By Jim Calfa: Prime Rank promoter Todd Duboef says he thinks light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis has parts to his recreation that make him much like former superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto.
Duboef sees the 24-year-old Keyshawn as having maturity and has accomplished effectively in adapting to the professional ranks. Though Davis doesn’t have the blazing hand pace of Mayweather or the facility & ruggedness that Cotto possessed, Duboef nonetheless thinks he’s much like these fighters.
The 2020 Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn (9-0, 6 KOs) is combating this Saturday night time in a ten-round showcase contest towards Nahir Albright (16-2, 7 KOs) because the chief assist for the middleweight conflict between WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly & IBF champ Vincenzo Gualtieri.
The Janibek vs. Gualtieri card shall be staged on the Fort Bend Group Heart, Rosenberg, Texas. It’ll be proven on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.
Keyshawn’s final three opponents:
Francesco Patera
Anthony Yigit
Juan Carlos Burgos
“Floyd had a whole lot of these natures. He had a fantastic maturity and IQ. I’m not going to say he’s Floyd or Cotto but, however I believe he has the weather,” stated Prime Rank promoter Todd Duboef to Sky Sports about light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis.
Duboef is barely off along with his comparability, as Keyshawn is nothing like Mayweather or Cotto. He’s very, very totally different than both of these two, however he’s nonetheless a superb fighter. Leisure-wise, Keyshawn is much more thrilling to observe than Mayweather’s fights, which concerned most potshots in a hit-and-run fashion.
Followers prefer to see fighters play tag & transfer and luxuriate in Mayweather’s fights, however Keyshawn is extra of a brawler and way more fulfilling to observe than Floyd’s somewhat boring contests.
Keyshawn fights extra like Cotto than Mayweather, however he doesn’t deliver the identical drama to his fights that Miguel did. Cotto was placing his chin on the road with the intention to rating knockouts, and he was extra of a warrior sort than what Keyshawn has proven throughout his quick two-year skilled profession.
“I believe Keyshawn is clearly particular. Miguel Cotto was a pure. He got here proper out of the amateurs and had a bodily presence and could possibly be within the ring with anyone,” stated Duboef.
What Prime Rank must do is begin matching Keyshawn towards higher opposition as a result of he has an Olympic pedigree and doesn’t should be losing time by combating lower-level fighters like Albright, Yigit, and Patera.
One thought could be for Prime Rank to take Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn up on his provide of matching 2020 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz towards Keyshawn. Hearn has volunteered to make that battle, and it might be a superb one for Keyshawn and followers.
The Cuban Cruz defeated Keyshawn within the 2020 Olympics, beating him 4-1. It was a battle that might have gone the opposite method, as Keyshawn landed the more durable punches, however the judges have been extra impressed with the flashy photographs & very good technical abilities of Cruz.
Lately, Cruz turned skilled and defeated Juan Carlos Burgos by a ten-round unanimous resolution final July.
“Each time I battle, individuals simply love watching me battle, and I don’t assume it’s going to alter,” stated Keyshawn to Fight Hub TV.
“Hell yeah, and if I don’t, it’s not due to me,” stated Keyshawn when requested if he thinks he’ll ultimately get a battle towards Gervonta Davis. “I want to battle.”
It’s unrealistic to assume that Mayweather Promotions & PBC will enable Tank Davis to battle Keyshawn as a result of that’s a tough battle for his or her star, they usually’re focusing extra on winnable, easy-money fights like Ryan Garcia & Isaac Cruz.
“Sparring the person, being within the ring hand handy,” stated Keyshawn about how Terence Crawford has helped him enhance his recreation. “It’s no distinction from Shakur, however I really feel Terence’s mentality was one thing I’d by no means seen earlier than.
“Terence has that ‘I don’t give a f**okay’ mentality, similar to BoMac’ [McIntyre]. Me and BoMac clicked as a result of I include that very same mentality.”
