Comments Thread For: Ellerbe: Davis Is One Of the Biggest Draws In The Sport Today

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ATLANTA-Even in the midst of so much going on around him, Leonard Ellerbe had to force himself to catch his breath and appreciate what had been built in a market starving for a big boxing event. Five months after packing the house in his true hometown, Gervonta Davis put an ear-to-ear grin on the face of the Mayweather Promotions CEO, along with plenty butts in the seats in his second home city of Atlanta. The unbeaten 25-year old southpaw was his own worst critic in his latest win, a 12th round stoppage of former featherweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3, 18KOs) in their vacant secondary lightweight title fight Saturday evening at State Farm Arena.
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[kingstip9]

Well if his promoter said it then it must be true

[Lomadeaux]

[Madison Boxing]

I dont understand how 600k viewers in a country of 300 million people makes him a star unless im.missing something.

[DaNeutral.]

Not for long if you keep picking those cherrys

[MEXICAN STYLE]

How if Gervonta hasn't sold PPV yet? If Leonard would say that Spence is a household name or that Wilder is a star then sure yet Davis isn't there yet

[Dip_Slide]

Jesus Christ change the fücking record and fight someone with a pulse first. Damn that shït is annoying!

[Eff Pandas]

What was the gate for the ATL fight? Keep hearing the attendance but not the gate $ number.

But yea of course he is. Any Main Event boxer doing 1M at the door is probably in the top 20 or 30 draws in boxing.

[Armchairhero]

Just to compare..

Ritson who is fringe British level filled an arena of 12k + twice and could fill a football ground 60k for a title fight.

World champ next big thing with star power manages 12k seats and a few thousand views ... it’s not very impressive.

[ShaneMosleySr]

He’s trying to speak it into existence.