Assessing Gervonta Davis' career if he retires after fighting Jake Paul

[Joseph]

He lost to Roach and absolutely ducked a rematch. That's how I'll choose to remember him.

[famicommander]

He'll go down as a guy who made a lot of money, but was a massive let down in regards to the hype he had at age 23.

Very poor resume. I don't think any fighters beaten in the Top 5 and if there is any there's not many.

If you go by TBRB, Frank Martin at #5 is his only true top 5 win I think. TBRB hasn't updated their archives since 2023 so I'm going on memory here but I think that's it.

Ryan Garcia was #3 at lightweight at the time they fought, but the fight took place at a catchweight above the limit so that's pretty dubious.

Before that it was Jose Pedraza at #7.

[drablj]

i thought very highly of him when he defeated pedraza and an undefeated mandatory on the road. that's very good for a young fighter. then he started to miss weight, act like a thug, make fights i didn't want and i was no longer a fan. if he doesn't want roach or shakur, he better retire. i don't want him in any other fight.

[Coverdale]

I'd rate him 5. As someone who lives outside the US I never got swept along with the hype. He had big name backing early and was supposed to look the part with his designer clothes, shades, tattoos and ***ellery but his tangible boxing career has been mediocre. Inactive, never establishing himself as divisional #1, my favourite moment of his career was the LSC knockout five years ago.

[TheProudLunatic]

Some people are in it for the money, which isn't inherently bad...
Don't GAF about a "legacy"

Would be my assessment

[M312]

He will be forgotten very quickly.

He made good money, but he's not a star, his resume is poor and nobody will be vocal about him when he's gone.

On the flip side, if he leaves with his faculties intact, that's important for a boxer.

As long as he doesn't do something ****** (which is difficult for him), he and his family should be fine for this and the next generation and that's all that really matters in life.

[ThunderFists]

tank is just a character, not an all time great or hofer. he will be remembered for something but not his greatness.

[Floyd is TBE]

I don't get how he's a cash cow when he's terrible at promoting his fights. He has no personality. Really might be a worse cash cow than Canelo. Also he's kinda boring as a boxer. Even though he has power he has a really low punch output.

[IceTrayDaGang]

He'll go down as a guy who made a lot of money, but was a massive let down in regards to the hype he had at age 23.

Very poor resume. I don't think any fighters beaten in the Top 5 and if there is any there's not many.

Made a lot of money? He barely just started making good money, the Jake Paul fight being his biggest purse, so if he quits now, I wouldn't say he's a guy who made a lot of money.

[IceTrayDaGang]

He'll be remembered as the one who got a gift decision and ducked a rematch with Roach.