Tim Bradley asked, “Where” is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis after Keyshawn Davis’ second-round knockout win over Gustavo Lemos (29-2, 19 KOs) on Friday night in Norfolk, Virginia.
The ESPN+ commentator Bradley was praising Keyshawn (12-0, 8 KOs) throughout his short two-round blowout win over the 155-lb Lemos in their headliner in front of 10,000+ fans at the Scope Arena.
If you look at how poor Lemos was tonight and in his previous contest, you can’t say that Keyshawn did anything special tonight and definitely didn’t earn the right to face the King of the lightweight division, Tank Davis.
Did Keyshawn Earn Tank Fight?
This was a well-chosen opponent for Keyshawn, who, instead of fighting Andy Cruz or Raymond Muratalla, selected Lemos from the 140-lb division. He had to know from watching Lemos’ recent 12-round unanimous decision loss to Richardson Hitchins on April 6th that he was an easy mark because he looked abnormally slow in the hand speed department, and his skills were below world level.
“Where you at, Tank? Those were my thoughts,” said Tim Bradley to Fighthype about Keyshawn Davis having earned a fight against Gervonta Davis after his win over Gustavo Lemos on Friday night.
Keyshawn didn’t beat 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 Should Face
– Andy Cruz
– Raymond Muratalla
– William Zepeda
– Edwin De Los Santos
– Jaron Ennis
“I mean, the callout, too, after the performance. Come on. This is what I’d been waiting on for Keyshawn. He’s been kind of hot and cold. He finally put it together. He got his mental right. He got his team right, 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 dude is a star, bro. Seriously. All that weight on his back. He put it down. He was even dealing with his brothers. His sisters were singing 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 this. Lemos wasn’t that.’ Lemos had an unfair advantage, people. They had an uneven playing field, but again, the skills prevailed tonight,” said Bradley.
Keyshawn-Lemos Final Punch Stats
Davis landed 47 of 147 for a 37% connect rate; Lemos landed 16 of 84 for 19% connect rate.
What was unfair is Keyshawn choosing 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 lbs, and who came in overweight for the 135-lb clash against Keyshawn? Why was Lemos chosen?
Keyshawn obviously chose Lemos because he was slow, easy to hit, weight-drained, and would have little chance of beating him.
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