
“That is the place you’ve bought to be honest with Keyshawn. He has extra expertise in boxing than these guys so far as the [Olympic] silver medal,” stated coach Greg Hackett to Fighthype, reacting to being advised that Keyshawn Davis thinks he would beat Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney and somebody named ‘Vargas,’ Which he by no means as soon as talked about in his current interview. Within the precise interview, Keyshawn stated he might beat Tank, Vasily Lomachenko, and Haney.
“Clearly, if you’re preventing within the Olympics, you’re preventing the very best on the earth. Despite the fact that it’s solely three rounds, you’re preventing the very best on the earth. You’re underneath nice stress as a result of it’s solely three rounds. Whenever you flip professional, you’ve bought to professional your self in six, eight, and ten rounds; Keyshawn has been doing that. So, I can’t say Keyshawn is tripping.
“He has qualities that these different guys [Lomachenko, Tank, and Haney] could or could not have, however he’s exhibiting he’s an actual fighter,” Hackett continued with the glazing of Keyshawn. “Let’s speak about it. His final combat [Miguel Madueno] was a hell of a combat to be in.”
I don’t know what Hackett is speaking about as a result of Keyshawn seems poor in comparison with Lomachenko, Tank Davis, Haney, and William Zepeda. Perhaps Hackett was half asleep when he watched Keyshawn as a result of he doesn’t belong in the identical galaxy as these fighters talent-wise. Keyshawn seems like he doesn’t have the psychological sport to deal with stress and goes right into a panic when he offers with stress.
“He bought caught with some good pictures. I watched him alter thrice in that combat. Proper after that, to combat Lemos at residence. Come on, bro. That’s a canine. Lemos is a gangster. So for Keyshawn to take that combat, I like Keyshawn,” stated Hackett about Keyshawn.
I noticed one adjustment from Keyshawn for his final combat towards Madueno: He turned the match right into a WWE wrestling contest after the Mexican fighter labored him over early within the contest.
From there, Keyshawn by no means made any changes in addition to including fouling with rabbit punches, low blows, and shoving. It was ugly to observe. I’d have appreciated to have been a fly on the wall at High Rank’s HQ when listening to them speak about Keyshawn’s efficiency.
They have to take into consideration an exit technique to dump him as a result of this wasn’t his first poor efficiency. He seemed equally unhealthy towards Albright.
“I like Keyshawn towards Vargas [?] as a result of Vargas just isn’t prepared,” stated Hackett, who could also be complicated Vargas with William Zepeda. There isn’t any one named Vargas within the high 15 at light-weight. “Devin is 50-50 [against Keyshawn] as a result of Dev can field. Tank is 50-50. Tank can punch and field. Keyshawn may give all of them bother, however I don’t know if he’ll beat Dev or Tank.”
I watched the Keyshawn vs. Madueno combat, and the one factor that stood out was Davis turning the match right into a WWE wrestling conflict after he began getting labored over.
He was choosing Madueno off the ground and getting away with it. Keyshawn spent the rest of the combat holding, shoving, grappling, and throwing rabbit punches. He ought to have been penalized a number of occasions by the referee, who let him get away with homicide.
Hackett appears like he didn’t watch the combat, but when he did, he didn’t have his eyes open. That was not a powerful efficiency by Keyshawn. It was one in all pure panic as a result of he was falling aside as he did within the 2020 Olympics towards Cuba’s Andy Cruz.
