Tank now simultaneously holds versions of the WBA 130, 135 and 140 pound belts.
WBA super featherweight and lightweight world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis (25-0, 24 KOs) dethroned previously undefeated WBA super lightweight champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs) by eleventh round TKO on Saturday night at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Close disciplined fight until round eight when Davis broke it open by dropping Barrios twice, first with a right hook, then with a straight left. Barrios recovered well in round nine. A body shot put Barrios down again in round eleven and the bout was stopped soon after. Time was 2:13.
“I made it tough. I definitely could have made it easier but I went up two weight classes and I got the job done,” said Tank. “I hit him with some clean shots, but I’m the type of fighter that wants to catch you with clean shots. I don’t just want to throw any type of shot. The shots I was throwing were missing, but eventually I caught up with him.
“I knew for sure if I catch him, I’m crackin. So I caught him, and it showed. My coach was telling me to go to a jab style but I’m a southpaw so they know I’m going to that jab side. So I would try and bait him in. I faked like I was going left, and I threw my right. And my hook over top, and that’s where I caught him.
“I knew he was hurt. I just had to catch him at the right time. Floyd [Mayweather] came to me and was honest and said I was down, so he said ‘Show me that you’re great.’ And you know how we do it in the doghouse, baby!”
Davis was actually ahead on all three judges’ scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
Wow!!!!!! Tank is bad!!!!!
I still recall Barrios saying “Tank bit off more than he can chew” leading up to this fight. Hmmm… The confidence train Barrios was riding on was dismantled. As I mentioned before the fight, Barrios has not fought anybody like Tank and that power made all the difference.
Yup -C type fighter. Surprised he lasted 11 rounds.
C-type? Barrios was an undefeated champion yes he has a watered down version of the WBA world championship line up of belts but still NO C-type fighter if thats the case then all of Terrance Crawords opponents were F-types….
LMAOOO. Barrios couldn’t beat any of the champions Crawford dethroned at 140. Barrios level of competition is a C at best.
Boy, many Barrios fans on here thumbing me down for telling the truth.
They are denying the truth, their boy got not only beat, but STOPPED.
He only became knownnfor this fight. Nobody was really a fan of his lmaoo. Relax. Barrios not even in the top 5 140 pounders lmaooo
yes he did say that but he’s sopossed 2. 2 sell the fight.. Tank is a monster NY favorite fighter. so is Mario.. he fought a great fight and im proud of both.. Awsome fight!!
As I predicted. Credit to Barrios. He lasted 9 minutes longer than I anticipated. The fight was essentially over in round 8, but he was able to take the punishment and survive until round 11.
Great win for Tank! Barrios never fought anyone as powerful, nor as talented.
Excellent statements. I agree with all of them.
Again…. -C class type fighter. Surprised he lasted 11 rounds.
Even though Davis won i dont like how Floyd talks to him between rounds, thats the corners job and it shouldnt be allowed. Having said that, very good fight.
I agree, it’s a matter of respect. You can’t have 2 voices of instruction. As a Former Boxer, that would frustrate me. As a coach, I would equally be frustrated at the disrespect.
Well the Chavez brats do it all the time.
You may not like it but after floyd spoke to tank, he went to work. His corner probably would’ve let him think he was winning
He was winning big on the official scorecards when the dope Mayweather told him he was losing
Floyd is a goat he told tank wat he needed to hear so he could bring that Dog out of him. And the dog came out and snapped of the chain
Floyd did his job he told tank wat he needed to hear to unleash that dog in him. And boy did the dog snap the chain.
He has 25 fights, with 24 ko’s, and holds 3 belts, in 3 divisions, consecutively. Floyd knows what he’s doing. If he took your advice, he’d be a bum.
I AGREE TOTALLY
Floyd gave him a extra boost to help him dig even deeper to get the knock out. Floyd is the best boxer ever – he looks up to him. What boxer wouldn’t be inspired to have him in their corner.
Floyd pushes him to be great!
Tank is certainly for real, battle tested. Great fight,….looking forward to Tank fighting the other punchers in the division….
