Tim Bradley wants Gervonta Davis to fight Keyshawn after winning Lemos

Tim Bradley asked, “Where” is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis after Keyshawn Davis’ second-round knockout victory over Gustavo Lemos (29-2, 19 KOs) Friday night in Norfolk, Virginia.

ESPN+ commentator Bradley praised Keyshawn (12-0, 8 KOs) during his short two-round blowout win over the 155-lb Lemos in their main event in front of more than 10,000 fans at the Scope Arena.

Looking at how poor Lemos was tonight and in his previous contest, you can’t say that Keyshawn did anything special tonight and certainly didn’t deserve the right to face the King of the Lightweight division, Tank Davis.

Did Keyshawn Deserve Tank Battle?

It was a well-chosen opponent for Keyshawn, who instead of fighting Andy Cruz or Raymond Muratallaselected Lemos from the 140-lb division. He should have known from the looks of Lemos’ recent 12-round unanimous decision loss to Richardson Hitchins on April 6 that he was an easy mark because he looked abnormally slow in the hand speed department, and his skills were below world class.

“Where are you, Tank? Those were my thoughts,” Tim Bradley said Battle hype about Keyshawn Davis earning a fight against Gervonta Davis after his win over Gustavo Lemos on Friday night.

Keyshawn hasn’t beaten a good enough opponent for him to earn a fight against Tank, as Lemos’ resume is barren of wins over quality opponents. He fought one decent guy, Hitchins, and lost to him.

Fighters Keyshawn must face

– Andy Cruz
– Raymond Muratalla
– William Zepeda
– Edwin De Los Santos
– Jaron Ennis

“I mean, also the call to action. Come on. This is what I’ve been waiting for Keyshawn. He was quite hot and cold. He finally put it together. He got his mental rights. He managed his team, and his skill was on point.

Did Lemos have an unfair advantage?

“He did it under these circumstances, this pressure and this crowd. Man, that guy is a star, bro. Serious. All that weight on his back. He put it down. He even dealt with his brothers. His sisters sang the national anthem. It was a family affair.

“My hat goes off to him. Extra credit tonight. I know you want to hear the mixed views of what he just did. ‘Lemos wasn’t that. Lemos wasn’t that.’ Lemos had an unfair advantagepeople. They had an uneven playing field, but again skills prevailed tonight,” Bradley said.

Keyshawn-Lemos Final Punch Statistics

Davis landed 47 of 147 for a 37% connection rate; Lemos went 16 of 84 for a 19% connect rate.

What was unfair is that Keyshawn picked a light welterweight who hadn’t fought at 135 in five years since 2019. Why is Bradley surprised that Lemos, a guy who campaigns at 140, would rehydrate to 155, a mere 15 pounds, and who came in overweight for the 135-lb clash against Keyshawn? Why was Lemos chosen?

Keyshawn obviously picked Lemos because he was slow, easy to hit, drained weight and would have little chance of beating him.