Gervonta Davis fired back at one of his fans on social media for criticizing his upcoming fight against Lamont Roach Jr. on December 14th on PBC on Prime Video PPV in Houston, Texas.
The fan just told Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) that he didn’t watch his fight against Roach and that he wished he didn’t fight at all rather than this guy.
Instead of being understood and saying, “I’ll try better to give you guys the fights you want,” Tank cursed at the fan and then told him to get back to what he was doing.
The underlying message from WBA lightweight champion Tank Davis is that he doesn’t care what the fans think of him. Tank gives the fan the back of his hand, blames him for talking, and wants more from him than he is willing to give.
Tank is like a character from the movie Oliver Twist, where a boy in an orphanage asks for more food: “Please, sir, can I have some more?” ‘No longer? Take him,” says the orphanage manager. Then the boy runs away.
He will continue to wrestle whoever he likes, and he won’t give the fans the matches they want to see. In other words, Davis will continue to select guys he knows he can beat so he can extend his time at the top.
“I’m not watching this fight with Lamont Roach. I’d rather not fight at all,” Leejrestates said on X.
“That being said, now shut the fuck up. Go back to what you were doing,” said Gervonta Davis on X, responding to fan criticism of his fight against Lamont Roach.
What a shame to see a fighter like Tank talk like that to one of his fans. Fans haven’t followed Baltimore native Davis’ career long enough to know what he’s all about, because he’s always fought guys who were sure he’d win for him.
When he did step up, he made sure the odds were in his favor with rehydration clauses against Ryan Garcia and Mario Barrios. These are the two best that Tank has fought during his career that weren’t under or old.
Tank Davis could have fought Vasily Lomachenko six years ago, but chose not to. Only now that Lomachenko is 36 years old and showing signs of age, Tank wants to fight.
