Shakur Vs. Keyshawn: A ‘Make Money’ Fight? Crawford Sees PPV Potential As Lightweight Stars Seek Alternative To Tank Davis

Terence Crawford says a fight between lightweight Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn Davis is “definitely doable” despite the two being good friends. Crawford states it’s a “sport” and can “Make money” in a fight between them.

Big Bucks

A fight between WBC lightweight champion Shakur (23-0, 11 KOs) and WBO champ Keyshawn (13-0, 9 KOs) would make good money on PPV. They would have to set aside their brother pact, and focus on the green they’d pull in.

Both have been zoned in, hoping for that giant bank heist against Tank (30-0-1, 28 KOs) to fall into their laps. It hasn’t happened, and it probably won’t.

Keyshawn needs this fight more than Shakur because he’s already outgrown the lightweight division and is on borrowed time. If they don’t fight now at 135, it may be too late by 2026. Shakur would likely need to follow Keyshawn up 147, 154 or 160 to fight him after this year.

“I would be torn if they fought each other, but at the same time, if they were to fight each other, it’s a sport,” said Terence Crawford to Ring Magazine, when asked what his thoughts would be if Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn Davis were to fight.

“They’re going to make money together and possibly shake hands afterwards,” Crawford continued about a fight between Shakur and Keyshawn. “[Floyd] Mayweather and [Zab] Judah somehow got in the ring together [on April 8, 2006]. I don’t know how their relationship is compared to Shakur and Keyshawn, but it’s definitely doable and possible [for them to fight].

“[Lamont] Roach and Gervonta [Davis], I don’t know if they were friends or not, but they were from the same area. So, it’s definitely doable,” said Crawford on a fight between Keyshawn and Stevenson.

Chasing Tank: A Mistake

Shakur and Keyshawn should have seen the writing on the wall long ago about their pursuit of Tank Davis and understood that it was hopeless. How could they be so wrong about thinking he’d throw them a bone to give them the fight they’ve been asking for? It was so obvious that Gervonta would never fight either of them, and wonder why they both were so slow to understand.

It would be wise for Shakur to stick a 10-lb rehydration clause in the contract to keep Keyshawn from rehydrating to 160 overnight. He won’t beat Davis if he walks into the ring looking as big as David Benavidez on the night. The secondary weight check would need to be in the evening on fight night for it to be effective, because if it’s the morning, Keyshawn could still blow up before the bout.

Both have been chasing the King of the lightweight division, Gervonta Davis, trying to get a big payday clash against him, but their desperate, sense of neediness has put him off.

Neither has taken any risks with their careers, choosing to fight the likes of Denys Berinchyk and electrician Josh Padley. It’s pretty obvious what Shakur and Keyshawn’s careers are all about. They want that cash. If both were willing to take risks to develop their careers by fighting the best in the last two years, they likely would have gotten the fight against Tank.