Edwin De Los Santos says he believes Keyshawn Davis had already determined he needed to get out of their combat by the ultimate press convention final Thursday when he shoved him. He says he thinks Keyshawn (13-0, 9 KOs) hoped that he’d retaliate with a slap, which might have resulted within the combat being cancelled.
De Los Santos believes that Davis misplaced his braveness on the final second and was searching for methods to get out of it. The primary methodology was initiating an altercation on the weigh-in. When that failed, Keyshawn got here in chubby.
Weight Miss: Davis’s Plan?
The combat was finally known as off after Davis, 27, missed weight, coming in 4.3 lbs over the light-weight restrict at 139.3 kilos on the weigh-in. He didn’t wish to attempt to lose the burden inside the time he was given, saying that he’d “outgrown” the light-weight division.
“I consider Keyshawn didn’t need the combat. If you happen to return and take a look at the press convention, I consider the rationale he pushed me was to impress me to slap him again so he may get out of the combat by having a cancellation,” mentioned Edwin De Los Santos to MillCity Boxing about his perception that Keyshawn Davis hoped to get out of the combat even earlier than the weigh-in.
It’s unlikely the combat would have been known as off if De Los Santos had slapped Keyshawn. Nonetheless, it’s doable that there would have been one thing thrown again by Davis, which can have led to the cancellation if De Los Santos was lower by a punch.
De Los Santos introduced a giant step up in school for Keyshawn from the fighters that he’d confronted just lately. Since Davis’ combat in opposition to Nahir Albright in 2023, which some followers really feel he misplaced, he’s fought smooth opposition. In Keyshawn’s fights because the Albright contest, he’s overwhelmed these fighters:
– Denys Berinchyk: An undersized 135-pounder– Gustavo Lemos: Pulled down from the 140-lb division– Miguel Madueno: Fringe contender– Jose Pedraza: Previous his finest, 36-year-old former 130-lb champ
Keyshawn Regarded Contemporary at Weigh-in
“He appeared nicely and will have executed it [made weight], however he did what he wanted to do to get the benefit. If you happen to take a look at his physique, he appears like he’d skilled, however didn’t do the work to chop the eight,” mentioned De Los Santos.
Keyshawn didn’t appear like he’d gone via the draining course of to take off the additional weight. He appeared recent, well-rested, and didn’t have the emaciated look that fighters have once they put themselves via torture to make weight.
“I consider he didn’t wish to agree on the rehydration clause and the greenback per pound [penalty] that he [Keyshawn] didn’t wish to agree on for the combat to nonetheless occur,” mentioned De Los Santos.
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