Gervonta Davis. Next star or next also ran?

[Alpha]

I don't think a fighter at 135 has had the level of competition that Davis could face since maybe when Whitaker was there. Lomachenko, Stevenson, Berinchyk, Zepeda. That would be quite the run.

[Master]

Gervonta Davis said: "After next year I’m out of it."

He said: "Out of the sport, nah I can tell you my fights."

It was a remarkable moment, which saw the presenter left in a brief stunned silence before moving the conversation on.

The 30-year-old later elaborated on his comments, doubling down on claims his clash with Roach will be one of his final outings.

He added: “It’s over with after this year. This is trash, garbage. I’m out.

"I’m fed up with it. I don’t care about belts. I don’t care about none of that.

"I’m worried about getting my money and getting out of there. I’m just fed up. It’s not even boxing. It’s everything. I have kids, too.

"I just had a boy. I don’t want to have to keep fighting and getting punched and all that.

“I'll probably be building my real estate portfolio, just trying to separate myself from the limelight.

"I just wanna be able to make money and stay out the way, that's it. I want to be living without being seen.”

https://talksport.com/boxing/2351144...-boxing-video/

[TitoFan]

I hope I'm wrong, but something in Davis' character leads me to believe that this has "train wreck" written all over it. I wish him well. But this seems like a troubled young man who might very well encounter severe real-life issues once he's out of boxing.

[TIC]

tank knows there's not a lot of interest in his fight with lamont so he had to create some drama to get some buzz

[TitoFan]

He still looks like a train wreck waiting to happen once he's outside of boxing.

[TIC]

He still looks like a train wreck waiting to happen once he's outside of boxing.

probably, it's just that before most of his fights there is some drama to drum up interest, like his fake beefs with floyd in previous fights. this fight it's talk of next year being his last in the sport

[TitoFan]

He still looks like a train wreck waiting to happen once he's outside of boxing.

probably, it's just that before most of his fights there is some drama to drum up interest, like his fake beefs with floyd in previous fights. this fight it's talk of next year being his last in the sport

Yeah. These fake retirements are getting to be like the boy that cried wolf. Sooner or later (if it hasn't happened already), people are going to turn an automatic deaf ear on any boxer (except the serious ones) that claims he's retiring.