Photos: Emily Harney
WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) scored a sixth round one-hitter quitter over Rolando “Rolly” Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) before 18,570 on Saturday night at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn New York. No first round KO for Rolly, but he handed a good right before the bell. It was a tactical fight with Rolly holding his own until round six when Davis connected with a big left hand and dropped Romero. Rolly beat the count, but was unsteady and referee David Fields waved it off. Time was 2:39.
“He was strong for sure but there were a couple shots that I was getting warmed up with and he caught me and I was like, ‘I can’t sit with him just yet,’” said Davis afterward. “I know when to take it to my opponents and when to chill out…the crazy thing is that I didn’t even throw it that hard. He just ran into it. He just ran into it. Something like when Manny Pacquiao got caught. I didn’t even throw it that hard and he’s the one who ran into it, when he was talking that it was going to be me.”
Romero stated that he wants a rematch. “I want the fight again,” said Romero. “I exposed him and won every single round. I jumped into something and ate a stupid shot.”
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That’s going to hurt in the morning. LMAO
I recall Romero saying he was going to KO Tank in the first round earlier this week. Hmm…Well, guess some fighters have a rude awakening when the confidence train stops.
Scoob, I watched some of his previous fights that showtime reran and he always says that.
Sometimes (oftentimes) you do lose. That’s life. But the confidence probably was too high to have best-served him.
Thank you, guys, for replying. Have a wonder day.
Rolly say’s this before every fight.
Romero winning 5-0
Sure LOL
No. Hahaha. No. He wasn’t. Did you even watch the fight?
Romero is that you? lol
Beautiful knockout by Tank! Congrats to both fighters.
Naw, Romero was too disrespectful he deserve that knockout.
Disrespectful really .Smart self promotion this kid is cocky bur my gosh look at the hype he brought to the figh. The kids got 14 fights and look at the publicity he drummed up
Robert, you have a point. Trash talk brings ticket sales to some crowds. Marketing is what makes money for a fight. Marketing is a broad term, but diehard fans know when a good fight is brewing, and our knowledge of the sport is a ticket seller alone.
After all of that shit Romero talked, he ends up running into a punch. I’ll admit, Romero was fucking game! That legitimately surprised me. I actually had him up 3-2 before the stoppage.
clean up your language!
4 rounds longer than I figured it would last
I had Romero leading going into the 6th. Rolly definitely stunned Tank a couple times, but Tank showed he is a complete fighter.
Tank is improving each subsequent fight. I am very impressed.
BS early stoppage, Rolly should have been given a chance to fight on. Rigged
You are an IDIOT if you think the fight was rigged. If it was rigged it would end on points for the wrong fighter, dumbass.
Not rigged but the ref was definitely 100% on Tank’s side. BS complaints from Davis immediately led to scolding of Rolly. Not saying Rolly was gonna win but that is a big disadvantage. Great shot by Tank, he should definitely fight the winner of Haney-Kambosos and Rolly definitely has a future. Very fast hands, good power, very game, just needs seasoning. Good stoppage. Rolly lives to fight another day after getting to his feet. Psychologically that’s a big deal.
I don’t think Prolly can defeat any of the top fighters in hi division.
Was up at count 2-4, should not have stoped it. Ref in Tanks corner!
Form of Big Boxing Business !
No No, Rolly was already out, I am sure the ref could see it in his eyes, he didn’t even argue with the ref…
are you kidding Rolly always looks like he just got up from a KO…lol.
Adam, yes, Rolly was stunned and slightly dazed even on his feet. His brain was trying to analyze its own body from the direct traumatic blow to the head even Rolly was on his feet. You could tell in his stance with his legs and balance.
if u take away the knockout , rolly won ,won evert round but lost the fight isee your point
Great analysis.
Totally agree! Been watching fights for a number of years and your right on point. Although I prefer a pure knockout, with the power that Davis has, he would have destroyed Romero both Physically and mentally if the fight went on.
I agree, the elbow thing is just something some fighters do to push off, it’s not the right thing to do, but you are right. The ref was one sided…
Good stoppage with 20 seconds on the clock? The referee should have been aware of the time clock, that’s what there is a time keeper for.
