Comments Thread For: Gervonta Davis: I'm The Most Skillful Young Guy Fighting on TV

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Former IBF super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis is finally scheduled to return to the ring. Davis (19-0, 18 KOs), 23-years-old, is back on April 21 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. At the moment his opponent has not been finalized for what is going to be a Showtime televised co-feature.
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[Citizen Koba]

Ummm. Slippery. Tank probably is one of the youngest fighters who gets televised so it's possible he's not not too far off the mark even though he ain't exceptionally skilled - though Inoue is only a year older and I'd opine without hesitation that he's the more skilled if we count Japanese TV, that is. Shakur Stevenson will probably have something to say in a year or two though.

[jonnyc420]

Not impressed by Thank (Floyd) Davis. Future Broner is what I see. Scared of Loma, pathetic.

[P4Pdunny]

I like this guy, I hope he doesnt go the Broner route though

[sammybee]

I hope he is going to stay at Super featherweight.
Lightweight is full of brutal,brilliant and crack fighters with enough height to worry Davis.

[daveydmx]

A Fat Ponce

[BLASTER1]

Win or loose he needs to fight Loma. Boxers tend to make too much of a big deal about an 0 on their record. I think the fans would rather see this fight win or loose then not fighting at all. Davis would benefit 10 times more than fighting b level fighters. I say make the fights that make the most sense-regardless.

[1hourRun]

I agree with Gervonta: David Benavidez is not as talented as I once thought after getting dropped by Ronald Gavril. I can only think of Isaac Dogboe and Hiroto Kyoguchi that come close to Tanks level at this stage and Davis is not even in his prime! such a special kid we are looking at WOW!

and I guess I'll mention Ryan Burnett, he must be brought up in this conversation by virtue of his youth but lets face it, Brunnet a euro-hype-job, with a second rate promoter ( mismatchroom ) with a second rate platform ( SKY ) only elite champions make it to Showtime.

[Mr.Fantastic]

Best way to prove you have the most skills is to fight the best at their best.

[Boxing Logic]

Not true. Inoue has shown more skill. Smaller guy, of course, but definitely more "skilled." David Benavidez probably as well, outside of the Gavril fight when he fought with an injury. And Regis Prograis for sure. In fact he and Tank should fight if Tank thinks he's more skilled, seeing as they are similar in size (Tank is a huge weight bully at 130, Prograis slightly less of one at 140, so maybe it evens out?). But it's not even close Prograis is more skilled than Tank.

And then it depends on how old is young? If it's like 23 and under, then those are the only guys I can think of right now because there aren't that many young boxers on TV. Well, Lubin is more skilled than Tank too, he just has no chin. But there aren't that many I can think of. But if we're talking like 26 and under, then Bivol has to be ahead of Tank too. He might have a more "basic" style, but his fundamental skills within that style, like his jab, hand defense, control of distance, footwork, feints, straight right hand, balance, and timing are all better. Tank might have better head movement but that's it, and that's not Bivol's style anyway. The real question is who actually has better defense regardless of what their defense is based around? And that would clearly be Bivol, not that he's a defensive wizard, but he's solid and usually fundamentally sound. Bivol has never struggled to win rounds against a tuneup opponent like Tank did in his last fight.

It's just so bad for boxing when certain guys get overhyped just because they are with Floyd or Broner. I've actually become a fan of Floyd-promoted boxer Badou Jack and that's because he has built his career through accomplishments. He fought all the best guys at 168 and improved before our eyes. I'm not saying he's elite because he couldn't knock out Groves, who B+ boxer Carl Froch knocked out, and because 168 is overrated in general, which Degale also proved in his last fight, but I'm just saying, Jack fought the best guys in his division and performed well enough to earn a respected name for himself in the sport. If TMT took that approach with all its boxers, especially in stronger divisions than 168, then I feel they would really have something, and fans would come on board. I know I would become a fan of those boxers. And it would be great for boxing.

But their approach with Tank is basically the opposite of that. Whether or not that's because of age, all I'm saying is it's bad for the sport, and it appears to have even been bad for Tank. It all went to his head so much that he lost focus and lost his belt on the scales. It's supposed to be hard for boxers like GGG or Klitschko to stay humble after all they've accomplished, it's not supposed to be hard for boxers like Tank who have done nothing but beat a paper titlist in Pedraza, and yet they have overhyped this kid so much that he has had a harder time staying humble than the likes of GGG, Klitschko, or even Badou Jack, who have all accomplished way, way more than he has so far.

It's just bad for the sport man.