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Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Claps Back At Terence Crawford Diss After Knockdown Controversy

By Admin March 4, 2025

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis tried to call out Terence Crawford’s hypocrisy in criticizing his controversial knee against Lamont Roach Jr.

One of the more controversial decisions in a championship boxing match in recent memory occurred on March 1, 2025, when Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis faced Lamont Roach Jr. for the WBA lightweight championship.

In what ended up being an extremely competitive fight, Davis (the reigning WBA lightweight champion who entered the fight with a perfect 30-0 professional record) took a knee out of nowhere in the ninth round after absorbing several of Roach’s shots.

After taking the knee, Davis went to his corner, had one of his coaches wipe his face off, then returned to the ring — all with no penalty.

Just about everybody watching the fight felt like the intentional knee should have been counted as a knockdown. However, referee Steve Willis ultimately decided not to rule it as such. And as a result of that point not being taken away from Davis, he escaped with a majority draw against Roach instead of a split-decision loss.

Much of the boxing world is claiming this was a horrible decision from Willis and that Roach Jr. got robbed of a much-deserved win. One of these people is pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford, who made a series of X posts that showed his dissent with the knockdown decision.

“Roach won and that should have been called a knock down. Let’s see what happens.”

He later added, “I never seen someone take a knee and they don’t count it as a knock down. Must of forgot the rules for tonight.”

Another X user replied to this second post with a video of Crawford going to a knee during 2019 fight against Egidijus Kavaliauskas, which wasn’t called a knockdown at the time. And Davis reposted this video, which is the only thing he has posted on his X account since the controversial draw.

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VIDEOS: Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach Jr Undercard Results: Gary Antuanne Russell Wins Title

By Admin March 2, 2025

Three world title fights and three decisions took place on the PPV undercard of Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Gary Antuanne Russell delivered the most impressive performance, winning a one-sided unanimous decision over Jose Valenzuela to win the WBA junior welterweight title.

Albert Puello barely lived to tell the tale in his first title defense, defeating Sandor Martin by split decision. In the PPV opener, rising Cuban prospect Yoenis Tellez earned an interim belt with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Julian “J Rock” Williams.

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Here’s how all three undercard bouts played out.

Jose Valenzuela vs. Gary Antuanne Russell

Gary Antuanne Russell wasn’t going to let his second chance at a belt come to pass.

Russell (18-1, 17 KOs) turned in the best performance of his career, dominating Jose Valenzuela (14-3, 9 KOs) en route to winning the WBA junior welterweight title. His constant pressure, volume and blistering combinations proved to be too much for the former champion, as he busted him up and was in control from the opening bell.

The numbers proved how dominant Russell was. He landed 252 of 957 punches compared to just 127 of 443 for Valenzuela, per the broadcast.

The three judges scored the bout 120-108 and 119-109 twice.

Alberto Puello vs. Sandor Martin

Alberto Puello pulled out a razor thin split decision victory over Sandor Martin to stay undefeated and retain the WBC junior welterweight title. Two of the judges had it 115-113 and 116-112 in favor of Puello (24-0, 10 KOs), while the other judge scored it 115-113 in favor of Martin (42-4, 15 KOs). Three punches separated the two fighters in 9 of the 12 rounds.

Martin got off to a strong start with his combination punching and body work. Puello managed to stage a late rally similar to how he won the belt with a split decision victory over Russell.

The numbers favored Martin, as he landed 162 of 441 punches and 131 of 321 power shots per CompuBox. Puello landed 150 of 526 punches, but just 83 of 247 power shots. Puello’s jab helped bridge the gap in punches landed as he connected with 67 jabs compared to just 31 for Martin.

Yoenis Tellez vs. Julian Williams

Yoenis “El Bandolero” Tellez passed the toughest test of his career with relative ease, rolling to a unanimous decision victory over former unified junior middleweight champion Julian “J Rock” Williams to win the interim WBA junior middleweight title. The three judges scored the bout 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.

Tellez (10-0, 7 KOs) seized control early in the bout and had Williams (29-5-1, 17 KOs) in some trouble in the third round. The undefeated Cuban coasted from that point on, landing 12 or more punches in 9 of the final 10 rounds, per CompuBox. Tellez landed 180 of 502 punches, including 94 of 214 power punches, while Williams landed 106 of his 399 punches and 49 of 150 power shots.

With the WBA interim title, Tellez is the de facto No. 1 contender for pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford’s title. Should Crawford vacate his belt ahead of his impending bout against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Tellez could be in line to get elevated to full titlist or fight for the full belt.

