By: Sean Crose
Keyshawn Davis is now not the WBO light-weight champion of the world. He misplaced his world title not within the ring, however on the scales. For on Friday, as he weighed in for his Saturday evening battle in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos, Davis tipped the scales at over 139 kilos – 4 plus kilos heavier than he was speculated to be for a light-weight title battle. For his personal half, De Los Santos made weight logging in a couple of ounces below the 135 pound restrict. It’s onerous to think about what Davis’ excuses is likely to be. For sure, Davis didn’t strive getting again on the dimensions.
“I outgrew the load,” Davis mentioned, by way of Ring Journal. “I been making this weight for over 4 years now. I simply outgrew the load. I attempted. I used to be up late final evening. I awakened early this morning, making an attempt to make the load. I simply outgrew the load, man. I used to be feeling it the final time I used to be preventing Berinchyk. I thank God that I made it. Y’all don’t know the way I used to be really feel making it. However hey, it’s what it’s.” It’s what it’s, certainly. That is all fairly miserable information for individuals who purchased tickets for this weekend’s battle, which goes down in Davis’ native Norfolk, Virginia, on the metropolis’s Scope Area.
How issues change. Earlier this 12 months Davis received the WBO world title by stopping Denys Berinchyk in 4. De Los Santos, then again, was final seen preventing Shakur Stevenson in what turned out to be a brutally boring affair. Now it will likely be Davis whose the goal of derision whereas De Los Santos is coming throughout because the extra sympathetic of the 2 fighters. In contrast to the defending champion, De Los Santos was in a position to make weight, in any case.
Though Davis has said he desires to maneuver as much as junior welterweight, it’s onerous to see how any of this acts as a optimistic for the Virginian. A win will probably be seen as having include an unfair benefit. What’s extra, a brutal win would possibly come throughout because the work of a bully. And may De Los Santos pull off the upset, Davis’ profession will take a critical hit to say the least. Davis will not be anticipated to lose, although, which arguably makes this not so good look quite puzzling. Why, one would possibly marvel, has Davis’ weight points solely come to mild now?
