The word from Gervonta Tank Davis

Reinhardt · Feb 19, 2025

Oddone said: ↑

This will be Tank's what... his eighth opponent dragged up from a lower weight class? Ninth?

@Serge did the legwork here, all credit to him.

Tank Davis Notable wins...

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the WBA regular champ, 38 y/o and shot to hell and was a real world champion way back in 2013. Gamboa had one leg from the 2nd on and it still lasted until the 12th. Where was Tank's vaunted power here?

"One-legged old Gamboa lasts ten rounds after second round injury" should have been the headline.

Cristobal Cruz was 38, shot to bits, a world champion way back in 2009 down at 126, as was 1-7-2 in his last 11 fights

Hugo Ruiz was a world champion down at 122

Jesus Marcelo Cuellar was a former WBA regular champion down at 126, a career 126 who never fought at 130, and was coming off a 16 month layoff and a loss but was somehow nominated to contest the vacant 130 title with Tank.

Leo Santa Cruz was the IBF champ at 118, the WBC champ at 122, the WBA champ at 126, and he won the WBA belt in his previous fight, and his fight at 130, when paired up for the vacant title against a fellow 126 pounder

Hector Garcia was the champ at 130 and dragged up to 135.

I could go on but won't. Surprised Tank hasn't added a catchweight/rehydration clause as part of the standard contract now.

Davis could be the real deal but his fear won't let him break through so his resume is garbage littered with asterisks that casuals eat up.
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The epitome of most of todays fighters

lufcrazy · Feb 19, 2025

Badbot said: ↑

Frank Martin arguably was. And Ryan Garcia was on many peoples top 10 at 135, after he beat Campbell. But that was several years before the Davis fight, and Garcia was campaigning at 140 before moving back down to face Davis.

But thats as generous as I can be.
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I didn't see anyone rank Martin inside the top 2. Because those have been Wahid, Haney and Loma. Maybe Stevenson has an argument but Martin never did imo.

Wahid has beaten a decent number of top ten guys and most of them have gone on to have success after, he's just never beaten someone who was considered one of the best at the time he beat them.

lufcrazy · Feb 19, 2025

MidniteProwler said: ↑

Yep even his biggest win against Garcia has a huge asterisks because he demanded a rehydration clause. I reckon he would've beaten Garcia anyway but he made sure to have every advantage. There is no doubt Ryan was compromised.
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Every single fight should have a rehydration clause imo. If he can't safely weigh less than a welterweigh he certainly shouldn't be fighting as a lightweight.

Badbot · Feb 19, 2025

lufcrazy said: ↑

I didn't see anyone rank Martin inside the top 2. Because those have been Wahid, Haney and Loma. Maybe Stevenson has an argument but Martin never did imo.

Wahid has beaten a decent number of top ten guys and most of them have gone on to have success after, he's just never beaten someone who was considered one of the best at the time he beat them.
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I meant that Martin was in the top 10 at 135.

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