{"id":36363,"date":"2025-07-31T18:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/36363\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T18:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:30:09","slug":"gervonta-davis-will-go-above-and-beyond-to-avoid-a-rival-according-to-a-legend-tank-aint-taking-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/36363\/","title":{"rendered":"Gervonta Davis will go above and beyond to avoid a rival, according to a legend\u2026 &#8216;Tank&#8217; ain&#8217;t taking that&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gervonta Davis will steer clear of a tough challenge, says an ex-world champion.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his time in boxing, \u2018Tank\u2019 has proven his punching power beyond doubt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/features\/fighter-gervonta-davis-brutally-knocked-out-gave-vasiliy-lomachenko-one-of-his-toughest-tests\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Davis brutally knocked out Jose Pedraza<\/a> and rendered Leo Santa Cruz unconscious in a statement display.<\/p>\n<p>However, one retired fighter believes there\u2019s a boxer the Maryland brawler will never face.<\/p>\n<p>Wild: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/features\/tim-bradley-got-hurt-badly-in-one-of-the-strangest-endings-to-a-fight-in-boxing-history\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Bradley got hurt badly in one of the strangest endings to a fight in boxing history<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2157626605-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gervonta Davis weighs-in to fight Frank Martin\" \/>Photo by Steve Marcus\/Getty ImagesGervonta Davis will avoid Shakur Stevenson, says Tim Bradley<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/tim-bradley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Bradley<\/a> is adamant that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/gervonta-davis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gervonta Davis<\/a> is going nowhere near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/shakur-stevenson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shakur Stevenson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Desert Storm\u2019 insists it doesn\u2019t matter how much money the power puncher is offered.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Fight Hub TV, he said: \u201cTank is not gonna fight Shakur Stevenson at all, at all. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care how much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/turki-alalshikh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Turki Alalshikh<\/a> offers, give him four Lamborghinis, whatever, Tank ain\u2019t taking that fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tim Bradley says why Gervonta Davis loses to Manny Pacquiao<\/p>\n<p>Bradley certainly wasn\u2019t short of things to say about Davis.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to claiming he won\u2019t face Stevenson, the former welterweight champion added that his countryman would lose to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/manny-pacquiao\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manny Pacquiao<\/a>, despite the Filipino being at a huge age disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/news\/gervonta-davis-will-lose-to-manny-pacquiao-according-to-a-former-world-champion-hes-going-to-get-beat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bradley explained why Pacquiao beats Davis<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gervonta Davis will steer clear of a tough challenge, says an ex-world champion. 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