Gervonta Davis is a name that has been hard to ignore in the world of boxing. With his upcoming fight against Lamont Roach in March at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, Tank has the chance to retire as an undefeated boxing champion, as he has expressed his intentions to hang up the gloves at the end of 2025. “After next year, I’m out of it. Yeah, out of this sport… S**t’s trash. This s**t is trash, garbage. Fed up. I’m fed up with the whole s**t,” the 30-0 boxer expressed during the press conference for his WBA lightweight title defense.

But recently, Davis has been making headlines for reasons other than his boxing prowess. Recently, Tank made a more personal and noticeable change—his hairstyle. Known for his signature long, braided locks, Davis recently debuted a new look by straightening his hair and wearing it out in a ponytail in an image that has been going viral online. As if this wasn’t enough to stir up talk, Chael Sonnen decided to weigh in on the matter, taking to social media to voice his opinion. What did he say? Let’s find out.

A New Look, A Questionable Move?

The former UFC fighter-turned-analyst is no stranger to stirring the pot on social media, especially when it comes to combat sports. The real twist came when Sonnen dragged Floyd Mayweather into it, causing even more buzz around Davis’ new look. So when he reposted a picture of the Baltimore-born champion sporting his new hairstyle, it was no surprise that his opinion would follow soon after. Sonnen captioned the image with, “I don’t get it. He the guy they call TANK? Floyd’s guy?”

The post immediately raised eyebrows. Why would Sonnen question Davis’ choice and drag Floyd Mayweather into it? To understand this, one must recall how ‘Money’, who was in search of a fresh face, enlisted the 20-year-old Gervonta Davis into Mayweather Promotions back in 2015. Mayweather, who had a talent for spotting promising fighters recognized Tank’s potential to become a top-level boxer. With Mayweather’s guidance, Davis went on to achieve remarkable success, winning titles in two weight classes and gaining a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters in the sport.

Fast forward to May 2022, despite their early success, Davis left the ‘Money Team’ prior to his fight against Rolando Romero on May 28, 2022, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. Why? Because Davis was unhappy with the opponents he was facing and felt Mayweather wasn’t promoting his fights enough. For that reason, one may say that Mayweather found himself in an awkward situation, despite no longer being associated with Davis. Nevertheless, things between the two have turned sour in recent weeks.

Coming back to his post, Sonnen may have called Gervonta Davis out because he sees his new look as clashing with the fierce, street-smart, ruthless persona Davis has built over the years—a tough, undefeated boxer with 28 knockouts in 30 fights, representing the streets. The hairstyle could signal a shift in Davis’ image, an experiment with style, or even a reflection of personal struggles. Either way, Sonnen’s comment has only added fuel to the fire.

But Gervonta Davis himself does not seem entirely at ease with the change. While others may have voiced their opinions, Davis has made it clear that he wasn’t seeking this kind of attention. In fact, he’s expressed discomfort with how the new look has affected his public image.

Gervonta Davis hates the public eye

Jamie Foxx has revealed that he knocked out Floyd Mayweather in an unreleased movie.

Jamie Foxx has revealed that he knocked out Floyd Mayweather in an unreleased movie.

The boxing and the entertainment worlds have often crossed paths, and Floyd Mayweather and Jamie Foxx are two of the most notable celebrities to collaborate with each other on multiple occasions.

Mayweather has featured in several movies. However, one movie named All-Star Weekend was never released.

Foxx, during the promotion of his next Netflix movie Back in Action, revealed that he knocked out Mayweather on the set of that movie. Featuring alongside Cameron Diaz during a press junket, Foxx said:

Yeah. I got a chance to knock out Floyd Mayweather. In my movie that’ll probably never come out. It was called ‘All-Star Weekend’. I’m doing this thing and then I have to literally clock him and it’s the only time you ever see Floyd Mayweather get hit. ‘(imitating Floyd)Yeah, J Foxx. It’s okay. J Foxx, it’s not real. If it was real, come on’.

The clip starts at the 2:37 mark in the video below.

A gym in his name in Los Angeles was accused of “modern day slavery”.

Floyd Mayweather is not bankrupt despite being reportedly being unable to pay staff working at a Los Angeles gym in his name their wages; so what is the problem for the gym, which has been accused of “modern-day slavery” in a protest?

Disgruntled employees staged a public demonstration outside of the gym at Highland Avenue after saying they haven’t been paid for weeks, leaving them unable to cover basic living expenses but scared to report the matter because of the risk of being sacked.

We’re out here just letting everybody know that they have not been treating us right,” a protestor told The Daily Mail. “Even if you work for a different company and you ain’t getting paid, you’re scared to show up and say something.

“Because you know how businesses do. They silence you and they fire you because everything’s ‘at will.'”

The 47-year-old’s Mayweather of Boxing and Fitness group has even been accused of breaching California’s Labor Code.

But this is something denied by an insider, who insists it has nothing to do with the fighter himself – something backed up by the protestors too, who admitted they didn’t know if the ex-champion was aware.

“Allegations of non-payment of wages against @FloydMayweather are false,” Rick Glaser posted to X.com, formerly Twitter. “This Mayweather Gym in LA is a franchise that Floyd gets a franchise fee for.

“Floyd himself has nothing to do with the assets or liabilities of this. These reports are misleading, & defamatory.”

Mayweather not short on money

Any claims that Mayweather is bankrupt can simply be laughed off by his recent spending habits after the man nicknamed Money dropped over $402 million dollars to buy 60 buildings in New York City back in October.

It’s the start of his retail estate career and he backed that up by investing an undeclared amount of cash in 601W Companies, who control 18 different assets worth over $10 billion dollars covering 10 million square-feet.

Conor McGregor looks set to return to the boxing ring following his 2017 loss to Floyd Mayweather.

The former UFC Champion stepped out of the octagon and into the ring eight years ago to co-star in one of the most financially successful bouts in history. McGregor was outboxed and stopped by Mayweather in ten rounds.

He has since returned to MMA but failed to find the form he was once so famous for. Having not fought since 2021 – a stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier after suffering a horror leg break – he appears to have turned his attention back to boxing.

Following rumours that the billionaire Ambani family in India were in talks to stage McGregor versus Logan Paul, the Irishman has repeatedly hinted towards the fight being made. Most recently, he posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, to say ‘I’m coming’ alongside a picture of Paul.

Logan is the older brother of Jake Paul, who is much more known in boxing circles, particularly after his last controversial bout against Mike Tyson. Jake has been chasing the McGregor fight for some time, and may still get it in future depending on the showing against his brother.

Logan – who has twice fought UK content creator, businessman and boxer KSI – has had an unscored exhibition with Mayweather. He has since became a household name in the professional wrestling promotion, WWE.

Also in his post, McGregor – who was recently found found liable in a sexual assault civil case – alluded to the rumours that each man will be paid $250,000,000 for the event. More news is expected soon.