(breaking news) gervonta davis will face mario barrios next at 140

[Pantera_]

its not even good at 140. this is the guy that got dominated by a 7-0 fighter for his little interim belt or whatever it is he has. just check the boxingscene forums on that fight. everyone had it for the other guy or at best a draw

And Davis looked like crap against an 89 year old Gamboa in his one and only fight above 130 so what's your point? How the hell is this an automatic blowout for Davis at 140?

[nghtmr111]

"But he a big 140lb fighter doe"...**** fight no matter how hard anyone tries to polish this turd. Barrios was getting slapped around against small ass akhmedov for last 7rds ffs,all he is is a bootleg version of josesito lopez.....but hey,its been par for the course.

Yup. My dad and I thought Barrios lost that one for sure....

[BoxingIsGreat]

What does "Haney is Haney" mean? I'm not challenging what you say, and I haven't been keeping up with this saga, but that was the one that stood out to me. I'm sure I can search around for Ryan tucking tail and Lopez fighting a bum, and we all are aware of Arum and Floyd, but I just didn't know what the Haney statement was about.

Haney has one of the best promoters in boxing, a guy who is actively involved in everything. Hearn could get Haney any fight any day with his money, including Davis. They seem not to be so serious about his career and matchmaking. Maybe not so sure about their investment, given Haney's negative style of fighting. He's quite boring to watch.

Haney talks a lot but his actions don't suggest like he's serious. Out of these three guys, nobody needs Haney, Haney needs them. So, he's in a unique situation.

[Boxfan83]

Barrios will be a disgrace if he lets Tank beat him up.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Barrios will be a disgrace if he lets Tank beat him up.

Great post. We'll see.

[travestyny]

Haney has one of the best promoters in boxing, a guy who is actively involved in everything. Hearn could get Haney any fight any day with his money, including Davis. They seem not to be so serious about his career and matchmaking. Maybe not so sure about their investment, given Haney's negative style of fighting. He's quite boring to watch.

Haney talks a lot but his actions don't suggest like he's serious. Out of these three guys, nobody needs Haney, Haney needs them. So, he's in a unique situation.

Ah, ok. Gotcha. Good looking out, brotha!

[BoxingIsGreat]

Ah, ok. Gotcha. Good looking out, brotha!

My pleasure.

Just to complete the thought: I'm sure you remember how Hearn put 5 mil on Farmer for Davis. I've no doubt Davis would accept that 5 mil for Haney now. Hearn never went that route.

[daggum]

And Davis looked like crap against an 89 year old Gamboa in his one and only fight above 130 so what's your point? How the hell is this an automatic blowout for Davis at 140?

its just a crappy fight for a guy who is headlining ppvs. weight doenst matter to me, if you are a "top" guy or pretending to be one you should fight top guys. barrios is not, but he does have a fake lil trinket belt and hes latino so he checks out! start the ppb hype machine! title fight! tank going for his third world title!

[daggum]

My pleasure.
To just complete the thought: I'm sure you remember how Hearn put 5 mil on Farmer for Davis. I've no doubt Davis would accept that 5 mil for Haney now. Hearn never went that route.

why would he accept 5 million for haney but not for farmer? especially now that he is racking up bigger money with easy ppv fights. makes no logical sense

[BoxingIsGreat]

why would he accept 5 million for haney but not for farmer? especially now that he is racking up bigger money with easy ppv fights. makes no logical sense

Because Hearn had strings attached to that 5.