Talk of the Town, Gervonta Davis Caught in Crossfire as Floyd Mayweather’s Call to Keyshawn Davis Becomes Talk of the Town

Lightweight prospect Keyshawn Davis is coming off a dominant 2nd round knockout win over Gustavo Lemos. He dropped the Argentinian opponent three times in the 2nd round before getting his hand raised in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. Since the fight, Davis has revealed details about his post-fight calls with five-division champion Floyd Mayweather on social media.

‘Money’ Mayweather retired from the sport in 2017 following his win over former UFC champion Conor McGregor. However, his relationship with boxing didn’t end there. He has been guiding several boxers through the pro ranks and into stardom. Regardless, since Keyshawn’s post on Instagram about the call with Mayweather, Gervonta Davis seems to have gotten caught in the crossfire, as fans share their opinion.

Keyshawn Davis reveals Mayweather’s call amid feud with Gervonta Davis

Earlier today, 25-year-old undefeated lightweight Keyshawn Davis took to Instagram to reveal insights into his post-fight conversations with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. “It’s crazy, Floyd calls me after every fight just to discuss my performance. Not only is he the GOAT, but he’s also a real mentor,” Davis wrote while sharing a screenshot of his FaceTime conversation with ‘Money.’ Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, who once fought under Mayweather’s promotional banner, departed from the promotion in May 2022, citing a desire to promote his own fights. However, tensions between them had been apparent for some time, as the two frequently clashed on and off social media.

In more recent times, the Davis duo has been clashing on social media. Before Keyshawn’s fight earlier this week, the 25-year-old was taking shots at ‘Tank,’ with the latter firing back on X. So, given their newfound animosity against each other, people started speculating a fight could be on the horizon.

In what appears to be an attempt to fan the flames, Keyshawn Davis shared details about his phone call with Mayweather. It’s also worth mentioning that the legendary boxer was previously pushing for a fight between ‘Tank’ and WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson, but that never ended up happening.

Gervonta Davis is currently slated to fight Lamont Roach sometime in January next year, but no location or specific date has been revealed as of the time of writing. That said, Keyshawn’s post today seems to have been enough to send fans into a frenzy.

Fan alleges Floyd Mayweather is behind Keyshawn’s post

Even though ‘The Businessman’ never mentioned Gervonta Davis in his post, fans were quick to rope in the WBO lightweight champion. One user implied Keyshawn’s post was a direct jab at ‘Tank.’ “Y’all love making tank mad for some reason😂😂💯,” the user wrote. However, it’s difficult to say whether Gervonta Davis even cares about such a thing.

Another user felt Floyd Mayweather may have pushed Keyshawn to start the feud with ‘Tank.’ “Now we know why you beefing wit tank 😂,” the user commented. Despite their beef, it’s unclear whether this will spill over into a full-blown fight.

Meanwhile, this user thought Keyshawn’s post about Mayweather was genuine. “I can definitely tell he been mentoring you with your defense in the fight. You barely got touched and counter punches were 🔒,” the user wrote. However, why would a rising boxer wait so long to announce his affiliation with one of boxing’s biggest stars when he could have done it earlier to attract more attention?

Someone else alleged that Floyd Mayweather was the one stirring up trouble for Gervonta Davis.“Floyd sending everybody after Tank 😂,” commented the user. Well, he has done this in the past. Why not now?

The next user proposed Keyshawn should fight someone else. “Fight Andy Cruz what makes u think u going to get fight before shakur smh,” the user wrote. However, it appears neither of them are getting the fight against Gervonta Davis. Having said that, the post from Keyshawn Davis seems to have failed to make people buy into the whole post-fight discussion with Floyd Mayweather. Instead, the prevailing sentiment seems to be that it was a clear dig at Gervonta Davis. What do you think?

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Andy Cruz’s reaction

Andy Cruz, gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, took to social media to react to Keyshawn Davis, who said that his team had contacted him for a fight and that there was no interest. Cruz called Keyshawn today and said, “My son, knock knock. Send me the contract”.

In one of his most convincing fights, Keyshawn Davis made it clear that he is ready to fight anyone in his category, as he destroyed Gustavo Lemos in the light middleweight category. But it is even more noteworthy that Davis did it in his opponent’s home: Norfolk.

The emphatic victory moved him closer to his world championship dreams. Needless to say, ‘Tank‘ remains the main target in his sights. But many feel that ‘The Business‘ is still not ready to face a boxer of Gervonta’s calibre. That would be the jackpot for Keyshawn.

Keyshawn and his refusal to fight Andy Cruz

Cruz belongs to the promoter Matchroom and wants to see that “imaginary contract” that Keyshawn talks about, because he would never refuse to fight him. It is not clear why Keyshawn would say that Cruz was not interested in fighting him when he had soundly defeated him four times when they were amateurs. Cruz dominated Keyshawn in the finals of the 2020 Olympic Games, defeating him by a score of 4-1 and making the process easy.

Curiously, Top Rank hired Keyshawn instead of Cruz and matched him carefully in the style of Berlanga to make sure he was not defeated, that is why the anger of Andy Cruz, because he knows perfectly well that he can beat him, once again.

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