Comments Thread For: Gervonta Davis-Mario Barrios, Lubin-Rosario On Showtime PPV June 26; Site TBD

[_Rexy_]

All the idiots saying Tank is avoiding fights...avoiding who exactly that’s available? Lopez, Garcia, and Haney have fights. Nobody at 130 wants it. So go up to 140, get the bag, come back to revisit 135 afterwards. What’s the problem? Now if he completely avoids 135 still after this then talk that ****.

Lomachenko is available.

[Realizniguhnit]

Tank is already 26 years old boy does time fly...

[hitmanjosh]

Tank the best and one of the most gifted boxers around and many folks going to hate because he's connected to $$$ May but game recognize game. He's mean, can punch and has great instincts which will make it very difficult for him to be beat, like it or not MF'ers! Go eat that haters

[Mammoth]

All the idiots saying Tank is avoiding fights...avoiding who exactly that’s available? Lopez, Garcia, and Haney have fights. Nobody at 130 wants it. So go up to 140, get the bag, come back to revisit 135 afterwards. What’s the problem? Now if he completely avoids 135 still after this then talk that ****.

I do think he has avoided fights but yeah there isn't anybody available at 135 right now. This fight is a step in the right direction.

[Mammoth]

For those that think that Tank just washes Barrios, what is that going off of? While his power is undeniable at 130, we don't even know how big of a puncher he is at 135, let alone 140.

I think there are those that can't get out of "need to discredit" mode. Tons of real fight fans are saying this is a good fight.

[BoxingIsGreat]

I think there are those that can't get out of "need to discredit" mode. Tons of real fight fans are saying this is a good fight.

True.

The thing is, according to this thread and responses, only about 5-10% give Barrios a real shot. Barrios is a tough dude, a welterweight (according to Prograis), younger (25) than Davis (26), undefeated (26-0) WBA world champion, top 5 at 140, in his prime.

I can't understand the hate.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Tank the best and one of the most gifted boxers around and many folks going to hate because he's connected to $$$ May but game recognize game. He's mean, can punch and has great instincts which will make it very difficult for him to be beat, like it or not MF'ers! Go eat that haters

The truest post in this thread. Add to that, the most exciting American boxer/fighter. Nothing to hate about his style. It pains some on here. Many are coming into the light tho.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Two prime young fighters will go at it, and one will come up on top. I didn't notice a lot of Mexicans supporting Barrios?

[ShoulderRoll]

What does "PPV" level fight mean? There is no such thing as "PPV level" fight. You have two undisputed showdowns on non-PPV because they can't sell. Tank has a certain level of star power that he's going to be mainly a PPV fighter from this point on. You are not going to turn down 9-10M in PPV sales when you can get that every single fight with him. Until he catches a bad loss or his value goes down the drain, he's fighting on PPV period. Charlo vs Castano and Ramirez vs Taylor on paper are better match ups, but you put them on PPV and it doesn't matter what hardcore fans think, the PPVs would completely tank.

Hardcore fans matter very little when it comes to putting a fighter or fight on PPV or not.

You can put anything on PPV. That doesn't mean enough people will buy it to make it profitable.

See the Clatessa Shields all-women PPV. Or Terence Crawford vs Amir Khan.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Lomachenko is available.

Lomachenko would not fight Barrios at 140. Leave Loma alone. I know he's very impressed with Davis. Gervonta will give him a shot at 135, eventually. I like Loma. I know he'll be watching that Barrios fight at the comfort of his mansion in Ukraine in the wee hours. Loma is a Davis fan.

"Gervonta Davis is a beast." -Vasily Lomachenko (2021)