Check rollys
spaghetti legs once he got up
Definitely would be available for another Crystal clean shot to anywhere on the face. That loosened up his chin..don’t be surprised if he makes more future visits to the Canvas.
Casual fans who don’t know sh1t about boxing say stupid sh1t like that.
I concur, speak for yourself.
Fight was not rigged! Rolly was not there and it’s better for the the ref to stop it so Rolly can fight another day…against somebody else! He doesn’t deserve a rematch. He didn’t deserve this fight in my opinion.
I thought so at first too but after looking at the replay he was out on his feet it was a good stoppage you see he didn’t protest it..
Romero’s still hanging off his Dad, rubbing at his face. If you don’t want a fight stopped, don’t get dropped and get up like a drunken 14 year old.
He was walking like a drunken sailor…. If the ref would have let him continue he would’ve gotten seriously hurt. Good stopppage.
Wasn’t rigged and he prob would have gotten knocked out cold if he was let to continue-However I agree Romero should have been given the opportunity to go out on his shield.
Not on his shield but rather in a zippered plastic bag if the referee has allowed him to continue, with 20″ left Gervonta could have landed at least 4 more deadly shots
Rigged because you wish Tank lost.. Lol.. Rolly was dazed and lost.. he ate a flush shot from a bona-fide puncher… the remaining 20-30 seconds that never occurs would’ve been Tank completely cleaning Rolly’s clock.. are there suddenly that many Rolly fans or just that many Tank haters? Rigged indeed…
He was in boogie Wonderland he needed help getting out of the ring and walking back to the dressing room that was a great stoppage
I agree. I’m guessing that back in the dressing room Romero asked, what happened? I wanted another knockdown at first but after seeing the replay, the lack of protest and the walk back, the ref made a very good call.
Nooooo Bruh, not in the dressing room: read his lips walking back holding on to his dad, he said, “What happened Pop?!” I wanted to feel bad for the kid, but he talked TOO MUCH shite, then left the ring like a lil beotch AND declined to interview, once getting his bearings back, so I couldn’t muster up the sympathy I wanted to.
True That!
Rolly didn’t want a chance. When he stood up he was on queer street.
It would’ve been gratifying to see the massacre had the ref let it continue.
Rolly was staggering walking back to his dressing room 5 minutes later!
You’re stupid.
Watch the replay. Rolly was reluctant to move to his left. Almost like a clearly drunk person being stopped by cops and hearing turn and walk on one leg. He already knows it’s over. Lol
You’re crazy. Romero didn’t know where he was at after the knockdown.
Yes, the referee was very much against Romero. I’ve see boxers come back from
worst knockdowns.
The ref stopped the fight before Romero got hurt. You could see in Rolly’s eyes that he was in “LaLa Land” and his legs where like wet noodles! Tank would have tore his head off!!!
Decent fight…Romero following …one of the best punchers in the game..with a pawing jab…instead of a snapping jab…Romero needed a few fights before fighting Tank…noticed that Romero got caught with a punch in the nose early..bothered Romero throughout the fight…credit to Tank for being disciplined and not emotional…Tank just on another level… disciplined except for a few distractions out the ring…otherwise. Tank on another level..just adding to his experience…Good win….Romero needs to understand that this is about skills…prize fighting not pride fighting…
He talked too much.
Yes he did!
Perfect thoughts on Romero Sean! I didn’t buy this, because to me the result was way too predictable.
Part of me wants to suggest that Romero is completely delusional, but you’re supposed to have that inner belief if you’re going to be great. It’s his management and corner that failed him imo. He has some talent to work with, but they instead rushed him to a lion. Maybe, he would have fired them if they didn’t, but somebody should have been able to “slow his roll”.
It’ll be interesting where they go from here. Personally I think they definitely need to find a better jab and lose the shoulder roll defense. Time will tell, but my guess is Romero won’t ever win a real championship, but paper titles might be within his reach.
