Keyshawn Davis believes he will beat Gervonta Davis based on his superior size and technical ability. Undefeated #3 IBF, #3 WBC, and #3 WBO ranked lightweight contender Keyshawn (11-0, 7 KOs) says it would be “target practice” for him to fight the 5’5″ Gervonta (30- 0). , 28 KO)
The 5’10’ Keyshawn says his defense, height and height will nullify the offense of “regular” WBA lightweight champion Tank, who is a slow starter. Keyshawn sees the fight between them as similar to the 1964 clash between a young Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston, with him using his speed to dominate the slower and more powerful intimidating Tank.
Top Rank has yet to make any moves to set up a fight between Keyshawn and Gervonta. The guys who have shown interest in matching Keyshawn are WBO 130-lb champion Denys Berinchyk and IBF champion Vasily Lomachenko.
2020 Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn fights Gustavo Lemos on November 8 in the main event on ESPN in Norfolk, Virginia. It is unknown if Davis’ plans are for him to move up to 140 soon, but that would be a good idea because he will have more opportunities in that weight class. At 135, Keyshawn could be frozen.
“Me and Tank fight. I feel like it’s prudent. We all know what Tank has. He had that shot to knock you out. So, that’s the only thing I’m looking for,” said Keyshawn Davis Top Rank Boxing about a fight between him and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
“I feel like with me, you have to watch a lot of (stuff). My stabs are crazy. You see, I got that jab and the left hook or the right hook. You see my speed is crazy. My defense is crazy. I’m not saying he doesn’t have any of that (stuff). I just feel like I have more weapons than him,” Keyshawn continued about his superiority over Tank Davis.
Keyshawn had a lot of problems in his last against Miguel Madeuno last July, facing the pressure that was put on him by the Mexican fighter, and he was bending the rules by fouling. It looked like Keyshawn was having flashbacks to his fight against Cuba’s Andy Cruz in the 2020 Olympics final.
“That’s why he always comes out slow all the time. The only time he came out fast was against Leo Santa Cruz. So why did he lose the first five rounds? said Keyshawn, reacting to being told by Bruce Carrington that Gervonta had started early in his recent fight against Frank Martin.
“For me, this one didn’t come out fast. (Giuseppe) Pedraza came out fast. The last guy (Miguel Madueno) came out to throw a fast punch. I’m going to be strong with both guys. So, if I a short guy at 5’5″, I’m 5’10”. If I have a guy walking towards me with his hands, it’s target practice for me, and you’re not just about to catch him. .I have a good defense.
“I feel only with me and Tank, there will be a lot that he is worried about with me. He will not say that. I know boxing, and I know myself too. I feel that I will beat Tank as well. I feel that it will be a Sugar Ray vs. Roberto Duran or Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston.You have a short and strong puncher.
“I really compared (Keyshawn’s dream fight against Tank) to Muhammad Ali against Sonny Liston because Sonny Liston was the street guy, the bully, knocking everybody down. Nobody wanted to fight him,” Keyshawn said.
Sonny Liston was nothing like Tank Davis fights now. Liston was in his mid-30s when he fought Clay, and he was slow but powerful. Keyshawn doesn’t move like a young Clay, and he’s not as calm as he was when pressured by his opponents. In Keyshawn’s fight against Miguel Madueno and Nahir Albright, he looked nervous when he was forced to trade.
“He was at the top, and you have this kid Muhammad Ali who doesn’t care about anything you talk about. He knows how big he is. So, that’s how I feel about it (a fight between Keyshawn and Tank is similar to how a fight between young Ali, who was still going by the name Cassius Clay, in February 1964), Keyshawn said.
