Keyshawn Davis has pointed out that three-belt light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev cheated to gain his strength ahead of his fight against Dmitri Bivol. Lightweight contender Keyshawn says that IBF, WBC and WBO 175-lb champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) “Unnaturally strong” and that if he “comes naturally” for his fight against WBA champion Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) this Saturday night in Riyadh, he will lose.
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Fans criticize Keyshawn for implying that two-time Olympian Beterbiev is a cheat, as he never tested positive for PEDs during his 11-year professional career and has always been a big puncher since his amateur days in Russia.
He is a guy who is blessed with enormous power and has the ability to throw short punches with a lot of steam. Most fighters have to load up to generate power, but Beterbiev doesn’t have to.
“I’m not going to say it because I’m going to be in the headlines, but I always go with the boxer. I’m going with Bivol for sure,” Keyshawn Davis said Battle hypepicks Dmitri Bivol to defeat Artur Beterbiev on Saturday night in Riyadh.
“Beterbiev, he’s so unnaturally strong,” Keyshawn said, widening his eyes in a hint that something wasn’t right with Beterbiev. “It’s hard to beat unnatural s*** if you know what I’m saying. If he comes naturally, Bivol should win. But if he comes unnaturally strong, it’s hard to beat something like that.”
If Bivol loses, it won’t be due to anything unnatural on Beterbiev’s part. He is a better fighter than Bivol, who has shown chin problems against lesser fighters in the past.
If Keyshawn had the kind of power that Beterbiev possessed, he would be a more popular fighter and a lightweight, and he wouldn’t be struggling with the lesser fighters that Top Rank feeds him. He hasn’t looked good in two of his last three fights against Miguel Madueno and Nahir Albright.
It’s pretty clear watching those fights that Keyshawn isn’t going anywhere, and Top Rank wasted their time signing him after his loss to Cuba’s Andy Cruz in the 2020 Olympics. They should have signed Cruz instead of Keyshawn. It was a mistake on their part.
