Keyshawn Davis says it’s unimportant to avenge his three losses to 2020 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz from their days as amateurs as a result of he’s now a professional.
Unfazed by Novice Losses
The light-weight contender Keyshawn (10-0, 7 KOs) is complaining bout Teofimo Lopez, letting him know that he desires to avenge his losses to Cuban Andy Cruz (3-0, 1 KOs) earlier than he considers giving him a crack at his WBO gentle welterweight title.
Keyshawn feels that he doesn’t need to struggle Cruz as a result of issues are completely different now with the 2 within the execs, and followers don’t even learn about his losses. That’s true. Informal boxing followers aren’t conscious that Cruz schooled Keyshawn 3 times, however they don’t know who he’s anyway.
The issue is, the hardcore boxing followers do learn about Keyshawn’s three defeats towards Cruz, and so they’re those who watch his fights. It appears to be like weak that Keyshawn prefers to struggle weaker opposition fairly than face Cruz once more.
It’s troubling that Keyshawn thinks Teofimo ought to give him a struggle as a result of he’s asking for it, and he doesn’t really feel he must earn it. The place does Keyshawn get an angle like that from?
The place did the sense of entitlement come from? Has Keyshawn been spoiled so he doesn’t assume he must earn issues? It’s a weird angle.
Criticism of Teofimo Lopez’s Opponent Alternative
Keyshawn trashed Teofimo at present on social media as a result of he’s defending his WBO 140-lb title towards Steve Claggett (38-7-2, 26 KOs) on June twenty ninth on the James Ok. Knight Heart in Miami Seaside, Florida. He feels that’s a poor alternative for Teofimo becaue followers don’t know who he’s.
Keyshawn is preventing little recognized Miguel Madueno (31-2, 28 KOs) subsequent on July sixth on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey.
For followers that don’t know, Madueno LOST to Steve Claggett final 12 months in 2023 in a lopsided 10-round unanimous resolution. If Keyshawn feels Claggett is such a poor alternative for Teofimo, then why is he preventing the man that he beat by a one-sided resolution final 12 months?
The Novice vs. Skilled Debate
“‘Go get one other belt at 140.’ I already bought three belts at 135. What’s one other belt going to do for me? What’s one other struggle going to do for you, Teo?” stated Keyshawn Davis on social media, whining about Teofimo Lopez wanting him to earn a struggle towards him.
Let’s put it this manner. If Vasily Lomachenko had been informed by one of many champions that he needed to beat somebody who had crushed him 3 times within the amateurs to get a title shot, I believe he would do it.
Lomachenko wouldn’t provide you with the identical argument that Keyshawn makes on why he doesn’t need to try to avenge the three losses to earn a title shot. That’s what I imply by saying Keyshawn has a way of entitlement. It’s a horrible angle for Keyshawn or anybody to need to not need to earn one thing.
“He don’t need to struggle. The professionals and amateurs are completely different. So why do you retain defending Teofimo when he says, ‘Keyshawn, go get that win again from Andy [Cruz].’ He stated, ‘He beat you 3 times.’ It was within the amateurs,” stated Keyshawn on Teofimo eager to avenge his three losses from the proficient Cuban Andy Cruz from the amateurs.
Keyshawn’s angle reeks of worry, and he’s spoiled rotten. High Rank might have bother with this man except they hold matching him towards comfortable jobs the way in which they’ve been doing.
“Are execs and amateurs completely different? Are you aware one person who Lomachenko beat within the amateurs, and he’s a two-time gold medalist with 396 [wins] and misplaced 1 struggle? Do you guys even know the fighter he misplaced to [Albert Selimov in 2007] as a result of I sparred him?” stated Keyshawn about Lomachenko.
Loma avenged his one loss to Selimov by defeating him twice within the amateurs, so he did one thing that Keyshawn is unwilling to do by not dealing with Andy Cruz once more.
“What do ya’ll hold speaking about this newbie s***. Oh, as a result of that’s the one factor y’all can discuss in the case of me. I’m cool with that. ‘Don’t you understand that Loma avenged his loss [to Selimov twice].’ I didn’t know that. The thousands and thousands of followers that help Lomahenko don’t know that,” stated Keyshawn.
