Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis says he doesn’t wish to overlook challenger Frank Martin and find yourself like Devin Haney, with him getting beaten.
Tank’s Lesson Learned: Don’t Be a Haney
Tank Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) notes that WBC light welterweight champion Haney talked a variety of trash before his fight against Ryan Garcia last April, overlooking him after which losing the fight.
Haney’s loss to Ryan didn’t appear to have anything to do with overlooking him; it was more of a case of him facing a fighter who had an excessive amount of power, speed, and talent for him.
Before that fight, Haney had mostly faced marginal opposition aside from his match against Vasily Lomachenko, and he was given a controversial win in that fight.
Haney’s Track Record
Many fans feel that Haney was never nearly as good as fans thought. He’s more of an example of a fighter who competes well below his weight class by way of size and is matched fastidiously.
Although Haney has captured world titles in two divisions, he did it against lower than one of the best, beating George Kambosos Jr. and Regis Prograis. In some respects, Haney is that this era’s version of Adrien Broner.
Broner is a fighter who floated through 4 weight classes, winning world titles against fastidiously chosen beatable opposition. Haney appears to be from the identical mold, strategically matched to capture world titles against weak, vulnerable champions.
Devin had at all times been greater than his opponents, at 135 and 140. When Haney faced Ryan Garcia on April twentieth, he didn’t have a monstrous size advantage, and we saw what happened.
“I definitely don’t wish to be someone like Devin [Haney]. Talk all that trash, overlook my opponent,t after which get knocked out. So, I’m definitely taking Frank Martin seriously,” said Gervonta Davis to the Only Kayla YouTube channel about him not overlooking the threat that Frank Martin presented to him on Saturday night.
Again, Haney’s loss to Ryan had nothing to do together with his overlooking him because this was an enormous step up for the San Francisco native. Haney trained hard for the Ryan fight, but he couldn’t handle his power, and his habit of clinching excessively put him within the line of fireside all night. The worst thing a fighter can do against Ryan Garcia is clinch nonstop, as he’s got a lethal short left hook that he throws.
Tank’s Respect for Frank Martin
“He’s crazy to think that, nevertheless it’s boxing; anything can occur,” said Tank, reacting to being told that Martin is saying he’s going to knock him out. “I’m not going to say that he’s wild for considering that, but he’s going to should try hard, though, because I’m not lying down.”
What does Tank Davis expect Frank Martin to say? After all, he’ll tell the media that he’ll knock him out because he has to sell the fight. The event is being shown on PBC on Prime Video Pay-Per-View, so Martin is doing his part to advertise the event by predicting a knockout.
“He hasn’t slipped through the cracks. He’s fought great competition,” said Gervonta when told that his trainer, Calvin Ford, remarked that Frank Martin has slipped through the cracks and built a reputation without fighting anybody.
Martin hasn’t been around long enough to fight the highest guys, and that’s one reason he’s didn’t accomplish that.
His management was careful not to place him in with someone too good to maintain him from getting beaten. Tank didn’t should fight him if he didn’t wish to, as it is a voluntary title defense, not a compulsory one.
“He slipped through the cracks to fight me, but I believe he’s a top 10. I believe he’s top 10 with the WBA with the belt that I even have,” said Tank about Martin. “So, of course, I don’t think he’s slipped through the cracks. I believe he put in time and exertions and got to it at the appropriate moment.
“I’m very confident, but in boxing, you never know. So, I’m being cautious,” said Tank Davis, when asked how confident he’s of winning on Saturday.