Rolly doesn’t know how to jab, he is just a strong bully with zero amateur boxing experience. No basic fundamentals, he made basic boxing 101 mistakes.
Fucking boxing sucks the referee won the fight for tank stopping the fight, what a joke, Romero got up so what his legs were shaky, he was up it’s a championship fight on ppv given him a chance to survive if he gets knocked out so be it but don’t stop the fucking fight, ref probably had money on tank, what a build up for this ref piece of shit.
can definitely tell u r a rolly fan ,but if the ref let it continue and he get seriously hurt u probably would be one those ppl sayiny the ref should have stop the fight, rolly just his as whup
Wrong ass wipe, I waited for this fight all month and then paid close to 80 dollars for this shit show and then the ref stops it in 5 seconds because Rolly was wobbly, the ref was against Rolly from the get go, if the ref would had been Steve smoger he would not had stopped the fight and if Rolly would of went down again so what it’s boxing not the ice capades, I don’t give a shit who won but it was a bullshit, stop trying to make boxing safe, it’s fighting.
Fighters have died in that square circle. Would you want your son killed in a boxing ring?
It’s funny to hear a sh!t stain call someone an ass wipe.
Sure you were watching the right fight card?
That you actually paid for this fight, tells me all I need to know about your intellect
Though savagery is an element of boxing so is compassion and just plain common sense…Romero was done and Tank would have been merciless … considering the hype…what I will agree with BigO is that this was a horrible…horrible….card for the price….better fights on DAZN for a fraction of the price of that PPV….seems if more was paid for the prefight hype.,.Romero not ready for Tank…just talk and the undercards we’re at best glorified sparring sessions…. Showtime PPV and Tank Promoters take note….as a great band once said ” We won’t be fooled again”……
You sound like an idiot
look dipshit rolly got his as whup i wish the ref had let it go so his as to get taken out on a stretcher
Go read a book.
Romero was done…Tank knows how to finish. one of the best KO percentage in the game outside of Wilder ..not a good stoppage…a “great” stoppage … Sometimes one fight can ruin a fighter.,,Romero is entertaining…came in shape .Romero tried.. Stopped timely giving Romero opportunities to comeback…He is young…Romero will learn from this…
Rolly will never be the same
Will be interesting to see if Rolly can ever bounce back. Hope he can. I suspect we will see him KOd again maybe even multiple times now, unfortunately.
He got exposed for the second time (Marinez beat him). He is strong and that’s it. He doesn’t know how to throw a basic jab. No amateur experience. Followed Tank around jumping in with his chin high and hands low.
Romero in my opinion is not a very good fighter. Just my opinion
You need to understand, that when you have a concussion. the ref did the right thing rolly had a concussion, there was no point in letting him continue.
Not a medical definition of concussion !
He was Dizzy wasn’t he!
Come on man, the referee dod a good job to save Romero from unnecessary punishment.
Romero is a brave young fighter for sure but in boxing taking a bad beating can ruin careers!!!
Tank Davis continues with another impressive performance and another devastating K.o
His ass shouldn’t have got knocked down like that. Stop complaining. Rolly lost. Plain and simple. If the ref would’ve let the fight continue he would’ve gotten seriously hurt. He was done.
Apparently you don’t know how boxing goes in NY? If you get badly stunned the ref are instructed to stop the fight, they’ll inform the fighters this at the fighters meeting or dressing rooms before the bout. They’ve always done this in the state to protect fighters.
That was a good stoppage in any state or country…period.
Because if Romero got up he would have won the fight?
The only POS here is you. Man…read your own words. They say all we need to know.
The dude has his entire career in front of him and the ref would have allowed it to continue as hard and thunderous as Tank hits he would be viewing the remainder of his career in the rear view mirror. =
And then if tank gives him a vicious head shot while he’s still dazed and then Romero gets seriously injured…you would be calling for the ref to banned or arrested
Well, although I picked Davis to win by TKO, I sure was getting my hopes high with my little bet on Romero. You can see Davis setting up for a counter shot and BOOM…he finally timed Romero’s bad hand positioning and untucked chin. Romero was also too arrogant and believed he really could handle Davis’ power in a defensively careless manner.
