Comments Thread For: Gervonta Davis, who vows to fight on, told Lamont Roach Jnr he wouldn?t get the decision
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Tank definitely has boxing skills, his problem is that they're literally all geared towards obtaining the knockout. Every fight we wait to see if he'll solve the opponent. Nothing wrong with that, his build was never really designed for drawn out points victories now was it
It's also why he's such a big draw so y'know, swings & roundabouts, but like any knockout artist, when it doesn't happen it really rather is one big soggy disappointment.
Picture it... Roach establishes the ability to stand up to Tank off the immediate fighting line. He angles off, he counters Tank, or... he steps back one more step. Tank never knows what Roach will do, this slows Tank down. Roach now has limited Tank to having to change his fighting line when he angles back, deal with a counter attack, or take an extra step forward, to chase Roach. My only critiscism of Roach was how he squandered the many opportunities to counter Tank when he chased him after the second step back.
Under these conditions Tank can no longer set Roach up because Roach mixed it up, and made Tank have to react to one of three possibilities, not one. This speaks to Roach actually having some chops.Last edited by billeau2; 03-02-2025, 07:19 PM.Comment
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Both guys were able to easily apply pressure at will. Tank does not like this pressure. Pitbull was more one dimensional with it, but it kept Tank off balance physically. Roach, kept Tank off balance psychologically. he had three things he did that he mixed up...He either would counter tank with a shot, angle off and reset back into position, or step back. Tank could not know which one he would do and it made him hesitant.
This tells me that Tank has a real time against guys who find a way to apply consistent and effective pressure. He knows this (no doubt) so yeah... I wonder if Roach gets his rematch lol.Comment
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If he does, Roach could really KO him. Roach steps back twice and knows Tank is coming, perfect time for the counter. Picture how Manuel M did Manny P.Comment
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