Gamboa proved two things last night.

Good post. Pretty much agree with all of it. I’d like to see someone like Fortuna, Barthelemy, Commey next. The WBA have guys like Tennyson and McCreary ranked at 135, so there are plenty of “tune up” options. Thanks and I would love to see him against any of those guys.

I’m a huge Tank fan but I’ll say I was disappointed last night for several reasons. For one, I felt like he was loading up and looking for a big shot instead of boxing intelligently and setting up his offense. Secondly, he was unable to stop Gamboa earlier when it was clear he was injured and couldn’t muster up the power from his base of support. Thirdly, I’m not sure he’s as mentally strong as I expected in the ring. He seemed to succumb to the pressure of the moment, the crowd, the craftiness of a one legged Gamboa On the flip side, we have to give Gamboa credit. This was probably his last hoorah and with one leg he showed heart and determination to not just lay down. He’s a sneaky and slick dude for sure and would be even more difficult if he wasn’t limping around the ring all right. Perhaps Tank had a rough night stylistically against Boa and psychologically against himself. Missing weight initially and the pressures of trying to shine as bright as everyone so desperately wants him to. All we can do is wait and see. I’m afraid his handlers are going to use this performance as a way to decrease the quality of his next opponent. A ”tune up”of sorts before any big name. Good post. Pretty much agree with all of it. I’d like to see someone like Fortuna, Barthelemy, Commey next. The WBA have guys like Tennyson and McCreary ranked at 135, so there are plenty of “tune up” options.

Everyone in this thread is crazy. The only thing that lack in yesterdays fight for Davis was his conditioning. Conditioning is EASILY fixed. I find it funny people are questioning his power...as if he didn't score a knockdown in the 2nd round that broke Gamboa foot. You guys have incredibly selective memory/hatred. Gamboa has gone down many times in his career. Knocking him down means nothing. On the flip side, Tank hit Yuri with many flush shots that didn’t phase Gamboa. That one would take note of. And it’s not like Davis punched Gamboa in the Achilles. Yuri hurt it on the way down. You make it sound like it’s proof of Davis’s power. But I will agree that conditioning is a relatively easy fix. Let’s see if his discipline allows him to correct it. Disciple is not as easily acquired.

I’m a huge Tank fan but I’ll say I was disappointed last night for several reasons. For one, I felt like he was loading up and looking for a big shot instead of boxing intelligently and setting up his offense. Secondly, he was unable to stop Gamboa earlier when it was clear he was injured and couldn’t muster up the power from his base of support. Thirdly, I’m not sure he’s as mentally strong as I expected in the ring. He seemed to succumb to the pressure of the moment, the crowd, the craftiness of a one legged Gamboa On the flip side, we have to give Gamboa credit. This was probably his last hoorah and with one leg he showed heart and determination to not just lay down. He’s a sneaky and slick dude for sure and would be even more difficult if he wasn’t limping around the ring all right. Perhaps Tank had a rough night stylistically against Boa and psychologically against himself. Missing weight initially and the pressures of trying to shine as bright as everyone so desperately wants him to. All we can do is wait and see. I’m afraid his handlers are going to use this performance as a way to decrease the quality of his next opponent. A ”tune up”of sorts before any big name.

I agree tbf mate, I think they are just gonna milk that WBA strap. I like the idea of a fight with Fortuna if he gets past Campbell. That’s surely a natural fight to make with both being PBC affiliated. Yup I’ve kinda of admired Fortuna And his last fights have been great He shouldn’t be terrified of him or at least I hope not

He did what any fighter with heart does. Listens to his corner. And would have quit if he were allowed to do so. He respects and listens to his corner as any discipline fighter should. He gets credit for sure. And despite if the corner took punches or not has nothing to do with shlt. had it not been for his corner he would have quit and maybe got knocked out sooner. The corner played their part for sure but the guy in the ring taking the punishment always deserves more credit than the corner.

Everyone in this thread is crazy. The only thing that lack in yesterdays fight for Davis was his conditioning. Conditioning is EASILY fixed. I find it funny people are questioning his power...as if he didn't score a knockdown in the 2nd round that broke Gamboa foot. You guys have incredibly selective memory/hatred. And then it took him 10 more rounds to actually stop that injured Gamboa... kind of contradicts your argument. Constructive criticism always gets labelled as “hatred” by you fanboys. You’re all so sensitive.😂

Manny has been stopped by less than Gamboa. Best to see how Tank matures you guys write everybody off when the facts are that all fighters have off nights or bad showings and often against a guy they supposed to demolish. Boxing is a strange game at times the guys you mentioned might have gone to sleep with the first big uppercut landed, I prefer to wait and see what Davis does in the big fights. He reminds of Broner in persona ring walk etc which is not a good role model and I dont think he is disciplined but time will tell. I’m addressing all of this premature hype surrounding Tank, which you just reaffirmed. I’ve watched a lot of fighters come and go, I don’t see longevity in the cards for Tank. He is undisciplined, limited, and surrounds himself with the wrong people. Many of us have anointed him Broner 2.0 and he may not even achieve that. At least Broner has been in with legit opponents who posed a real threat. Tank tried falling back on his “I’m only 25” excuse last night, not a good look.

