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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 20: Gervonta Davis of The United States celebrates following his fight with Liam Walsh of England in the IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship match at Copper Box Arena on May 20, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 20: Gervonta Davis of The United States celebrates following his fight with Liam Walsh of England in the IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship match at Copper Box Arena on May 20, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Ahead of the anticipated Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia fight, talkSport correspondent Michael Benson unearthed a forgotten 22-year-old clip of Gervonta Davis. In this clip, a 6-year-old Davis was seen sparring with another kid similar to his age inside a boxing gym. As the opponent kid lowered his guard and approached Davis, the latter hit the former with a clear and fast left hand, rattling the former in a sting!
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Among others, the brief clip caught the attention of former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira from the UFC. Oliveira, who recently lost his UFC title belt to Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi, UAE, reacted to the ‘Tank’ clip. Even at only 6 years of age, Davis’ understanding of reach and timing amazed Charles Oliveira who expressed his astonishment in a tweet.
Man…
— Charles 'DoBronxs' Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) January 7, 2023
Benson captioned the post by saying, “Gervonta Davis possessed a powerful southpaw left hand even when he was just six years old.” At this, in only one word and ellipsis, Charles Oliveira commented by saying, “Man…” Currently, Davis is all set to square off against Hector Luis Garcia in his comeback fight to the ring.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – MAY 15: Charles Oliveira of Brazil holds the belt after defeating Michael Chandler during their Championship Lightweight Bout at the UFC 262 event at Toyota Center on May 15, 2021, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
In 2021, after defeating Michael Chandler, Oliveira became the UFC lightweight champion of the world. Following the Chandler fight, he faced Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. While Oliveira won the first two title defences via submission, he lost to Makhachev via an arm triangle in the 3rd round, as reported by ESPN.
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Gervonta Davis as an amateur in boxing
Davis, as an amateur, was just as good as he is as a professional in the ring. He had 34 bouts out of which he won 31 and lost only 3. ‘Tank’ made his amateur debut in 2006 and continued till 2012 as a highly-skilled boxer in the ring.
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 21: Gervonta Davis celebrates after he TKO’s Jesus Cuellar in the third round to win the WBA Super Featherweight Championship bout at Barclays Center on April 21, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
‘Tank’ has remained devoted and only improved over the course of time in boxing. Looking at his old clip, one thing that we can say with conviction is that Davis was meant for this. What do you think about this old clip of ‘Tank’ Davis? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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