Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Lamont Roach is a potential fight for December 21st on PBC Prime Video PPV at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
It’s still too early to know the event’s pay-per-view price or who will be on the undercard, but $74.95 would be the likely number. At that price, Tank-Roach will be lucky to bring in 200,000 purchases, but Tank’s management will probably be satisfied with that low figure.
That’s how much Tank Davis’ last event sold on June 15 on PBC Prime Video PPV. Tank defended against Frank Martin in that event, with David Benavidez fighting on the undercard.
Benavidez is also rumored to be fighting on Tank Davis’ undercard for this event, but that has yet to be confirmed. If PBC prices it at the same $74.95, they would need a strong undercard with Benavidez.
Fans won’t want to pay that kind of money to see Tank Davis beat another soft-spoken opponent who has never knocked anyone off the mark. This fight shouldn’t even be sanctioned as Roach isn’t ranked in the top 15 at lightweight and would jump ahead of the top contenders to get a title shot.
He is rumored to defend his WBA interim light heavyweight title against Jesse Hart. It’s not a great fight either, and it’s almost as bad as the Tank vs. Roach fight. There would have to be big fights on the undercard to charge that kind of money for a lackluster headliner.
Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) fights at 130 holding the WBA super featherweight title and would move up to 135 to challenge Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) for his WBA secondary lightweight belt.
Then Rafael reports on X that the Tank-Roach fight is possible for December 21st in Prime Video PPV. He mentions that it would be a “regional grudge match” since Roach is from Washington, DC, and Tank Davis is from Baltimore.
Years ago, Roach was considered a future star in the sport. However, after a ten-round draw against Orlando Cruz in 2018 and a 12-round loss to Jamel Herrington in 2019, Roach is no longer talked about and considered star material.
Although Roach holds the WBA super featherweight title, he captured it with a 12-round split decision over Hector Luis Garcia last November. Hector is a fighter Tank Davis knocked out in nine rounds in January 2023.
Tank Davis’ management seems to have a formula to suit him: they pick weak opposition and keep him away from dangerous fighters who could potentially age or beat him.
There are plenty of lightweight contenders who could choose Tank Davis’ management to match him with, but aren’t.
