After days of confusion, the March 1 showdown between Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jr. is back on track.
On January 5, Davis shocked the world as he announced the cancellation of the highly anticipated fight on his Instagram story. The story sent the fans into a state of panic, who, despite their reservations, were excited to see the Baltimore native in action.
PBC has already postponed the upcoming fight twice, and considering ‘Tank’ has declared 2025 to be his last year in boxing, a cancellation would hurt the fans. However, it looks like things are back on track as the duo went back and forth online to hype up the fight. However, it does not look like the WBA lightweight champion is a fan of such altercations.
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Tank and Roach have previously indulged in a few spats online in the lead-up to the upcoming fight. This time was no different, as the WBA super featherweight champion took a cheeky dig at the 30-0 boxer on his Instagram story. He posted a selfie of himself with the caption, “I’m now to the gym man. Ya be cool like how ya be cool,” claiming that while Gervonta Davis focuses on worthless stunts online, he will be busy training.
Tank did not let it pass as he reposted ‘Reaper’s’ story and wrote, “Laugh now… ya son gonna be crying later!..” issuing a warning that the Washington native will regret talking like this on March 1. ‘Tank’ then got a little personal and wrote, “And you better not be over there f*****g pretty girl Becuz you know what’s the crowd leaves… what’s right behind em.. the women😜,” taking a shallow dig at the 29-year-old.
As the spat continued, the digs got slightly more irritating and personal as Roach fired back with another selfie and caption reading, “😂😂😂😂 Ya man back at it again lol stay focused champ. I’m working! Worry bout them little angels you got not what boys f*****g other boys,” and advised Tank to stay focused on his training.
The way this online feud is processing, both boxers will be better off focusing on training, rather than this spat. Furthermore, it looks like even Gervonta Davis regrets getting into this online scuffle as he later took to his ‘X’ to show his grief over the turn of events.
After the back and forth, the Baltimore native took to his ‘X’ and posted a confession showing extreme remorse. He wrote, “I’m a lowkey type of guy..this being in public eye be killing me fam.” Tank declared he rarely gets into these online battles, which makes him severely uncomfortable.
The 30-0 boxer further confessed, “I’m not chasing no image at all nor a female I be gucci away from this shit,” claiming he does not want any fame. He is content with his life and family and keeps his desire at arm’s length.
This latest confession by Tank is similar to his retirement announcement when he claimed he started hating the sport and just wanted to spend time with his family. “After next year, I’m out of it. Yeah, out of this sport… S**t’s trash. This s**t is trash, garbage. Fed up. I’m fed up with the whole s**t,” stated Tank as he announced his retirement.
However, the Baltimore native has left all his reservations for the upcoming fight at the Barclays Center behind. He is focused on the bout and was even spotted rocking a new ponytail look. The renewed intensity of the online spat is great news for fans. However, fans would rather prefer Davis to answer all the hate inside the ring; something he has done throughout his career.
