Devin Haney vs Keyshawn Davis could happen next it’s time to accept the Haney challenge when it comes to Davis’ side.
Devin ‘Deebo’ Haney vs Keyshawn ‘The Businessman’ Davis is a fight that it looks like both fighters want at this point.
Haney only again this week has called on Davis to fight him. Davis has said he is interested in the fight as well.
It would entail Davis stepping up properly to welterweight to challenge a champion there in Haney.
Some background here on this:
- Keyshawn Davis is a fight that can in theory be handily made for Haney
- Davis could be ordered as Haney’s mandatory challenger in summer 2026
- Haney accepted Davis’s challenge on social media initially
- Davis is the 2021 Olympic silver medalist
- Davis moved up to 147 pounds after struggling to make weight at lower divisions
- Davis previously held a lightweight title but lost it on the scales
- Haney has fought once since his disputed decision loss to Ryan Garcia
- The Haney vs Garcia result was later ruled a no-contest due to Garcia’s failed test
- Davis has superior hand speed and Olympic pedigree compared to Haney’s recent opponents
- Haney has been criticized for inactivity since moving up from lightweight
While Keyshawn Davis might have a bit more in the hands speed department than Haney, Haney looked strong since stepping up to 147 pounds recently.
He won a strong victory over Brian Norman Jr to win the belt not long ago.
Norman since returned only very recently in hugely impressive fashion to get back in the winners circle as well.
Speed is only useful if it has timing and accuracy and Haney is a very accurate boxer and very strong in many areas of the sweet science all round.
He looks a fighter reborn at welterweight and this would show just how good a fighter Keyshawn Davis really is.
Who knows what fights either will be in next.
Devin Haney remains however in the top 10 pound for pound boxing list for now.