After scoring a huge win over Hector Louis Garcia on January 7th, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis has been in the news for quite some time, and he has been regarded as one of the best fighters of this era. However, an old incident of ‘Tank’ went viral again on the internet, and it was of a very famous incident between him and another famous lightweight boxer, Devin Haney. Renowned boxer Adrien Broner revealed the incident.
In a video uploaded as YouTube Shorts, Adrien Broner told ESNEWS that he was at the ringside during the sparring event that was taking place between Davis and Haney. It went brutal when Davis punched 17-year-old Haney. Boner who then stepped into the ring, described the situation as “mayhem”.
Adrien Broner shares some insights about Davin Haney vs Gervonta Davis sparring
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It was an old incident in front of the legendary boxer, Floyd Mayweather. At that time, Haney was reportedly just 17. However, in the video, Adrien Bomer shared the whole incident and how he saved the great battle between the two. He said, “Devin was 17 at the time, they get in there they were you know they were very competitive, and then Tank hit Devin”
He further added, “and Devin went boom boom.” After that, he stepped into the ring. He recalled the incident, “and I jumped in the ring, cause he’s 17, This angel fall on nobody but whoever is there, so I jumped in the ring, Once I jumped in everybody starts jumping in, and then it was like, Barbarians vs. Their people, whatever, it went straight mayhem and then, all went back down and then Me and Bill exchanged some words.”
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Gervonta Davis eyeing Devin Haney as his next
However, both fighters came a long way after that and are one of the best boxers in the current generation. Now that he has dominated Hector Louis Garcia, he shows no sign of slowing down. Fans are waiting for the highly anticipated fight between Ryan Garcia And ‘Tank‘ Davis in April, however, according to reports he might take on Devin Haney before or after the Garcia fight.
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Looking only at the numbers, Haney has an upper hand with 29 wins with no losses whereas Davis’ record stands at 28-0. Only time can tell whether the previous feud between them will make it up to ring or not. Let us know your opinion about this incident in the comments section.
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