Enough With the Hype: Gervonta’s Fall Accelerates While Garcia’s Crown Faces Scrutiny

Gervonta “Tank” Davis remains one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, but ongoing legal troubles outside the ring have thrown his career into uncertainty. Will the three-division champion ever fight again?

Ryan Garcia is a talented fighter, blessed with elite speed and devastating power in his left hand. However, the biggest win of his career against Devin Haney was wiped away after he tested positive for a banned substance. Can Garcia finally put it all together and capture his first major world title when he challenges Mario Barrios on Feb. 21?

Andreas Hale, Nick Parkinson and James Regan tackle these questions and more on Nick Ball, Claressa Shields, Tyson Fury and the Leigh Woods-Josh Warrington rematch, separating what’s real from what’s not.

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Not real. Davis has teased retirement and his lack of interest in fighting is well documented, but it’s hard to believe that he will hang up the gloves following his latest stint of legal issues. If anything, the legal issues will make it even more likely that he fights again. The reason? Money.

Regardless of what you think about Davis’ desire to fight, he makes a lot of money whenever he steps into a boxing ring. He was set to earn a massive paycheck to fight Jake Paul in an exhibition in November, but Davis was accused of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional distress in a civil suit filed by an ex-girlfriend and the fight was cancelled.

No one knows how long he will be out of action for, but Davis is only 31 and in his physical boxing prime. Even if the desire to compete isn’t there, the anticipation for his return will certainly command a significant payday that he could find incredibly difficult to turn down. — Hale