After weighing in 1.2 pounds heavy for Saturday’s WBA lightweight title fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa, Gervonta “Tank” Davis came back to the scale and weighed 134.8 on Friday in Atlanta. Therefore both Davis and Gamboa will be eligible to win the vacant WBA lightweight title, which has a 135lb division limit.
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What a relief! Both can fight for the title now.
Not that it will make much difference, but psychologically speaking Tank’s weight issue is favoring Gamboa. Unfortunately, Gamboa is already about 10 years past his prime…
What a relief?? He came to the weigh-in three hours late. Nothing done. He came back OVER an hour for the second weigh-in. Nothing done.
They are fighting for a bogus version of a WBA title.
What do you mean? He may have been late, but at least he made weight at the end.
The fight is not about the WBA title for me. I only see Tank vs. Gamboa and its an interesting fight for me.
I have zero interest in any of the boxing commissions, and I doubt at least half of the judges, most promoters and many refs.
From a pure boxing perspective, Tank vs. Gamboa is an OK fight. Not great, but good.
No this is a great match up and a great fight.
Agreed stone free!!!! This isnt about a belt, its about how Tank will do with the bigger boys. Gamboa is a game fighter. Older BUT still game none the less. This is a true measure of how well he will do at this weight.
Tank must have taken a glass of Miralax or drank prune juice. Yep, that would squeeze out the right amount of weight loss.
One way boxers lose weight fast is to go on a Schwinn Air Dyne bike, full speed. One can sweat enough that way to lose a pound in less than an hour.
Diuretics, laxatives, hypertonic hot bath water and sauna are other methods used by boxers who need to lose weight within hours.
Since boxing is their livelihood, boxers are known to do about anything to cut weight if needed. I think the record is over 25 lbs within just one day!
Having to lose this amount of weight in a very short time is obviously not without physical risks and often backfires.
James Toney had an art of cutting weight in a short amount of time. Unfortunately, diuretics is now on the hit-list for weight reduction. Many loop-diuretics and thiazides are a big no-no. Risks? Seizures, potassium loss in too short of time, hearing loss, cardiac irritability, etc….. Personally, I cut weight using discipline and strict planning. No kidding……. Did I need help? Yup, had a personal dietician and my trainer…….
Idk about the laxatives part but i have seen diuretics.. laxatives takes alot out of the body, and im not jus talking about poop lol. Most try the PVC Sauna suites in a sauna with a bike (not the typical walmart sauna suit). That is most effectve being they are already in shape
Tank is very immature and not professional
well as usual davis is a head case just cant make weight like others he is floys protoge did floyd ever have troubl making weight this guy is a fraud mentally and will pay for it when he fights an elite fighter he wants to be a pay per view star guess what he cant pay me to watch him
Props for Tank busting his butt to make the weight contract unlike that POS Chavez jr who never does smh
I think deep down Chavez knew that his career was already over, so he didn’t care much anymore. Tank, on the other hand, has his future ahead of him, and he had to do everything possible to make weight. Why he came in 1.2 lbs too heavy in the first place (and after showing up late), is beyond me.
The guy was a 130 pounds fighter, and in his first fight at 135, comes in heavy. Gamboa pulled out of the Rios fight for the same kind of reason, believing Rios would come heavy, which he did. Gamboa knows how to box, and mix power, but he knows his best chance is to go for the decision, and try to hurt Tank a few times along the way. I can’t see a Gamboa KO win, but Tank may be drained, who knows, he may have thought he’d lose enough weight overnight, but he didn’t, so he is drained, or didn’t lose weight just right the last couple of weeks before the weigh in. Gamboa is used to making weight between 130 and 135, so he has an edge with weigh ins a bit over 130 lbs over the years. Gamboa is way older than Tank, and not getting the KOs nowadays the way Tank does.
Brandon Rios came in heavy for Abril, didn’t lose the weight, and fought anyway, and that was the fight Gamboa was supposed to take but dropped out of it, and Abril took it instead, and really won, even though it was boring and lots of throwing and landing first, then clinching.
Gamboa is an awesome fighter and will make this interesting while it lasts(Best days were at 126-130lbs though). However, no one is stopping Tank anytime in the foreseeable future.
I clearly see people that manage Gervonta’s boxing career, utterly irritated for his overweight, forcing him to make weight, because a world title (never mind bogus) is what they need to milk it. Once Davis becomes a champion, don’t expect him facing guys like Lomachenco, T. Lopez, Haney, Berchelt or some other live opponent, rather he will be facing some tomatoe cans.
What a joke. Look at these pathetic apologists for the Baltimore scum. Is anyone really surprised when crappy cities produce turds?
Man I gave up Showtime.. Will someone keep us posted??
I like all of your comments and all of you as people. Both combatants are full of spirit. Let’s keep the positivity going!
If tank had trouble making 135, it makes me wonder if he will end up walking the Adrien a broner path. He did look blown up the last time he was interviewed. All that hype only to end up being a joke. Sad.
Tank is a great talent, but how about fighting a more relevant fighter and why oh why do I get the feeling Tank would still miss the weight if he was fighting a few divisions higher! As usual, total lack of discipline and professionalism on his part. KO victory for Tank within four rounds.
No no in this case we see he cannot make the weight anymore.. Needs to fight in a heavier weight class.
Tank will show up the bigger man with 6 or 7 pounds over the limit !! How did he lose so much weight in this short period of time ?!! He has nothing to do in this weight class and needs to climb in a heavier one.. Sad today we have a lot of these fighters like Cheatnelo who are fighting much smaller or older fighter ; in this case we have both advantage for Tank..