Gervonta Davis criticized newly crowned undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, saying he’s not a Hall of Fame fighter and he’s “a**. This was in response to his coach, John Scully, who said that Gervonta would not be HOF-bound if he retired now.
The underlying message that Scully appeared to be getting at with his comment about the Baltimore native Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) not getting into the Hall of Fame if he retired today was that he’s not ambitious.
Tank Davis’ Career Summed Up
– Use of Catchweights
– Selective matchmaking
– Weak opposition
– Content to hold secondary titles
– No Unification fights
Tank Davis, the three-division world champion, will turn 30 next month on November 7th. He’s never pushed himself to fight the elite in any of the three weight classes he’s fought in. Davis has been content to win secondary titles in the three divisions he’s fought in and has done very little in his current weight class at lightweight.
Some people believe Tank Davis is a manufactured fighter designed to make money, but he’s not tested against the best. His management has selected his opposition like scientists, matching him exclusively against fighters who were sure things for him and who he couldn’t possibly lose to.
“That big a** goofy that he train is not a Hall of Fame fighter, and he’s a**,” said Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on X, taking a verbal shot at undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in response to his coach John Scully saying that Gervonta’s not a Hall of Fame fighter if he hung up his gloves at this point in his career.
There have been no 50-50 fights for Tank, and he’s never faced anyone where he was the underdog. When he had the opportunity to fight Vasily Lomachenko seven years ago in 2017, when he was called out, he chose not to. It was only after Lomachenko had turned 37 and had been beaten a couple of times in recent years that Tank finally agreed to fight him.
Last Updated on 10/17/2024
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