On Saturday evening of March 1, the world champion WBA Gervonta “Tank” Davis was involved in a highly competitive battle of Lamont Roach Jr, and at the end of the 12-round competition, the fight was recognized as the majority.
Initially, the duel received a lot of criticism due to the fact that Lamont Roach was an unknown name. In addition to the lack of recognition of the name, Roach was the third warrior in the last four years, who appeared from the lower weight class to face Davis.
Boxing fans, who were immediately sold in this fight, accepted the duel because of the Baltimore-Washington DC competition. Defending Master Gervont Davis comes from Baltimore, and Challenger Lamont Roach comes from Washington.
On the Night of the fighting, Gervont Davis began his conventional snail-paced start when he managed to land only one blow in the opening round. After the first round, the action increased when most of the exchange between Davis and Roach took place in their pocket.
In the 8th round Lamont Roach had a great moment when he landed in the right side that supported Davis. The controversy will come to the fight in round 9, when Davis was hit by a stab, and then his knee retreated. Davis started running in the corner to wipe his face.
Tank Davis was lucky because the judge did not rule his knee as a knocking out, and Davis was not enforced by any punishment because Davis wiped his face. It seemed that Roach could have passed Davis a bit, during the fight, but at the end of the competition, three judges assessed him as the majority.
A few days later, the lawyer Lamont Roach sent a letter to the Modern York Sports Committee, asking for overthrowing the result because of the amazing controversy. The decision has not been disclosed so far, but fighting fans predict that the rematch between Davis and Roach will take place in the near future.
Lamont Roach (25-1-2, 10 KO) is a highly qualified boxer that transformed many doubts into believers. Saga Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach has all the elements of the previous boxing situation, which began to develop about twenty -three years ago.
From the mid -1990s to Pensacoli from the beginning of the 20th century, the Roy Jones Jr from Florida was a boxer Super Gwiadza, which was considered one of the best pound fighters in the world. While Jones enjoyed fame and glory, from Orlando, Antonio Tarver, put Jones on his radar.
Growing up in Florida, Antonio Tarver was very aware of Roy Jones, and in the night of November 8, 2003. He finally had the opportunity to share the ring with the iconic boxer. Tarver turned out to be a very arduous opponent, but unfortunately for Tarver he lost the fight by way of a decision of the majority.
Six months later in the rematch Antonio Tarver shocked the world when he landed with a straight left hand, and shot the second round of victory over Roy Jones Jr. Both would meet the third and last time in October 2005, when Tarver won a unanimous decision.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis (30-0-1, 28 KO) is a qualified boxer-puncher who organically built a huge group of fans because of his ability to produce a pain in the style of pain. He is a popular multiple world champion who is considered one of the faces of boxing.
Like Jones vs. TARVER, The Tank vs. Roach Bout contained a boxer super star in the face of a childhood rival, who is hungry, and wants to take advantage of his great occasion. Like Tarver, Lamont Roach gave his opponent the Supergowades, which he could handle, but unfortunately she had no victory for Roach.
With all the controversy surrounding the first fight, it seems that there will be a tank Contra Roach 2. If the second fight occurs, the question is: will Lamont Roach be able to follow in the footsteps of Antonio Tarver and get furious because of a long -term rival who is a generational talent.
It can be safely said that Lamont Roach will not have a tank Davis in the second round of the rematch, but if Roach is able to duplicate his patience, time and effective play in the second fight, he will have a solid chance of lifting great nervousness.