Gervonta Davis – Lamont Roach Moved in January

Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach has been moved to a new date in January from the original scheduled date of December 14. There is no official confirmation from the PBC, but Tank Davis revealed the information to Dan Rafael.

Tank posted a cryptic, sad-faced emoji on his X post, suggesting he has some bad news for his fans. Actually, fans of Tank Davis native of Baltimore would see it as a good thing if he canceled the Roach fight altogether or moved it to the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell on January 25 in Las Vegas.

“There will be no war this year. Davis wrote, “January I hear” when the fight will take place,” said Dan Rafael on his Fight Freaks Unite site.

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– Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) October 30, 2024

Possible reasons for a new move:

• Lack of interest in the Tank-Roach fight: Given the huge fan backlash regarding the selection of the little-known super featherweight Roach, the fight could do badly on Prime Video PPV. The promoters of the event will be running the risk of putting a fight that few people want to see on December 14 without a strong PPV buy factor.
• The need for packaging fight with the big one: Moving the fight of Davis vs. Roach going to a big fight, like Benavidez-Morrell, can help attract more people interested. When it was placed on Benavidez’s undercard, fans would dismiss the Tank fight as a dull affair. It can be very bearable because the focus will be on a compelling match between Morrell and Benavidez.
• More time to market fight: Moving the contest a month later, in January, will give the promoters more time to market it and try to create fan interest through discussions and social media posts.

The lack of fan enthusiasm for the fight between Davis and Roach makes it necessary to remove it if it is not cancelled. It would be dangerous for any promoter to put a low-profile fight in a big venue like the Toyota Center in Houston and have it on PPV. That is a recipe for disaster in terms of financial loss.

The promoters of Tank Davis must realize that he needs to be matched better in the future because the fans are tired of not meeting him for 11 years. WBA lightweight champion Davis hasn’t had many compelling fights in recent years and is paying attention.

Mixing in a soft serve like Roach wouldn’t go unnoticed if Gervonta was up against the Assassins, but not if every opponent was a sure thing. That’s a big problem. Every opponent Tank fights has a small chance of winning, where he is always the favorite, and there is no sense of uncertainty.

When you see Tank being fed by the likes of Rolly Romero, Frank Martin, Ryan Garcia, and Isaac Cruz, it shows people that his career is just a game. trying to make money without giving a value.