Gervonta Davis

Standing at just 5ft 5.5in tall, Gervonta Davis does not cut the most intimidating figure, but his size could not be more misleading.Davis has incredi.

“Praying for the health and safety of Santa Cruz there. Barrios recovered well and to the shock of Davis, at the end of the ninth round Mayweather Jr told ‘Tank’ that he was down on the unofficial scorecard. Signed to Mayweather Promotions, Davis has the nickname ‘Tank’, which was coined by one of his amateur coaches due to his head being oversized in comparison to his body.

Davis landed perfect knockout blow in the sixth round against Romero after his opponent controlled the opening frames.

Gervonta "Tank" Davis vs. Romero again landed the hook and Davis continued to struggle a bit with distance and range. Romero landed a big left hand and then shoved Davis to the canvas as the two tangled up. Gervonta Davis vs. - Gervonta "Tank" Davis (c) def. Romero landed his own big left, however, and Davis tried to return with his own fire. Gervonta Davis vs. Davis got in with a quick shot before moving out of the way of return fire. Davis calmly let loose with a left hand counter that caught Romero clean and sent him face first into the ropes before sliding down to the canvas. For nearly all of the first six rounds of his bout with Gervonta "Tank" Davis, Rolando Romero fought a disciplined fight, using his reach and jab to keep Davis from doing much offensively. Romero landed a shot but as he tried to follow up, Davis landed a crushing left hand and Romero fell forward into the ropes and on the floor. Davis landed a good left and Romero landed below the belt, leading to a brief break in the action.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gervonta Davis regained his knockout power and retained his lightweight...

He did score well with some shots in the second, but then lost a chance to follow up when he shoved Davis to the canvas as they clenched. In the co-feature, Erislandy Lara, the longtime 154-pound champion who has moved up to 160 and won a title, stopped Gary O’Sullivan 23 seconds into the eighth round. After walking to the ring while hearing plenty of boos from the pro-Davis crowd, Romero bounced off the ropes and hopped around defiantly. The fight was then rescheduled after no charges were filed against Romero and the buildup featured plenty of trash talking from the challenger. Davis landed a crushing left hand near the corner and Romero fell forward into the ropes. He drew an arena-record 18,970 for this fight, with the first big card at Barclays Center since before the pandemic began two years ago including Madonna and a number of stars from sports.

The feud between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero is as real as it gets. Every form of trash talk and offensive comments have come out of their respective ...

Romero goes for a right, and Davis counters with a flush left, and Romero goes into the ropes. Romero lunges with a left to the body, and Davis counters with a straight left. About 30 seconds left in the round, Davis lands a straight left of his own. It's time for the co-main event of Davis vs. He landed an overhand left and the referee put an end to the onslaught. Out of nowhere, Romero lands a left that staggers Davis to the ropes. A left over the top lands for Romero.Romero with the jab. Right to the body from Romero. Davis grimaces after throwing a left. A couple of jabs to the body from Romero. Romero widely misses a right. Romero makes it to his body and follows the referee's instructions. But Romero left his head, and that was all Davis needed as he unleashed a left to finish things off. Instead, Romero surprised Davis by coming out trying to establish the jab.

Gervonta Davis landed a devastating counter shot that sent Rolando Romero crashing face first on the rope in the sixth round Saturday night, retaining his ...

It was unclear in the immediate aftermath whether it was connected to the boxing match. There was someone in the crowd ... and they were telling me to press forward and I was like, 'Not yet, I got to loosen him up a little more.' ... I'm glad that we didn't fight the first time because I was so emotional." But, as he always does, Davis found a way with his devastating left hand, a counter shot that sent Romero crashing face first on the rope.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gervonta Davis regained his knockout power and retained his lightweight title Saturday night after stopping Rolando Romero in the sixth ...

Davis landed a crushing left hand near the corner and Romero fell forward into the ropes. If Davis was, it wasn't for long. Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) had to go the distance in his last win for only the second time in his career, and Romero said that showed the three-division champion was vulnerable.

NEW YORK — It was a fight that had to end in a knockout, and that's exactly what happened. With less than a minute remaining in the sixth round, ...

The fight proved to be a financial success as well. Davis was rocked momentarily by a sneaky left from the larger, muscular Romero in round two, and received a few extra seconds to recover as the referee warned Romero for roughhousing in close. Whether he did or not, he still had enough strength in it to let it fly for the knockout punch. “The crazy thing is that I didn’t even throw it that hard. Davis had been scheduled to fight Romero last December, but Romero had been removed from the fight after sexual assault allegations were made public against him. “I was thinking as this interview was coming up and as much as I wanted to be cocky, but I want to thank Rolly. I want to thank his team.

Saturday's lightweight event at Barclays Center was no different, as 18,970 people were in attendance to see "Tank" Davis send Rolando Romero crashing into the ...

What is clear: Davis doesn't need a proper dance partner to sell out arenas. No matter what city, no matter whom he faces, Davis has left no doubt he is one of the sport's most bankable athletes. Of course, Romero was being overly critical ahead of the fight, but he does make some salient points. I got to loosen him up a little more.'" He don't want to fight Tank. It's all talk. "He's been protected," Romero told ESPN on Wednesday. "Let's go down Gervonta's résumé from the time he won a world title. That would certainly remove any obstacles -- or excuses -- when it comes to pursuing the sort of high-level opponents Davis should be seeking. All talk." Francisco Fonseca, who [Davis] hit behind the head and knocked him out in the eighth round. He held on when he felt Romero's power. "Ryan Garcia knocked [Fonseca] out in one round like nothing. Davis proved once again he is one of the biggest stars in boxing.

One punch was all Gervonta Davis needed to end his rivalry with Rolly Romero and retain his secondary WBA lightweight title on Saturday night.'Tank?

Romero led 48-47 on one scorecard at the time of the stoppage. Before the stoppage, Davis found himself in a highly competitive and potentially dangerous fight. He just ran right into it.

Gervonta Davis regained his knockout power and retained his lightweight title on Saturday night, stopping Rolando Romero in the sixth round.

He did score well with some shots in the second, but then lost a chance to follow up when he shoved Davis to the canvas as they clenched. The spokesman said there was reports of some minor injuries due to the commotion. Whatever the problem was didn’t last very long. Security held some fans in one area for a time until it was deemed safe to leave. He drew an arena-record 18,970 for this fight, with the first big card at Barclays Center since before the pandemic began two years ago. Davis landed a crushing left hand and Romero fell forward into the ropes.

After an intense build up between the pair, Davis defended his WBA lightweight title against bitter rival Romero by landing a devastating one-punch knockout ...

I was winning that f****ng fight and I just got hit with a clean shot, that's that," he said. Romero pushed for a rematch with Davis after the loss and insisted that he was winning the fight until the knockout. There was someone in the crowd and they were telling me to press forward and I was like, not yet.

Davis connected with a left-handed punch on Romero in the sixth round to keep his title.

He did score well with some shots in the second, but then lost a chance to follow up when he shoved Davis to the canvas as they clenched. In the co-feature, Erislandy Lara, the longtime 154-pound champion who has moved up to 160 and won a title, stopped Gary O’Sullivan 23 seconds into the eighth round. After walking to the ring while hearing plenty of boos from the pro-Davis crowd, Romero bounced off the ropes and hopped around defiantly. The fight was then rescheduled after no charges were filed against Romero and the buildup featured plenty of trash talking from the challenger. Davis landed a crushing left hand near the corner and Romero fell forward into the ropes. He drew an arena-record 18,970 for this fight, with the first big card at Barclays Center since before the pandemic began two years ago including Madonna and a number of stars from sports.