Gervonta 'Tank' Davis v Hector Luis Garcia 7/1/2023

[TIC]

tank was apparently arrested for domestic violence

[Master]

tank was apparently arrested for domestic violence

Copying his hero Floyd Mayweather.

[Master]

BOXER Gervonta Davis has been arrested and jailed over alleged domestic violence just days before his next fight.

The American is due to face Hector Luis Garcia on Saturday, January 7 in a defence of his WBA "Regular" lightweight belt.

But the pay-per-view title bout has been thrown into major doubt following the news of Davis' arrest.

Inmate records in Broward County in Florida show that on Tuesday evening Parkland police arrested him with charges of battery causing bodily harm.

They classified the incident as alleged domestic violence and published his mugshot.

It has not yet been made public exactly when or where the alleged incident took place.

Gervonta Davis' recent mugshot

But the pay-per-view title bout has been thrown into major doubt following the news of Davis' arrest.

Inmate records in Broward County in Florida show that on Tuesday evening Parkland police arrested him with charges of battery causing bodily harm.

They classified the incident as alleged domestic violence and published his mugshot.

It has not yet been made public exactly when or where the alleged incident took place.

This is the latest brush with the law in the career of unbeaten Davis, 28, nicknamed "Tank".

He was in February 2020 previously arrested and charged in Miami with two misdemeanour counts of simple battery domestic violence on the mother of his daughter at a charity basketball game.

A video of the alleged incident went viral on social media at the time.

The related court case dragged on for nearly three years before the prosecution abandoned the charges earlier this month on December 13.

Davis is also due to stand trial on February 16, which was pushed back from December, facing 14 charges from an alleged hit-and-run in 2020.

Showtime, the TV network broadcasting the fight against Garcia as well as promoters Premier Boxing Champions and TGB Promotions are yet to comment on Davis' recent arrest.

And it remains to be seen whether the fight against Dominican Garcia, 31, will still go ahead.

Davis is in line for a super-fight against Ryan Garcia, 23, next year, with his return bout a proposed tune-up to prepare.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20874...r-luis-garcia/

[TitoFan]

As much as I dislike PauperRy's over-the-top, Instagram-based self-hype... and all the casual fan adulation that comes with it... I have to admit I'm starting to have second thoughts as to whom I would root for in a fight between him and "Tank" Davis.

This isn't the first time Tank shows his true colors with regards to hitting/abusing women. I remember that video of him dragging a women out by the throat from some basketball game of something. Something totally thuggish and thoroughly disgusting. I sort of brushed it under the rug because he's such an exciting fighter... and because between he and Ryan Garcia, I was obviously wanting Tank to bring this mega-entitled diva-wannabe crashing back down to Earth.

But man... this punk is becoming very difficult to ignore. If he wasn't a high-profile athlete he'd likely be in jail already.

So on the one side we've got this young pretty boy kid. Calling for an exhibition with Pacquiao (I haven't forgotten that) when in fact he had never actually ACCOMPLISHED anything. He anoints himself "King"... has a million fawning followers on Instagram... has ONE good fight to his credit... and suffers from that instant gratification syndrome that others like him suffer. He claims to have mental health issues... which nobody will touch with a 10-foot pole... 'cause it ain't cool to question THOSE types of claims... and now is rumored to be going the PED route (nothing substantiated, I'll admit). He's a pretty face who doesn't want to "get dirty" with the grind of a normal boxing rise... but wants all the adulation and rankings NOW.

On the other side... we've got this incredible talent... but someone sooooo difficult to like. He seems cut from the same cloth as Floyd Mayweather (another Floyd wannabe, like Broner). He likes to hit women... and his punkish persona is beginning to wear thin. At some point you gotta root for someone to lay him out in the style he laid out Leo Santa Cruz.

Man... this is a tough one to choose sides.

[TIC]

if the tank fight is off how about hector luis garcia v leo santa cruz instead? remember when showtime removed rolly romero from originally fighting tank due to allegations? let's see how they treat tank

[TIC]

alleged nine one one call
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/egT9XEZ0y4M
if tank is out they could move boots to main event & take it off pay per view

[greynotsoold]

alleged nine one one call
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/egT9XEZ0y4M
if tank is out they could move boots to main event & take it off pay per view

There are stories going around that he actually assaulted a member of his camp. A try to save the PPV that no sane person would have bought any way?

[TitoFan]

If the fight is off... which presumably it will be... Hector Luis has been training for a fight at 135 since it was announced. So now what... turn around and fight who? At 130? And why Leo? He's not even ranked by the WBA, of which Hector is the 130-pound champ. I mean... it might be a fun fight and all that... but I presume there's a waiting list for Hector to defend his title against. Meanwhile... ol' Tank better get used to orange. 'Cause it appears it's the color he's gonna be wearing for awhile.

[Spicoli]

Shocked not shocked. 2 weeks till fight night but how hard was he going in camp?! Unless he was on a bender and Johnny came knocking at 4AM. Looking soft and puffed. Unless he's held, I cannot see them bumping him off name event with how penny pinching PBC has been. Lean into the drama and milk the controversy. Hey, boxing . One good reason why any ppv needs an attractive co main event rather than what are all in fact one-sided showcases. He's basically just been kicking the can down the road with all these delays and now added charges and eventually they'll run into a judge who doesn't like being yanked around. How do 14 separate charges in felony hit and run get so much rope.