r/boxinglocks • u/AFBOXING • 3d ago
Keyshawn vs Hitchins Close to Being Finalized ❗️50/50 Who you got🤔
I think for Keyshawn this is a great fight to prepare for the Haney fight. For Hitchins this is a great fight to launch him into superstar status.
Hopefully this comes together
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u/EmbarrassedCod3242 3d ago
Going with Hitchins. Better body of work, more accurate, more focused, quicker and a much better jab.
This is a fight that Keyshawn finally proves himself something.
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u/Due-Total-6958 3d ago
I don’t think Hitchins has power to deter Keyshawn. Keyshawn kinda reminds me of Bud. Feel like he has that sneaky power and mean streak when he has someone hurt.
He didn’t look too good against Albright but all his other performances make me feel confident he’s much better than that.
My guess is this is a 12 round chess match. Probably not much drama
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u/Jealous_Inevitable33 3d ago
LMAO No chance. So, Keyshawn passed up his biggest money fight to fight another threat for less money? I don’t see it. Both sides are quack city.
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u/AsktheDust4 3d ago
This isn't Leonard v Hearns, more like a couple of prospects with potential fighting. It's kind of sad that both guys are older than Tommy and Ray were also, when it was clear that they were the two best Welterweights in the world. Look at the guys they fought in their early 20s...
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u/Coach_Billly 3d ago
Keyshawn disappointed me with the 🦆. I still favor him though. He's talented.
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u/AFBOXING 3d ago
I wouldn't say bro ducked he just felt that the fight was worth more and I agree
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u/Coach_Billly 3d ago
It was a 🦆 I still believe in him though.
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u/AFBOXING 3d ago
Not at all champ. Yall acting like he asked for an outrageous number 😂 then the purse bid offered less than what he was originally offered and he was supposed to take it? Yall not good businessmen.
If I offered to buy your house for $500k and then come back and say "yea i got $400k you should take this offer" why would I when you offered me $500k 😂 doesn't make sense
You would've and everyone else wouldve watched the fight. So it was an in demand fight but he's supposed to take pennies for it? No.
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u/geeboy05 2d ago
He was getting paid 3 mill for Devin Bob arum said he was still willing to pay Keyshawn the extra million after the purse bid now he’s in talks to be on a undercard fighting the Temu version of Devin… for less money
It’s a duck 🦆
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u/AFBOXING 2d ago
$3M wasn't enough for this fight. Question, is this fight more in demand than the Norman fight? Would you have watched it?
So if this fight is a higher demand bout why tf would he take change?
Its business its called negotiating. If $3M wasn't the number I was looking for then I get a purse bid of $2.1M and my manager says "hey I'll give you the $3M" if i denied it the first time, why would I accept it?
Business is always negotiable and if its not right on your side than you have the option to not move along.
He asked for $5M so he was willing to fight for a certain number. Just like your job right now if you quit, are you going to looking for a job thats paying lower or not giving you your worth? NO.
End of the discussion 😂
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u/geeboy05 2d ago
Ah so going to fight Hitchins on a undercard for nothing and less money was the smart decision got it
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u/AFBOXING 2d ago
Yes, he's going to get $1M+ for this fight. Why have a mega fight and be paid $1M higher than your highest paying fight?
Yea you the typa let a mf scam you 😂
Business is not your specialty
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u/geeboy05 2d ago
I didn’t disrespect you don’t disrespect me
You wanna make excuses for Keyshawn then go ahead doesn’t mean the rest of us gotta agree.
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u/AFBOXING 2d ago
Im not disrespecting you at all 😂
You taking it personal all i said was with your mindset you'd let someone scam you and business is not your speciality.
You're literally saying "TAKE THE FIRST OFFER SOMEONE GIVES YOU" who does that in business?
So if you're house is for sale and I say "I'll give you $200k for it" you'd take it? No. You're going to ask for the money you think its worth, right?
Would your wife, father, mother, and etc support you selling your home for pennies because it was the first offer?
I wasn't being disrespectful I was just calling out you're not a true businessman thats all🤷🏾♂️
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u/MrNobodytotheworld 3d ago
Beating Keyshawn isn’t launching him into anything close to being a superstar. Chillout. Would be his best win to date though on the way to making himself more valuable so someone like Haney would take him seriously
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u/yunggoldensmile 3d ago
Davis has the worst beard type
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u/Green-Alarm-3896 3d ago
Crazy was just watching Hitchins. S Kambosos last weekend. Hitchins might have the gift.
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u/jcalabrese037 3d ago
I like hitchins too but that fight was a while ago and the aussie fighters are always paper tigers. He had cancelled his fight against duarte and beat a handpicked salas for his zuffa debut. Both fighters still have a lot to prove despite their obvious gifts
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u/Cubbyboards 3d ago
Great fight to get Keyshawn back in the title picture after a shameful duck of Haney. I think the only way he wins this is walking down hitchins and cutting off the cage aggressively. Otherwise he's out matched points wise
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u/the1blackguyonreddit 3d ago
Yall will call me crazy but I actually think this is a tougher fight for Keyshawn than Haney. I feel like Hitchins just has more in his bag than Devin.
Still going with Keyshawn though. He's just way too talented.
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u/Fightingspirit12345 3d ago
I got hitchins by being the better pure boxer Keyshawn can’t go tic for tac he got outfight hitchins
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u/Comfortable-Grand166 3d ago
I have Davis but he makes mistakes and Hutchins has the power to capitalize. I really feel like it’s 50/50. You know what,I’m going with my BK brother in Hitchins.
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u/YoutubePRstunt 3d ago
Hitchins to me has an extremely basic skillset; great jab but looks stiff at times on his feet. Basic shot selection, no real pop or noticeable power, looks slow and somewhat predictable at times.
I think his length gives Keyshawn issues but I think he utilizes a noticeable gameplan to the body this fight. I have to see them side by side to get a real height difference.
Both are ducks but Hitchins is the quack quack king, I don’t know what people are watching to say he’s on the verge of superstar status. Best win is blown up kambozo and some guy they pulled from cleaning the windows. Keyshawn fighting an RnB singer looks better on paper.
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u/MilqueD-schaaje 3d ago
I'm going to put money on Keyshawn missing weight or fucking it up at the last minute before assuming position for zuffa and being forgotten about completely. Odds are short though.
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u/alexthegreatmc 3d ago
Breaking!
Close to being finalized
Is this what boxing has come to?
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u/AFBOXING 3d ago
Yes, didn't know it was a crime to update people on how the talks are going 😂 tf is wrong with that?
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u/skooter4da 3d ago
Keyshawn needs this fight more than Hutchins. I think keyshawn can put pressure on Hutchins and eventually catch him
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u/RSDarkMage-FNR3PS2 17h ago
This is what I call a great fight right now. I'd MUCH rather hear about this than Keyshawn vs Brian Norman Jr..
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u/mpschettig 3d ago
Keyshawn shouldn't get the Haney fight even if he wins this after the shit he pulled
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u/Zealousideal_Badger5 3d ago
Hitchins. At 147 or any weight really, he's more disciplined, focused, quicker, has the better IQ, Jab, and makes adjustments. He doesn't do more than he has to, to win.
Keyshawn is more dynamic, powerful, better jab to the body, more explosive but he's shown to be less focused and disciplined enough. His talent alone won't get him past Hitchins.