Why Did Tank Davis SWITCH GLOVES Before the Fight?

He probably had bricks in his gloves and then got his cousin who signs just like the commission judge to sign off on them! Even though he said ask Leo, I’m sure Leo’s in on it too and would never tell anyone that tank cheated. Leo probably bet on tank for 6th rd knockout because Floyd is his favorite fighter.

As the video said he put them on with wraps for the first time and punched with them and did not like the feel and chose his 2 pick which was a inferior glove and to Leos advantage. There is ALWAYS some sinister conspiracy going on with fans, Ive seen this happen quite a few times and its never even mentioned in your average low profile fight because it dont mean anything. Exactly.. it's not a sexy headline in other fights so nobody gives af It's not the commission's job to provide a chaperone for the gloving of a fighter. The gloves a fighter picks before the fights are inspected and approved before the fight. Sometimes in the contract talks, after that.. by fight night if the fighter wants to wear gloves A or B is up to him. The commission is there to see they arent tampered with. Wrapping is a completely different and intricate process that varies that's why that is inspected so closely

Him putting on another pair of gloves is not an issue, the fighters pick 2 pairs of gloves at the selection table. The pair they want and a back up pair incase for whatever reason they no longer want to wear the first pair. This is what appeared to happened, the motives are up in the air as to why but theirs nothing really out of the ordinary with that particular situation. The issue I have is that LSC team was not notified and was not able to oversee this process of them putting on,taping off and signing off on the back up gloves. Basically they got to glove up without team LSC inspecting it, reasons its wrong is because you're allowed to inspect it and team LSC did do this for the 1st version. The 1st version team LSC had a representative in their watching them wrap, glove up and the commissioner sign off on the first pair. Team LSC representative left and then tank/TMT switched out to the 2nd version and team LSC representative wasn't not notified to come RE-inspect that process. So basically they put on a fake show for the team lsc to inspect and approve and when team LSC representative left they gloved up the real pair/the real way they really wanted without team LSC approval. Thats how you can look at it and this is why boxing allows the opposite corner to inspect this process, for a fighters safety. Team Tank is a conflict of interest, the commissioner can be compromised/incomptent, so the fail-safe is your own team-mate to inspect the gloves and object to issues. Its a vital important process. Imagine if Margarito gloved up in front of Brother Nazim Richardson normally with no "bricks" and nothing foul and so theirs nothing to contest so Brother Nazim Richardson approves it and leaves, but when he leaves Margarito decided "he don't like the first pair of gloves" so he switches the gloves and without notifying Brother Nazim Richardson/team Mosley he (Margarito) re-gloves without oversight from Brother Nazim Richardson and comes into the fight with Who-Knows-What in his gloves. This is why this is a very important process. This is why you,me and everyone should be weary with how nonchalant people in the industry are taking this. The Commission should have notified the other team I dont think its the other teams responsibly they notified the Commissions thats all they required to do.

It’s not about fighters having a selection of gloves to choose from. Everybody knows that. The question is Tank’s team and him claiming they were too big after selecting it himself, then doing mitt work... to then say they are “too big.” Hence the other pair being tampered with and ready for the exchange. Why do you think Povetkin wanted to supervise Whyte’s gloves at all times? Or you just want to say, “but they have a pair to choose from doe!” As the video said he put them on with wraps for the first time and punched with them and did not like the feel and chose his 2 pick which was a inferior glove and to Leos advantage. There is ALWAYS some sinister conspiracy going on with fans, Ive seen this happen quite a few times and its never even mentioned in your average low profile fight because it dont mean anything.

It is sketchy and should definitely not be allowed by any fighter. But I do not think it would have changed the outcome.

Hmmm, I'd like more examples of this. If anything it might prove, the whole signing of the gloves and having the commission hold them before the fight doesn't matter? The scarier part is what if Tank did put on the SAME EXACT looking pair, and had a friend sign it off with the similar writing, yet have them loaded or tampered with? Like you would literally have ZERO clue about it if this in fact can exist... The part where Tank is wearing entirely different ones makes this example stand out. Not a good look for the sport whatever happened here. I just find it funny he's doing that and in company of none of than the Fraud himself, Jr. Looks like he's learning from the best early on how to get the upper hand on your opponents whenever and whichever way possible. Him putting on another pair of gloves is not an issue, the fighters pick 2 pairs of gloves at the selection table. The pair they want and a back up pair incase for whatever reason they no longer want to wear the first pair. This is what appeared to happened, the motives are up in the air as to why but theirs nothing really out of the ordinary with that particular situation. The issue I have is that LSC team was not notified and was not able to oversee this process of them putting on,taping off and signing off on the back up gloves. Basically they got to glove up without team LSC inspecting it, reasons its wrong is because you're allowed to inspect it and team LSC did do this for the 1st version. The 1st version team LSC had a representative in their watching them wrap, glove up and the commissioner sign off on the first pair. Team LSC representative left and then tank/TMT switched out to the 2nd version and team LSC representative wasn't not notified to come RE-inspect that process. So basically they put on a fake show for the team lsc to inspect and approve and when team LSC representative left they gloved up the real pair/the real way they really wanted without team LSC approval. Thats how you can look at it and this is why boxing allows the opposite corner to inspect this process, for a fighters safety. Team Tank is a conflict of interest, the commissioner can be compromised/incomptent, so the fail-safe is your own team-mate to inspect the gloves and object to issues. Its a vital important process. Imagine if Margarito gloved up in front of Brother Nazim Richardson normally with no "bricks" and nothing foul and so theirs nothing to contest so Brother Nazim Richardson approves it and leaves, but when he leaves Margarito decided "he don't like the first pair of gloves" so he switches the gloves and without notifying Brother Nazim Richardson/team Mosley he (Margarito) re-gloves without oversight from Brother Nazim Richardson and comes into the fight with Who-Knows-What in his gloves. This is why this is a very important process. This is why you,me and everyone should be weary with how nonchalant people in the industry are taking this.