Some folks (like Romero) had to learn the hard way. I hope he recovers and makes humble adjustments for future fights.
He won’t. He’s legitimately waaaaay too arrogant.
Got to give credit to rolly for lasting more than 2 rounds. He had more balls than queenry garcia and aquafino lopez for taking the tank fight. The results were as expected, brutal k.o. He wasn’t really ready for major leaguers yet but, nice try! Oh well, lets see were rolly goes from here!
Rryan Garcia is a you tube fighter
Bernstein says it was the 1st long right by Romero when he was countered. So incorrect. I was amazed at how unprofessional Romero’s punches were. Full marks to Davis for exposing him.
Decent scrap. The fight was much cleaner then I expected, that’s for sure. Rolly’s size kept things interesting , but , props to Tank and his team. Excellent fight plan. Undercard sucked, as expected. Thanks Alfred B Haymon. For Nothing..
It was just a matter of time, Tank was just waiting for the opening.
Rolly got what he deserved. He was talking all that shit and got his ass knocked the fuck out. There are different levels to this game and Tank ain’t nothing to be played with.
Good fight, Roly was game and has a big punch Tank respected, as far as the stoppage? It helps Roly learn from his mistakes, Tank is a big player in boxing and very talented
Am I missing something???? You Tank boys are acting like he just knocked out Duran!!!! Rolly was a 12-1 underdog!!!! Repeat that, fan boys. 12- 1 underdog. Let me know when he FINALLY accepts a fight with Loma or Lopez, instead of hiding. Slow down. He might end up being good, but knocking out LSC and a bunch of other featherweights doesn’t make him a PFP guy.
I believe you need to slow down, where did fan boys come from we are men. The conversation is about Tank vs. Rolly we will get to the other fights in due time. Calm down!
Calm down? Lmao dude fought Pedraza over 5yrs ago who was a solid challenge back then. Since then Floyd been moving him like he’s Wilder. Tank needs to dictate who he’s going to fight. No more bs from Floyd or Ellerbe.
We’ll let you know. Stop crying now.
LOL the definition of a hater. No one except you thought Rolly was Duran. You keep mentioning Lopez. I don’t know if you’re blind or stupid. Lopez doesn’t want to fight anyone. Loma relinquished his title to not fight mandatory Devin Haney. So why are you a Tank “hater”. Maybe you just hate black excellence.
Aren’t those guys in higher weight classes?
now we know davis weaknesses
That’s funny did you see the fight, It was a stoppage.LOL
And thst is? Fighting bigger guys?
What a joke. A PPV between two shit talkers who in Davis case appears world class but Romero totally unproven. Anyone who bought this is obviously some millennial who started watching boxing less than 5 years ago. This would have been a PPV opener at best 20 years ago or an opener for boxing after dark. 75 bucks. Please. Save your money folks
This fight was a helluva lot more entertaining than Floyd vs. Pacquiao or duds like Errol Spence vs. Mikey Garcia!
Of course Rolly got knocked the F out. LOL
Well said KP!!!!
You a Davis hater pure and simple.
Nah. In 2002 (20 years ago), this would have been a PPV or a min event on HBO WCB. The fight had a lot of suspense. At anyone moment, you knew someone would have gotten knocked out. I haven’t seen a guy as little as Tank with one shot KO power like that. Romero struck me as someone who over relied on one hand and didn’t set traps needed to go with that power he has. Tank’s hand speed and power are very impressive. #Bmoreinthehouse
Romero’s ears will stop ringing sometime in September. I thoroughly enjoyed this KO, primarily because of Romero’s talk pre-fight. Masterful performance by Tank. Romero, please now disappear.
Awesomely smart Tank who waited for the right second to unleash.
Game but overpowered Rolly could not take the defeat. Let’s hope he’ll not fall into depression nor crazy thoughts. Instead, be positive and enjoy with family the good $$$$$ he made tonight.
