Explosive Gervonta Davis (30-0-1) should have lost against Roach, but his knee to the ground was not penalised
The controversy, as almost always, appeared on a weekend destined for the great boxing fights. The one involving Sandor Martin had its own and meant the Spaniard’s defeat to Alberto Puello after a close decision. The one involving Gervonta Davis, directly,can be treated – and is treated in the United States of America – as a scandal, because the man who was called “the face of boxing” saw his ‘0’ in the loss column saved… for a questionable reason. ‘Tank’ used his knee on the ground, should lose a point for the fall, but it was not deducted. The lightweight champion explained that there was grease from his hairstyle (dreadlocks) in his eyes, which prevented him from seeing. The judges gave a draw and Lamont Roach was left without springing the surprise in a fight that he should win according to the scoring criteria.
The scandal is remarkable. The hairstyle is at the center of it all and that’s where the doubts begin. “I styled him on Wednesday. The fight was on Saturday. He was with the press, he trained in the gym and the weigh-in. There are no excuses. How much grease did I use?” explained the fighter’s stylist [found by LeebTheBrand on social media]. Gervonta explained that he put his knee on the canvas because he couldn’t see and had to ask for the towel from his corner. Something that is also not possible.
The bizarre situation came after a great combination at close range from Roach. After such a close fight, it was normal in such a close fight. But the referee did not deduct points and the scorecards reflected a draw. Davis was defending his crown. For more debate, boxing history shows stars being able to overcome similar situations to those of the Baltimore fighter
