By And Ambrose – 26/09/2024 – Commentary
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Lamont Roach and David Benavidez vs. Jesse Hart is being considered for December 21st.
Performance of this two-fight tandem on PBC Amazon Prime Video PPV on this date will compete with the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 rematch, which will also be sold on pay-per-view. It is not a good idea to have these two events on the same date. Tank Davis is a big star, but Roach is a non-name among casual boxing fans, and he has never beaten anyone worthy of fame.
Tank-Roach and Benavidez-Hart are fights that very few fans would be interested in paying to watch. The organizers should scrap the idea of hosting this event on December 21 unless they are okay with low PPV numbers. Selling this card cheap can work because fans will be willing to buy it if it’s in the $15 range.
It would make sense for a Tank and Benavidez card to take place on the same date as Fury-Usyk 2 if they were matched up against better opponents.
Earlier today, fans got some bad news that interim WBC light heavyweight champion Benavidez would not be facing David Morrell next. Benavidez said he would rather fight 35-year-old Jesse Hart (31-3, 25 KOs), which fans saw as a sign that the ‘Mexican Monst’ had gotten cold feet.
Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) would move up from super featherweight to challenge Gervonta (30-0, 28 KOs) for the WBA ‘regular’ lightweight title.
“I’m told they’re considering the Gervonta-Roach fight for December 21, with Benavidez-Hart in the mix. The thing is that the Usyk vs. Fury 2 PPV is on the same day, and this may affect the date. On December 14, Munguía-Gavril will be in TJ and Raúl Curiel vs Alexis Rocha in LA,” said Salvador Rodriguez. X.
Tank Davis has very good options at lightweight, and he can fight alongside Lamont Roach. Raymond Muratalla, Andy Cruz, Floyd Schofield and Keyshawn Davis will be good.
Last updated on 26/09/2024
