Gamboa was badly limping for the last ten rounds, and Tank was too sluggish to knock him out until the final round. A force unleashed: Just 18 when he turned... Mayweather to Launch Knockout Tournament Series on Skillz Platform, Watch Eddie Hearn take on Mafia: Definitive Edition, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ VS. JORGE ARCE 3, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR. Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist and member of the Boxing Writers Assn. Santa Cruz said he’s also open to fighting Davis at 135. That’s why Tank is taking a significant risk in agreeing to come down to 130 because he struggled to make weight for his bout against Gamboa. The stage is set for one of the best matchups that can be made in all of boxing. Davis boasts a knockout percentage of .957 while Santa Cruz is one of the busiest punchers in the sport. Many boxing fans view this clash as a ‘cash-out’ fight for Santa Cruz, who has reached his ceiling for what he’s capable of doing in moving up in weight. Hell no :nono:[/QUOTE] Davis has stated that he can continue campaigning either at 130 or 135 even after having some initial difficulty making the lightweight limit for his fight against Gamboa.

Santa Cruz only recently moved up to 130, and he looked miserable in beating Miguel Flores, a fighter that had lost two out of his last three fights. It’s a little surprising that Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) caved in by agreeing to come down to 130 to face Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 KOs), but that probably was the only way he could get the fight. You salty ass hell hoping he would lose to Harrison again :nana:[/QUOTE] Hell no :nono:[/QUOTE] Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 KOs) made his pay-per-view debut as a co-headlining attraction in November with an uneven unanimous decision victory over Miguel Flores during the Deontay Wilder’s KO win against Luis Ortiz, but he’s not letting a sub-par win deter him from more arduous opponents. Davis might not win if he’s looking as haggard as he did against Gamboa when he gets in there with Santa Cruz. “If Gervonta and I fight, I will work really hard, a lot better than the Flores fight,” said Santa Cruz. The event, scheduled at 130 pounds, will be a PPV. Tank should be fighting Vasiliy Lomachenko, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, or Ryan Garcia. The one chance that Santa Cruz has of winning is if Davis is depleted from melting down to the 130-lb weight limit for the fight on October 24. The 31-year-old Los Angeles native said he’s not afraid of Davis’ dangerous and devastating power, and he wants to further prove it to boxing public by demanding for the fight to take place.

Don’t expect Santa Cruz to move back down to 126, though, being that there’s no one popular for him to fight in that weight class. It took Davis 12 rounds to knockout the one-legged Gamboa, who tore his right Achilles tendon in the second round. ^ that's not true. He doesn’t rate compared to some of the talented 135-pounders that Tank should be fighting. At 126, the Santa Cruz has arguably been dodging Gary Russell Jr and Shakur Stevenson, two fighters that would likely have beaten him soundly. The winner of the match, however, will be in the unique position to earn world championships at 130 and 135 pounds on the same night.Two crowd favorites with massive followings will meet with Santa Cruz’s newly won WBA (Super) 130-pound world title on the line. Davis is still big right now, and he’ll need to burn off an excess 15 to 20 pounds of fat for him to get his weight to 140 so that he drain down the last ten pounds to make the 130-lb limit. Having headlined shows at such locales like Staples Center (twice) in Los Angeles, Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Honda Center in Anaheim, Santa Cruz is a draw himself. These would be better choices for Tank Davis than Santa Cruz: Fans would much prefer to see Tank fighting any of those four than having him take on Santa Cruz in a money-grab on Showtime pay-per-view. Davis is in his prime right now, and he showed that recently with the way that he massacred his last three opponents Yuriorkis Gambo, Ricardo Nunez, and Hugo Ruiz. Tank will do what all fighters do in getting within 10 to 20 pounds of the limit and then shed that weight by dehydrating.

That’s too risky, and Davis is not going to put his health on the line. The 31-year-old Santa Cruz’s WBA super featherweight title will be on the line for the match, which begs the question, ‘will Tank be able to make weight?’. “Gamboa is a fighter who gets hurt easily once you catch him with a good shot. Gervonta Davis will headline his first-ever pay per view Oct. 24 when he takes on Leo Santa Cruz on Showtime. Arum Vows Public War Over Mandatory Mismatches: It's a F--king Disgrace! One of those defeats was Chris Avalos, who was utterly dominated by Isaac Dogboe last Tuesday night. Santa Cruz doesn’t look like he belongs at super featherweight, and he’s going to have a tough time if the 25-year-old Tank Davis isn’t weight drained from making the 130lb limit. The money that Santa Cruz can get fighting Davis will help feather his next during his retirement years, which may start sooner than you think. I feel I could fight at 130 or 135.

All Rights Reserved. Josh Taylor: I Want Jose Ramirez Next - I'd Whip His Ass All Day! TM & © 2020 BoxingScene. Santa Cruz emphasized he wants to face Davis in a 130-pound fight.