Gervonta Davis Melted That Boy's Insides

Boxing was never really my thing. Mike Tyson’s best days were behind him by the time I got into sports. There was Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao but a huge factor in their success was the lack of competition around them and how carefully they curated their opponents to avoid any real embarrassing, career-ruining L’s.

Fast forward to 2023 and the most popular boxer is a guy who is famous for doing pranks on Youtube with his lame-ass brother. It’s very rare for a fight to feel big or important these days but on Saturday night, Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia restored the feeling.

28-year-old Gervonta Davis came into this fight 28-0 with 26 KOs while 24-year-old Ryan Garcia came in 23-0 with 19 KOs. Some real unstoppable force vs. immovable object shit. Davis had held world titles and three separate weight classes. Garcia, although title-less, has amassed over 9 million Instagram followers and proven he understands how to make people care about his fights.

I understand why weigh-ins exist but they’re not my favorite thing in the world. Two dudes in their underwear flexing on each other and trying their hardest not to kiss. The whole thing always seems sort of, ya know, *bends wrist*. But the best fights know how to drum up weigh-in drama.

After Gervonta Davis and Bernard Hopkins exchanged a few words Tank and Ryan got to shoveling at the weigh in. 🫣

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Let’s go.

If you weren’t sure you were watching a big fight, Tank Davis came to the ring with Chief Keef performing Love Sosa. The vibes were immaculate.

Tank Davis walks out with Chief Keef 🔥

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 23, 2023

This is called understanding the moment. My entire timeline was flooded with people talking about this fight. The Lakers are in the playoffs and more people cared about what was happening in that ring on Saturday night.

It took seven rounds but Gervonta Davis ended things with a sneaky body shot that sent Garcia to his knees.

GERVONTA DAVIS STOPS RYAN GARCIA IN ROUND 7 ‼️

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— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 23, 2023

Yike. Man turned Garcia’s insides into a shaken-up snow globe. You can see his life expectancy shorten as he drops to one knee in the corner. I truly applaud Ryan Garcia for not immediately throwing up on himself. Guy like me? Oh, I’m crying if my stomach gets punched so hard that I need to sit down for a while. After that hit from Tank Davis, Garcia’s insides must look like the Penn Station bathroom floor.

Gervonta Davis has everything he needs to become the biggest name in boxing including having atrocious decision-making outside of the ring. In February, Davis pleaded guilty to a hit and run that injured 4 people including a pregnant woman.

Car accidents happen and that’s never indicative of one’s character but driving through a red light and immediately scurrying away from the scene of the crime while bodies lie in the street is some real dirtbag shit which would put him right in line with Tyson and Floyd Mayweather as the top boxers who have no idea how to be human beings when they’re not wearing boxing gloves.

Now comes the annoying thing I hate about boxing. These two men will schedule several rematches that will be lazier and lazier with diminishing returns each time as they casually steal the fans’ money because again, there are no real stars in boxing anymore so this is the best way for them to get rich together.