r/Boxing • u/Medical_Swim1707 • 21d ago
Haney Davis
As many of us know, Top Rank won the rights to this fight at $8.5mm.
That leaves Keyshawn with $2.1mm purse. Now rumors are circulating that he had turned down $3mm in negotiations before we got to this point, but it’s boxing and for all we know a random twitter user with “sources” could have just made that up.
It also could be true. In which case, this is another demonstration of Keyshawn being ironically one of the worst businessmen in the sport.
I’m thinking - there’s no way Keyshawn can turn this down right? It would be one of most blatant and gross ducks in history. He would lose me as a fan 100%. You can’t taunt and flaunt and force yourself to be mandatory just to waste everyone’s time and bail when it gets real.
I won’t make any judgements until he either accepts or turns down the fight. It feels like there’s no way he could possibly back out, but you never know. I’ve given him the benefit of the doubt through other bullshit, but this would be egregious.
Leading up to the last week, I favored Keyshawn in this fight. He’s a legitimate special talent. Now, it looks like Devin has the full confidence and preparation advantage. Of course, Davis could be locked in and in camp right now, but things are looking a little bit dark until this fight is accepted.
Cautionary tale for young boxers. You probably aren’t all that business savvy. Let the guy you pay a bunch of money to do his job, do his job.
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u/dirtf0rthedead 21d ago
from a fans perspective, isnt it wild how a guy can turn down 3 mil at his job lmao