Promoter Leonard Ellerbe predicts a knockout victory for Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in opposition to Frank Martin. Ellerbe says Martin (18-0, 12 KOs) is preventing a man above his higher degree, and he’ll fall to items as soon as he will get in with Tank (29-0, 27 KOs).
Ellerbe received labored up when reminded that Martin’s promoter, Errol Spence, had mentioned that Tank Davis hasn’t been in with anybody like his fighter and that he’ll get taken aside on Saturday.
Totally different Leagues: Tank’s Dominance Assured
That’s not how Ellerbe sees it. He’s satisfied Martin will not be in the identical league as Tank, and the world will see that on Saturday night time. Ellerbe feels Martin is an effective fighter, however he’s simply not the place Tank Davis is at proper now.
Tank will defend his WBA ‘common’ light-weight title in opposition to Martin on PBC on Prime Video Pay-Per-View on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas.
“Errol mentioned one thing alongside the strains, ‘Tank ain’t been in there.’ We don’t know that,” mentioned promoter Leonard Ellerbe to Sean Zittel’s YouTube channel about Errol Spence, the promoter for Frank Martin, saying that Tank Davis hasn’t been in with a fighter like Frank.
“Frank Martin ain’t by no means seen anyone like Tank Davis. They boxed 4 rounds, I heard,” mentioned Ellerbe in regards to the sparring that Tank did with Martin. “We don’t know if he simply received off the airplane or what he did the night time earlier than. I assure that man was in form.”
Martin was in with a greater boxer than Tank in his final struggle, when he beat Artem Harutyunyan in July of final yr. That man is worlds higher than Tank Davis within the expertise division. What Tank has, clearly, is the ability, and that units him aside.
“What are you going to do in 4 rounds? I heard there was numerous wrestling occurring. I don’t get caught up in all that as a result of I do know when Saturday comes and the lights are on, my man [Gervonta] goes to be prepared,” mentioned Ellerbe.
Outboxing Tank?
“He ain’t going to sit down there. He’s going to do numerous transferring,” mentioned Ellerbe about Martin. “He can’t outbox Tank. What’s he going to do? Tank can do no matter he desires to do.”
Martin can outbox Tank and construct a big early lead on this struggle. What’s unclear is whether or not Martin can maintain onto the lead within the second half of the competition when Tank comes on and places strain on him together with his energy photographs.
“Martin is admittedly good. It’s simply that there are completely different ranges and layers to how good you might be,” mentioned Ellerbe. “I’ve a reasonably good thought of what he’s going to do, and that’s why I’m predicting the struggle goes to finish in a knockout.”
If Tank doesn’t get a knockout on this struggle, he may very well be in hassle becaue Martin can punch, and he’s received a superb engine. He’ll push a a quick tempo, which can put on Tank down and provides him issues down the stretch.
We noticed Martin try this in opposition to Harutyunyan and Michel Rivera in his final two fights, and he appeared glorious in each contests.
“The cardboard goes to be electrifying from prime to backside,” mentioned Ellerbe.
