Chances of seeing Tank vs Shakur or Keyshawn has gotten slimmer

It was already a long shot before last night, but after seeing not only Tank be exposed, but how much they bent over backwards to protect him from losing the belt in the results, I have almost zero faith we will see either of those 2 match ups with Tank. Especially with Tank using retirement as a scapegoat.

Tank relied heavily on Lamont coming out aggressive so that he could set traps. Mr. Roach showed patience and poise, even with the trash talk going on in the early rounds. IQ to know how to set the distance to make sure you are dangerous while also taking away Tank's ability to get the upper hand, LR deserves the highest praise for getting that done. With that in mind, it shows me what Tank has caution about with facing Shakur. It's not his punching power, though I don't see him as a pillow fist like some, but it's Shakur's ability to put himself in places where his opponent can swing and hit nothing more times than not. Footwork and placement was a struggle in many rounds vs Roach for Tank. The near knockdown from a straight came from Roach seeing that the southpaw had his lead foot too far inside so he stepped to his lead side and delivered a right that force Tank to take 5 steps backwards to regather himself. These are things that Shakur is a master at doing over the course of a fight often.

Then you look at the counter ability along with smart aggression. This screams Keyshawn Davis so loud for me. A man who has the IQ to know when to be aggressive and is accurate while doing so, and HE LIKES TO FIGHT so your power won't scare him out of taking opportunities to deliver. Keyshawn also being longer can utilize his jab to set the distance and pull Tank into situations where he may get frustrated and/or desperate and throw a power punch from a distance that will leave him wide open. Keyshawn is also a damn good and strong puncher himself and being hit as often as he did last night by Keyshawn would not end well for Tank who was clearly hurt 3 different times in the fight, not counting the fact he took a knee because the perm on his baby hairs was burning in his eye.

The 2 fights I wanted to see Tank in look to have just disappeared on my wish list. Congrats on the performance for Lamont Roach, but I think what he did was solidify those fights from happening simply because Tank's camp is well aware of the things Tank struggle with. They see it in sparring sessions, thus the reason Tank is known for losing his cool in those session, resulting in trying to turn the sparring session into a street fight at times. Lamont also put himself in the same boat as a Pitbull Cruz as individuals that Tank would never step into the ring with again because of the risk they showcased themselves to be regardless of the predictions before the fight.

 

Gervonta's reputation and stock has been damaged a fair amount from last night - so it wouldn't surprise me if he wanted to prove himself against Stevenson. But, my guess is that he will rematch Roach.

 

It can go either way now.

 

See, you look at Tank as an honorable individual in the sport, which he is not. He doesn't care about his reputation otherwise he would have never chosen the Lamont Roach fight in the first place. His stock won't go down because his fans still feel he walks on water. Even last night celebrities like Jim Jones (a rapper) were chanting that he won the fight and that wasn't a knockdown.

How would he "prove himself" vs a fighter who he goes out his way to suggest that he is nothing more than a trash fighter. Stevenson has been calling for the fight for a while. Just last week, Stevenson stopped his opponent, Tank tweets...."TRASH".....he's not looking to prove anything vs Shakur. And Tank, like the other PBC fighters, don't rematch their opponents unless they come up short. In that case, Tank would have given Isaac Cruz a rematch, who happened to be present last night. PBC has only went after rematches when their champion loses his title.....Wilder vs Fury, Charlo vs Harrison and Charlo actually rematched Castano because of the fact that people questioned his power and chin vs him in the first fight. Tank doesn't have that drive. Hell, the last 2 weeks he's been scapegoating in interviews claiming to retire after next year.

 

I always knew we weren't getting those fights. Tank doesn't want a challenge. Cough cough rehydration clause.

Rehydration bums going 0-2 in 2025

I been laughing this whole time I been saying key or Shakur would beat tank with all these tank defenders. Guy is a clown. If you didn't know that from the rehydration clause you're lost and don't know boxing.

Tank is nowhere near key or shakurs level.

 

It was damaged the minute he issued a rehydration clause

 

He's probably gonna go away for awhile. His mind isn't right. Look at his post fight interview. He's out of touch with reality.

 

What I'm basically saying is because his 100% winning record is gone now, he might actually step it up now - as there is less to lose - and fight Shakur or Loma in which he should have done a long time ago.

 

Honestly, I've said it before - I'm not a fan of him but a lot of people glazed and overrated him before and thought he was a future top 3 P4P star. But after last night his stock has fallen even further.

 

I could defo see that happening. And TBH boxing would be better off without him.

Proper proper diva.

 

Yes, that would be the case for an honorable individual. Again, that is not Tank. He is a money grabber. He isn't worried about legacy. He isn't worried about the betterment of the sport. He isn't worried about his status in the sport. Otherwise we would have seen at least one unification bout being sought after by him. Shakur and Loma are fights you he could have made at any point. Yet he went after fights that have zero significance in the sport other than him getting paid. This fight has done nothing to change that part of his character. Especiall when he blatantly answered the reporter who asked him about a rematch, he responded with "Hell nah".... That doesn't sound like a man who is looking to prove that he is a warrior, honorable, better individual, etc..... in this sport. Just saying.

 

Yea, I don´t think Tank is going to take the Roach rematch.
Hes going to continue on as is.

 

Every fight should have a rehydration clause imo

 

I'm with you on that. Shakur would have him frustrated because he can't land the punch and/or combinations he is looking for. Keyshawn I honestly believe would stop tank.

 

The PBC bubble has made him a rich man for a man with the IQ of a brick

He'll continue to bounce around inside it as long as he can