Gervonta Davis has drawn the ire of a good amount of boxing fans in 2024. Despite saddling up for a mega fight against Ryan Garcia in 2023, “Tank” took a step back in his age 30 year in the eyes of many. His decision to fight Frank Martin over the summer wasn’t met with much excitement, although Davis delivered with a scintillating KO. Boxing fans excused it, though, expecting Davis to follow it up with another big fight for his next event.
Instead, Davis announced that he would be fighting Lamont Roach Jr. in December. Roach is a fine fighter, but not a big name by any means. Boxing purists were clamoring for a Davis bout against Vasiliy Lomachenko, which seemed highly possible, but the Ukrainian opted against it; at least for now. While Loma was the one who didn’t try hard to make it happen this time, there are some who believe Davis waited until Lomachenko got old before even giving him a chance.
Gervonta Davis claimed to have ducked Vasiliy Lomachenko
An anonymous boxing official spoke to BoxingScene recently and called out Davis for ducking Lomachenko until the very last minute.
Lomachenko is still elite, evidenced by his TKO title win over George Kambosos Jr. in May, but he doesn’t have the quickness or power that made him among the most dangerous boxers earlier in his career.
