‘Undervalued’ Gervonta Davis Follows Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Footsteps, To The Irritation Of Some

“They don’t wanna see Tank win,” said Hall of Fame millionaire boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (right) of WBA 135-pound champion and protégé Gervonta “Tank” Davis (left), whose success irritates some people that a black fighter can make above market value,” according to trainer Stephen Edwards. (Idris Erba/ Mayweather Promotions)

When it comes to Gervonta Davis and boxing media, there is fact, and there is fiction.

Davis, who may be boxing’s biggest draw this side of three-belt welterweight champion Errol Spence and four-division champion Canelo Alvarez, has dominated superior opponents to those of his junior lightweight, lightweight or junior welterweight counterparts and has proven to be the premier fighter at all three weight classes.