Very good points Fact is , I don’t see him going against Loma anytime soon or even a Haney unfortunately He’d definitely need kind of like a rehab training program lol I agree tbf mate, I think they are just gonna milk that WBA strap. I like the idea of a fight with Fortuna if he gets past Campbell. That’s surely a natural fight to make with both being PBC affiliated.

That’s even more worrying then. He definitely needs to focus and dedicate himself or he’ll waste his potential. He obviously looks up to Floyd, and if there’s one thing he should try and emulate it’s Floyd’s dedication and work ethic. Everyone in this thread is crazy. The only thing that lack in yesterdays fight for Davis was his conditioning. Conditioning is EASILY fixed. I find it funny people are questioning his power...as if he didn't score a knockdown in the 2nd round that broke Gamboa foot. You guys have incredibly selective memory/hatred.

Yeah I agree. Also the power of Gervonta - sure He's a puncher, but that idea that everyone He'll hit will just fall down because He's "So explosive" is also false. He had guy with a bit more craft and athlethicism and already He made Gervonta look less athlethic comperatively.. A lot of potential clearly - but I'm also thinking now that there's a reason They protect him so much for years. Tank needs to learn how to set things up. He was constantly just looking for that one big shot. He’s blessed with speed and power but you need more than that at the top level, you have to utilise those tools properly. His output was far too low as well, that was very likely down to fitness though.

I think he needs one of those big bear type camps were you essentially just train, eat, sleep, repeat all in same place with no distractions. He’s got to want to do it though, and I don’t think Tank wants to. Maybe better opposition would motivate him but it’s hard to just turn that switch back on when you’ve developed bad habits. Very good points Fact is , I don’t see him going against Loma anytime soon or even a Haney unfortunately He’d definitely need kind of like a rehab training program lol

His corner has a lot of heart. Gamboa said he cant go back out. His mind was on quitting. But his corner pushed and ignored the fact that he did not want to continue. I think his corner deserves as much respect as Gamboa for fighting on. Had it been any other corner they would have stopped the fight before the 3rd. For a shot chiny fighter with one foot Gamboa didnt to to bad His corner didn’t take the punches bro... He might of said he wanted out but his actions proved otherwise. At 38 yrs old, badly injured and having already made more money than a Cuban kid would have ever dreamt of, Gamboa deserves a tonne of credit.

I'm pretty sure he trained in Atlanta. The kid nerds to focus. Until he does that hes gonna have more trash performances like this one. His talent and skill is clearly there. It's up to him to carry to take it seriously. That’s even more worrying then. He definitely needs to focus and dedicate himself or he’ll waste his potential. He obviously looks up to Floyd, and if there’s one thing he should try and emulate it’s Floyd’s dedication and work ethic.

I think that’s one of the main reasons And the fact he needs someone who won’t take his chit Keeps up like this , it’s Broner all the way Getting him better fights would probably motivate him a little more to actually be disciplined I think he needs one of those big bear type camps were you essentially just train, eat, sleep, repeat all in same place with no distractions. He’s got to want to do it though, and I don’t think Tank wants to. Maybe better opposition would motivate him but it’s hard to just turn that switch back on when you’ve developed bad habits.

Yeah I agree. Also the power of Gervonta - sure He's a puncher, but that idea that everyone He'll hit will just fall down because He's "So explosive" is also false. He had guy with a bit more craft and athlethicism and already He made Gervonta look less athlethic comperatively.. A lot of potential clearly - but I'm also thinking now that there's a reason They protect him so much for years. Gamboa has always been chinny. He went down three times in the fight, probably aided by the fact that Yuri couldn’t move because of the injury. Still, Gamboa seemed almost granite-chinned at times. He ate a few hard, flush shots that didn’t seem to phase him. The way I saw it, Tank’s power was missing in this 135 lb contest.

Davis will never be elite level. If that would have been Loma, Haney, Lopez or even Campbell last night Tank would have been stopped inside the distance. Manny has been stopped by less than Gamboa. Best to see how Tank matures you guys write everybody off when the facts are that all fighters have off nights or bad showings and often against a guy they supposed to demolish. Boxing is a strange game at times the guys you mentioned might have gone to sleep with the first big uppercut landed, I prefer to wait and see what Davis does in the big fights. He reminds of Broner in persona ring walk etc which is not a good role model and I dont think he is disciplined but time will tell.

Yeah I agree. Also the power of Gervonta - sure He's a puncher, but that idea that everyone He'll hit will just fall down because He's "So explosive" is also false. He had guy with a bit more craft and athlethicism and already He made Gervonta look less athlethic comperatively.. A lot of potential clearly - but I'm also thinking now that there's a reason They protect him so much for years.

I think Tank needs to train away from Baltimore, too many distractions back at home. I'm pretty sure he trained in Atlanta. The kid nerds to focus. Until he does that hes gonna have more trash performances like this one. His talent and skill is clearly there. It's up to him to carry to take it seriously.

I think Tank needs to train away from Baltimore, too many distractions back at home. I think that’s one of the main reasons And the fact he needs someone who won’t take his chit Keeps up like this , it’s Broner all the way Getting him better fights would probably motivate him a little more to actually be disciplined