Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ latest opponent choice for his March 1 fight, Lamont Roach Jr., is another disappointing choice in a long line of lackluster fighters for the Baltimore native. The fight will be shown on PBC on Prime Video PPV at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Not this Guy Again
The fans were hoping for a miracle, with Tank surprising them with a holiday announcement of him choosing Edwin De Los Santos, Raymond Muratalla, or Shakur Stevenson. That would have gone against the grain for the cherry picking that Tank Davis did during his career.
Tank would have done the fans a real solid if he had canceled the fight against Roach and substituted Shakur in his place, because this matchup would have been pure fire.
These are just a few of the many favorite fighters that fans want to see Gervonta fight rather than the 29-year-old Roach, who will come down in weight from 130 to challenge for the WBA lightweight title.
Super featherweight Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) is not the type of opponent fans want to see Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) fight. This was more of the same safe picks that people have seen from the 30-year-old Davis during his 11-year professional career.
Although the Davis-Roach fight had been postponed from the original date of December 14, fans had hoped that Tank would cancel it due to the negative reviews it had received. That’s why today’s announcement that the fight will be rescheduled for March 1 has angered many fans who don’t want to see it.
The Fights We Longed For
- Shakur Stevenson
- Edwin Delos Santos
- Abdullah Mason
- Raymond Muratalla
- Guglielmo Zepeda
- Andy Cruz
- Keyshawn Davis
- Denys Berinchyk
- Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela
- Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez
- Subriel Mathias
- Devin Haney
- Teofimo Lopez
- Liam Paro
- Arnold Barboza Jr.
- Emanuel Navarrete
- Floyd Schofield Jr
WBC lightweight champion Shakur has been calling Tank Davis for a fight since moving up to 135lb last year, and it’s gotten nowhere. Davis is not interested. Fans could accept that if Tank fought like De Los Santos, Mason, Muratalla, or Zepeda.