Tank came thru at the end when I thought he couldn’t handle the height and length of barrios in the fight… Tank is no joke
Again…. -C class type fighter. Surprised he lasted 11 rounds.
Telfimo is that you ? Before the fight guys like you thought Barrios would then he loses and now he’s a c class fighter gtfoh
He’s not a C fighter – Tank just made him look like a C fighter. Mayweather did the same thing with his opponents. There’s a difference between good and great!
please ride off into the sunset
A class c fighter, that would beat your favorite fighter, with one hand behind his back, while you jump in. It’s always hilarious, when a loser, criticizes people that has more accomplishments, than their whole family, combined.
On an inbetween round there Floyd told Davis he was losing in the unofficilal scorecards..Davis thought Floyd was just Hating…lol
Good for Floyd telling him that. The unofficial judge for the broadcast had Tank down 59-55 after 6 until the first 10-7 two knockdown round. I have seen some bad scoring / decisions over the years. You never know what the judges are seeing. If possible never leave the decision in the hands of the judges.
Bullshit hometown stoppage, Barrios was fighting two people in the ring, the ref and tank. Tank has not been really tested but it’s coming and then we’ll see what that midget is made of, it’s easy to look good when you don’t get hit.
There was no dirty or foul line play he was hurt and turned to the side, Davis could’ve unloaded and won by Ko instead of Tko
Are you sure you were watching the Davis fight???
Don’t know which fight you were watching. Barrios and his corner did not complain or say that they were unhappy about the stoppage. You must be joking.
Hey bro stop haten , Tank broke him down . you know that old saying, the bigger they are the harder they fall lol
Bruh… Barriis is a -C class type fighter. I am Surprised he lasted 11 rounds. Technically, he lasted 8 rounds, the other 3 rounds were target practice for the midget.
Tony why was it a BS stoppage? Do you really think Barrios would have survived the swarm that he would have to endure from Tank if the ref let the fight continue in the 11th. Even if he did survive the 11th that would have been another 10-7 round and Barrios was already down by 4-5 points on the official scorecard. Also isn’t the Art of Boxing to hit and not be hit? If Tank did stand and trade with Barrios like you would have liked this fight would have ended a lot earlier with Tank winning.
I agree Gary (not the same Tony lol). This was a lose lose situation for Barrios. Im glad the ref called it. The warrior in Barrios wld have stayed up or even got up and fought more. Only to possibly get hurt bad. But now, he lives to fight another day. Great stoppage
Ummmm. This was definitely a good stoppage. When he caught that last punch his body jerked. Those are signs of a flash KO again. That wld have happened for the next round as well. Better to stop it than get a fighter hurt.
Your not serious right now tank is a damn gd fighter to move up to weight classes and fight a champ that’s taller bigger and a longer arm reach. Speaks in Volumes. When your gifted it doesn’t matter who your in front of your talent will show.
After tunks daddy told him he was behind in points. And that Barrios was dropping his left through the fight open for the right tunk finally seen that and knocked him down with a right .tunk is ducking teofimo he’s afraid of him fact
Outstanding fight. ‘Nuff said.
An intense fight. Barrios fought well, but he really needed to keep his jab going because a solid, consistent jab minimizes Tank’s ability to quickly get in range for displaying his explosive shots. Barrios will learn from it and push forward with his carrier.
Davis was fast, and he carried his punch to 140. I believed Davis had plenty of chances to attack Barrios’ body early, but for some reason, he neglected the early body attack. I also want to see Davis blast his jabs more often.
I liked how Davis walked down Barrios to get in range for his heavy arsenal. Let’s also give Davis credit for displaying a sturdy chin against a larger, solid punching Barrios.
What is next for Davis? At 135, it’s on the crowded side for now, but maybe he should fight Garcia. At 135, I prefer to see Haney vs. Loma; and Lopez vs. Kambosos, Jr.
At 140, maybe he can fight Prograis because I am hoping for a Taylor vs. Ramirez rematch. I have doubts about Davis’ ability to handle Taylor at 140.
