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WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis is often regarded as the ‘Face of Boxing’ today. But there are countless in the community who feel the Baltimore native is not deserving of the prestigious title. Well, YouTuber Showbizz The Adult is one of them. In his latest rant on YouTube, Showbiz tore apart Davis’ legacy while roping in Floyd Mayweather and Vasyl Lomachenko. The 30-year-old puncher is about to get in the ring against Lamont Roach in Brooklyn, New York for Davis’ WBA title. However, there has been criticism towards the bout, which claims the fight is too easy for Davis and he is avoiding any real challenge, mainly because Roach normally fights in the super featherweight division.

Regardless, before Roach, Davis had his eye on someone else. ‘Tank’ was in talks with Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko to unify their belts. This also came hand-in-hand with criticism that, now that ‘Loma’ is too old, Davis decided to fight him. Anyway, Lomachenko decided to pull out of the fight talks, claiming he wanted a break and would like to spend more time with his family.

Fast forward to today, Showbizz accused Davis of fighting nobodies, despite having backing from one of the greatest boxers in recent history. What did he say?

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“Can you imagine, bro?” he began. “You [have been] fighting from six years old. You meet a legend in Floyd Mayweather. You think all is about to be right with the world. I’m about to clean everybody up. And you fight none of them? And you look around and you [are] 30-31 years old and you know that you are the best one. I’m not saying that he is the best one, I’m saying that he knows he is the best one,” he stated.

Notably, Mayweather discovered Davis back in 2015 and immediately offered him a contract with his promotional company, Mayweather Promotions. Regardless, Showbizz insinuates that while Davis thinks he is the best, the reality is very different.

We got time for Lomachenko. That was four years ago. All of a sudden, he gets his chance. Lomachenko. Lomachenko like [looking uncertain]. Because Lomachenko fought Kambosos, Devin ‘The American Dream’ Haney, Teofimo Lopez, Garry Russell, Linares, Rigondeaux.”

“He done fought them all. He’s like, ‘I don’t feel like [fighting Davis]’. He can afford not to feel like. He ducked him but he is kinda like… And Tank’s like, ‘Damn! Hey Shakur’ and then he looks up, Lamont Roach. Another situation like this again. He like, ‘Man, I’m done,’” Showbizz added, referencing to Davis’s latest move. ‘Tank’ announced a week ago that he would retire in 2025.

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“After next year, I’m out of this… Out of the sport,” he stated while looking upset. “It’s trash… This stuff is trash, trash… Tired. Tired of all this cr-p,” he said in frustration. While there have been speculations that retiring so early will tarnish his reputation in the boxing world, the pugilist simply doesn’t care. “I don’t even care about that, bro. I don’t even care about that, and where I come from, bro, I’ll always be the greatest. I’ll always be a G for myself,” he said.

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Meanwhile, more and more experts are advocating for Davis to fight the best in the division before retirement.

Former rival asks Gervonta Davis to fight Shakur Stevenson and Vasyl Lomachenko…

Former rival Liam Walsh has urged Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis to face top lightweights Shakur Stevenson and Vasyl Lomachenko before retiring. “Tank came out the other day and said he’s gonna retire after 2025… I’d like to see Tank fight Lomachenko,” Walsh shared. “Will that happen? We don’t know but I’d like to see Tank fight Lomachenko.”

But as YouTuber Showbizz The Adult already discussed, these top boxers might not be interested in facing Davis because they have choices.

Walsh further shared, “I know he’s beaten Ryan Garcia, which was huge business which made him look a lot better, but I always fancied Tank in that fight anyway. But that wasn’t a Tank-Loma or a Tank-Shakur.” He also doesn’t believe it is too late to make these fights happen.

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“I still think the fight can happen but I don’t know what he’s got left. I obviously don’t know what [Lomachenko’s] ambition is now.” When asked about Davis fighting Stevenson, Walsh claimed, “I think Shakur could beat anybody. I think Shakur is good. I like him a lot. I think he’s brilliant.”

Davis is 30-0 and people want to see him fight some big names before he retires. That being said, Gervonta Davis’ retirement announcement seems to have garnered more criticism from experts for not fighting the best competition in the division. Whether he would end his career with these potential fights is yet to be seen. But would you like to see these fights? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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