De Los Santos Promises ‘End’ for Keyshawn Davis

Edwin De Los Santos says when he connects with one among his pictures, his battle with WBO light-weight champion Keyshawn Davis will “finish” on the spot on June seventh. De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) believes that Davis (13-0, 9 KOs) received’t be capable of take his energy and shall be destroyed.

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Keyshawn vs. De Los Santos shall be headlining on the Scope Enviornment in Norfolk, Virginia. That is Davis’ hometown. So, there could possibly be a large crowd of 13,000+ followers. The occasion shall be proven reside on ESPN and ESPN+.

De Los Santos’s KO Promise

“If I join, I don’t suppose the battle will proceed as a result of it’ll finish proper there,” mentioned Edwin De Los Santos to Fighthype when requested what’s going to occur to Keyshawn Davis if he lands an excellent shot on him. “On June seventh, I’m going to take over that metropolis,” mentioned De Los Santos about preventing in Davis’ hometown of Norfolk on the Scope Enviornment.

With De Los Santos’ one-punch energy, he might KO Keyshawn if he lands cleanly like he did in opposition to Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela. I’ve a sense that Davis isn’t going to let him get close to sufficient to land, and shall be on his bike from the opening bell. He’ll get loads of ideas from his ‘brother’ Shakur Stevenson on the way to keep away from De Los Santos’ energy by staying on the transfer and holding each time he will get shut.

“I don’t fear about what plans he has. I did say that he received’t run like Shakur did, however I’m not going to fret about that. We’re going to determine him out within the battle. He got here out speaking. He regarded like he was on trip. He desires to go on trip. I’m going to maintain going and maintain doing what I’m doing. My laborious work, you’ll see the outcomes of that,” mentioned De Los Santos.

Keyshawn hasn’t been on trip. He’s simply gotten rich swiftly, and it’s modified him. It looks as if ever since he grew to become a millionaire just lately, he’s stopped speaking trash as a lot and seems extra formal when talking. He’s fully altered how he carries himself, saying his phrases clearly and never sounding shrill. Not bragging about himself the way in which he used to throughout interviews.

Keyshawn’s Reluctance to Interact

I can virtually hear a little bit British accent beginning to kick in the way in which People undertake their means of talking after they get an inflow of cash to turn out to be wealthy. Keyshawn has turn out to be a unique particular person. That would have an effect on his capability to battle, making him unwilling to have interaction like his ‘brother’ Shakur. If Davis hesitates to face and battle, De Los Santos might must chase him across the ring like he did with Stevenson in 2023. Davis would have been higher off earlier than he grew to become one of many nouveau riche.

“That’s the fact. Everybody is aware of the talents and the mobility that Shakur has that set him other than Keyshawn, and what he has finished in his fights,” mentioned Edwin, defending his opinion that Shakur Stevenson is a technically higher fighter than Keyshawn.

It shouldn’t upset Davis that De Los Santos thinks Shakur is a greater fighter than him skill-wise, as a result of it’s a acknowledged reality. Keyshawn isn’t a lot of a boxer or mover like Stevenson. We’ve seen what Keyshawn does when coping with fighters who press. He holds, wrestles, and makes use of roughhouse ways. It’s nice so long as he’s bought a lenient referee which are keen to show his head whereas he breaks the foundations, however not all refs are like that.

“I’ve been learning him for fairly a while, however on the day of the battle, we are going to know. We are going to go in there and see what we have to do,” mentioned De Los Santos about learning Keyshawn’s recreation.

De Los Santos ought to take a web page out of Andy Cruz’s playbook and strain Keyshawn the way in which he did in his 4 victories in opposition to him within the amateurs. He fights the identical means now as he did then. The one distinction is that he fights two divisions beneath his pure measurement, which is welterweight.

Keyshawn ought to be preventing at 147 or 154, however he is aware of how powerful life could be in opposition to killers like Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. Placing fixed strain on Davis is the way in which to go if De Los Santos can take care of the 15+ lb weight drawback he’ll be coping with. Keyshawn is simply fortunate that they now not have weigh-ins on the day of the battle like they used to earlier than they have been stopped within the Eighties.

Mayweather Help Gained’t Assist

“That’s good for Floyd. The brand new era that he’s supporting, however that’s nothing that’s going to assist him as a result of Mayweather received’t give him 4 arms within the ring. He’s not going to offer him 4 legs. Mayweather shall be exterior, and Keyshawn shall be within the ring,” mentioned De Los Santos, reacting to being informed that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is supporting Keyshawn.

Mayweather isn’t going to attempt to change the 26-year-old Keyshawn’s preventing fashion, as a result of it’s already set. He can’t change the way in which he fights, even when Floyd Jr. did attempt to make him into a duplicate of his fashion. Devin Haney already copied Mayweather’s preventing method, and he’s seen as probably the most boring fighters within the recreation. So, the very last thing Davis desires to do is be part of him.