Eddie Hearn says it’s consuming away at Keyshawn Davis, having misplaced 4 occasions to Cuban Andy Cruz within the amateurs, and he believes he’s going to need to show that he’s the higher fighter within the professionals.
Davis has repeatedly refused to struggle Cruz, saying he’s beneath him and that he has nothing to realize from preventing him. It simply appears like old style, flat-out worry on Keyshawn’s half, not eager to get overwhelmed and have his profession disintegrate earlier than it’s even begun.
Cruz’s Risk
Hearn feels a struggle between extremely ranked light-weight contender Keyshawn (12-0, 8 KOs) and Cruz (4-0, 2 Kos) would have an ideal build-up on account of their rivalry.
He says that if Davis captures the WBO light-weight title from champion Denys Berinchyk subsequent month on February 14th, he could need to put issues proper with Cruz.
Andy is preventing tonight towards Omar Salcido(20-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round co-feature on the Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson card on the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. If Cruz appears susceptible on this struggle, it might give Keyshawn some braveness to struggle him lastly.
Keyshawn mentioned this week that his focus is profitable the the WBO belt from Berinchyk, then searching for a unification struggle towards the IBF champion Vasily Lomachenko. He’s relying on Prime Rank having the ability to line that struggle up for him.
That’s not occurring, however that’s Keyshawn’s determined hope. He gained’t struggle his buddy, Shakur Stevenson, and Gervonts Davis isn’t going to waste his time preventing him. That leaves Cruz.
“If I used to be Prime Rank, I wouldn’t be taking a look at Andy Cruz since you’ll use the excuse, ‘Ah, nobody is aware of who he’s but. He’s solely had 5 fights.’ Let’s be sincere; the buildup, the rivalry, the historical past is a good struggle to make,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Fighthype when requested if he’d wish to make a struggle between light-weight contender Andy Cruz and Keyshawn Davis in 2025.
“I do know Keyshawn, he’s a competitor, and by the way in which, he’s improved. He’s all the time been an ideal fighter. He’s superb, Keyshawn, and possibly he can beat Andy Cruz. He’s [Davis] misplaced to him 4 occasions within the amateurs. He’s by no means been near beating him, and everybody will say, ‘Yeah, however the amateurs is the amateurs.’
“Yeah, it’s, however he’s [Keyshawn] has nonetheless by no means overwhelmed him, and it’ll eat him up. I do know Keyshawn is a winner, and that may eat him up. He’ll need to put that proper within the professionals. So, he’ll [Davis] will beat [WBO lightweight champion Denys] Berinchyk [on February 14th] in type, however who is aware of? Andy has obtained to win [against Omar Salcido]. It’s not a straightforward struggle,’ mentioned Hearn.
