Comments Thread For: Gervonta Davis On Possibly Getting Elevated: "I Don't Want It"

[Smash]

why take something that might force u to do something instead of just doing what u want all the time, much better that way, the wba want to elevate tank, but tank is already way above them, so how does that one work i wonder

[Teetotaler69]

This. Well said. When you have a name, you just don’t NEED a title. It’s better if fighters don’t adopt this mindset though as I long for the days when champions took on the up and coming contenders. Nowadays these strange (new and ethnic only) fans push the “who has he fought” narrative supporting their favourite fighters in ducking promising contenders

the irony coming from your dumbass

[daggum]

He wants to win the belt fighting in the ring against a champion

he defnitely does not want to do that. according to tank he already is a champ at 135. its in all the propaganda marketing they release, they say tank davis 3 weight world champion. i dont think he wants any attention drawn to the fact that he was just an interim champion who won his interim belt by beating a 50 year old gamboa. if he wanted to win legit belts he would have fought legit figthers but he hasnt and he isnt and its clearly on purpose. teeny tiny men and drained men. thats the ticket for tank. call yourself the champ and make it seem like you are the best without earning it, thats the strategy and for the casuals and biased fanboys it works, if you look at his resume you just burst out laughing at taht claiim

[Eff Pandas]

I like Davis's stand here an honourable way to go.

Hard to disagree with this. These belt groups are corrupt as fook to start with so I love seeing them losing power & influence w/fans.

And when you got a name you no longer need a belt to sell yourself.

Personally I'd like to see guys like Tank drop any & all belts they got & just keep it moving as they already are.

[Zaroku]

A guy who knows his limits… rare in boxing … rare in life

tank is cool

[Eff Pandas]

Tank ain’t far from being an email champ
Not much difference with what he’s done

Everyone except Devin is a bs belt holder at 135. And with Devin giving up his belts I'd argue no one is The Man right now & its highly debatable who's #1 when Devin is officially gone with the Regis 140 fight happening. Although in fairness I think Tank will be #1 with Shakur only having 2 135 fights & Tank having beaten better opposition there thus far.

[Smash]

tank needs to be delisted from all org's rankings & a new tank rank created just for him

[Smash]

this happens every xmas in tanks house, here tanky time to open your presents, 'I don't want them'

[Smash]

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put me down! i dont want this!

[chepboxingking]

This. Well said. When you have a name, you just don’t NEED a title. It’s better if fighters don’t adopt this mindset though as I long for the days when champions took on the up and coming contenders. Nowadays these strange (new and ethnic only) fans push the “who has he fought” narrative supporting their favourite fighters in ducking promising contenders

Agree 100% as long as these org stop being so greedy. I recall Josh Taylor saying he had to pay 11% of his total purse to defend his undisputed status. Imagine someone like tank, whose purses are now over $10mil easily, Giving up over $1mil just for the right to be called champ. Thats not the best way to spend those funds imo lol.