WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis went face-to-face with WBA super featherweight champion Lamont Roach at a press conference in Brooklyn on Tuesday to preview their lightweight world championship clash that headlines a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video on Saturday, March 1 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Gervonta Davis: “I’m gonna chop, chop, bob and weave. I’m gonna end it in the ninth round…we’ll have to test his chin come March 1. He might think my opponents don’t have chins, but we’ll definitely test it. I say leave the kids at home.”
Lamont Roach: “I shouldn’t be here if I didn’t believe I’m gonna win. I’ve hurt everybody that I’ve been in the ring with and this won’t be any different…I don’t care about being the underdog or being the favorite. Either way, I’m gonna win.”
Waste of time TANK! You’re better than this bruh! There’s a slew of other names that would’ve made more sense and yet you go for the smaller man? Heck I’d be more excited as unrealistic as it is if you were fighting INOUE??!!???
– Thinking about attending this card at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY.
– A train and a subway ride away…………
Allegedly Tanks is “retiring” in 2025 citing lack of enthusiasm for boxing. If he keeps fighting opponents of course there is no enthusiasm. Anytime bigger money and tougher opponents are presented to him, he downplays it.
If folks are willing to see it, I can’t be mad at Tank from a business standpoint. Tank wins by predictable KO.
I have no problem with Tank not going up to 140. He’s small for the weight at 5’5”. All the bigger guys like Teo are calling him out because they have a size advantage.. kind of looks bad on them. HOWEVER, Tank is fighting another 130 lb fighter. This one, with no power and no chance. Tank needs to fight the best at 135. The Shakur fight makes way more sense (even though he’s boring as hell).