Gervonta Davis Accuses Floyd Mayweather of Using Shakur Stevenson for Selfish Gains

The ongoing beef between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and his ex-promoter Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather is sizzling hotter than a grill at a summer BBQ! And guess what? The latest juicy slice of drama from Tank aimed at Money seems to have Shakur Stevenson‘s fingerprints all over it! But what does Shakur Stevenson have to do with their beef?

Well, the thing is, not that long ago, Gervonta Davis took shots at the former five division champion, revealing ‘Money’ was facing money issues in Dubai, and was stuck there because of it. Now, Mayweather wasn’t going to take it lying down, so he responded by sharing a clip of ‘Sugar’ Stevenson in his Instagram story, where the Newark native urged Davis to accept the fight. Now, cut to Sunday, and the whole thing bubbled up again when Davis tweeted he would fight Vasyl Lomachenko next. 

Twitter Wars: Gervonta Davis vs. Shakur Stevenson

Hours earlier, following Lomachenko’s utter dominance over George Kambosos Jr, Gervonta Davis hopped on X to write in a now deleted tweet, “He’s after Frank..let me get Frank first.” Seeing Davis plan another fight that doesn’t involve him Stevenson couldn’t resist as he wrote, back, “He’s on the other side tho.” However, this wasn’t enough to get a rise out of Davis, so Stevenson went a step further. 

In a following tweet, Stevenson shared Davis’ clip, where ‘Tank’ can be seen dancing with a rather feminine aura. Stevenson captioned the clip, “Says this guy.” This seems to have been the last straw that sent Davis over the edge. He promptly responded in a now deleted tweet, “Floyd called you and made you make a video you did it knowing he don’t f**k w you..you definitely a d**k eater and do everything ni**as tell you to do.”

Davis and Mayweather’s relationship could really have a solid rom-com, just look at their history. Following Davis’ win over Rolly Romero, the undefeated boxer split with Mayweather’s promotion and started working with guidance from Al Haymon. Since then, the duo has both shown respect and hate against each other on several occasions. The best example would be what happened during the Ryan Garcia fight last year. 

Inside the Floyd Mayweather Gym Drama

Just last year, the Baltimore native fought Garcia in a second fight since separating from Mayweather. However, he was still training for the fight in Mayweather’s gym, something that seems to have irked the former champion, Davis claimed. In a tweet Garcia had written, “You always act like you got some info. Shut your a** up already.”

“You basically are just a shaderoom [gossip] page, relax. I heard some stuff about you as well,” Garcia continued. In response, Davis wrote, “What? That Floyd’s petty a** said I couldn’t use his gym anymore. I don’t give a f***!… Nah, it’s not what I heard, it’s what I know, chump!” Despite this, on the night of the fight, Floyd Mayweather was ring side to support his former prodigy. 

While Shakur Stevenson is unlikely to get his dream fight against Gervonta Davis anytime soon, the real hate between Davis and Floyd Mayweather is finally coming to the surface. However, the question is, was Mayweather really using Shakur to get back at Davis? Or is there more to the story?