Gervonta Davis has revealed the only fighter to have ever caused him some trouble in the ring.
The unbeaten 30-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland currently reigns as the WBA lightweight champion, a title he has held since he defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa back in December of 2019.
Aside from reigning as a world champion at 135lbs, ‘Tank’ has also captured world titles at super-featherweight and super-lightweight, defeating the likes of Leo Santa Cruz, Isaac Cruz and Ryan Garcia along the way.
He came very close to being handed the first defeat of his career back in March when he fought to a majority decision draw against fellow countryman Lamont Roach, although many fans and analysts believed the challenger had done more than enough to get his hand raised.
Speaking to the media just before his controversial showdown with Roach, Davis paid homage to the punching power of former rival Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, as he claims the 29-year-old has ‘bricks in his hands’.
“I ain’t gonna lie, Rolly hit hard, people are sleeping on Rolly. He hasn’t got a chin so Rolly gets caught but he can hit. He’s the only person I have felt, when he swung it felt like there were bricks in his hands.”
Davis handed ‘Rolly’ the first defeat of his career when they clashed back in May of 2022, stopping his rival in the sixth round of their bout at the Barclays Center in New York City.
Since facing Davis, Romero has made the move up to welterweight where he picked up the best win of his career earlier this year, defeating Ryan Garcia to capture the regular version of the WBA world welterweight title on May 2.
