Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe denies that Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is negotiating with the dangerous puncher Subriel Matias to challenge him for his IBF 140-lb title on March 30th in Premier Boxing Champions’ first event on Amazon Prime Video PPV.
Ellerbe said the news of the unbeaten Tank Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) facing Matias (20-1, 20 KOs) was cap, and not true. It sounded too good to be true, considering Matias is an excellent fighter, and Tank doesn’t fight those guys.
A Legacy Built on Mismatches?
For fans, that’s disappointing because Matias would have been an excellent fight for Gervonta, as he’s not fought anyone during his eleven-year professional career that had any real chance of beating.
Matias would have been the first opponent that the Mayweather-promoted Tank Davis had been matched up with that had an even chance of beating him, considering he’s put in with exclusively opposition that was overmatched from the get-go.
Tank’s last opponent, social media boxer Ryan Garcia, is a classic example of the no-hopers that Mayweather Promotions have matched him against.
The opposition that Mayweather Promotions provided for Tank were guys that were overmatched entirely, with none of the fights even remotely being viewed as 50-50 affairs.
If Tank were to fight Matias, that would be close to being a 50-50 match-up that he could lose due to the huge punching power of the Puerto Rican slugger.
Tank Davis’ Last 10 Wins:
– Ryan Garcia
– Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero
– Isaac Cruz
– Mario Barrios
– Leo Santa Cruz
– Yuriorkis Gamboa
– Ricardo Nunez
– Hugo Ruiz
– Jesus Cuellar
– Franciso Fonseca
Those are not high-caliber fighters, and none of them had any chance of beating Gervonta, so they were selected by Mayweather Promotions to face him. The Baltimore native is being steered around the talented fighters to keep the money pouring in.
Matias: A Test of Strength?
Tank fighting the big-punching IBF light welterweight champion Subriel Matias would have been a risky one and a considerable step up from the ham & eggers that he’s been fighting during his 11-year professional career.
Davis would have had to show his boxing skills for him to keep from being turned into meteor dust by Matias, who is a huge puncher and would be on a seek-and-destroy mission. It wouldn’t be an upset if Tank Davis lost that fight, as Matias is a genuine talent.
Tank has never been tested against quality during his career to know whether he’s any good or not. All fans know is he can beat guys like Ryan Garcia, Rolly Romero, and Isaac Cruz.
We don’t know how Tank will handle the A-level opposition, and that’s the whole problem. It’s all smoke & mirrors, fooling the public with weak opposition to make Tank look better than he is.
— Leonard Ellerbe (@LEllerbe) January 20, 2024