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Trainer Greg Hackett is picking Keyshawn Davis to knock out WBO lightweight champion Dennis Berinchik in their next fight on February 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Hackett believes the 36-year-old Berinchik (19-0, 9 KOs) is no longer in his prime and is perfect for Keyshawn (12-0, 8 KOs) to knock out.
Davis is not a knockout, and he was injured trying to knock out Nahir Albright. Berinchik has the skills and more than enough power to unmask Keyshawn and show fans that he is still the same fighter that Cuban Andy Cruz beat four times.
Berinchik’s technical edge
Top Rank is driving Davis crazy, trying to make him a star without putting him in a risky fight against Cruz or some of the other killers.
They made a mistake in their last fight involving Berinchyk when they pitted him against popular Mexican fighter Emmanuel Navarrete, only to see the Ukrainian talent beat him. Now it’s Keishavn’s turn. If he loses this fight to Berinchik, you can bet Top Rank will keep their fighters away from him.
“Keyshawn had a hell of a fight in his last outing (against Gustavo Lemos). In front of him is a guy who is heavy. This guy, Berinchik, isn’t cute, but he’s not over the top. He’s past his prime. “He can fight and all that, but he’s past his prime,” coach Greg Hackett said ISM Sports Mediatalking about WBO lightweight champion Dennis Berinchyk, who will be next challenged by Keyshawn Davis on February 14th.
“I think Keizahun will work him over and stop him in the eighth round. They will rework it though. Good jab, good right hand. Keishavn will have to slow things down in this fight. Don’t go there in a hurry, looking for a knockout. I’m not saying he went there looking for a knockout against Lemos.
“It happened because Lemos forced the action.” In this case, Berinchik will be a little more strategic. It will poke him a little. So in this case, he (Davis) has to take his time, break it down, go to that body a little bit, get some uppercuts in there, and get some hooks in there,” Hackett said.
Davis’ win over Gustavo Lemos was a result of him fighting the short, 5’5 1/2″, slow fighter Richardson Hitchins and losing at 140 to take the fight. Keishhavn handpicked it. Davis saw Hitchins beat Lemos.
Why not Andy Cruz?
These are the questions you have to ask Davis: Why pick a losing fighter fighting in the light heavyweight division? Andy Cruz was available at 135, and he had already beaten Keyshawn four times.
“Keyshawn will slow him down, and in the eighth round he will stop him.” Not about the household, but about this one, we’ll talk a little bit, but not about the household,” Hackett said when asked if this fight will make Kyshawn Davis famous if he beats Berinchik.
“For the household he will need Theo (Lopez), he will need ‘Africa’ (Richardson Hitchins). He will need someone to host him. It must be one of them, ‘Oh, good.’ This one is, ‘Oh, okay, I see you, but I need oh, okay. “You weren’t kidding,” Hackett said.
In order for Keyshawn to become a household name, he will need to defeat these fighters:
- Gervonta Davis
- Shakur Stevenson
- Andy Cruz
- Edwin Delos Santos
- William Zepeda
Unfortunately, Keyshavn probably won’t fight any of those guys, so he may never become a household name. He will be known only to hardcore boxing fans. What he needs to do is move up to 147 and fight Jeron ‘Boots’ Ennis to see if he can beat him. He’s the same size as Boots, and if he wins, he’ll be a household name.
Welterweight in disguise?
He probably won’t, though, because Ennis would beat him and he wouldn’t want to take any chances. Keyshawn should fight at 147 because he’s a welterweight. If Boots wanted to game the system, he would have done the same thing as Keyshawn by cutting down to 135 to fight smaller guys, but he’s brave and wouldn’t pull a weak move like that.
“If he gives me two bodies, we’re missing one more body.” I need three. I need them to really come out,” Hackett said when asked if Keyshawn needed a knockout against Berinchik. “This will be good though.” Berinchik will reveal some tricks. So, that’s why I say Keyshawn has to be patient.
Keyshavn is not a knockout, so Hackett got everything wrong about him because he was never that kind of fighter. His recent knockout against Lemos was due to him fighting a tiny 5’5″ guy with no hand speed who fought like Neanderthal. It was custom made for him or any fighter at 135.
“Don’t be greedy in this fight. Choose your job. Don’t be greedy. “Not all of it, but he’s going to have to bring a couple sets of gear,” Hackett said of Davis. “He’s going to bring everything, but he doesn’t need a big bag, but he’s going to need a bag,” Hackett said of whether Davis will have to bring everything to beat Berinchik.
Davis will get greedy and try to score a knockout against Berinchik. This will lead to him being cut just like he was in the fight against Nahir Albright, who staggered him in the eighth round when he tried to knock him out.
Cruz Lessons
“He’s not going to have to bring everything, because it’s not going to be all in front of you,” Hackett said. “Sometimes we think we need a lot, but sometimes, all you need is a basic jab, a basic right hand and a basic hook with good distance. Sometimes that’s all you need. He might need a little more than that, but he won’t need all of it.
“That’s what we think sometimes.” He just needs a good, solid bag,” Hackett said, sounding like a cheerleader for Keyshawn.
Davis will need a lot more than a “learning bag” to beat Berinchik because this guy is technically a better fighter than him, with a lot more amateur and professional experience. Keyshawn was discovered by Andy Cruz of Cuba, who defeated him for the fourth time at the 2020 Olympics. He exposed him again as a limited fighter with little more than a punch.
