Keyshawn Davis says he’ll be shocked if WBO light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk can deal with his energy of their 12-round headliner on ESPN this Saturday, February 14th, once they meet on the Madison Sq. Backyard Theater in New York Metropolis.
The Measurement Issue
Davis, 25, might be asking for hassle if he goes out attempting to swing for the fences in opposition to the extra technically gifted 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Berinchyk. The one benefit that Keyshawn could have on this battle is dimension. He can be gigantic contained in the ring on Saturday evening, and that dimension may assist him, however not if he’s preventing recklessly, loading up on all the pieces he throws.
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“I really feel like the one factor Berinchyk can do to shock me is to take a few of my punches. I don’t assume she will take my punches, interval,” mentioned Keyshawn Davis to High Rank Boxing about his battle in opposition to WBO light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk this Saturday. “I really feel like as soon as I sit down and begin punching him, he’s going to have glad ft and backing up.
“On this sport, you’ve received to have that confidence in you. You’ve received to know that you may’t be beat. I don’t need to sound too cocky like I’m invincible, however come February 14th, I’m going to be invincible that day. Every single day I spar, I saved getting one remark: ‘Goddman, bro. You’re sturdy as hell. You’re sturdy.’ Every single day I spar, individuals be telling me that.
“It’s bizarre as a result of I’ve been feeling it earlier than in camp. I put in Twitter, I mentioned, ‘February 14th, I’m going to be unbelievably sturdy.’ So coming into camp, everyone be telling me, ‘Rattling, bro, you’re sturdy. I’m like, ‘I felt it, I knew it,’” mentioned Keyshawn.
Is Keyshawn a KO Artist?
Davis is appearing like he thinks he’s a knockout artist now that he stopped Gustavo Lemos and 35-year-old Jose Pedraza. These fights put some concepts into the Norfolk, Virginia native, making him assume he’s a KO artist. He’s not. Keyshawn is only a man who needs to be preventing at 147 however chooses to soften right down to 135 to have a dimension benefit over his smaller opposition. In different phrases, he’s a basic instance of a weight bully.
“It’s going to be difficult within the first couple of rounds till Keyshawn catches his rhythm,” mentioned coach Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre. “It’s identical to music. You go in there and get into your rhythm and field off your rhythm. It’s like beating a drum. You get right into a rhythm, you’ll be able to field all evening lengthy. It’s checkmate after that.”
Keyshawn goes to should be rather a lot higher on this battle than he was in a number of of his bouts since turning professional in 2021 as a result of he’s not preventing a weight-drained, tiny 5’4″ Gustavo Lemos on Saturday evening. Davis cherry-picked that man from the 140-lb division, dragging him right down to 135 after his loss to Richardson Hitchin.
Cruz Averted?
That was strategic on Keyshawn’s half. He may have fought his four-time conqueror Andy Cruz of Cuba, however he needed a tiny man coming off a loss. What does that inform you? Keyshawn is one other hype job within the Edgar Berlanga mildew. I’m shocked ESPN isn’t insisting that he battle higher opposition as a result of they need to have by now.
