Gervonta “Tank” Davis is one of boxing’s most electrifying knockout artists and tonight he met a man who may have been his equal in sheer knockout power when he took on Rolando Romero inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn. But Davis did not let the powerful haymakers and quick jabs of Romero keep him from remaining undefeated.
Davis and Romero battled for Davis’ WBA (World Boxing Association) secondary championship at lightweight. Both Davis and Romero were undefeated in their professional careers and have knocked out a combined 36 of 40 opponents. Add to that, a history of trash-talk and bad blood and there was a recipe for an explosive clash! Many fans felt like Romero had the chops to stay undefeated.
Rolando Romero can punch and he’s awkward as hell.
— . (@The1stWright) May 28, 2022
Can he pull it off tonight Vs Gervonta Davis? pic.twitter.com/9YO4EObNCW
Gervonta Davis was born on November 7, 1994 and has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the WBA (Regular) lightweight title since 2019; the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title between June 2021 and December 2021; the IBF (International Boxing Federation) super featherweight title in 2017; and the WBA (Super) super featherweight title twice between 2018 and August 2021.
As of May 2022, Davis is ranked as world’s tenth best active boxer, pound for pound, by the Boxing Writers Association of America. He is also ranked as the world’s best active lightweight by BoxRec. third by ESPN, fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and fifth by The Ring magazine.
Known for his exceptional punching power, Davis’ knockout-to-win percentage stands at 93%. The card also featured a WBA secondary championship fight at middleweight with Erislandy Lara defeating Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan with a TKO in the eighth round.
The action began at 9 p.m. ET live on Showtime pay-per-view. The fight started out slow as neither fighter was able to land any strong punches, but they did try. It appeared Romero had spectators slightly surprised by his performance.
Romero ain’t just the talk then👀#DavisRomero
— Aseem D’Souza (@Whoaseemdsouza) May 29, 2022
In the beginning of round 6 Davis was talking to the crowd and then to Romero. Davis landed a good left and Romero landed below the belt, leading to a brief break in the action. Davis continued circling around the ring, trying to keep Romero from setting his feet to really let his hands go. Romero landed a shot but as he tried to follow up, Davis landed a crushing left hand and Romero fell forward into the ropes and on the floor. Romero beat the count but the referee did not like what he saw in Romero’s eyes and the fight is over!
Davis vs. Romero fight card, results:
Gervonta “Tank” Davis (c) defeated Rolando “Rolly” Romero, WBA “regular” lightweight championship via TKO in round six.
Erislandy Lara (c) defeated Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan, via eight-round TKO.
Jesus Ramos defeated Luke Santamaria via unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93, 97-93).
Eduardo Ramirez defeated Luis Melendez via majority decision (95-95, 96-94, 98-92).
Now you know Twitter was trending the entire fight. Here are fan reactions:
Y’all was really on here talking about Tank was going to take a L 😂😂 #DavisRomero
— Emanuel Jones (@swaggmanuel_1) May 29, 2022
That left is crazy #DavisRomero
— 🎬 (@kingvader) May 29, 2022
Tank is never the arrogant type . He just shows why he’s great, every single fight. #DavisRomero #Boxing
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) May 29, 2022
Close #DavisRomero pic.twitter.com/ujbRTCDlq7
— Angelo Boscacci (@Boscacci6) May 29, 2022
4nem asking pop’s what happen.🥴 #DavisRomero https://t.co/AnYesisCrt
— $QUAD〽️ONEY (@SquadMoney_Bsc) May 29, 2022
I’m so proud I could cry! I feel like @Gervontaa is my baby and he made that ninja and his coach respect who he is!! The CHAMP!! #ShowtimeBoxing #DavisRomero #PBC
— CheDon (@therealCheDon) May 29, 2022
#DavisRomero
— Brian Thompson (@BrianBluv2) May 29, 2022
Dear god Jim Gray, we know what he meant!
Kill #DavisRomero pic.twitter.com/uG3oDQOzYs
— marty_Mcfly (@yeahSon422) May 29, 2022
Tank said that wasn’t even a hard punch. Damn bro…what IS a hard punch cuz Rolly lost his eyes AND his legs after that punch. #DavisRomero
— SussexStories (@JusticeNtRvenge) May 29, 2022
Yeah this is me .. long story how I got here… it was about three fridays ago 😂💔 #DavisRomero pic.twitter.com/8N8kCeGk1W
— James bell (@mr_kansascity) May 29, 2022
Gervonta davis is a beast ,give him Ryan Garcia #DavisRomero
— PRINCESS ADENIKE (@Andy13198708) May 29, 2022
Tank wasn’t lying when he said ain’t no safety on this glock #DavisRomero https://t.co/d51EirdNlJ
— Kevin Thang (@Skip2MyJays) May 29, 2022
Reaching for the remote behind the couch #DavisRomero pic.twitter.com/aPXDvuMsko
— The True Champ (@The_True_Champ) May 29, 2022
Tank had that man kicking air 🤣😭 #DavisRomero pic.twitter.com/8qd76dbWIi
— 🥷🏿 (@b0ywxnder) May 29, 2022
He don’t know where he at lol #DavisRomero https://t.co/LASoIXCYFn
— 𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛 (@Ercarter97) May 29, 2022
