Keyshawn Davis posted a photo of himself posing in a face-off with his best friend, Shakur Stevenson, on Instagram today, asking fans if this is a fight they want to see. WBC lightweight champion Shakur has already said this week that he would “Never” fight Keyshawn without any money.
The photo session
At the faceoff, Keyshawn looked like a BIG welterweight standing next to full-sized lightweight Stevenson. I don’t know how Davis can get to 135, as big as he is, but I understand why he chooses to fight at that weight class. It’s an easy choice, considering his massive size at welterweight.
Keyshawn (12-0, 8 KO) is simply using fake hype to get people talking. He will fight next month against WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk on February 14 at the Hula Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The event will be broadcast live on ESPN+. There is no buzz about the Davis vs. Berinchyk fight because the fans aren’t interested in it. Keyshawn chose the weakest link to fight for a world title instead of putting on a brave face and going after the other champions.
The fight that won’t happen
It’s a shame Keyshawn and Shakur aren’t fighting because that means there will be an undisputed lightweight champion when the two share the same division and refuse to mix it up. This is assuming Keyshawn can win the WBO title against Berinchyk, because if he loses this fight to the weakest link, he will never win a world title at 135. Keyshawn already looks huge for the lightweight division, like a true welterweight.
I can understand the agitation on his part, burning out to fight smaller guys at 135 rather than fighting where he should be at 147 against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. Keyshawn wouldn’t stand a chance against Boots, and probably neither would any of the other belt holders in the welterweight division. He is like a fish that can only exist in certain waters. You remove the fish from its habitat and it can no longer exist. It’s Keyshawn to the T.
“Is this what you all want?” Keyshawn Davis said on Instagram about a fight between him and his friend Shakur Stevenson.
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– DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) January 18, 2025
The Berinchyk Challenge
“On Valentine’s Day, I didn’t receive any love. I go in and get the knockout. Berinchyk, you’re a hell of a fighter,” Keyshawn Davis said on his YouTube Channel, talking about his fight next month, February 14 on ESPN+, against WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk.
“I knock him out. You know what I do. It will be a great victory. ‘The businessman.’ Thanks to Berinchyk for giving me this opportunity, right? He gave me the opportunity, in the face of big checks. We will all leave happy. On February 14, it’s going to be at MSG at the Hula Theater,” Davis said.