Teofimo Lopez recommends that Frank Martin take the battle to WBA ‘common’ light-weight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, assault him to the physique, and never present worry of their battle this Saturday evening on PBC on Premier Prime PPV in Las Vegas.
WBO mild welterweight champion Teofimo doesn’t see a constructive end result for Martin (18-0, 12 KOs) if he performs it protected in opposition to Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) like many fighters do after they face him.
Teofimo doesn’t need Martin to be careless in opposition to Tank as a result of his good friend Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero did that and paid the worth, getting knocked out within the sixth spherical.
It’s fascinating that Teofimo is advising Martin on find out how to beat Tank as a result of he’s arguably misplaced three out of his final 5 fights and is taking a gentle contact on June twenty ninth. Nonetheless, many trainers have been mediocre fighters, and Teo may very well be a type of sorts.
The Significance of Aggression
“Martin has acquired to enter it with the essence of like, ‘That is the largest battle and largest alternative of my life,’ and generally, you solely get it one time in your life, and also you simply go to know this was meant for you and to not break you,” mentioned Teofimo Lopez to Sean Zittel, giving Frank Martin recommendation for his battle in opposition to WBA ‘common’ light-weight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for this Saturday, June fifteenth on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Martin has acquired to assault Tank Davis like he did his final opponent Artem Harutyunyan, as a result of he was properly behind in that battle early on, and he didn’t look good till he went all out within the second half.
Concentrating on Davis’ Vulnerability
“So, you probably have all of the instruments within the sport to place holes in Tank’s fashion, then present it on Saturday evening,” mentioned Teofimo about Martin. “Sufficient with the speaking. Now, it’s time to again it up with these arms, and it’s time to again it up together with your fashion. Tank is aware of that Martin doesn’t like physique pictures, however Tank doesn’t like physique pictures both.”
It’s dangerous to assault Tank Davis with physique pictures as a result of that may depart Martin open to getting nailed by certainly one of his highly effective counters. If Martin goes to assault Tank to the physique, he must do it with stabbing pictures.
“So, this can be a nice aggressive battle. Tank is aware of what it takes to face fighters like Martin,” mentioned Teofimo. “If I may give Martin one true piece of recommendation, it’s to remain targeted the entire twelve rounds. Don’t slack up. Look what occurred to Rolly.”
Romero fought like a wild man who had misplaced his senses totally when he fought Tank, and it was solely a matter of time earlier than he knocked him out. Rolly solely acquired the battle as a result of he was with Mayweather Promotions, the identical promoter that Tank was with.
“Rolando Romero was doing properly for the primary 5 rounds, and he acquired careless and look what occurred,” mentioned Teofimo. “Anytime you get careless with Tank, he’s going to make you pay. He’s simply ready for that one second. I believe this magnitude of the battle for Martin goes to shock him as a result of it’s completely different while you’ve acquired tens of hundreds of individuals watching you reside, and plenty of are watching at residence.”
So long as Martin doesn’t battle like he’s dumb the best way Rolly did, being aggressive may go for him. It did with Isaac Cruz, however he had an important chin, and he was arduous for Tank Davis to hit cleanly.
“That power. You bought to soak up it. Don’t be afraid of it,” mentioned Teofimo. “That is your second. I don’t perceive fighters these days. They need the massive fights and the massive alternatives, however as soon as they get there, they choke. They’re like, ‘Whoa, that is greater than I believed it will be.’”
Teofimo feels like he’s been studying his Bruce Lee books a bit an excessive amount of and preaching stuff that doesn’t work in actual life, however it was good for Bruce as a result of he was a film star, not a fighter.
“No, embrace it. That is your second to shine. That is your second to shock the world,” mentioned Teofimo.
