Keyshawn Davis’ coach, Dorsett Barnwell, believes his fighter made the right decision by withdrawing from an ordered WBO welterweight title fight against Devin Haney, arguing the $2.1 million purse fell well short of what Davis deserved.
Barnwell repeatedly compared the projected $2.1375 million payday to the reported $3.5 million Brian Norman Jr. was set to receive before his scheduled Haney fight collapsed. In his view, Davis is the bigger attraction and should never have been expected to accept substantially less.
“Brian Norman received 3.5 to fight Devin Haney, but y’all telling me that Brian Norman s
