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Three-division world champion, Gervonta Davis, and lightweight phenom, Ryan Garcia, are on the path to proving their mettle at one of the lightweight division’s biggest fights yet. Meanwhile, Davis was the boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather Jr‘s, protege for the longest time. And was fighting under his Mayweather Promotions banner. ‘Tank’ later left the promotions in 2022, a decision that received a lot of disagreements from fans. In fact, Mayweather’s close aide and former boxer, Nate Jones, shed light on why Davis needs Mayweather.

Davis and Mayweather were recently seen interacting with each other at the Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez fight. This, in turn, led to fans speculating if the duo has joined hands once again.

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Jones, on the other hand, addressed the same with a video on his page The Nate Jones Story. He said, “Hopefully, they took the advice that I said. Where the both, I mean, they might as well keep what they have going. And make it as big as they possibly can, because Tank needs Floyd.”

He further mentioned that Mayweather’s presence at the fight would be a major crowd-puller. Jones said, “Floyd is the biggest attraction in boxing. And, Tank needs that. If Floyd’s at the arena or the after-party of the event. It’s going to be crazy man.” Additionally, he also advised the duo to make the fight a big event. And also prepare for bigger fights in the future.

Have Floyd Mayweather and Gervonta Davis reconciled?

Gervonta Davis faced Hector Luis Garcia on January 7, 2023. Prior to the fight, Davis announced that his contract with Mayweather Promotions has ended.

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In an interview, Mayweather revealed that he did not harbor any hard feelings against his former protege. He said, “Every fighter is entitled to make whatever move they wanna make. I think am one of the pioneers in becoming a boxing entrepreneur.”

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Mayweather also mentioned that fighters are allowed to move away from contracts, in search of better prospects. With the duo interacting with each other, it sure looks like they might join hands soon. What are your thoughts on Jones’ words? Let us know in the comments below.

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