The art of building a career in boxing and gaining name recognition takes years of hard work and dedication. Unfortunately, within 36 hours, former WBO lightweight world champion Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9 KOS) immediately damaged his brand.
(Credit: Mikey Williams/highest ranking)
Davis has been working inside the ring over the past three months, so his stock is on the rise. Keyshawn Davis fell into self-destructive mode due to lack of professionalism and outrageous actions, and his stock fell immediately.
Back in the summer of 2021, Keyshawn Davis represented the United States in the Olympics and won the silver medal. He will continue to join the professional boxing team and win his first 11 games.
Davis gradually rose in the rankings as his popularity increased rapidly, due to two outstanding performances. Norfolk’s Virginia native started out as he faced a thumping Gustavo Lemos in November 2024.
Davis entertained his hometown crowd when he laid Lemos three times in the second round. After the third knockout, the referee stepped in and stopped the game. Davis will continue to travel to New York to try to win the world championship for the first time.
In his third round of the title against defending champion Denys Berinchyk, Davis beat his body in the third inning. Davis stopped Berinchyk in the fourth round, another shot of a vicious corpse.
Keyshawn Davis is heading in the right direction with being the next boxing superstar. He will be in another homecoming match when he plans to play his first world championship defense against Edwin de Los Santos on Saturday night, June 7.
Before the turn, two Virginia legends give Keyshawn Davis flowers. Davis’ career development was praised in an episode of NFL legend Michael Vick and NBA legend Allen Iverson.
Michael Vick is the new head coach of Norfolk State University, and Keyshawn Davis is invited to join the two legends of the spring football game in the presence of Allen Iverson. Both Vick and Iverson said they were Davis fans as they crowned him with Virginia’s new superstar.
After gaining recognition from two iconic legends, Keyshawn Davis did it unimaginable as he missed the 4.3-pound lightweight limit. Davis had an hour to try to lose weight, but when asked, he said he wouldn’t try.
Keyshawn Davis was stripped of the WBO World Lightweight title due to no weight loss. After a few hours of losing weight, the battle for Davis vs de los santos was announced to be cancelled.
To make matters worse, Keyshawn and his younger brother Keon are accused of attacking Nahir Albright in the backstage of the range field after his brother Kelvin Davis lost to Nahir Albright through a unanimous decision in the co-creation round on June 7.
After these unfortunate events, the confusing question is how did Keyshawn Davis get recognized from two iconic legends of his hometown and then act in a disappointing way?
On June 7, Keyshawn Davis lost the championship, salary, and some respect from members of his fan base. But one thing about the sports community is that it is a very tolerant group.
Now, depending on Keyshawn Davis, the necessary steps are to be taken to fix his image. Once he takes the necessary steps, the next stage will combine the final remedy: step by step back to the ring and win.
Last updated on June 9, 2010
