Gervonta Davis has consistently asserted his dominance as one of the best fighters on the planet.
The 30 year old is the reigning WBA lightweight champion, having made the most recent defence of his title with an eighth round knockout of the previously undefeated Frank Martin in June of this year.
Davis’ next outing has already been confirmed, with a clash against Lamont Roach pencilled in to take place on March 1 2025 at the Barclays Center in New York. Roach has lost just once as a professional, falling short to former WBO super featherweight champion Jamel Herring in 2019.
In a conversation with Stephen A Smith on YouTube, Davis’ coach Calvin Ford claims the only man that can actually beat Davis, is Davis himself.
“Tank against Tank. That’s the only person that’s gonna beat Tank. I’m just telling you. There’s a reason why Tank is here. I’m just the voice in his head that know how to push them buttons. And we still ain’t seen greatness yet.
Everybody talk about Shakur is a master boxer, but at the end of the day what Tank do, he’s setting everybody on notice. I’m trying give them the blueprint. Accept the money and see if you can beat him?”
When you get under them lights man it’s a different ball game. When you get in that ring and stand accros. The speed is different, the power is different, ‘I can’t hit him like I want’, ‘I’m hitting him and it’s not even fazing him’. Only person that I see is going to beat Tank right now is Tank.”
‘Tank’ has been persistently linked with a mega fight against Shakur Stevenson in recent years, with the duo remaining on a collision course heading into the new year.
