Keyshawn Davis views IBF light-weight champion Vasily Lomachenko as too “fragile” to defeat Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis if the 2 battle later this 12 months in November.
Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) is likely one of the fighters that Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) is contemplating for his subsequent battle after destroying Frank Martin by an eighth-round knockout final Saturday night time in Las Vegas.
The unbeaten light-weight contender Keyshawn feels that the 36-year-old Lomachenko would have had an opportunity of beating Tank three years in the past, however not now. He feels too outdated.
Lomachenko’s Fragility
Keyshawn doesn’t say the place he got here up with the concept Lomachenko is “fragile” as a result of he hasn’t been knocked out or dropped in any of his fights. Of Lomachenko’s three defeats, he might have received all of them.
“I undoubtedly bought Tank. I really feel Lomachenko is smaller, he’s fragile, he’s older, and he’s on his method out,” stated Keyshawn Davis to the Sean Zittel YouTube channel when requested about his ideas on Vasily Lomachenko being rumored to be the following opponent for Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in November.
Tank gave away numerous rounds towards Frank Martin final Saturday night time, and if he does the identical factor towards Lomachenko, he’s going to have a more durable time luring him in for one in all his knockout blows.
“He has all the talents and talent to beat Tank possibly three years in the past, however three years is numerous years in boxing years,” stated Keyshawn about Lomachenko. “I don’t suppose he’ll be capable to beat Tank, however it’ll be a hell of a battle for certain, however I see Tank almost certainly stopping him.”
Tank would possibly must cease Lomachenko to win as a result of he’s not going to outbox him, that’s for certain. He doesn’t possess the talents to beat Lomachenko in a boxing match, and he might lose each spherical of the battle. He would wish for his energy to bail him out prefer it did in his fights towards Frank, Leo Santa Cruz, and Ryan Garcia.
Tank’s Sluggish Begins a Concern
“Placing issues in perspective of Tank vs. Frank, each of them being southpaws, and Tank dropping these first 5 or 6 rounds towards a lesser southpaw,” stated Keyshawn. “If you happen to’re going right into a battle with Shakur Stevenson, you can’t try this.”
It’s tough to image Shakur profitable a call towards Tank Davis as a result of he can be transferring an excessive amount of to impress the judges. Even when Tank solely lands two or three laborious blows every spherical, that might be sufficient for him to win as a result of the pictures that Shakur can be touchdown can be hold away selection.
Shakur can be touchdown a light-weight shot, after which dashing away like he did in his fights towards Edwin De Los Santos and Jeremiah Nakathalia.
“You’re not simply going to stroll him down and knock him out,” stated Keyshawn about Tank not with the ability to stroll Shakur down. “I really feel if Tank comes out and fights sluggish towards Shakur, it’s going to be a reasonably straightforward night time for Shakur. But when Tank comes out and steps on the gasoline and simply fights him, then it’s going to be a more durable battle for the each of them.”
Shakur strikes an excessive amount of for Tank Davis to knock him out, however he’d nonetheless win as a result of the motion would flip off the judges, who wouldn’t be prepared to offer the choice to a pure runner. Stevenson didn’t deserve a win in his final battle towards De Los Santos, and he would have misplaced if that fighter had been extra well-liked.
“After all, I’m going to go for Shakur. I feel he’s going to win both method whether or not he comes out sturdy or comes out lesser. However I simply really feel that if he [Tank] comes out like he did towards Frank or towards any of his different opponents, simply taking hits and beginning off sluggish, I simply really feel like you possibly can’t try this with Shakur. That s*** isn’t going to work,” stated Keyshawn,
