Keyshawn Davis views IBF light-weight champion Vasily Lomachenko as too “fragile” to defeat Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis if the 2 struggle later this yr in November.
Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) is among the fighters that Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) is contemplating for his subsequent struggle after destroying Frank Martin by an eighth-round knockout final Saturday night time in Las Vegas.
The unbeaten light-weight contender Keyshawn feels that the 36-year-old Lomachenko would have had an opportunity of beating Tank three years in the past, however not now. He feels too previous.
Lomachenko’s Fragility
Keyshawn doesn’t say the place he got here up with the concept Lomachenko is “fragile” as a result of he hasn’t been knocked out or dropped in any of his fights. Of Lomachenko’s three defeats, he may have received all of them.
“I positively obtained Tank. I really feel Lomachenko is smaller, he’s fragile, he’s older, and he’s on his method out,” stated Keyshawn Davis to the Sean Zittel YouTube channel when requested about his ideas on Vasily Lomachenko being rumored to be the following opponent for Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in November.
Tank gave away a variety of rounds in opposition to Frank Martin final Saturday night time, and if he does the identical factor in opposition to Lomachenko, he’s going to have a more durable time luring him in for one in all his knockout blows.
“He has all the talents and talent to beat Tank possibly three years in the past, however three years is a variety of years in boxing years,” stated Keyshawn about Lomachenko. “I don’t suppose he’ll be capable of beat Tank, nevertheless it’ll be a hell of a struggle for certain, however I see Tank almost certainly stopping him.”
Tank may have to cease Lomachenko to win as a result of he’s not going to outbox him, that’s for certain. He doesn’t possess the talents to beat Lomachenko in a boxing match, and he may lose each spherical of the struggle. He would want for his energy to bail him out prefer it did in his fights in opposition to Frank, Leo Santa Cruz, and Ryan Garcia.
Tank’s Sluggish Begins a Concern
“Placing issues in perspective of Tank vs. Frank, each of them being southpaws, and Tank shedding these first 5 – 6 rounds in opposition to a lesser southpaw,” stated Keyshawn. “In the event you’re going right into a struggle with Shakur Stevenson, you can’t try this.”
It’s troublesome to image Shakur profitable a choice in opposition to Tank Davis as a result of he can be transferring an excessive amount of to impress the judges. Even when Tank solely lands two or three onerous blows every spherical, that may be sufficient for him to win as a result of the photographs that Shakur can be touchdown can be maintain away selection.
Shakur can be touchdown a lightweight shot, after which dashing away like he did in his fights in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos and Jeremiah Nakathalia.
“You’re not simply going to stroll him down and knock him out,” stated Keyshawn about Tank not with the ability to stroll Shakur down. “I really feel if Tank comes out and fights gradual in opposition to Shakur, it’s going to be a reasonably simple night time for Shakur. But when Tank comes out and steps on the fuel and simply fights him, then it’s going to be a more durable struggle for the each of them.”
Shakur strikes an excessive amount of for Tank Davis to knock him out, however he’d nonetheless win as a result of the motion would flip off the judges, who wouldn’t be prepared to offer the choice to a pure runner. Stevenson didn’t deserve a win in his final struggle in opposition to De Los Santos, and he would have misplaced if that fighter had been extra widespread.
“In fact, I’m going to go for Shakur. I feel he’s going to win both method whether or not he comes out robust or comes out lesser. However I simply really feel that if he [Tank] comes out like he did in opposition to Frank or in opposition to any of his different opponents, simply taking hits and beginning off gradual, I simply really feel like you’ll be able to’t try this with Shakur. That s*** isn’t going to work,” stated Keyshawn,