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Gervonta Davis Announces Retirement Decision After Shock Draw Against Lamont Roach Jr

By Admin March 2, 2025

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis appears to have made the final decision on his future after drawing with Lamont Roach Jr.

The 30-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland kept a hold of his WBA lightweight title after the contest was scored a majority draw, although many fans and pundits were outraged that the challenger was not awarded the win after his incredible performance at the Barclays Center in New York.

Perhaps the most controversial moment of the entire contest came in round nine, when ‘Tank’ Davis sensationally took a knee although referee Steve Willis chose to not rule this as a knockdown, a decision that has been dubbed as a huge mistake by much of the boxing community.

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In light of his extremely underwhelming performance on Saturday night, Davis has now spoken out and addressed the situation surrounding his potential retirement from the sport, which he previously claimed could come at the end of 2025 with just two more fights after Roach.

Speaking in the post-fight press conference, the 30-year-old revealed that his retirement plans have actually changed following his draw against Roach and is planning at least four more fights.

“Yeah it definitely changed my plans, it definitely changed my plans. I probably got four more fights now.”

‘Tank’ admitted at the end of 2024 that he had ‘grown tired’ of boxing, which prompted his decision to predict he could walk away from boxing within 12-months. These plans have now been squandered by Roach, who revealed shortly after his impressive performance against Davis that he is interested in potentially facing WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson, if he is unable to secure a rematch.

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Gervonta Davis Finally Responds To Keyshawn Davis Call Out With 3 Word Promise

By Admin February 24, 2025

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis has finally responded to the call-out made by newly-crowned lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis.

‘The Businessman’ defeated Ukrainian Denys Berinchyk on February 14 to capture the WBO lightweight world title and pick up the first belt of his promising career in just his 14th bout.

The 25-year-old from Norfolk, Virginia recently called out ‘Tank’ as he targets a unification showdown with the reigning WBA lightweight champion.

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Ahead of what could be one of the most exciting lightweight clashes, ‘Tank’ has now sent his response to ‘The Businessman’.

In a clip on X, ‘Tank’ was tasked with summing up his chances of defeating a number of potential opponents, including one against WBO champion Davis and promised to make it:

“Super easy work.”

‘Tank’ Davis returns to the ring on March 1 as he faces Lamont Roach Jr in a defence of his WBA lightweight title at the Barclays Center in New York City. Much to the dismay of fans around the world, the 30-year-old’s bout against Roach could be one of the last remaining ones he has in his impressive career, after revealing plans to walk away from boxing at the end of 2025.

The Baltimore native has also been persistently linked with WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson, who returned to the ring himself on February 22 to stop last minute opponent Josh Padley after Floyd Schofield was forced to withdraw from the contest due to illness.

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Keyshawn Davis vs. Gustavo Lemos results, highlights: Davis scores thunderous knockout, calls out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis

By Admin November 10, 2024

Keyshawn Davis produced the best performance of his career in front of a sellout home crowd, sending a thunderous message to the lightweight division on Friday at The Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.

Davis (12-0, 8 KOs), who vowed pre-fight to follow in the legendary footsteps of Norfolk’s Pernell Whitaker, knocked down Argentina’s Gustavo Lemos three times in the second round, forcing the referee to call a halt to the action after the third knockdown. Lemos (29-2, 19 KOs) had only been defeated once before Friday’s highlight-reel setback in a razor-thin decision at the hands of Richardson Hithchins. Consequently, Davis beating Lemos in the fashion he did is a real statement in the lightweight division.

What makes the 2020 Olympic silver medalist’s win even more impressive was the size disadvantage he had in the fight. Lemos weighed in 6.4 pounds over the 135-pound limit at Thursday’s weigh-in, and by the time he entered the arena on Friday, he’d rehydrated all the way up to 155.6 pounds. Lemos was noticeably bigger than Davis in the ring, but that didn’t faze the American, who called out Gervonta “Tank” Davis for an eventual showdown following his stellar performance.

Davis will now likely fight for a world title in 2025. He is ranked No. 3 with the IBF and the WBO, and both title shots could be on the table in the near future. WBO officials said at their convention last month that they would consider making the winner of Friday’s fight the mandatory challenger for Denys Berinchyk. Vasyl Lomachenko’s future is unclear, which could leave the IBF title vacant as well.

On the undercard, top prospect Abdullah Mason rose from two knockdowns in the opening round to knock out Yohan Vasquez with a brutal left hand to the body in round two. The opening round of Mason vs. Vasquez was an instant contender for Round of the Year, as Mason was dropped twice in the round but also put Vasquez on the canvas across an exhilarating three minutes.