Proceeding forward, we wish to see Tank against the Pitbull, Kingry, Loma, or the winner of Kambosos-Haney next week. With Pit, would be a rerun of the first one. Ryan is the weakest link and the less skilled (my humble opinion), and the winner of Kambosos-Haney unfortunately not be priority for Mayweather Promotions at all.
Personally, I’d prefer Loma as I’d love to see Loma champ again before he starts getting too old, losing his thunderous speed.
Likely, it might be Tank vs Pitbull 2.
Fantastic win for Tank, delivering a shining, thrilling KO to his many fans, a stoppage that resembles the KO that mentor Floyd delivered to Hatton, and the KO that Dinamita Marquez prescribed to the ever-dangerous rushing-in Pacquiao. Those were remarkable KO’s that unfolded in a blink of an eye, and Tank’s brilliance tonight does not fall too short behind.
I loved Tank Davis’ exciting performance, hoping to see more of his before year’s end.
Enjoy your rib eyes and your cervezas, mis buenos amigos, wishing you a great evening, and let’s wait for Kambosos vs Haney coming really soon.
x
I agree with everything thing you said but pitt bull cannot beat Tank. Remember Tank had a hurt left hand in that fight and still won the fight.
I thought the fight would be over by 4, until the weigh-in. Then I thought TKO Davis 10 by taking Romero into the deep end of the pool. Guess not.
As usual, I watched with the volume off. Romero did better than I thought he would, but he got anxious and greedy. Apparently his corner did as well because no one told him to stick to the basics(don’t chase the puncher, don’t lean in etc ..)
Davis knew what he was doing. His corner was calm as usual.
Stoppage was good. The kid is still green and should have a good career ahead of him. In terms of a rematch, he can argue for one. I had him ahead, but if it doesn’t happen within the next 2 fights, it won’t happen at all. I don’t see Romero making weight for more than one year. Once he matures a bit, it will be impossible.
Rolly started boxing to late he was17 when he started. Floyd Money Mayweather needs to let him go. Maybe acting would be a good career for Rolly. LOL
Good job TANK, keep the good work up, we love you!!!!! I’m a big fan of you
What a surprise.. Everyone with a bit of knowledge of the sport of boxing new that..
Sorry but Teddy knew it, I knew it not because I’m better than everyone but because of the lack of skills on the Romero side..
Ok, I gotta toot my own horn here! I’m batting 1,000. All my predictions on major fights come out to be true! And they are all pre-predicted! (I know that’s an oxymoron) I’m not just saying this after the fact! I predicted Davis within 7, and this is proven on posts before the fight, as are all my pedictions! I’ve been called a “casual” by folks on this sight, but as someone who has been in the ring, followed boxing, and continues to train in the sport, I am no “casual”. I am almost 52 and will still kick your ass, in and out of the ring!
Picking Davis to win in the first 60 percent of the fight is quite the accomplishment.
Being 56, I’ve learned to always respect the Cats that’s “been there, done that”… good stuff knowing the craft, Bruh.
One of the first signs of pugilistic dementia is leaving comments for people that don’t exist about fights that have never happened.
My bad, please excuse my horrendous post above . I can still smell the alchohol on my breath just reading it.
Rolly was disrespectful before the fight , I thought this was to hype the fight up .But to leave the ring even before the decision was given even though it was a TKO and then be so disrespectful it the post fight press conference I wish they would of let him continue and get KTFO for real . An absolute sore loser
So, how much did everyone pay to watch this foregone conclusion?
Zero. Kodi.
Absolutely nothing is was on free to air tv in Australia
Tank is a Bad Man!
Styles make fights,…I think Rolly believed he could over power Tank with his strength n power as evident in how smart tank held on when Rolly tied him up with big punches…If Rolly had shown some discipline n fought smart ,I believe it could have been a different outcome…Rolly was careless moving forward n got caught,..was a good stoppage too.. another 20 seconds n he could have been seriously hurt…
Who taught Romero boxing fundamentals? Not just a question of walking into a punch. Look how low his hands were. You can’t get away with that when fighting a good southpaw. Rolly, please learn how to be humble, and learn some DEFENSE. The sportsmanship for this fight was terrible. All the crap talk and attitudes displayed were really bad for
boxing. Canelo and Bivol shook hands and spoke
respectfully before their fight. C’mon guys.