Hmmm, I'd like more examples of this. If anything it might prove, the whole signing of the gloves and having the commission hold them before the fight doesn't matter? The scarier part is what if Tank did put on the SAME EXACT looking pair, and had a friend sign it off with the similar writing, yet have them loaded or tampered with? Like you would literally have ZERO clue about it if this in fact can exist... The part where Tank is wearing entirely different ones makes this example stand out. Not a good look for the sport whatever happened here. I just find it funny he's doing that and in company of none of than the Fraud himself, Jr. Looks like he's learning from the best early on how to get the upper hand on your opponents whenever and whichever way possible.

lol. This isn't about multiple approved gloves dummy. This is about Tank and his team saying ''they were too big'' and changing them. From what I read after the fight the reason they switched is because his hands felt loose in the glove.. But yea blah blah blah illuminati did it.. government conspiracy.. Mfs cant just enjoy fights anymore lol

When has a fighter ever done that? It’s shady and suspect and you know it Only if you dont understand how boxing works you pick two pair for a reason and you can use either of the two.

Get away with what? Fighters have 2 sets of gloves lol. You’re acting like he brought a set from home. When has a fighter ever done that? It’s shady and suspect and you know it

Tank would have slept Leo either way but it is suspect and how they got away with it Get away with what? Fighters have 2 sets of gloves lol. You’re acting like he brought a set from home.

Lol. My very first post on it was sarcasm. You guys still don’t “grasp” that wraps are seen by the team. We do grasp that. You dont grasp that theres multiple pairs of gloves that are approved for fights.. cmon Let it go

Lol. Oh my god. I never said wraps were switched. You don’t “switch” wraps. Your comprehension is poor. You are comparing switching wraps to switching gloves It's not at all the same thing when people regularly bring different sets of gloves to fights.. You are the only one that brought up wraps, so your grasp on reality is poor..

Tank would have slept Leo either way but it is suspect and how they got away with it

He’ll get a tue for the gloves on a couple weeks.

Fishy. And a FMJ fighter not getting VADA also fishy AF. Hey if it's OK for Fury, let everyone do it.

LMAO. You should read what I wrote about wraps. Obviously you didn’t get the joke about general inspection. The point is if a boxer had to redo (“switch”) wraps for whatever reason, do you think the opposing team wouldn’t want to see it again? You don’t “switch” wraps. Lol. He didnt "switch" wraps. Wraps arent gloves.. He didnt do it in trap door room hiding from everyone.. the commission was there Get over it man.

Lol it took the guy all of a minute and a half to claim racism Fking clowns

Winning gloves have more padding, not less. What the f.....lmaoooo ��*♂️ There is NO winning logo on those all white gloves. So how do we even know there winnings.

You are stretching that something illegal or foul occurred. Fighters often have multiple gloves for a fight. Like I pointed out canelo did for the Floyd fight. But if you honestly feel this could be something ok. Unfortunately, you open Pandora’s box where posters with a clear agenda like kidbazooka or posters still upset Loma lost can flood the forum with crap just to see if anything sticks. I aint stretching nothing out to be anything except posting and stating exactly what happened, if it looks that way; than aint that alarming in itself? shouldn't we as boxing fans care? I hate that trolls and ugliness gets muddied in this just as much as everyone else cause what it does is belittle the facts and allow detractors to focus on the non-issues and derail the actual substance of the thread. I asked a few questions in here that no one could answer, refuse to answer, or purposely overlooked. Was LSC team made aware that they were switching the gloves everyone already signed off on/the gloves they personally overlooked being put on and signed off on? and was LSC team afforded the opportunity to come back and overview these new gloves being switched to and were they able to sign off on that? and a legitimate Point of View I want people to understand is; Imagine if LSC team switched gloves at the last minute and did not inform Tank/TMT and nor give Tank/TMT a chance to review that process and not give Tank/TMT a chance to approve and sign off on. How large of a scandal would that be? Especially if LSC would have won. Its about fairness, integrity. This sport is a cesspool of corruption, and exploitation. This past weekend we had 2 professional boxers accuse other boxers of glove tampering; so if professional boxers can believe it can happen even when the commission signs off on it how are we as fans supposed to not question it when situations happen like this? Im sorry you guys* feel attacked and muddy it with race, or agendas or any other categorizations but I will not let that censor my opinions or turn me away from me shining the light on what appears to be fighters skirting the rules, or disregarding procedures that are meant to keep the fighters safety first and the sports integrity intact. Imagine if society was at a point where its easily deemed racism to call out Mexicans; and the late brother Nazim Richardson felt the way you are* trying to make me feel so he decided not to call out the wraps of the Mexican Margarito for fear of appearing racist. We need to stop dumbing our selves down and get back to carrying ourselves with honor and integrity. *Some Posters in here not necessarily yourself.