Could Tank End Up Like Broner In His Upcoming Fight?

I think Tank is making a mistake jumping up two weight classes and he’s also got legal troubles hanging over him. He likes to drink too much and isn’t living the life he should be living. He is potentially setting himself up for a fall with his outside of the ring lifestyle and what seems to be a sometimes lackadaisical approach to training.

 

Hopefully Josh Taylor ****s him up

But then Josh holds all the belts and not the "regular" title so Tank probably won't fight him...

 

He was ducking Loma for years. I hope somehow he will fight him and end Tanks hypejob career. (He is okay, but not as good as people say)

 

Tank is an idiot...........a lazy idiot that should not even be at 135 let alone 140. I have to question whether his team even really cares for his wellbeing. I'd say yes he absolutely could end up like Broner who moved up far higher than he ever should've, now it's too late and impossible for him to move back down and course correct.

 

Tank has more dog in him than Broner does, so competitively I expect him to do better. (Broner is very tough but doesn't fight at another gear.)

But I agree with the broader point that he's moving up too far, at too young an age, and it's going to cost him sooner than later.

 

Tank was 146.6 on fight night against Gamboa. He clearly can't make 130-135 without draining himself.

 

Dangerous move up
Dangerous 1st opponent to test the waters in a New weight division.
Plus his living dangerous lifestyle outside of the ropes

= potential fail for Tank.

all that said hats off to him if he Sparks Barrios ... I just don’t think it’s very likely.

 

Of all the fighters that idolizing Floyd and being his entourage, is there one that understood that behind the media facade, there was the hardest working gym rat on the planet living a drug/alcohol-free life? Trouble found Floyd later but he never every let a single training session slip and never left the sparring session if anyone was still standing in front of him.

 

Tank is dumb moving up to 140 when 135 is where the money fights are is mistake #1. Mistake #2 is moving to 140 when you're already small at 130 or 135 where you will face much bigger men who will be able to take your power more often than not. With his size and style that will spell disaster for him all because he was too lazy to commit to staying in shape year round.

 

That's not even an outlandish amount of weight gain for a fighter (even at the lower weight levels). There's a long line of fighters who gain that much. It's not draining, it's discipline (or lack thereof)

 

I forgot who Barrios was until I saw a clip the other day, that is a bad style for Tank.

Let's say he did beat Barrios, what would he look like against Akhmedov? That's a nightmare for him.