Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather Promotions CEO, predicts a knockout victory for WBA ‘common’ light-weight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis towards Frank Martin this Saturday night time.
Ellerbe is happy in regards to the Davis-Martin struggle, feeling it will likely be a fantastic one on Saturday when the 2 meet in the principle occasion on PBC on Prime Video PPV on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas.
In response to Ellerbe, Tank (29-0, 27 KOs) selected Martin (18-0, 12 KOs) as his opponent and that he has a “hit listing” of the highest fighters within the light-weight division. So long as Tank will get by this struggle, there could possibly be an enormous identify for him in his subsequent contest.
Davis to “Wipe Out the Total Division”
“Tank selected him. He’s one of many prime guys within the division, and he has been for fairly a while,” stated Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe to Struggle Hub TV when requested why Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is combating Frank Martin.
“He desires to show what I already know, that he’s the very best fighter in your complete division, and he’s positively probably the greatest fighters on the earth,” stated Ellerbe, describing what Tank Davis hopes to show by combating Martin.
Sadly, Tank hasn’t confirmed he’s the very best fighter within the 135-lb division, and beating Frank Martin gained’t do something to additional that view. Ellerbe would do higher to steer Tank towards combating the very best guys as an alternative of making an attempt to pawn him off because the #1 man with out ever matching him towards the highest fighters.
Boxing followers aren’t silly. They know that Tank has been matched solely towards B-level opposition throughout his run because the WBA ‘common’ light-weight champion, they usually need to see him examined earlier than he ages out, which might occur inside three or 4 fights, provided that he solely competes yearly.
“As soon as he wipes out your complete division, you guys are going to come back to the identical conclusion that I’ve, that Tank is the very best fighter in your complete world. He has successful listing, and he’s going to get each one of many guys that you simply individuals say is the highest guys,” stated Ellerbe.
Hopefully, the “hit listing” that Ellerbe speaks about consists of Shakur Stevenson, Vasily Lomachenko, William Zepeda, Denis Berinchyk, and Andy Cruz. Followers don’t need to see Frank Martin and Rolly Romero trotted out towards for Tank to pad his resume towards on PPV.
Give attention to Martin, Not Stevenson
“Tank is completely centered on Frank Martin,” stated Ellerbe when requested when is Gervonta going to struggle Shakur Stevenson. “I’m not placing any timetables on any of that form of stuff,” stated Ellerbe in response to being requested in regards to the probabilities of Tank Davis combating Shakur later this yr.
The way in which that Ellerbe dodged the Shakur Stevenson query means that he’s not within the playing cards for Tank’s subsequent struggle. Ellerbe regarded like he was jolted with 2500 volts of electrical energy to his leg when he was requested about Shakur. You could possibly inform from Ellerbe’s response that Shakur is the untouchable class for Tank.
“Belief me, Shakur goes to get that work. He’s asking. He’s going to get that work, however it ain’t what he thinks it’s. However I can’t look forward to it to occur, although. No, Tank ain’t going to be boxing that lengthy,” stated Ellerbe when requested if Tank Davis will attain 50-0 sometime.”
Ellerbe ought to give a timeline for when Tank will struggle Shakur and the opposite prime lightweights that followers have been calling for him to struggle. Nobody was asking for Tank to struggle Frank Martin, particularly after his poor efficiency towards Artem Harutyunyan final yr.
Followers could be extra keen to pay to observe Tank Davis’s struggle towards Martin in the event that they knew that his subsequent struggle could be towards Shakur, Lomachenko, or Zepeda.
“There’s not sufficient prime guys on the market to make that occur. He has a set of objectives in thoughts to get the fellows that you simply guys say are the highest guys. He’s going to get them out of the best way, after which he’s going to experience off into the sundown,” stated Ellerbe, ruling out Tank staying round lengthy sufficient to try to match Mayweather’s 50-0 document.
After all, that document is form of dodgy, provided that he achieved it by beating ex-UFC fighter Conor McGregor.
Predicted Consequence
“Frank Martin is an excellent fighter. He’s obtained good expertise, may be very athletic, has good velocity, and stable energy, and he’s slick. I just like the match-up as a result of he’s one of many prime guys within the division.
“He thinks he can beat Tank. He can’t beat Tank. I’m backing my man [Tank] 1000%. Tank Davis goes to cease Frank Martin,” stated Ellerbe.
Tank would possibly knock Martin out, however that’s not saying a lot as a result of this man is extra of a fringe-level contender than a top-five man. He virtually misplaced to Harutyunyan, who’s a fringe contender.
