He's back now, and Garcia, who was ringside on Saturday, told SI he was ready to make a Davis fight happen.
Garcia’s rise stalled after that, with injuries and mental health issues limiting him to one fight in 2021. He’s undefeated with explosive power, a former protégé of Canelo Alvarez who established himself as a legitimate contender with a win over Luke Campbell last year. At 23, Garcia is one of boxing’s rising stars. A rematch with Isaac Cruz, who lost a competitive fight to Davis last December, is possible, but that pay-per-view performed so poorly those involved didn’t bother with the time-honored practice of leaking inflated numbers about it.ĭavis needs a real dance partner. Gary Russell Jr., a longtime 126-pound champion, is coming off a loss to Mark Magsayo. Chris Colbert, a once minor titleholder at 130, was battered by Hector Luis Garcia in February. The PBC landscape between 130 and 140 pounds is downright barren. He can’t anymore, because right now Davis, 27, is living in an empty nest. As a deep lightweight division zigged, Davis has zagged, passing on opportunities to test himself because, as Floyd Mayweather said last year, “we keep things in-house.”
Davis has stayed undefeated since then, inflating his record with a carefully curated string of opponents, from faded big names (Yuriorkis Gamboa, Leo Santa Cruz) to flawed lesser ones (Ricardo Nunez, Mario Barrios), collecting a pair of hubcap titles along the way. It has been five years since Davis stopped Jose Pedraza to win a legitimate 130-pound title. Keep supporting me, and I’ll fight for you.Tank is what he is: powerful, popular and, even after Saturday, still unproven. To my city of Baltimore, and all the people who came out to see me fight, thank you. Thanks to Shoe City, Everlast, Nike Boxing, Athlete Performance Solutions, Ethika, Upton Boxing Center/Baltimore Parks and Recreation, for their support of Team Davis. Thank you Al Haymon, Showtime, and Goossen Promotions for having me on the ShoBox card. I want to be known as one of the top prospects in 2015. I’m looking forward to the challenge, and I’ll be staying ready. I’ve been boxing since I was eight years old. They told me to stay in the gym and keep grinding, because a lot of big things are about to happen for me. I’m excited that I was able to get my tenth win and another knockout. If Gervonta stays on course, he will be very successful.” Competition will be tougher, and we need to continue to fight guys that are going to prepare us for the championship level. The higher levels of this boxing game require more focus and preparation than the lower levels. Gervonta’s ability to listen and buy into the team’s system has improved over the last few fights. We won our tenth fight in exciting fashion, and now it is time to move to the next level. Gervonta made quick adjustments, and an early knockout was the result. His opponent was game and tried to assert himself early.
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There was a lot of emotion going into his tenth pro fight. Davis and his longtime boxing trainer, Calvin Ford, talked about the win and what Team Davis expects for 2015.Ĭalvin Ford said, “We were well prepared for this fight, and had a solid camp. Davis-Suarez was scheduled as a six-round non-televised undercard bout on ShoBox: The New Generation, held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With the win, Davis’ record moves to 10-0, with 9 knockouts, while Suarez drops to 4-5-2, with 1 knockout. Moments into the fight, the twenty-year old Davis dropped his opponent with a vicious barrage of punches, ending the contest after just 47 seconds.
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– On Friday night, February 20, 2015, Baltimore featherweight professional boxer, Gervonta “Tank” Davis defeated Puerto Rico’s Israel “Macho” Suarez, winning by knockout at 2:13 of Round 1.
Undercard at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaīALTIMORE, MARYLAND, U.S.A. BALTIMORE BOXER GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS WINS HIS 10 th FIGHT BY KO IN 47 SECONDSĭavis remains undefeated, winning by first round knockout on the ShoBox: The New Generation