Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Lamont Roach is a potential fight on December 21st on PBC on Prime Video PPV at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
It’s too early to know how much the pay-per-view event will be or who will be on the undercard, though $74.95 would be a possible number. At that price, Tank-Roach will be lucky to bring in 200,000 buys, but Tank executives are likely to be happy with that low price.
That’s how much Tank Davis’ last event on June 15 was sold for on PBC on Prime Video PPV. Tank defended against Frank Martin in that event, with David Benavidez fighting on the undercard.
Benavidez is rumored to fight on the undercard of Tank Davis at the event, but that has yet to be confirmed. If PBC is priced at the same $74.95, they will need a solid undercard with Benavidez.
Fans are not going to want to pay that kind of money to watch Tank Davis beat another soft-spoken opponent who has never beaten anyone. This fight shouldn’t even be allowed, given that Roach is not ranked in the top 15 at lightweight and will jump top contenders for the title.
There are rumors that he will defend his WBA interim light heavyweight title against Jesse Hart. That’s not a good fight either, and it’s almost as bad as a Tank vs. Roach. There would have to be some big fights on the undercard to charge that kind of money for a flawless headliner.
Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) fights at 130 for the WBA super featherweight title, and will be moving up to 135 to challenge Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) for his belt WBA second lightweight title.
Dan Rafael reports on X that the Tank-Roach fight could take place on December 21st on Prime Video PPV. He says it will be a “regional grudge match,” since Roach is from Washington, DC, and Tank Davis is from Baltimore.
Years ago, Roach was considered a future star in the sport. However, after a ten-round draw against Orlando Cruz in 2018 and a 12-round decision loss against Jamel Herrington in 2019, Roach is no longer talked about much and is not considered a star.
Although Roach holds the WBA super featherweight title, he took it via a 12-round split decision over Hector Luis Garcia last year in November. Hector is a fighter Tank Davis knocked out in nine rounds in January 2023.
Tank Davis’ management seems to have a way of matching him: they choose weaker opposition and keep him away from dangerous fighters who might wear him down or beat him.
There are plenty of lightweight contenders that Tank Davis’ management could choose to match him with but that’s not the case.
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