Smith is upset that Gervonta “Tank” Davis has been selected to defend his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach in their upcoming fight on March 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Commentator Stephen A believes Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) should fight guys at 135 or 140 instead of choosing a younger, weaker fighter like Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs).
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Fans have the same argument, but that doesn't stop Tank from making the move. There are enough people willing to buy his events on PPV that he can continue to make this type of mismatch.
Former Mayweather-promoted Tank Davis was brought in for a Low yield method To fight sure fights, look great against superior opposition, and ultimately make good money but not always huge money. For his management, it was like an oil well, kept Pump the oil slowly So that it does not dry out.
“I think Roach is too young, and that's my problem. I'm not questioning his skill set or anything like that,” Stephen A. Smith said. Shawn Zettelgives his perspective on Gervonta Davis' defense of his WBA lightweight title against 130-pounder Lamont Roach on March 1.
“He was similar to Frank Martin. This guy comes in there, and you have 18 fights. I remember watching their press conference before the fight, and he was bothering Gervonta Davis a lot. I knew Gervonta was going to come for him, and sure enough that's what he did. He walked right up to him From the first round.
“I remember what he said, and it really struck me. Gervonta is a smart man, brother. He said, 'You really should have waited.' You don't have enough experience. You really should have waited and taken your time before you came to me, and that's what Gervonta Davis told him. It was Right, said Stephen A.
Smith must understand that Frank Martin is 29 years old, had fought Artem Harutyunyan in his previous fight before the Tank fight, and couldn't turn down a huge payday against him. If Martin has big problems against someone like Artem, he's not about to wait three to five years to gain enough experience to fight Gervonta. By then, the Baltimore native will have long since retired, and Martin has won too many times because he's not that good.
“And here we are now fighting this guy Roach, and I'm like, 'Isn't this guy a young lightweight (correction: super featherweight) moving up to lightweight?'” No, there's no (chance for him). That bothers me, and the reason it bothers me is because Gervonta Too great and too skilled to fight smaller men than himself.
“Gervonta can beat a welterweight. He could probably beat a couple of middleweights, okay? Why fight someone smaller? The only time I'd agree to great champions fighting smaller champions is when you're not known,” Smith said. “With your strength.”
Tank can't take out middleweights unless they're lower-tier fighters, and he doesn't stop any middleweights.
If Stephen is talking about a 147-year-old paper champion, like Mario Barrios. Yes, Tank has already proven he can stop this guy, but he hasn't beaten anyone since he reached 147, with the exception of Jordenis Ugas who got destroyed badly.
“You're basically using your superior skill set and coming up against a smaller, faster player and not dissipating your skills. But if you're a bigger guy and you're clearly the one with the power, it leaves someone at a clear disadvantage, and I think that's unfair.”
“So, that's the way I look at it, and that's what bothers me about Gervonta fighting this guy. There's Teofimo Lopez at 140. Fight this brother. Fight someone your size or bigger,” Smith said.
Boxing business
This is an example of Smith's revelation It's just Ordinary fan With basic knowledge Sports. Obviously, his forte is basketball and football, not boxing.
It seems clear that Stephen A. He doesn't realize how Tank Davis' career was orchestrated by his promoters and management. It wasn't that he couldn't fight top players his size or bigger, it was just that there was a lot of risk involved. It was easier to fight low-risk battles.
Gervonta, previously promoted by Mayweather, has moved carefully since the beginning of his career, and nothing has changed. He's never done a 50-50 fight, and he's certainly not about to start now because he's supposedly at the bottom and only has three fights left before retirement.
