Gervonta Davis is known for posting and deleting messages to rivals on social media, but there’s always a record of what he has said.
The 29-year-old from Baltimore is undefeated in his professional campaign and has knocked out all but two men who stepped to him in the ring.
As one of the most watchable fighters in the sport, there’s a long queue to face him. He is happy to entertain these challengers, particularly in the ways of trash talk.
Davis is a part of a group of young US fighters thought to be most exciting of a generation – Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez.
Whilst he has beaten Garcia conclusively, it was Haney that was in the knockout artist’s sights late last year. He did not mince his words when warning the formerly undisputed lightweight champ.“I promise you. Your father gonna cry for what Imma do to you and that’s on my dead homie. Ya best bet is to enjoy it while you can.”
It’s a fight that has somewhat lost its steam, and likelihood, since ‘Tank’ sent the threat. Whilst he sticks around at lightweight and is coming off his first defence of the WBA title, Haney has won and relinquished a belt one division up at 140.
Still, Haney’s request to be WBC Champion in Recess at super-lightweight, which was granted, has freed him up from a mandatory challenger and will allow negotiations for big bouts, as he puts it, regardless of weight classes or belts.
There’s perhaps no more of a money-fight than ‘Tank’ Davis, but he is now in negotiations to face a former Haney opponent in Vasiliy Lomachenko. The Ukrainian brings the IBF belt to the table and the pair could fight it out for the two titles later this year.
