The scary reality of facing Gervonta “Tank” Davis

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Olu G. Rotimi, Jun 18, 2024.


  1. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Based on my participation in the game in several guises and lifelong passion for the sport since the age of 5 when number 1 boxing hero Muhammed Ali defeated Big George Foreman.
     
  2. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Unless you have print, broadcast, or professional (ie pro trainer, fighter, etc) experience to add, what you have described is that of a longtime fan.

    Longtime fans can most assuredly be knowledgeable, as some on this board are, but years of following the sport hardly qualifies as "expert" credentials.
     
  3. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Get lost idiot
     
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  4. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Add manager to those credentials.
     
  5. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    That is the thing with you guys from down under just so bloody rude. Clearly an issue with your upbringing that you cannot even accept sincere congratulations.
     
  6. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    "You guys"? That's a nasty generalization about a whole country. Not something an educated man would do.
     
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  7. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :grazy:
     
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  8. oldcanvasback

    oldcanvasback Active Member Full Member

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    I don't understand mate. It kind of reads like you're saying that weight draining Garcia was ok b/c of Garcia Haney?
     
  9. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    I think what he's saying is:

    1) Dehydrating Garcia devalues Tanks win over Garcia.
    2) Garcia's best win, over Haney, being tainted by positive tests (and missing weight, depending on your perspective).

    Put together makes Tanks win over Garcia less impressive than it could've been.

    Or in other words - If Tank hadn't dehydrated Ryan and Ryan had gone on to cleanly destroy Haney, it would look a lot better.

    (If that's what he meant, I agree with him).
     
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Olu, nothing I said was untrue. The only smoke and mirrors is your boy Twink's resume which I've exposed about as thoroughly as exposing something can be exposed and your only riposte is to accuse me of peddling smoke and mirrors :lol:

    Yes he's beaten 10 world champs but, as I said how many of them were real world champions? How many were in their prime? How many were world champions at the weight he fought them at?

    Explain to me how a 38 y/o Cristobal Cruz who was a world champion way back in 2009 down at 126 and was 1-7-2 in his last 11 fights a good win?

    How is late replacement 122 pounder Hugo Ruiz who was a former world champion at 122 and took the fight on 10 days notice some notable win?

    How was a 38 y/o shot to hell Gamboa who was a world champion way back in 2013 some notable win?

    How was career 126 pounder Cuellar who was coming off a loss and a 16 month layoff a good win? How did he even earn a shot at the vacant 130 title against Twink coming off a loss and a 16 month layoff when he was a career 126 pounder?

    How is D - level Rolly a good win?

    How did he earn a shot at the vacant 140 title coming off a KO loss in his last fight at 135?

    And the only reason he won that world title, against a 40 y/o who was whooping his ass, is because the ref is corrupt as sin and literally robbed his opponent blind

    Isaac Cruz won his world title off off D - level Rolly and Cruz beat Twink who ran and held like a female dog all night and immediately shutdown any talk of a rematch during his post-fight interview to a chorus of boos from the crowd in attendance

    Hector Garcia was the champ at 130 not 135

    LSC was a 122-126 pounder fighting one if not the hardest punching 135 pounders in the world. It was pure smoke and mirrors

    Undefeated fighters like Rolly who clearly got his ass whooped by Jackson Martinez but the three home judges robbed the foreigner blind again as in customary over there?

    Same thing happened with Barrios - the three home judges robbed his foreign seven fight novice in his fake title winning effort

    Frank Martin arguably lost his previous fight to a foreigner too in what was a razor-close affair that many feel went the other way

    But either way, instead of facing Loma and other elite fighters in his division, which he has been studiously avoiding doing.. erm.. his entire career, Twink managed to summon the courage to fight a bunch of ''undefeated'' fighters who he saw win hometown gifts against C and D level opposition or go life and death against and only scrape by them by a round.

    I always say what I mean. Yes, PBC, Twink and his handlers are all to blame for him ducking a prime Loma and the elite in every d9ivision he's fought or campaigned it. Who else is there to blame for goodness sake, Olu?

    Remember when Floyd and Twink were beefing and Floyd threatened to make the Loma fight and Twink tweeted ''He's trying to get me beat''?

    Remember that video I posted a while back where Twink was being interviewed on a radio show and the host asked him if he'd ever approached Floyd and asked him about trying to make the Loma fight and Twink replied ''no''? :lol:

    Twink ducking a prime Loma, as you well know, is one of the most shameless and protracted ducks in recent memory.

    Loma is old and both Floyd and Twink are on camera essentially openly admitting they're waiting for Loma to get old :lol:

    But don't take my word for it

    Devin Haney 2020: ''Loma is too old too slow''

    Tank 2019: ''Loma an old man. I'll retire him''

    Floyd 2019: ''Lomachenko needs to fight as many fights as possible, extremely quick!, because he's very very old''

    Even if Twink were to beat this old well past prime Loma after shamelessly ducking him for seven years in his own backyard with a home ref and three home judges where Loma would have to KO him to come away with a draw how much credit would he deserve for beating an injury-ravaged near 37 y/o man who has been boxing for 32-33 years and who lost to cab driver Salido, Hype Job Haney and Teofimo in his prime and who you've picked to lose to goddamn every top fighter, including Rigo? :lol:
     
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  11. BoxingWarrior

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    He is like Deonty Wilder until he faced Fury one of the rop guys in his division. Look what happened to Tank when he fought Pitbull he looked average and lost.
     
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  12. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Boy you really hate Tank of that there is no doubt.

    Why so negative on Loma’s conquerors? Calling Salido a cab driver, Haney a hype job and Teo as prime, a guy literally dead at the weight as shown by his next fight with Boy George Kambosos.
    You have proven my point that when Tank beats Loma you have priced in the excuses that he is to old etc. Can Inremind you Floyd was schooling Canelo at age 36 and outclassing Pacquiao at age 38 and Usyk at age 37 has just beaten the living daylights out of Luke Tyson Fury. Perhaps Loma is not quite as good as Usyk, Floyd and Ali who were beating the top guys well into their 30s. I have every confidence in Loma seeing the way h3 dissected Kambosos so Tank is preparing for the best version of Loma to give him a proper send off. Is it my imagination or are you less confident of Loma winning?
     
  13. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Comparing Tank and Deontay Wilder shows you don’t understand boxer. One is a complete boxer puncher with ring generalship the other is a basketball reject blessed with great punching power and agricultural level boxing skills.
     
  14. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    First answer all the questions I asked you please, Olu :lol:

    If I'm wrong it should be easy to prove me so, right?
     
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  15. Devon

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    Matias stops him if he’s up for it, that last fight was nowhere near a good representation of him at his best, he needs someone he deems as a lively opponent to get himself up for it.