By Allan Fox: Floyd Mayweather Jr. appeared defensive and agitated when asked whether he was re-signing superstar Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis to his Mayweather Promotions stable on Monday during a press conference to announce his next exhibition match in September.
Mayweather claimed that the unbeaten WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Tank Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) will stay with him “forever”, but in the next breath, body language seemed to reveal a different reality.
“I’m not here to talk about Tank. He’s a hell of a fighter,” said Floyd Mayweather to Fight Hub TV when asked if he’s going to re-sign Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis to his Mayweather Promotions stable.
“He’s with us forever. I like Tank, I love Tank, he loves me and we have a great relationship and we’re happy,” said Mayweather.
It’s unclear what Mayweather meant when he said Tank is going to be with “us forever.” Was Floyd giving the reporters some doublespeak with the word “forever” or has he convinced the 27-year-old Gervonta to re-sign with him?
If this is the end for Tank being with Mayweather, it’s going to be a crushing blow to Floyd’s promotional company, as he was the only notable fighter of actual talent with them.
Although Mayweather has Rolly Romero as one of his fighters, he’s more of a personality in the Adrien Broner mold than a true talent, and his career is likely to disintegrate immediately unless he’s carefully matched against weak opposition.
Mayweather has the money to sign a lot of great fighters, but for some reason, he hasn’t done so. That’s a great mystery. Floyd is sitting on a fortune estimated at $450 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, but he’s not using that money to sign fighters like Canelo Alvarez, Anthony Joshua, and Jermell Charlo.
Tank’s fight against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 28th was believed to be his final one with Mayweather Promotions. Already, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has expressed interest in signing the unbeaten star, and adding him to his stable of fighters.
If Tank Davis were to sign with Hearn, he’d have a lot of great options for excellent fights. Hearn isn’t the type to keep Davis isolated from fighting the best at 135.
Tank signing with Hearn could open up the possibilities of huge fights against Devin Haney, George Kamboso Jr., Ryan Garcia, Vasyl Lomachenko, and Shakur Stevenson, to name just a small handful of match-ups.
“We always want to stay positive. The media is always asking negative questions. So we’re not talking about nothing negative, we’re talking about things that are positive.
“Tank, I love you. We talk every day. Keep up the great work, I’m proud of you,” said a defensive-sounding Mayweather.
Source: Boxing News 24