Comments Thread For: Gervonta Davis: I Always Knew That I Was A Top Guy; People Don't Give Me My Credit

[MPA2000]

I don't normally watch anything other than 147, but every now and then I pay attention when there is chatter about someone. I know the typical criticism from critics is to always question a fighter's resume. He's won titles in different divisions, so what exactly is the criticism?

[Corelone]

Gervonte Dangerfield. He dont get no respect. He talks about giants, and hunts Hobbits. No respect.

[famicommander]

This will be his 26th fight and only his 3rd opponent ranked in the top 10 of the division he fought the in at the time of the fight.

[tritium_arma]

You know, it's interesting you take this stance.

With Crawford and Inoue you called them top P4P without beating anyone, but with Tank, you don't rate him without those fights? Why aren't you consistent? Do you work for Top Rank?

Tank bum beater Davis has fought exactly ONE top 5 ranked fighter and it sure as hell wasn’t Barrios or this guy coming up. It was career featherweight Santa Cruz. Even Bud fought a top 5 ranked fighter in his last fight in Porter and fought multiple ones at 140.

[wrecksracer]

I don't normally watch anything other than 147, but every now and then I pay attention when there is chatter about someone. I know the typical criticism from critics is to always question a fighter's resume. He's won titles in different divisions, so what exactly is the criticism?

He only has one legitimate title in one weight class. The other "regular" titles are not legitimate world titles. Yes, he is better than the B and C level opponents he fights. He could be great, but has yet to actually prove it against a top opponent.

[famicommander]

Tank bum beater Davis has fought exactly ONE top 5 ranked fighter and it sure as hell wasn’t Barrios or this guy coming up. It was career featherweight Santa Cruz. Even Bud fought a top 5 ranked fighter in his last fight in Porter and fought multiple ones at 140.

Technically Santa Cruz wasn't ranked at the time of the fight. He had only had one fight at super featherweight and it was against Moises Flores; it wasn't enough to crack the TBRB top 10.

Santa Cruz was ranked at featherweight, not super featherweight, when Davis fought him for the super featherweight and fake lightweight titles.

[tritium_arma]

Technically Santa Cruz wasn't ranked at the time of the fight. He had only had one fight at super featherweight and it was against Moises Flores; it wasn't enough to crack the TBRB top 10.

Santa Cruz was ranked at featherweight, not super featherweight, when Davis fought him for the super featherweight and fake lightweight titles.

Correct, i should have clarified, he wasn’t ranked at superfeather. So Tank has ZERO top wins at their weight classes.

[BillyBoxing]

A top guy kept away from top competition. Thanks Floyd

[famicommander]

Correct, i should have clarified, he wasn’t ranked at superfeather. So Tank has ZERO top wins at their weight classes.

His best ranked opponets:
#6 Isaac Cruz tonight
#7 Jose Pedraza (reigning IBF super featherweight champion)
#9 Mario Barrios

That's it. The former champions he fought besides Pedraza were all aged and in the wrong weight class:
Cristobal Cruz (0-4-1 in his previous five fights, five years and one weight class removed from his title reign at featherweight)
Hugo Ruiz (two weight classes and three years removed from his title reign at super bantamweight)
Yuriorkis Gamboa (two weight classes and eight years removed from his title reign at featherweight)
Leo Santa Cruz (technically had a belt at both feather and super feather, but was unranked at super; easily the best win of the four, though)

[BillyBoxing]

You know, it's interesting you take this stance.

With Crawford and Inoue you called them top P4P without beating anyone, but with Tank, you don't rate him without those fights? Why aren't you consistent? Do you work for Top Rank?

Inoue Bud have been fighting the best ranked guys (top5) in various divisions, Bud have been undisputed at 140 and lineal at 135 and 140.

Tank grabbing regular belts. People sht on Bud resume but a prime Postol who gave Taylor hell would beat the sht outta Barrios quicker than how Tank did.