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Gervonta 'Tank' Davis gives shocking answer when discussing boxing future ahead of November's Jake Paul fight
The WBA lightweight world champion went from reserved to amused over Paul’s assertion that he is going to outbox ‘Tank’ on November 14, perturbed over Shakur Stevenson’s name being brought up and even disengaged at times.
But when asked by a media member about his continuous flirtation with retirement following November's fight against Paul, Davis, 30, was unsure.
“Right now, I don’t know what I’m doing,” said Davis about his next moves following the Paul fight. “I’m just doing me right now.”
He said this while fiddling with an inflated balloon poodle gifted to him by two circus clowns who ran out onto the stage after the two boxers called each other "clowns."
That said, Davis’ doubt over his boxing future comes after his December 2024 press conference where he stated after 2025 that he is “out of the sport.”
But after fighting Lamont Roach to a majority draw in March, ‘Tank’ walked back his retirement plans, saying he probably has four more fights left.
This past summer, Davis was arrested for domestic violence in a case that was later dropped, as reported by ESPN.
Amidst the controversy, a proposed August rematch with Roach was scratched, paving the way for ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Paul in an unlikely bout set for a maximum weight of 195 pounds.
When asked why he went with the Paul fight instead of seeing the Roach rematch to fruition, Davis offered: “I don’t want to put a lot out there, but it’s just doing what’s best for me and what’s right for me.”
The rather tight-lipped reaction was traded in moments later when Davis seemingly shot down interest about fighting Shakur Stevenson.
“Ya’ll keep talking about fighting somebody,” Davis said. “Didn’t [Stevenson] just have a fight? Didn’t he just have a fight? And what happened? He won, right? But how he looked in it?”
He is referring to Stevenson thoroughly outboxing William Zepeda via unanimous decision in July, though 'Tank' was clearly not impressed.
“But ya’ll say some different s—t when it’s me, right? Because ya’ll want me to lose.”
That ire calmed to unclarity when a media member asked Davis about the hit his boxing legacy would take if he lost to Paul and ‘Tank’ replied: “I’m not sure. I don’t really care at this moment.”
Perhaps the sullen disposition showed in spurts during the kickoff press conference will erode away with excitement returning to Davis’ eyes November 14 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, and live on Netflix.
Despite the whirlwind of emotions felt Monday night, the undefeated Davis’ confidence in his skills remains sky-high for this exhibition against Paul.
“I’m much quicker than him,” Davis said. “He’s much stronger and bigger, but we all know it’s harder for taller fighters to fight a shorter one. He’s decent and he’s gonna hold up for a couple of rounds but once it gets hot in there … you know how things play out.”
