Gervonta Davis fired again at certainly one of his followers on social media over their criticism of his subsequent combat towards Lamont Roach Jr. on December 14th on PBC on Prime Video PPV in Houston, Texas.
The fan merely informed Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) that he wasn’t going to look at his combat towards Roach and that he wished he wouldn’t combat in any respect relatively than this man.
As a substitute of being understanding and saying, ‘I’ll attempt higher to offer you guys the fights you need,’ Tank cursed the fan after which informed him to return to what he was doing.
The underlying message from WBA light-weight champion Tank Davis is that he doesn’t care what followers consider him. Tank is giving the fan the again of his hand, bashing him for talking up, and wanting extra from him than he’s prepared to offer.
Tank is sort of a character from the Oliver Twist film, the place a younger boy at an orphanage asks for extra meals: ‘Please, sir, can I’ve some extra?’ ‘Extra? Get him,” says the particular person in control of the orphanage. The boy then dashes off.
He’ll proceed to combat whoever he pleases, and he received’t give the followers the matches they wish to see. In different phrases, Davis will proceed choosing guys that he is aware of he can beat so he can extend his time on the prime.
“Not watching this combat with Lamont Roach. I might relatively you not combat in any respect,” mentioned Leejrestates on X.
“With that being mentioned, now shut f*** up. Get again to what you had been doing,” mentioned Gervonta Davis on X, responding to fan criticism of his combat towards Lamont Roach.
What a disgrace to see a fighter like Tank speaking this option to certainly one of his followers. Followers haven’t adopted the Baltimore native Davis’ profession lengthy sufficient to know what he’s all about, as a result of he’s at all times fought guys that had been sure-thing wins for him.
When he did step up, he ensured that the percentages had been in his favor with rehydration clauses towards Ryan Garcia and Mario Barrios. These are the 2 greatest guys Tank has fought throughout his profession that weren’t undersized or outdated.
Tank Davis may have fought Vasily Lomachenko six years in the past however selected to not. Solely now that Lomachenko is 36 and displaying indicators of age does Tank wish to combat him.
