Via Allan Fox: Promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr was furious on Sunday night before the aftermath of Gervonta ‘Tank ‘Davis’ closer than expected in round 12, a unanimous decision victory over his replacement Isaac’ Pitbull ‘Cruz at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
After the fight, Mayweather appeared to be trying to speak privately to fans and the media that the Tank was looking great.
That approach has failed because people have seen what happens inside the ring with Pitbull Cruz revealing Tank Davis, and they’re not going to buy Mayweather’s spin of illusions.
Fans and the media were, of course, unimpressed with what they saw from Tank, as he was knocked down by the 23-year-old younger Pitbull Cruz, and wounded in the ensuing rounds from the body and the the headshot that the Mexican warrior hit. him with.
In the end, the Tank won the 12th round with scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112, but he was forced to use a tactic that was deemed illegal to get the victory.
Pitbull Cruz looks like a better fighter
Using illegal straight arms to keep Pitbull Cruz from getting close to him, Tank was able to win important rounds that would have been lost had the referee carried out his duty by warning or punish him for this illegal tactic. In recognition of his merits, Pitbull Cruz didn’t mess with Tank Davis and used his own illegal tactics to try to win. Cruz kept it clean.
Mayweather appeared angry and in complete denial about what was going on inside the ring, when his No. 1 boxer in the stable fight Mayweather Promotions Tank Davis (26-0, 24 KOs) was beaten by Pitbull Cruz, who smashed and hurt his star.
With his blue-collar combat approach, Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) took down Tank Davis, showing he’s not as good as some boxing fans, members of the media , and especially Mayweather said that he .
Mayweather Says Tank “EASY” Beats Pitbull Cruz
“We all know the circles around that guy of Tank,” Mayweather said at his post-fight press conference last Sunday night following Gervonta’s narrow win over rival Pitbull Cruz.
“He [Cruz] was very aggressive and landed some big hits. It’s all about the exciting battles. He was clearly defeated, he knew he didn’t win. It was an easy fight compared to what I’ve seen,Mayweather said as he elaborated on his story of what went on in the Tanks’ narrow win over the younger, busier Pitbull Cruz.
“That’s four rounds, man [Cruz] maybe, but eight innings he was outboxed. The name of the game is BOXING. It’s not slugging
“They want ‘The Tank’ to take this guy down. Since he didn’t win the knockout tonight, he’s lost now. Those are the bulls -,” Mayweather said as he wondered why the media and fans were so disappointed in Gervonta’s performance.
It’s too bad that Mayweather doesn’t want to admit that his Tank fighter didn’t look good against Isaac Cruz.
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“The name of the game is NO penalty,Mayweather continued, like one apologizing to Gervonta after his poor effort. “The guy knows he didn’t win.
“Is he tough? Very solid and sturdy. If I had fought him in his prime, I probably wouldn’t have taken him down.
“He [Pitbull Cruz] is problem. He brought smoke but he also smokes,Mayweather said with fury as he tried to understand why fans and the media said Tank Davis looked bad against Cruz.
Mayweather should have given up on the lead by trying to convince fans and the media that Tanks easily beat Pitbull Cruz last Sunday night.
. The way Mayweather is saying it, he seems desperate to change the reality of what happened. Unfortunately, Mayweather can’t wish for it or say it out loud.
His fighter was unmasked by a substitute, and the only reason he won was that he used a tactic where he would have been blown away by the referee repeatedly if he was at work.