Check out Uncrowned’s Keyshawn Davis vs. Gustavo Lemos full results and live blog below.

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Floyd Mayweather Shocked At How Good World Champion Is: “Who Is This Guy?”

By Admin August 16, 2024

There is plenty of great talent in the boxing world right now and Floyd Mayweather certainly has an eye for it.

Up and down the divisions there have been more undisputed champions than ever in recent years, including Oleksandr Usyk at cruiser and then heavyweight, Terence Crawford at welterweight after lightweight, and Naoya Inoue, who has also managed the feat at bantam and super-bantamweight.

There are also plenty of world champions on a quest to repeat that feat – Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev are to battle it out for all four of the light-heavyweight belts later in the year.

Then there are the single belt holders who may be a year or two away from unifications and undisputed fights – Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, Shakur Stevenson and Vasiliy Lomachenko at lightweight and Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney one division up.

On the welterweight scene, outside of the two top champions of Crawford and Errol Spence Jr in recent years who have both now moved up in weight, Jaron Ennis is the name on everybody’s lips.

Speaking to FightHype, former Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe detailed taking a call from Floyd after the first time he saw the Philadelphia native fight.

“Floyd was like “who the f**k is this ‘Boots’ guy? That m*********r can fight his ass off”. He right now is one of the best fighters in the world, without a belt.

Everybody determines the belt is the highest goal that you can achieve and become a champion but the guy who is able to hold onto that hardware, that’s the guy who continues night in night out to prove that he is better than everybody else out there.”

The 27-year-old has a flashy style that is as impressive on offence as it is defence, switch-hitting and moving to bamboozle opponents. In 32 fights, he has zero losses and 29 knockouts, the latest of which was against David Avanesyan in five rounds.

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‘Boots’ got his belt not long after Crawford vacated his welterweight titles to move up to 154 and become a four-division titlist. He is currently chasing the fight with ‘Bud’ and has said he would move up to get it, but has also expressed an interest in collecting the three remaining major titles at 147.

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Gervonta Davis ends 421-day layoff with eight-round destruction of Frank Martin

By Admin July 20, 2024

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made a triumphant return to the ring after more than a year away, dominating Frank Martin and knocking him out at 1:29 of the eighth round Saturday night to retain the WBA lightweight championship.

Davis delivered a right and two lefts to Martin’s face to send the Indianapolis resident to the canvas for his first career loss after he won his first 18 fights. Tank again proved to be one of boxing’s most ferocious punchers, improving to 30-0 – all but two by knockout.

This fight further solidified Davis, a Baltimore native and resident, as one of his sport’s top pound-for-pound boxers.

That bout between 29-year-olds headlined the 100th championship fight night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, which has been supplanted by T-Mobile Arena as Las Vegas’ prime spot for combat sports. To mark the occasion, four title fights took place, including the interim WBC light heavyweight championship that David Benavidez won by unanimous decision over Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

But there was no doubt who the main attractions were on this night, and that was clear at Wednesday’s press conference. Davis and Martin bantered back and forth during the Wednesday news conference. Then when the two boxers did the traditional poses afterward, Davis pretended to take a swing at Martin. Martin flinched and Davis left the podium laughing.

This was Davis’ first fight since 22 April 2023, when he delivered a devastating left uppercut that handed Ryan Garcia a seventh-round knockout at T-Mobile Arena.

The 421-day layoff showed early as Martin won two of the first three rounds, including a right that caught Davis in the face.

That seemed to wake up Davis, who then took over the fight by repeatedly sending Martin into ropes and corners. Davis appeared ready to finish off Martin with several hard blows in the sixth round, bringing the pro-Tank crowd of 13,239 to its feet.

Benavidez (29-0) made a successful debut in his move up from super middleweight. The Las Vegas resident defeated Gvozdyk (20-2), a Ukraine native who trains in Oxnard, California, by scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 119-109.

Alberto Puello (23-0) of the Dominican Republic won the WBC interim super lightweight championship with a split decision over Gary Russell (17-1) of Capitol Heights, Maryland. Two judges gave Puello the victory with scores of 115-112 and 114-113 and another had it for Russell 118-109.

Dominican middleweight champion Carlos Adames (24-1) retained his WBC belt with a unanimous decision over Terrell Gausha (24-4-1) of Encino, California. Two judges scored the fight 118-110 and the other had it 119-109.

Heisman Trophy winner and Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was among those in attendance. Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard, Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan and coach Antonio Pierce and owner Mark Davis of the Las Vegas Raiders also were in the crowd.

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