Comments Thread For: Gervonta Davis Won't Fight The Lightweights We Want Most Until Purse Demands Are Realistic

[Outwest Exp 355]

They can do whatever they want. They would actually make MORE money, however, by appeasing the public. Let me put it to you this way: What business ignores the demands of the public? What business doesn't supply those demands and just does what it wants? At the very least, it won't be as successful as it could be. AT THE VERY LEAST.

The public wants to see good fights. Watch this PPV with Tank TANK horribly. They are going to lose money on this PPV. I guarantee it. Is that a successful business?

It's all smoke and mirrors.

The true crime is that Tank will go down in history as a footnote. If that's what Tank wants, then I guess I can respect that. But if Tank tries to make himself out to be more than what he is, it won't bode well because the public will let him know.

You don’t know they’re going to lose money? You hope they lose money you mean. The problem is that all the other top fighters are on the other networks. Floyd’s made it clear that anyone that wants to fight Tank is going to have to come to Showtime. They aren’t interested in doing any joint broadcasts with any other networks. Mayweather Promotions offered Farmer 2 million to fight Tank on PPV after Farmer had been calling out Tank for over a year. And you know what he did? He turned it down and then loses his next fight to JoJo Diaz. What’s Floyd supposed to do? He offered a then IBF champion a shot at a unification and they passed. Doesn’t matter because it was Tanks belt that he got from Pedraza that he lost on the scales.

[N!Ck F.]

Translation: Mayweather was a coward who now has a mediocre legacy as a result, and Davis is expected to follow the same road.

You’re a casual. Nearly half of Floyd’s opponents were current or former champions. He also completely outboxed and dominated Pacquiao.
Floyd’s the greatest technical boxer of all time, anyone who says other is a casual, hater or both.

[Mike_b]

Man the only thing Floyd is guilty of is having a large heart. He is literally there to make billions for tank. That is a good big brother!

[tophat1]

What a cherry picker

[ShoulderRoll]

Boxing is a business, we all get that.

But it's time that we the fans start flexing our muscle because we are part of that equation too. It is our money they want in the form of ticket sales and PPV buys.

So if they don't want to give the paying customers what we want then maybe we make a bigger noise about not attending certain events or purchasing certain fights.

It's just business, baby.

[Bigchip]

There’s no “bull****” as it relates to Mayweather’s ever-patient plan for promoting Gervonta Davis’ career. They’re not going to do something different than have Davis box B-level underdogs until the lightweights we most want to watch Davis fight come to the negotiating table with what they consider realistic purse demands.

WTF??

[Luilun]

Love how the article doesn’t mention how tickets for Tank’s fight are being sold on Groupon. Yes, Groupon hahahaha. But he’s SUCH an attraction LOL

Probably at Walmart as well

[Cypocryphy]

You don’t know they’re going to lose money? You hope they lose money you mean. The problem is that all the other top fighters are on the other networks. Floyd’s made it clear that anyone that wants to fight Tank is going to have to come to Showtime. They aren’t interested in doing any joint broadcasts with any other networks. Mayweather Promotions offered Farmer 2 million to fight Tank on PPV after Farmer had been calling out Tank for over a year. And you know what he did? He turned it down and then loses his next fight to JoJo Diaz. What’s Floyd supposed to do? He offered a then IBF champion a shot at a unification and they passed. Doesn’t matter because it was Tanks belt that he got from Pedraza that he lost on the scales.

I get that there are boxers out there that have ducked or are ducking Tank. The only issue I have is that they can't say that he's the best at 135 or 140 when he doesn't fight the top fighters in those divisions. If they want to talk like that, then they're going to have to walk like it. I think it's hurting Tank's legacy. And a part of me believes that they know something about Tank that we don't. I'm very su****ious of Tank's chin. Something tells me that if he gets hit hard, he's going down. And it would make sense because of his size. I think they are protecting him because they don't have faith he'd do well against the top fighters.

[SUBZER0ED]

"Lopez’s loss served as a dramatic reminder of why they fight the fights and why we shouldn’t simply discount Cruz’s chances of pulling off another upset." So THAT'S why the PPV price is the same as if Tank were fighting Rolly!

[Reverb]

I suppose if Davis held credible titles then talking about expecting people to want to fight him would mean something. If he wants to sit on his ass fighting the lowest level he can get away with, let him. It's irrelevant to the competitive element of boxing, like that part about competing to prove who is the best. Mayweather and Ellerbe diluting that kool aid so bad, it's some seriously weak see through juice they're selling... They wouldn't be the first to make a fortune selling a weak product.