To the folks ruffled by the career of Gervonta Davis

bjl12 · Mar 2, 2025

Slyk said: ↑

Don't be. Gervonta isn't the first to walk this path and he certainly will not be the last. This is becoming more common in boxing, as the means of promotion has changed dramatically in the past decade. The reality of the sport we watch is that it's show biz, and the career of every fighter exists somewhere on a spectrum between Jake Paul and two time Olympic Gold Medalist.

Some fighters want to maximize earnings, put meat in the seats, and create hype, and others care about nothing more than being the best. Fighters like Gervonta live in the former, and that's okay. Folks paying attention to the sport understand that Davis might not even realistically be in the top 3 of his division. Who cares? He's creating a spectacle for casual and hardcore fans alike.

The issue for most people is the casual fan anointing Davis as a pound for pound fighter. This is understandably frustrating, but it's ultimately not a big deal. There were MMA fans that actually thought McGregor could beat Floyd. There were Canelo fans that thought he could compete with Usyk. This type of fan is on the Jake Paul side of things and you've just got to accept it as part of the boxing world.

Again, none of this is new. Wilder did the same thing. Calzaghe did the same thing. If Davis decides to challenge himself, I'll be watching. If he wants to keep crushing cans while looking vulnerable, I'll watch that too. Anyone, and I mean anyone, who can pack a stadium and get boxing trending on twitter for hours is good for the sport. It brings more eyes and more money to the fighters on the other side who are carving out legacies.
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OP was right...in 2022. Thankfully PBC is on the outs and Turki is making boxing great again.

Good fights for all fighters and we're genuinely getting to see the best versus the best. Praise be to his excellency

chairmanpow · Mar 2, 2025

The biggest issue is Tank is hogging a belt while not fighting top competition and his opponents getting robbed if (when) they beat him.

Slyk · Mar 2, 2025

chairmanpow said: ↑

The biggest issue is Tank is hogging a belt while not fighting top competition and his opponents getting robbed if (when) they beat him.
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If Tank holds a belt without fighting legitimate competition, then it isn't a legitimate belt. There are other belts to target.

He's the attraction - you want to fight him and make money then you have to be prepared to deal with all the A-side nonsense that comes with it. That's the way the sport has been for a long time.

Braindamage · Mar 2, 2025

Slyk said: ↑

Don't be. Gervonta isn't the first to walk this path and he certainly will not be the last. This is becoming more common in boxing, as the means of promotion has changed dramatically in the past decade. The reality of the sport we watch is that it's show biz, and the career of every fighter exists somewhere on a spectrum between Jake Paul and two time Olympic Gold Medalist.

Some fighters want to maximize earnings, put meat in the seats, and create hype, and others care about nothing more than being the best. Fighters like Gervonta live in the former, and that's okay. Folks paying attention to the sport understand that Davis might not even realistically be in the top 3 of his division. Who cares? He's creating a spectacle for casual and hardcore fans alike.

The issue for most people is the casual fan anointing Davis as a pound for pound fighter. This is understandably frustrating, but it's ultimately not a big deal. There were MMA fans that actually thought McGregor could beat Floyd. There were Canelo fans that thought he could compete with Usyk. This type of fan is on the Jake Paul side of things and you've just got to accept it as part of the boxing world.

Again, none of this is new. Wilder did the same thing. Calzaghe did the same thing. If Davis decides to challenge himself, I'll be watching. If he wants to keep crushing cans while looking vulnerable, I'll watch that too. Anyone, and I mean anyone, who can pack a stadium and get boxing trending on twitter for hours is good for the sport. It brings more eyes and more money to the fighters on the other side who are carving out legacies.
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That's why it's a good thing that Saudi Prince Turki is a fan of boxing. The man has billions of dollars, while boxing promoters only have millions. Turki putting on a 20-30 million dollar event is like regular boxing fans buying PPV, beers and pizza for the friends. To put it in perspective, if you had to push a button every second a million times, it would take you 11.5 days. To press it a billion times would take you over 31 years. Now get this, the Saudi family may have trillions of dollars. Just so you know, pressing the button a trillion times would take over 31 thousand years.

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