Tank Wishes Naoya Inoue Good Luck…But Wants To Crush Him

Today on X, Gervonta Davis surprisingly posted a “congratulations” message to Naoya Inoue, wishing the unified super bantamweight champion success in his title defense against Ye Joon Kim this Friday at the Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku in Tokyo, Japan.

(Credit: Naoka Fakuda)

‘Monster’ Inoue doesn’t need much luck to defeat his replacement opponent. Kim (21-2-2, 13 KOs) isn’t in the same league talent-wise, nor is he on the level of many of the top 15 contenders. at 122.

Tank’s true intentions?

Fans are still questioning why Team Inoue chose Kim as the replacement after Naoya’s scheduled initial opponent, Sam Goodman, suffered a cut and had to pull out of the bout two weeks ago. Indeed, a better fighter than Kim could have been chosen. That’s pretty sneaky of Gervonta trying to worm his way into Inoue’s good graces so he can fight him.

Many people find Tank rooting for Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) strange because he has wanted to fight him for years. Highly rated pound-for-pound fighter Naoya, 31, has shown no interest in moving up to lightweight to take on Gervonta for his WBA belt.

Tank no need to waste time try to curry favor with Inoue, hoping that if he’s nice to him, he’ll move up to 130 or 135 for a mega-money fight. The Japanese star showed off his stripes. He doesn’t even want to move up to 126. If he’s not willing to move up to featherweight to take on the killer sharks in that weight class, he’s certainly not going to move up any higher to take on a predator like Tank. Davis with no chance of winning.

Look what an old Nonito Donaire did to Naoya six years ago in their fight on November 7, 2019, breaking his right collarbone, cutting him above that eye and breaking his nose. Inoue looked like he was in a train wreck. He was all messed up. Since then, Naoya has not taken any risks with his career.

Yo NAOYA INOUE good luck fam..

— Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) January 23, 2025