Via Adam Baskin: Errol Spence Jr. said Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was brought “In the Dirt” in a sixth-round knockout loss to ‘regular’ WBA lightweight champion Gervonta ‘The Tank’ Davis last Saturday night.
United welterweight champion Spence admitted he thought Rolly (14-1.12 KOs) did an admirable job the first six rounds until he was beaten by Tank Davis (27-0). , 25 KOs) catch with his left hand and throw the ball for the knockout.
The 27-year-old tank retained his 135-lb WBA title with a knockout victory over No. 1 challenger Rolly in front of a large crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Pay-per-view showtime televised the event at $74.99, and there were many complaints from boxing fans on social media last Saturday about the undercard not worthy of PPV.
Feature match sees ‘regular’ WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (29-3-3, 17 KOs) stop Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan (31-5, 21 KOs) in the eighth round of a non-competitive match.
Lara, 39, injured the Irish-born O’Sullivan in the round of 16 with a left blow to the head, prompting referee Benjy Esteves to intervene and stop the fight. O
‘Sullivan had been knocked out earlier in the match in the fourth round, and he suffered concussion in every subsequent round until the game was halted in the eighth.
Unfortunately, the main event between Tank and Rolly did not live up to fans’ expectations.
“He put his ** in the dirt,” Errol Spence Jr told Against TV Hubreact to Gervonta Davis’ win over Rolando Romero last Saturday night.
“Ryan Garcia owes me 20K. It was near. Until one of his was caught,” Spence said when asked about what Rolly looked like. He was left in the dirt. The tank got knocked out a lot,” Spence said when asked about Davis hitting Rolando hard.
The shot that knocked Rolly down in the sixth round was a straight backhand he never saw coming. Rolly was in the process of tossing one of his wide right hands when he was caught by Davis’ left spike to the head.
“It was almost until Tank caught one of his**,“Spence continued. “He did well, he was as strong as f***, so Tank has to keep boxing. I don’t like the way he walks out of the ring, but he just runs off the ring and shows poor athleticism.
Spence talks about Rolly, who rushes out of the ring immediately after the match. “He should have done his interview and been respectful.
“Yes, it was a big punch,” Spence said of a sixth round left-handed direct hit from Gervonta that put Rolando in a predicament.
Spence was not pleased with the way kt Rolly left the ring right after the match. However, in recognition of his merit, Rolly participated in the post-match press conference. It’s not clear if that was due to a contractual obligation.
