Comments Thread For: Gervonta Davis: I Feel Strong At 130, But I'll Take Good Opportunity At 135

[Bronx2245]

I want to see that fight too but didn’t everybody just cry that LSC was too small. GRJ is going to look like an ant in there next to Tank.

But that Ant can box, much better than LSC! LSC knew that too! Why lose to GRJ for $2M, when you can challenge Tank for $5M? GRJ and Tank are both 5'5" tall, both southpaws! Which do you think lives the more disciplined lifestyle? I think it's a 50/50 fight! Tank's advantage is age, and power! GRJ's advantage is hand speed, and experience! MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[Ake-Dawg]

It's not meant to be a "diss," however, let's not act like GRJ has not been after Tank for a minute, even before LSC!

February 10, 2020:

Gary Russell Jr: Gervonta Davis needs to grow some nuts

On if this was his last fight at 126lbs:

“Hell yeah! Unless Leo (Santa Cruz) gonna come see me at 126. But other than that I’ll meet him at 130. I mean I don’t plan on moving to 130, I wanted to jump straight to 135. I wanted to put myself in the weight division with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, I want a rematch with Vasiliy Lomachenko — I don’t want to do it for the fans, I don’t want to do it for the media, I want to do it for myself. I got too much integrity to just let something like that go. I gotta get back.

“I don’t feel like it’s nobody (at 130) that I want to compete against. The only reason I was going to go to 130 was because Tevin Farmer was one of the fighters that mentioned my name. I’m a real fighter, I’m a real champion, so I’ll answer the call to anybody. I got too much integrity...”

On wanting to fight Gervonta Davis but being dismissed as an opponent because he ‘can’t sell,’ and what it will take for that fight to happen:

“For (Davis) to grow some nuts. For his team to grow some cojones. Stop actin’ like a sucker, the sport of boxing is getting weak. A lot of the fighters are getting weak. I’ll answer the call to anybody. If somebody say they wanna fight me, I’m a man at the end of the day. We gonna fight! I don’t care if you 200lbs. If you say you want to fight me you better put your hands up because we gonna rumble. That’s just the type of individual that I am. I feel as a fighter that’s the type of attitude and mindset that you supposed to have as a fighter.

“What type of stuff is that to say ‘well I don’t want to fight him because it don’t sell’? You sound like a sucker. You sound like a sucker! You mean to tell me because I’m telling you I want to fight you, you picking and choosing who you want to fight?! Come on, man. I ain’t trying to hear that.”

On if that fight wouldn’t in actuality sell pretty well:

“Hell yeah it’ll sell! We don’t even have to put no titles on the line, we can do a charity event and everybody will come to that fight. So what he’s talking about don’t even make sense...”

On if he thinks Davis is a great fighter:

“Well I’m not gonna say he’s a great fighter. I do take my hat off to him because I watched him come up in the amateurs, I’m glad that he had the opportunity to provide a sense of financial stability for his family, friends, and all. But he definitely don’t have the skill set it takes to mess with me. That’s the reason he’s choosing and his team, Floyd and everybody else, choosing to keep him away from me. They handpick who they wanna fight, I don’t handpick who I fight. I fight whoever says they wanna fight me. Let’s make the fight happen.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2020/2/1...grow-some-nuts

Its not acting like GRJ hasn't been calling Tank out to not expect talk of Tanks next opponent immediately after the LSC fight.

Seems GRJ doesn't wanna fight unless its Tank, Haney, or Stevenson. All fights he is likely to get paid well for but have a comfortable "size" fall back if he loses. He's a hair over 5-4. It would be nice to see him fight someone at 130 to show us how he'd fair against bigger guys.

[Big dawg lani]

F*** ATL Bring that DMV showdown home . At the Verizon center, xfinty center , or royals farms arena again .

[GhostofDempsey]

In other words, he now has two weight classes to cherry pick from instead of one, especially without any VADA testing.

[Oldskoolg]

Garcia and Russell are super fights

[Outwest Exp 355]

But that Ant can box, much better than LSC! LSC knew that too! Why lose to GRJ for $2M, when you can challenge Tank for $5M? GRJ and Tank are both 5'5" tall, both southpaws! Which do you think lives the more disciplined lifestyle? I think it's a 50/50 fight! Tank's advantage is age, and power! GRJ's advantage is hand speed, and experience! MAKE IT HAPPEN!

GRJ is the most overrated boxer in boxing. Hand speed and not much else. He’s still a good boxer and I want to see the fight too. And not for nothing I think LSC beats GRJ by out working him.

[Bronx2245]

GRJ is the most overrated boxer in boxing. Hand speed and not much else. He’s still a good boxer and I want to see the fight too. And not for nothing I think LSC beats GRJ by out working him.

I think GRJ is better than Gamboa and LSC! 126-130 is not a big difference! I hope that fight is next!

[bluebeam]

"Gary Russell Jr. (31-1, 18 KOs), the long-reigning WBC featherweight champion, is more than willing to move up from 126 pounds to 130 for the opportunity to battle Davis."

That's the fight! MAN UP!

Bring it to ATL!

Falcons to allow limited number of fans at games in Mercedes-Benz Stadium starting Oct. 11

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...tarting-oct-11

Tank vs haney is for ATL.

Tank vs Russell should be in the DMV

[Outwest Exp 355]

I think GRJ is better than Gamboa and LSC! 126-130 is not a big difference! I hope that fight is next!

Definitely better than Gamboa. You get no argument from me there. However to me GRJ is all flash and not a complete fighter. His defense is horrible. All he does is keep his hands up. I’m like dude can you move your head. He’s not a counter puncher so he won’t be able to get off while LSC is punching. He’s really not all that skilled. Hand speed and not much else.

[bluebeam]

Tank staying at 130 makes zero sense and zero cents.

Berchelt, valdez, Frampton, herring, skakur are all at top rank.

Russell jr is the only legit fight at 130 tank can make at pbc.

135 is where the smoke is at.