Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis responded to Floyd Schofield’s uneven performance last Saturday night against a motivated Rene Tellez Giron and taunted him about his struggle to win the fight. Davis noted: “I get my bite to eat,” suggesting he wants to fight the #2 WBA ranked Schofield.
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‘Kind Austin’ Schofield fired back at Tank, telling him, “You could be next.”
Schofield is the next highest fighter for Tank Davis’ WBA belt, provided he doesn’t vacate it, and it will be an interesting fight for the fans compared to his currently scheduled bout against super featherweight Lamont Roach Jr.. That guy has zero power and is a defensive mage.
Tank has disappointed fans with his choice of opponents in the last six years since 2018, and Schofield will be a welcome improvement. A fight between Tank Davis and Schofield would be more entertaining for fans than a matchup between the Baltimore native and Shakur Stevenson.
WBA lightweight champion Tank Davis said Schofield “18-0, 12 KOs) was outclassing Giron (20-4, 13 KOs) in their fight at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Schofield was injured in round three by Giron’s punch to the back of the head during an exchange. When Schofield returned to his corner after the round ended, he missed the chair as he sat down and fell to the canvas. Later in the fight, Schofield was knocked down in round eleven when he was caught by a left hand from Giron as he tried to hit him with a big right.
Despite these two incidents, Schofield still won the fight by a wide unanimous decision of 12 rounds, with scores of 118-109, 116-111 and 118-109. Compared to some of the undercard fights on the Golden Boy promoted card.
Schofield’s was one of the more drama-filled. It’s his style of fighting, which was far more entertaining to watch than the headliner on the Top Rank card shown on ESPN last Saturday night. It was a painfully boring fight, just like the previous encounter.
Tank Davis has a title defense against Lamont Roach scheduled for January at a date yet to be determined. But once that fight is out of the way, it could pave the way for Schofield to challenge Tank for his WBA title in mid-2025.
I get myself a bite to eat and I hear @KidAustin11 you get your ass kicked bruv.. tell me it’s not like that. Hit me back ASAP.. clean this shit up
— Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) November 3, 2024
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂fuck off and stop letting your dad cut your hair 🗣️ https://t.co/PInaPQdibV
— Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) November 3, 2024
