Ernesto “Tito” Mercado believes Keyshawn Davis never intended to fight WBO welterweight champion Devin Haney. After months of calling Haney out publicly, Mercado says Davis used the matchup to raise his profile rather than secure a title shot.
Mercado, who faces Emmanuel Tagoe on August 15 in Atlanta, dismissed the idea that money was the real reason Davis declined the fight after negotiations failed.
“I feel like his intentions were never to fight Devin,” Mercado said to Fighthype. “I think it was more to kind of boost his name up. I think he did a good job because everybody’s talking about him right now
