Via Allan Fox: Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ coach Calvin Ford says they are expecting a big fight with Vasily Lomachenko and he thinks it will be a big one when it happens.
Davis may have fought Lomachenko years ago, but his promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr didn’t choose to let the Tanks go to war.
It is believed Mayweather is waiting until Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) is old enough before letting Gervonta take on him.
It’s too bad because it would have been a big fight if Tanks had played against Lomachenko two or three years ago.
Ford says that by 2022, all the leading light vehicles will be competing against each other. Boxing fans doubt whether the top 135s will fight this year or choose to claim their title against a weak opponent.
Gervonta Davis vs. Vasily Lomachenko = Chess match
Davis will need to fight a lot better than his last fight with Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz if he wants to take on Lomachenko now. However, we don’t know if that fight will happen anytime soon.
If Mayweather waits three to five years before letting Tank Davis take on Lomachenko, then you have to give the Baltimore-born a chance to win.
It would be a breath of fresh air if Mayweather pitted Davis Tank against Lomachenko right now because the fight would be meaningless if Loma was old and too old.
“We look forward to that fight,” coach Calvin Ford said ESNEWS when asked about his thoughts on the future war between Gervonta Davis and Vasily Lomachenko.
“It will be a chess match. I don’t know if Loma will take the opportunity he would with Tank, but it was a big battle, to tell you the truth. It was a fight everyone had been waiting for.
“I don’t know what’s his [Lomachenko] The next fight is. 2022 is going to be a really exciting year for all of them, to tell you the truth it’s because they have to fight each other.
“I heard Shakur is trying to fight them. It’s a good thing, it’s a step-up battle for both of them,” Ford said in response to news of Stevenson taking on Oscar Valdez on April 30. “I will always grow with Shakur.
Ford on Gervonta fights Kambosos
“I don’t train the Tank for knockout, but it’s going to be a brutal fight when asked what happens when Gervonta takes on undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr,” said Ford. .
I don’t think Gervonta will be up against undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. for a few reasons. It first required the Davis Tank to fly to Australia to fight in a stadium.
Tank promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr is not going to put him in a situation where he is a boxer coming to face Australian George Kambosos Jr in his home country of Australia.
While this will be an easy fight to win for Tank Davis, it will earn him huge sums of money and it will increase his popularity, it is unlikely that Mayweather will let him fight. with Kambosos.
Instead, we’ll see the Tank fight the next Mayweather-promoted Rolando Romero in a low-level bout, which will go on sale on Showtime PPV. I can’t imagine that war yielding more than a handful of pay-per-view purchases.
Ryan Garcia vs Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz
“God, how many times do we hear Ryan going to fight anyone?” Hunter said to ESNEWS when asked about his thoughts on Ryan Garcia versus Isaac Cruz.
“Ryan isn’t going to fight someone until he’s in the ring. It’s as simple as that. I get that,” said Ford when reminded that Ryan injured his wrist while training for the canceled match against Joseph ‘Jojo’ Diaz Jr last November.
The problem that Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) has is that he is already a millionaire and is only 23 years old. Despite defeating major opponents in his entire career, he still has a net worth of 10 million dollars and make a lot of money on social networks.
When you have money like Ryan owns, how hard is it for him to find the impetus to push it and start resisting quality opposition?
To fight the guys Ryan needs to improve, you have to box 100%, and he won’t. As a result, Ryan only fought once last year and withdrew from two matches.
“I’m at a point with Ryan where I just want to see him in the ring, and I’m back on the board,” Ford said. “The fight is a good fight because Ryan is choosing it. They thought they could get Cruz out of there faster than Tank.
“It’s a recipe for what all fighters do. They will fight other people and go, ‘I get them out faster.’ It’s to get fans interested and talking and everything.
Ford on Ryan Garcia: “If he can get Isaac into the ring, he’ll join the fight if they give him a fight his men will hit farther than the money-wise people. the silver.
Two weeks ago, Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions ruled out Ryan Garcia facing Isaac Cruz. De La Hoya says that Pitbull rejected the fight with Ryan.
Interestingly, Cruz promoter Sean Gibbons hit back at De La Hoya and said he was giving fans the wrong message. Gibbons then invites Ryan to begin negotiations to fight Cruz.
Since then, Ryan hasn’t paid any attention to Cruz, which shows that he doesn’t want that smoke.
The more fighter than Ryan rumored to face off in April is Joseph ‘Jojo’ Diaz Jr. They are supposed to reschedule that fight, which makes sense for Golden Boy Promotion since they promote Ryan and Jojo.
It will be an internal fight and a winnable battle for Ryan, but it won’t help his career as Jojo is not an elite level fighter. Furthermore, Jojo is about to lose to WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney.
If Golden Boy wanted to make Ryan a star, they would pair him with Vasily Lomachenko, Kambosos Jr, Isaac Cruz, Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney.
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