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A potential clash between Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis is one of the most anticipated fights in the combat world. This fight will settle the debate of who is the best Lightweight of the two. Davis has proved himself as the number one challenger for his undisputed titles. The two are equally challenging opponents for each other. With the power shot ability of the Baltimore hard-hitter, the fight will be a sight to witness. However, Sports Media Personality Stephen A Smith seems to know how the fight will unravel.

In the recent episode of Hotboxin with Mike Tyson, the former Heavyweight champion was joined by Smith. While on the show, the 55-year-old talked about a potential fight between Davis and Haney. He also spoke about why he believes ‘The Dream’ doesn’t stand a chance against ‘Tank.’ He recollected a story from Adrien Broner to substantiate his claim.

Stephen A. Smith Wants Haney to “Stay Away” from Gervonta Davis

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Stephen A. Smith talked about the threat that Gervonta Davis poses to Haney’s titles. He provided the reason for assuming why Haney doesn’t stand a chance against the hard-hitter. He said, “I see Gervonta Davis, And I Look at Haney, And I’m like this. You Don’t want no parts of gervonta davis you want to stay away from that brother.”

He further talked about a drawback he finds in Haney’s fighting style which makes him an easier target for Davis. “Haney gets hit too much, and you can’t do that, Gervonta Davis,” He added. Smith remembered a story from Adrien Broner where Broner talks about the time he witnessed Haney and Davis go at it in a sparring session. “ I saw Adrien Broner talking about how he saw Gervonta and Haney spar. And, Gervonta hit him once, and they had to jump into the ring to stop Haney from getting hurt because Gervonta hit him,” said Smith recollecting the story.

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Smith further talked about Haney’s clash with Vasiliy Lomachenko. In his opinion, the San Francisco born fighter was able to prevail because his opponent is not a power puncher. He said that if it had been ‘Tank’ instead, it would’ve been a “different problem” for ‘The Dream.’

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A fight between Haney and Davis is one of the most anticipated clashes. And it will be interesting to see how things prevail when these two lock horns inside the ring. Who do you think will win? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

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