Gervonta Davis might not go through the ropes a second time this year. The WBA lightweight champion’s December fight with Lamont Roach might get pushed to next year because of reasons not in his control. What is exactly happening behind the scenes? Two boxing insiders, Rick Glaser and Dan Rafael, have floated their theories in contrast to each other, with some choice words also thrown in the mix.
Davis, 29, had been speculated to fight Roach, 29, on December 14 at Houston’s Toyota Center. There were also rumors about David Benavidez being part of the event as a supporting act. But it seems that fans might have to wait longer for Tank to make his return once again this year. Rafael, a Nat Fleischer Award winner, turned to his X handle and explained the situation as “50-50” and that the fight could get pushed to early next year. In addition, he cited venue issues for the debacle. He wrote, “Venue issue may be reason I’m told. Might happen as planned but unclear.”
However, Glaser, a long-time critic of Al Haymon and PBC had a different reason for the postponement of the Davis fight. He believed Davis, at 30-0, demanded more than what the PBC was paying him. Glaser had previously reported that the PBC’s current financial woes and the WBA champion’s demands might act as an added burden on the promotion’s upcoming event. Glaser pointed out, “Tank is demanding a lot more than #PBC is willing to pay Tank.”
That’s not all. He also shared Rafael’s post and threw a jibe at him. He rejected Dan Rafael’s speculations of venue issues and again asserted the PBC’s financial struggles. Glaser declared, “That’s Bobaluba from the Fatman Dan Rafael, #TankDavis priced himself out like I Tweeted earlier today, there’s no venue issue, that’s all pure #PBC spin on an ugly situation!!! #Boxing.”
