Light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis says mild welterweight contender Gustavo Lemos has by no means fought anybody like him earlier than in his profession, and he’s going to point out that he’s on one other degree to him of their 10-round headliner on November eighth on the Scopes Area in Norfolk, Virginia.
Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) has been picked out from the 140-lb division to return all the way down to 135 to face Keyshawn. Followers need to know why Lemos has to empty to light-weight somewhat than Keyshawn going as much as mild welterweight to face him.
They may have chosen Andy Cruz as Keyshawn’s opponent. The 2020 Olympic gold medalist Cruz had already referred to as Keyshawn out for a battle quite a few occasions since turning professional, however there’s not curiosity on his half.
Keyshawn claims that Cruz isn’t prepared. He misplaced to him 4 occasions within the amateurs, but he feels Cruz isn’t prepared. That doesn’t move the chortle take a look at.
“Gustavo Lemos by no means fought anyone like me earlier than. He by no means fought anyone that’s really going to battle him again,” stated Keyshawn Davis to Brian Campbell’s channel, speaking about his battle towards Gustavo Lemos on November eighth.
“If I don’t cease my opponent, it’s nonetheless going to be a ravishing efficiency. He’s going to be as robust as all my different opponents. Folks have gotten to start out placing totally different respect on my identify,” stated Keyshawn when requested how robust of an opponent Gustavo Lemos could be for him.
“He fought somebody on the again foot all the time, preventing off the ropes, however he didn’t give Gustavo a battle,” stated Keyshawn about Lemos’ battle towards Richardson Hitchins on April sixth. “Gustavo didn’t have an actual battle but. My final battle towards [Miguel] Madueno was an actual battle, and y’all see what I can do. Gustavo didn’t have that but.”
Hitchins tried to provide Lemos a battle, however the highly effective pictures that he was getting hit with made him go into defensive mode to maintain from getting knocked out. It could possibly be the identical factor from Keyshawn. He doesn’t not react nicely when getting hit. We noticed that in his battle towards Madueno and Nahir Albright.
Keyshawn was staggered by Albright within the eighth spherical and fortunate to get the win. High Rank backed Keyshawn off after that battle, selecting to not transfer him towards higher opposition. They clearly noticed that he was not able to be matched towards higher fighters, and that’s the reason they matched him towards 35-year-old Jose Pedraza. No confidence.
Keyshawn continues to be the identical fighter that Cuban Andy Cruz beat soundly within the 2020 Olympic finals. As a professional, Keyshawn has developed unhealthy habits because of the tender matchmaking High Rank has fed him, and he’s not carried out nicely.
“I do know this can be a step-up battle for Gustavo. This isn’t a step-up battle for the businessman. I’m going to point out you ways I deal with Gustavo,” stated Davis.
Keyshawn did NOT look good in his battle towards Miguel Madueno on July sixth on the Prudential Middle in Newark. The High Rank-promoted Keyshawn wired early from the stress and exhausting punches Madueno was hitting him with, not having fun with the ache from the headshots, and compelled to carry.
When issues received actually unhealthy, Keyshawn turned to wrestling, grabbing Madueno and utilizing WWE techniques, choosing up off the canvas and dropping him. It was now not boxing from Keyshawn after the fourth. He had become a grappling affair, and the referee let him get away with the techniques with out taking off factors.
Lemos is comprised of the identical mould as Madueno and can stress Keyshawn each second of the battle. Keyshawn might use the identical roughhouse techniques that he used towards Madueno, relying on the referee to provide him a break as a result of he’s in his hometown of Norfolk.
