Coach Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre says Keyshawn Davis and Shakur Stevenson are the two best lightweight fighters, with both 50-50 on the same level. He mentions that everyone thinks that Gervonta Davis is best in the 135 pound division rather than Shakur and Keyshawn because they have not been in the weight class for so long.
Bomac says Keyshawn (13-0, 9 COs) would easily beat Tank Davis and possibly knock him out because he has more ‘tools in his tools’ than him. He considers the tank limited.
Fans are not convinced
Keyshawn became a pro in 2021 and still do not prove himself. Shakur has moved up three divisions and has only been lightweight since 2023. He also did not fight talented.
Last Friday night, Keyshawn won the WBO lightweight title and knocked out 36-year-old champion Denys Berinchyk in the fourth round in Madison Square Garden Theater in New York. However, fans did not give Keyshawn a lot of credit because they noticed how much bigger he was in the ring and how old, small and poorly relieved.
The most important problem that fans have with Keyshawn is that they Weight bullying Fight several sections under its size. He also chose the worst link. In other words, Keyshawn plays the system to find success he could not achieve if he competes in a weight class where he belongs 154 or 160.
You can’t beat Keyshawn for his bustle. If he can fight lightweight against smaller guys and make big dough, he should do it for as long as possible. It was beaten to move to the middleweight and his entire career just be a regular contender.
Keyshawn looks bigger than the IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis and the WBC -Tussentage junior middleweight champion, Vergil Ortiz Jr. The right question is why Keyshawn prefers to fight at 135. It’s pretty obvious when you think about it.
“In fact, it is who Gervonta wants to fight because it is presumably the man at 135,” coach Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre said IceM Sports Media When asked if it would be strange if Keyshawn Davis had the fight against Gerrvonta Davis before Shakur Stevenson.
“Of course it’s 50-50, Keyshawn and Shakur,” Bomac said when asked who “the man” is at lightweight. ‘But everyone places the label on Gervonta as the best 135 pounds. Everyone should fight against him as if he were the Boogeyman of the division.
“Shakur has moved up three weight divisions. Keyshawn just comes here (in 2021). So the world is going to say, “He has to prove himself.” I personally, by knowing these cats, it’s 50-50 right there. They have a dog there in them. I don’t say Gervonta does not have a dog in him, but the two guys (Keyshawn and Shakur) because of the simple fact that I know what they are capable of. ‘
It’s not enough that Bomac is the one who says Keyshawn is connected to #1 in the lightweight section with Shakur. The fans must say that, and it is not. He did not prove himself at 135 to show that he was the number 1.
Bernchyk looked very old and small. The size difference between him and Keyshawn was great last Friday. It looked like a middleweight in the ring was with an old 40-glimpse lightweight. If KeyShawn insists on fighting outside his natural weight class of middleweight, he must fight talented opponents such as Andy Cruz, Ernesto Mercado, Edin de Los Santos and Raymond Muratalla.
The “toolbox” debate
“He (Tank Davis) has the one style he never changes, and Keyshawn has a whole tool box behind him, him and Shakur,” Bomac said when asked why he thought Keyshawn would “beat” easily. ‘Whatever Gervonta got to the table, the two guys can go back into the tool box. If the instrument does not work, let’s go with another one.
“If the instrument does not work, let’s go with another instrument. I think Keyshawn would stop him (Gervonta) in the later rounds because of Gervonta’s fighting style he does. It can only carry it so far.
“I think Lomachenko would be a big fight for Keyshawn. It would be a little difficult, because Lomachenko has a wonderful tool box. But I believe that Keyshawn comes to him faster than Lomachenko, ”Bomac said.
Last updated on 02/17/2025