Still talking. Not sure how he thinks he won every round. 2 judges has it 3-2, and
1 judge had it 4-1. All 3 for Tank
Go away.
I’ll bet somewhere in Ukraine LOMA was watching this fight and had a big smile on his face,
teddy a got it right tank would catch him tank had experience and just more skillful glad i didnt pay for this i cant see a rematch what happens with rollo who knows/
Rolly’s gonna cry in the car hahaha!! Now that’s how you close a big mouth. That’ll show him.
Like Tank said there are levels to this. To Rolly’s credit, he was more gamed than I thought.
Rolly couldn’t shut up pre fight! But post fight, his bitch-ass left the ring with Tank snatching his heart, toungue, and soul. His mouth wrote a check his body couldn’t cash! This is his legacy — the dude who talked all that shit and got KTFO!!! AND, it was a good stoppage by the ref ’cause Tank could have killed his wobbly ass if it continued.
You can’t just say he scored a knockout instead of using the dumb phrase “one-hitter quitter”?
“? If you got nailed with that explosive Davis left you’d be a “quitter” too.
Actually, it was not an explosive shot….even Tank said that…it was a simple disciplined reactive shot …based on Romero’s inexperience or lack of discipline…wasn’t explosive though…
i had predicted a Tank by viscious KO within 5 so i missed it by 1 damn Rolly just not on Tanks level in skill, power, chin ad especially experience for those who thought he had a chance are just as delusional as Rolly now Rolly will get a fight with superhype just wait and see and Tank well that 1 punch power of his will hurt his chances of getting fights with weak chin haney and stevensen will for sure avoid him
Rolly did very well. PPV money and ate just one. He looked good.
Rolly, Rolly, Rolly …NOW you want a “Participation Trophy” because you claim you won the 5 Rounds prior to our face-plant in the 6th. NEWS FLASH!! Box does not hand out Participation Trophies — only Ass-Whoopins, Decision, and Knock-Outs. Your pre-fight shit-talking ordered you the Knock -Out and Tank brought you the RECEIPT!!
Funny!!!! I..” Only Ass- Whoopins, Decisions and Knock Outs” I am claiming that phrase…Very Funny
Romero got ‘Blair Cobbed’!!!!!!
There is no way Rolly should be fighting on PPV. He talked his way into a title fight. He got beat by Marinez. He followed Tank around with his chin high and hands low until he got caught. He can’t even throw a jab correctly. He is just a strong bully with limited boxing skills. He got exposed.
Romero, kept stalking a stalker??? He acted like he was (Drago)Russian from Rocky 4???? He throws 2 lefts himself and doesn’t bring his guard back into position… smdh.. walking into a left hook that he never saw coming… Tank fought with discipline and the knockout came…
This was an intelligent fight by Davis. As he said in the post fight interview, Romero was to strong to trade with early. It was just a matter of time, as the rounds went on Davis began exposing Romero more and more as a one dimensional, and as we all have seen with Wilder you cannot rely solely on your power.
The stoppage was a blessing for Romero. If the ref would have allowed it to continue, Davis (one of the best finishers) would have put Romero down and possibly ended his career.
Romero’s claim that he won all the rounds, is proof that he was just as delusional after the fight as he was before the fight. The one (1) round I score for Romero was more or less because Davis did not throw anything with conviction.
Davis has nothing to prove with a rematch. Romero can get inline and fight his way back into contention.
Rolly got his title shot, got KO’ed, won’t get another one again
As expected, Romero wasn’t ready to step up to this level, he only has power and needs to expand in other areas
As Gervonta Davis made Romero eat his words, it was even an amazing shot but his opponent buckled at the knees.
Should Rolando get a rematch, he will keep his mouth shut and ego humbled like the gentleman of a champ.
Good luck Rolando and better and better the gentleman Gervonta Davis.
