Crawford taunts Gervonta: “Afraid” to fight Shakur and Keyshawn

Terence Crawford told Gervonta Davis on X to “stop being scared” and fight Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn Davis. These two are close friends of Crawford, so it makes sense that he would try to shame Tank Davis into fighting them.

Crawford’s Protege

Keyshawn has no fans and has looked terrible in fights against Miguel Madueno and Nahir Albright. He showed no interest in fighting Cuban Andy Cruzwho beat him four times in the amateurs and made him look like a circus clown in the 2020 Olympics.

Tank isn’t going to help Crawford’s gym partner, Keyshawn. If Crawford wants to try to turn his friend, Keyshawn, into a star, he needs to give him some courage to face the conqueror Andy Cruz.

Crawford tries to get to Gervonta after dumping him on X, saying:

“You really think he (Crawford) is chasing greatness. He is not. That’s what he has to do to make decent money.”

Tank Davis talks Terence chasing paydays, not greatness against Canelo Alvarez in Saudi Arabia. It’s more about retirement money for Crawford. If he was really into his legacy, he would move up to 168 and prove himself first instead of begging for the fight.

Crawford has told fans that his reason for moving up two weight divisions to challenge unified super middleweight champion Canelo is for “legacy” purposes, but Davis sees it as purely money-oriented.

Bud’s bunch

@Gervontaa look I got bigger fish to fry. Grow a ball and fight @ShakurStevenson or @KeyshawnDavis8 and stop being afraid. That’s probably why you ran your girlfriend over and beat her ass, because you have no nuts and she knows it.😂

— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 14, 2025

This is what Crawford has to do to make money because he can’t sell. Crawford’s last fight against Israil Madrimov reportedly generated between 75,000 and 100,000 buys. These are terrible numbers. Crawford has NEVER been a PPV draw like Tank Davis.

Lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) shares the same trainer with ‘Bud’ Crawford. They are both trained by Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre.

Tank will not fight a boring Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) because he is not a marketable fighter and will be dead weight for the promotion. Gervonta would bring in all the PPV buys, and Shakur would be right there. Shakur is a boring fighter that people don’t want to watch.

I still don’t know why Eddie Hearn signed Shakur thinking he could turn him into a “Global star”. This does not happen in the US

Maybe Hearn can make Shakur a star in the UK because their entertainment standards seem low. That’s why fighters like Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr are so popular there. They would never be stars in the US. You have to have talent to be a star in America.