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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 21: Floyd Mayweather speaks during a press conference, ahead of the WBA Lightweight Championship fight between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero on December 5, at Staples Center on October 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 21: Floyd Mayweather speaks during a press conference, ahead of the WBA Lightweight Championship fight between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero on December 5, at Staples Center on October 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
The former five-division champion, Floyd Mayweather, had his press conference clashed with his long-time protégé, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. Following this, the current WBA (Regular) lightweight champion called out Floyd on Twitter by calling him “jealous” in a now-deleted tweet.
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Floyd’s heartfelt appreciation toward Gervonta Davis
In the aftermath of this fallout, Floyd Mayweather sat down with Ben Thompson for an interview for FightHype. During which he responded to Gervonta Davis’ recent comments about him in a surprising manner.
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The legendary boxing icon acknowledged how far Davis has come. According to him, Tank has really matured over the years in terms of facing the media, which made Mayweather proud.
The 45-year-old went on to say that he always had Davis’ back. He said, “We seem to forget I’m the same one that got on a podium not long ago and went to war for my fighter, I said, ‘Why isn’t Tank on the P4P list?’ When my fighter didn’t make weight, I went to war for my fighter. These are things we seem to forget.”
Floyd Mayweather on Gervonta Davis: "I'm the same one that got on a podium not long ago and went to war for my fighter, I said, 'Why isn't Tank on the P4P list?' When my fighter didn't make weight, I went to war for my fighter. These are things we seem to forget." [@FightHype]
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) April 12, 2022
Floyd Mayweather backs his fighters
In the course of the interview, the former five-division champion was questioned about his commitment to his fighters.
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Mayweather emphatically responded, stating he always wants the best for any fighter under the PBC and the Mayweather Promotions banner and claimed that he goes above and beyond for his fighters.
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TOKYO, JAPAN – NOVEMBER 05: Floyd Mayweather Jr. attends the press conference to announce the match on December 31 at Roppongi Hills club on November 5, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage)
He poured out his passion for his fighters by stating that he pushes harder for them than any other fighter.
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It seems increasingly likely that Davis would be leaving the Mayweather promotions following this back and forth by the duo. What comes next for the WBA (Regular) lightweight champion? What do you think about the Mayweather-Davis saga? Let us know in the comments below.
