‘The Love Was Gone’: Gervonta Davis Reveals Why Floyd Mayweather Is Silent on His Upcoming Fights

Everyone knew that relations between Gervonta Davis and Floyd Mayweather were hanging by a thread. However, the latest tweet from Gervonta lamenting the treatment meted out to him has raised quite a few eyebrows.

Talking through his Twitter handle, Gervonta mentioned that the relationship between him and Mayweather Promotions floundered from when he fought Rolando Romero in New York City.

Reportedly, it was to be his last fight under the Mayweather banner. However, in a tweet, he said, “My contract is up, that’s why they want me to fight this clown so bad.” The tweet was deleted later.

Gervonta Davis and Mayweather Promotions

Tank and Mayweather’s journey commenced in 2015. In 2017, he won his first title defeating Puerto Rican champion Jose Pedraza. There has been no looking back ever since. They are often termed an ideal promoter-boxer combination.

Despite the visible strains, Mayweather has been accommodating and checked in responses. Wishing Gervonta well for his future in a reply,” Nothing lasts forever. I will always love Tank. I like him. Love him – look at him as a son. He has to do what’s best for him. I feel like I’ve done a great job thus far, building him and putting him in good fights, great fights. He’s steady growing, he’s steady learning. I’m proud of him.”

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An inconsistency in the number of bouts he needs to fight per year appears to have triggered the bitterness. The Barclays Center match against Jesus Cesar was the only fight to engage him in 2018. But come next year, he faced three opponents: Hugo Ruiz in February, Ricardo Nunez in July, and Yuriorkis Gamboa in December.

Disagreeing with the widespread notion, Mayweather Promotions’ boss Leonard Ellerbe said, “A lot was blown out of proportion and he’d be the first to admit it. It’s not anything to go into detail. There was a lot going on in his life. See, as media people and the fans, all they’re concerned about is guys fighting and fighting and fighting, but a lot of times things that go [on] behind the scenes that affect a young man’s, a young woman’s life. They’re not in a position to go out there and be the best that they can be.”

Gervonta may be gambling with his career outside of the promoter’s umbrella. He might succeed, though, as Floyd did. Initially under Top Rank, promoter Bob Arum’s flagship, he left in 2006 to form his promotional venture, now known across the globe as Mayweather Promotions.

Despite the recent announcement of a mega fight against Ryan Garcia in 2023 under Mayweather Promotions, for how long the honeymoon lasts is anybody’s guess.

Boxer – Promoter relation in retrospect

This will not be the first time boxing has seen a tense relationship between a star boxer and his promoters. No one has forgotten Mike Tyson and Don King. The latter promoted the likes of Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, and later Mike Tyson.

In 1998, the terms between the two were so bad that Mike Tyson filed a suit against King for defrauding him of $100 million.

Good boxers must focus on their training and can’t afford to get distracted by vanilla business stats. They need experts who can handle the numbers while they smash their opponents. The symbiotic relationship has worked wonders for the sweet science. Let’s hope two of the best boxing personalities let bygones be bygones and let the fans see some good old manly knockouts.

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