Gervonta Davis Stuns Fans By Doing Nothing During Media Workout
Gervonta Davis and Lamont Ramont Jr. held their public media workouts ahead of their lightweight clash on March 1.
Davis makes the second defense of his WBA Lightweight Title after stopping Frank Martin in his last fight. Tank has already said he will retire this year with a view to boxing three more times. That increases the pressure on him to perform after continual links with Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney. Tank often gets criticized for not facing the big names, meaning he must get past Roach. But he is undefeated with a 30-0 record, making him a formidable opponent.
Roach is moving up from 130 pounds. He knows what it takes to get over the line in world title fights since he is the WBA champion at that weight class. He defeated Hector Garcia to win the belt, an opponent Davis has already stopped. Garcia had moved up from 130 to 135 to try and get the win. He ultimately came up short, as Roach will have to do something that Garcia failed to do. Davis walked into the ring without throwing a punch, or speaking to the media. But Roach had plenty to say, as he was ready to make a statement come fight night.
Workouts
“I feel great and I can’t wait. Moving up to 135 pounds makes everything super comfortable. There’s no stress on the weight cut and I won’t feel drained at all. Gervonta has definitely become a world class fighter since our amateur days. We were both good as kids, but we’ve both evolved a lot. I’m going to prove that I’ve evolved more.
“This is just who I am. I’m not coming in there with a ‘b-side’ mentality. That’s a lot of people’s first mistake against ‘Tank’ especially. They’ve already fallen short before the fight ever starts. There’s a lot of stuff that I know based off our familiarity with ‘Tank’ that we can use, and that I will use, to my advantage.
“The IQ and the skillset that I have, compared to everyone else that he’s fought, it’s just levels above. The tenacity that I’m gonna combine with it, is definitely something he’s not used to. I’m bringing the total package.
“The hard work I’ve put in shows that I deserve a fight like this. I’ve worked to become one of the best fighters in the world, if not the best fighter in my weight class. And now I have the chance to prove myself against a pound-for-pound talent,” Roach said
Card
Gervonta Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) vs. Lamont Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs); WBA lightweight title
Jose Valenzuela (14-2, 9 KOs) vs. Gary Antuanne Russell (17-1, 17 KOs); WBA junior welterweight title
Alberto Puello (23-0, 10 KOs) vs. Sandor Martin (42-3, 15 KOs); WBC junior welterweight title
Yoenis Tellez (9-0, 7 KOs) vs. Julian Williams (29-4-1, 17 KOs)
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