You want him to fight Regis bout not Taylor? Taylor beat Regis by the thinnest of margin
Dude, you should have doubts about tank’s ability to handle any of the top guys at 140. Barrios is not even close to being on that level. Prograis or Taylor knock tank out.
THERE!!!!!!! FINALLY SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS SOMETHING BOUT BOXING!!!!!!! I am guessing all these casual fans don’t know that Barrios is a -C class type fighter. I am Surprised he lasted 11 rounds. In reality Barrios only lasted 8 rounds and the other 3 rounds before the stoppage were just target practice for the midget. The midget will not be a good fit at 140. Mark my words you casuals. HE DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS to dog it out with the elite 140 pounders. 147? He better not even dream of it!!! and please do not get me wrong, I never said he is not a good fighter, he is a great fighter at lower weights just not here unless of course he keeps on fighting tomato cans and Tijuana taxi drivers.
Are you surprised he lasted 11 rounds???
Tank needs to avoid Spence / Crawford / Ennis at 147. Those would still be interesting fights though. Anything else at 135 or 140 Tank would probably be the favorite except for Teo Lopez.
Davis would KO Lopez. Lopez too open not good dedense
Does C-class fighter mean champion class fighter? Cause that’s what he was.
I’m sorry I can’t believe that either would stop him. That my opinion. I see tank walking Regis and Taylor dwn Regis likes to brawl Taylor is alittle more crafty but do they have that punching crack and speed to match. Well Regis got pop. But Regis throws wide sometimes imagin tank catching him with that uppercut are Taylor try to exchange. By the way styles makes fights.
Barrios lost this fight for one simple reason. He moved straight backwards. When he came forward, he was effective. When he moved backwards, he went straight back. Tank is a better fighter moving forward than he is going backwards. Virgil shouldve told him to use angles if going backwards, but to back Tank up. I think the next fight for Tank should be Mikey Garcia at 40..i dont think NOBODY at 35 (except Loma) will fight Tank now.
Speed and power kills give My boy Tank credit he got the job done . Next man up . like Floyd said line them up will knock them down ..
Tunk is being coached by a fighter ( muttweather) who picks his fighters who are either too young (canelo) or too old or aren’t ready and with his large circle of idiot’s rappers like one big circus intimidating the other fighter what ever happened to the real fighters like Leonard, Hearns, manos de Piedra that fought like men instead of winning with defense
He lost because he was over matched he got his ass kicked real good mentally he will never be the same and eepin it real he was over rated
E -man you had doubt. About this fight and look at the results .stop doubting yourself .Tank is for real bro
Wow, I thought size was going to be the difference. Congrats to tank.
Just got back to the hotel room after the fight. Sensational! Respect Atlanta . Awesome crowd banter
Awesome display from Tank, where he goes next is anyone’s guess but def P4P.
Yup you a casual! This midget is fighting Tijuana taxi drivers at 140. Errrrrrrbody knew Barrios was going to get slaughtered. What did you expect from a -C class fighter? Let’s be honest, you ain’t never heard of Barrios until the fighting was announced. Lmao..common man……
So Tito if people disagree with you then they are a casual and if they agree then they know boxing??? You have commented 6 times now saying the exact same thing. Sounds like you are trying to prove to yourself what you are saying / thinking…
Tito, man, stop with the name calling.
From cab driver to “champion”, great transition
Tito: ur obviously a “welterweight”. What belt do you hold?
Tito at the end of the day barrios fought his bes fight his power just wasn’t enough to really hurt tank. Remember he caught tank with some nice shots but it did nothing. C- class fighter are not he was a champion that came to fight and put his belt on the line. And he lost. In my opinion it was a very intense fight until tank let that dog snap of the chain.