Excuse me for asking this question? Was this for the IRREGULAR title? Or was it for maybe the 3rd title belt that the World BULLCHIT assoc. title offers ? I mean really? Next week they’re having a fight for all the belts on the line.And I’m CERTAIN it will be a better 2 fighters in the ring vying for ALL the belts on the line.We need to get RID of ESPECIALLY the WBA because APPARENTLY they have 100 CHUMPS in each division that the say are the champs of their B.S titles. We need a federal boxing commission,who over see’s the game. Teddy Atlas would certainly clean up much of the trash.
YAY!!! THE “TANK” RUMBLED OVER THE LOUDMOUTH PUNK!!!
MAURICIO PENELA
Question :Tyson Fury should have been stopped when Wilder knocked him down ? Obviously not. Yesterday the referee stopped the the fight IMMEDIATELY- as soon as Romero got up. Romero should have waited for the 9 count but he was not experienced as Fury. However, would the referee have given Romero the opportunity to recover? I doubt it, Not that referee.
Tank was boxing and not taking any chances during the first few rounds. He did say Romero was still strong and just picked his spots. Romero was being aggressive but getting more careless. He was bound to run into something as the fight went on.
I thought Romero’s reach and punching power were giving Tank trouble in the first few rounds. Tank would have had to lunge to reach him, which was dangerous against a heavy puncher. He just bided his time knowing that Rolly would rush him and close the distance at some point. It happened when Tank backed to the ropes and Rolly rushed in throwing a low, wide right hand leaving his chin open. Tank landed a quick left hand then got out of the way. That was it.
Romero’s legs were gone when he got up. He was shaky and didn’t know where he was. For those who thought the fight was stopped too early, Rolly was still on unsteady legs several minutes later on his way back to the dressing room.
Romero surprised me with his patience in the first few rounds and by using his jab early and often to set up his right hand. Forget about a rematch. He does have potential, but Davis is just too experienced for him at this point.
1 Visually impaired judge, had Romero up.
he was tough, but definitely not up.
Rolly talked 2 much? Says the people who love Floyd. That talk puts butts in seats. Time for the best 2 fight the best. Haney, Kam,Garcia we need a tournament. Gangsters in boxing? Lennon, we don’t 2 be talking about guns Tank
All you folks on Rollys a$$ how many PPV fights have you had?
I had Romero up 4 rounds to 1 going into the 6th. I was surprised too. He never saw that left hook coming or he may have been able to weather the storm. He was out on his feet so it was a good stoppage.
This was a predictable outcome. Tank really knows how to get leverage on his punches, much the way Mike Tyson did, and there are a variety of ways that he can deliver that power. In this fight, he was patient, studied his opponent, and got his timing right before lowering the boom. Romero was bigger and looked strong, but I didn’t think he could take a power shot from Tank, especially if he didn’t see it coming.
Romero’s fighting style reminds me of that of Errol Spence. He’s a bit robotic, has good power, and great conditioning. He’s somewhat predictable with his combinations, and can be timed by a more experienced and superior fighter, like Tank. Romero had a reach advantage and made it hard for Tank to get inside. He thought he could out-muscle tank and catch Tank with one of those long shots, but Tank was too smart and experienced to be dominated in that manner. While Romero was trying to use his height advantage and using his power and conditioning to keep Tank at bay, Tank was studying Romero’s patterns and tendencies, and getting his timing. The result reflected the difference between a champion and a pretender.
Kudos to Tank. When we talk of the great fighters of today, Tank must be in that conversation.
Tank is to dangerous in this división
Suffering succotash!
Romero is extremely disrespectfull and dilusional. He has a lot to learn about the business end of boxing. His mouthing off after getting KO’d the way he did makes him look clownish! NOT a good look.
he was knockout cold. he got what he ask for.
Recall Rolly mentioning he could KO with easy in the 1st rd and all that stepped in the ring with him, that includes, Lomachenko. Ha! ha! ha!. I believe Loma would purposely allow him to last 12 rd’s for the sole purpose of punishing and beating his sorry ass for 12 straight rounds.