Gervonta Davis says he has only felt true power from one fighter

Gervonta Davis is known for his own huge power but he has revealed the biggest puncher he’s faced.

The future of Davis is currently up in the air, having not competed since he was held to a controversial majority decision draw against Lamont Roach back in March.

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He then looked set for an exhibition bout with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in November, but that event was cancelled after ‘Tank’ was named in a civil lawsuit regarding domestic allegations.

Prior to his difficult 2025, Davis was widely regarded as one of the heaviest hitters in the sport, pound-for-pound, with 28 of his 30 victories coming by knockout.

When it comes to naming who hit him hardest though, one name stood out for Davis, as he revealed during a past media scrum that he gives that recognition to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.

“I ain’t going to lie, Rolly hit hard. People are sleeping on Rolly. He hasn’t got a chin, so Rolly gets caught, but he can hit … He’s the only person I have felt. When he swung, it felt like there were bricks in his hands.”

‘Tank’ met Romero back in May 2022, claiming a sixth round TKO victory. Since then, Romero has won the WBA super-lightweight title, and then picked up the biggest win of his career when he defeated Ryan Garcia back in May.

The victory over Garcia saw Romero win the WBA Regular welterweight title, and he has since been upgraded to full champion.

A fight between Romero and boxing legend Manny Pacquiao had been touted for 2026, but it appears that ‘Rolly’ will have to defend his belt against his mandatory challenger Shakhram Giyasov next instead, or risk being stripped.

Gervonta Davis appears to have made up his mind on his boxing return.

It was a difficult period for ‘Tank’ in 2025, with the year beginning with a controversial majority decision draw to Lamont Roach in his WBA lightweight title defence in March.

The main talking point from the fight came when Davis voluntarily took a knee and retreated to his corner claiming he had grease in his eyes, with many onlookers claiming that should have led to a knockdown being scored, and Terence Crawford even thinking he should have been disqualified.

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An immediate rematch was then expected to take place, but instead ‘Tank’ opted for an exhibition bout with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, which was scheduled for November.

It never went ahead after Davis was named in a civil lawsuit regarding domestic allegations, and after the Baltimore man had previously stated that he had plans to retire at the end of the year, it appeared that his time in a boxing ring may have been up.

Davis seems to have now made a U-turn on those comments though, after revealing he is targeting one man in particular for his return.

Taking to social media after Isaac Cruz and Roach recently fought to a majority decision draw, ‘Tank’ said he wants to take on Cruz.

“I’m taking him next, soon as my knee gets better.”

Davis previously fought Cruz back in December 2021, claiming a unanimous decision victory. Cruz is a former WBA super-lightweight champion, and currently holds the WBC interim crown at 140lbs, which he retained with that draw against Roach in December.

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“There’s been no fight like it”: Gervonta Davis targeted for ‘super fight’ rematch

Gervonta Davis has been called out for a money-spinning rematch, most likely at a weight where he would be forced to contend with a considerable size discrepancy.

The 31-year-old has not fought since his controversial draw with Lamont Roach, who was ultimately denied a monumental upset victory in March.

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Their lightweight encounter was then followed by the bizarre news that Davis, who still holds the WBA world title at 135lbs, would be entering an exhibition match with Jake Paul.

The pair were supposed to meet at a catchweight of 195lbs on November 14, before ‘Tank’ was ruled out of their Netflix event due to fresh allegations of domestic violence.

Instead, Paul suffered a sixth-round stoppage defeat to Anthony Joshua last Friday, with Davis still facing legal action from his ex-girlfriend, Courtney Rossel.

As of now, it is difficult to gauge whether the Baltimore man will ever return to the ring, let alone defend his WBA title against a worthy challenger.

But, nevertheless, Ryan Garcia has now thrown his hat into the ring for a potential rematch, hoping to avenge his seventh-round stoppage defeat of 2023.

The 27-year-old is expected to challenge WBC world welterweight champion Mario Barrios this coming February, despite suffering a points loss to Rolando Romero in May.

But while that does appear to be the plan, Garcia has nonetheless expressed his interest in a second encounter with Davis.

Sharing his thoughts on X, ‘King Ry’ signalled that he hopes to be involved in another blockbuster event, whether it be a Davis rematch or something of equal magnitude.

“To be real there hasn’t been a fight like my fight with Gervonta. We brought OG super fight back for one night. I want to do another one like that.”

Garcia has made no secret that he wants to avenge his loss to ‘Tank,’ citing the rehydration clause as the reason behind the dominant defeat. As he now campaigns at 147lbs and doesn’t look to be dropping back down, running it back with the naturally smaller Davis seems more unlikely than ever.

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Devin Haney and his trainer-father Bill Haney are basking in the glow of their recent victory over Brian Norman Jr.

Haney became a three-division world champion with a resurgent display, outboxing the hard-hitting Norman to hand him the first loss of his career.

The points victory suggested Haney had put his previous two outings — against Ryan Garcia and Arnold Barboza — firmly behind him, and his father wasted little time in calling out one of the sport’s biggest names.

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In a video with Fight Hub TV, Bill Haney had a message for Gervonta Davis and his team, offering ‘Tank’ the chance to face his son for his new WBO welterweight title next year.

“Coach Calvin [Ford], Coach [Ellis], Team Tank Davis, I got some good news and I got some bad news. The good news is Devin bought me another Mercedes. Another one. The bad news is the Grinch didn’t buy you guys one, but ‘Deebo’ is looking for him and he’s on the list. So let’s see if in 2026 you can’t influence your man to be more like [Devin].”

Davis currently holds the WBA lightweight title, but a move 12lbs north to 147 to face Haney would not necessarily be considered a stretch as “Tank” had been set to challenge cruiserweight crossover star Jake Paul last month month before the bout was cancelled amid serious allegations made against Davis.

However, Haney doesn’t seem to be on Davis’ radar as he recently announced a rematch with Isaac Cruz is his preferred option.

Mandatory challenger says he’s ready to face Gervonta Davis for his WBA title

After losing out on a lucrative showdown with Jake Paul, Gervonta Davis’ plans have been spoiled. Now, the mandatory challenger for his WBA lightweight world title has called for his shot at the 135lb throne.

Davis was set to face Paul earlier this month, until ‘Tank’ was named in a civil lawsuit regarding domestic allegations – causing the cancellation of the contest, with Davis now being replaced by Anthony Joshua for the postponed fight date.

That outing would have been Davis’ second of the calendar, after picking up the first blemish on his professional record when he drew with Lamont Roach Jr. back in March, in what was his second defence of the full WBA lightweight crown.

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Currently, it is unclear when Davis will return to action, if ever, but WBA mandatory challenger Floyd Schofield has now publicly demanded a fight with the Baltimore-born brute on his X account.

“We are his [Davis’] mandatory opponent @WBABoxing. We want to fight the best and Tank is levels above Shakur [Stevenson].

“This is a major step up from a Shakur; but we ready.”

As alluded to in the post, Schofield was scheduled to face Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight world title earlier this year but pulled out of the bout during fight week because of illness.

‘Kid Austin’ has since returned to action, where he scored a sensational first-round knockout of Tevin Farmer in what looks set to be his singular outing of the year, having also withdrawn from a planned November clash with JoJo Diaz due to injury.