You sound like a Lomo fan. He’s the one that fights mo low fighters than one’s ever heard of…lol
See just like muttweather hand picking his fighters that are c fighters and they know they can beat and avoiding the best fighters how come Davis don’t fight teofimo he’s afraid of him that’s what makes fighters champions not ducking the best fighters not taxi drivers Davis ain’t no champions yet till he stops ducking the best fighters like teofimo when he does than I’ll be a believer
The issue is they’re on different networks that’s the real issue, same thing preventing Spence vs Bud. Anyone who doesn’t recognize Floyd’s skill definitely doesn’t know boxing, Pac-Man is a champ 5 yrs after the Floyd fight but y’all say Floyd waited till he was old LMAO Floyd’s older than Pac-Man. Loma had Teo reeling rounds 9-11 and Tank ain’t taking the first 7 rounds off, Tank would walk Teo down and close the show.
Good you noticed he’s doing exactly like muttweather hand picking his opponents that are too young and not ready or too old and washed up and ducking the best fighters just like tank does he’ll probably fight Mikey garcia who’s washed up but won’t try to fight teofimo cause tank knows he’s a brawler and can’t handle him stop ducking the best fighters
Don’t feed the troll.
Lets see Tank fight somebody with a pulse. Dont forget Tank cherry picked Barrios at 140 and not Taylor. The same way Canyellow picked Kovalev and not Bivol. We’ll see.
i have a question…why is davis racking up all his championships while avoiding the best fighters in all 3 weight classes?
/that was a rhetorical question..
He is probably trying to copy Lomo, fighting bum fighters, that Jap was a washed up, face first guy, tailored made for Lomo, no one was ever in doubt the outcome of that fight. The Garcias amoung others thought that Barrios had a shot at beating Tank, no one had any doubts about Lomo and the Jap.
Man you got to be kidding if you think tank avoiding any of those guys at 135 better yet check the reason(s) they say they don’t want to fight tank
Tank Davis Vs Teo is the fight that HAS to be made! Forget Ryan Garcia who has psychological and insecurity issues.
Tell Teo , Tank did the real backward flip from the top rope . Tanks on top of the world ..
Teo wouldnt stand a chance he to is over rated
Exciting times for Lightweight-Super Lightweight divisions. Potential matchups:
Davis v. Lopez
Lopez v. Lomachenko II
Davis v. Lomachenko
Lopez v. Garcia
Davis v. Garcia
Garcia v. Lomachenko
Haney no where on that list?
What about Kambosis?
Lopez aint all that……you wait and see.
Barrios did not move in and out. Tank did not need to go under Barrios guard, he could more or less walk through it when he needed.
Tank was better prepared for this fight. He has faced quality several times before in fights, not to forget the quality of sparring, Barrios to be honest not really in the same way.
Barrios was way weaker than I thought, or perhaps, Tank has more power in the engine than I could think.
Not much to say. Tank is for real.
I said late tko by Davis. Floyd told Davis he was down to make him step it up. Davis is a beast. Smart in the ring and can make adjustments. Hits like a tank and then some.
Yup you a casual!!! Lmao
And your just……………….weird.
I love body shots.. they’re brutal. Smart fighters go to the body. Also, that backflip was kinda impressive to me. Like he was floating
After five rounds Davis had only won one round. The commentators ignored most of Barrios’s work. Similar to how Floyd’s fights were commentated. Boxing is a corrupt sport run by American hood rats and white television executives we don’t see. Davis good but great.
But NOT great.
They gave Barrios credit. Tank only won 1 round before the knock downs. That made it even and then Tank took over.
Keep up the good work continue stay Mayweather and keep God bless you God bless and you keep doing what you do enjoy yourself
Gervonta Davis is undefeatable
Tank vs Mikey Garcia!!!!!!! Not only is that a PPV guarantee, but we’ll see if Tank is a true great!!
Tank might fight Ryan Garcia, but he is going no where near Loma, Mikey, Josh Taylor, Haney, or Teo.
I had some doubts because he was moving up two weight classes and fighting a world champion,he demonstrated he is a smart fighter and could carry his power. Looking forward to seeing him again.
Seems like 50c and floyd reconciled…floyd told him he was down so he picked it up a notch
Very GOOD win, but people need to calm down! He didn’t beat Josh Taylor! Let’s see how he’d stack up against the likes of Ramirez, Prograis or Mikey G! And as for any comparison to the all time Great Henry Armstrong? There were NO Junior categories and 500 champs in each weight class!!
Honestly. I don’t see any of the other fighters knocking the door down to fight Tank..they know what’s up.
Tank is a miniature mike fosho. He showed good maturity and patience, along with special power, to move up 2 weight classes and manhandle a beast lime Barrios.
Congratulations to Tank and his team! Tank is the real deal and a legitimate PPV star. He enters the ring with bad intentions and looks to mix it up. So many fighters are safety first, not Tank. I never believed Barrios’ height and reach would prevent Tank from getting to him via late round stoppage because Coach Calvin has always put Tank in the ring with much larger guys when sparring.
Tank has proven himself yet, once again.. Since a I’m a hugh Mikey Garcia fan, I’d like to see Tank and Mikey fight each other.. they’re both approximately the same height, weight would be at a catch weight… It would be a war for sure.. Also, I’d like to see a Thurman/Garcia as well.. Tank fought beautifully last night, he’s gonna be a tough one to beat…
Funny how some people are calling tank great lol. Too premature yet. Barrios was hand picked because that was the best match up and style tank can win. Until any boxer faces an elite fight and beat them then thats special. Tank might be special but just not yet.
Im still waiting for Tito to tell us which belt he has since he is “the best welter in the world” and labeled Barrios as C-class fighter even though Barrios was an undefeated champion holding the WBA strap. Im very interested to hear this!
Nice victory in a B- match-up. Akhmedov exposed Barrios many short comings already. But exciting enough fight in places nonetheless.
I did not see this one. Looks like Tank keeps doing his end of the job. It’s more impressive when you defend each belt, but he is at least fighting decent/good fighters. And closing the show.
He’s the best boxer I ever seen it was worth my $75
Next time spend $40 for the Amazon Fire Stick and you will NEVER spend any more of your hard-earned $$ for PPV.
How hard is it to set up to get the free ppv?
While Tank deserves the accolades he has received for his outstanding performance, I’d like to also recognize and thank Barrios. Barrios came to fight and left everything in the ring, just like he promised. Despite his loss to Tank, I’d still like to see Barrios again. Tank had to take Barrios’ belt and weather a storm in doing so. Barrios proved he is not afraid to mix it up with anyone. He fought hard, but simply lost to a special fighter. Barrios will be back and I can’t wait for his return.
Barrios showed heart but Davis weather a storm? Cmon
Tank is the best in boxing now
Tank got what it takes to be the undefeated champion for very long time, WHO’S NEXT!!!!!!!!
Tank in a way reminds me of Canelo, going after the weak champs in every division possible.. Not a fan and never will be sorry..
Regis: i agree 100%. Barrios was probably the weakest of the champs at that division, but a champ none the less. He was a great fighter but not Elite. If Tank is smart, he will go back down to his weight class where his punching power is lethal.
Congrats to Gervonta, empresive performance but more excitement for teofimo vs gervonta.
Teofimo will never fight Davis nor will Ryan Garcia. Some fighters only fight opponents that they think they can beat – they’re good fighters but they will never be great. Canello is a prime example. He hasn’t challenged himself since he went to the school of Mayweather.
Floyd has just stated he will have Gervonta face only PBC fighters. In other words, Tank will never be in the ring with fighters boxing fans would like to see him face. This is bad for boxing!
It’s time to prove if your who you think you are. Go up and fight Spence.
Why would you say that when he has several fighters that are supposed to be great in his weight classes that’s scared to fight him. That’s like saying Spence should fight a heavyweight. Come on man!
Teo? King Ryan? Yall still think it’s a game? Somebody get in there with Tank!
No way they were going to have Barrios ahead half way through the fight. Do you really think with Barrios basically only throwing a jab the judges would be giving him rounds against the A side fighter that could be a cash cow for PBC.
On a side note ridiculous for Mayweather to get involved between rounds with instructions.
I’d like to see Mikey Garcia challenge Tank…I’m a big Garcia fan .. that would be an excellent fight, I’d go with Garcia..