He’s one of boxing’s biggest stars. But will Tank Davis ever put it on the line?

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✍️ Gervonta Davis, the World Boxing Association's lightweight champion, is set to defend his title against Lamont Roach Jr, but the real question is what comes next for Davis, who has been dropping hints at retirement.
👉 Davis is the World Boxing Association's lightweight champion
👉 He is set to defend his title against Lamont Roach Jr
👉 Davis has been dropping hints at retirement
👉 The fight against Roach is expected to be another showcase
👉 The real question is what Davis will do next

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The mercurial boxing savant returns to Brooklyn on Saturday with another big payday and signature knockout expected. But the real question is what comes nextGervonta Davis leaned back from the microphone, a slow grin creeping onto his face, brimming with the earned confidence of a man who’s seen this all before. “You know what I come to do, man,” the World Boxing Association’s lightweight champion said. “You know why I’m here. I don’t want to say too much. [His mother] is over there in the corner. Got to keep it polite, but y’all know: fireworks.”It was the same styling of laconic menace he’s dispensed at nearly every press conference before his fights, and yet it still sent a quiet ripple through the Barclays Center atrium on Thursday afternoon. Because when Davis says it, history has shown he’s standing on business. Thirty bouts, 30 wins, 28 knockouts. World titles at 130lb, 135lb and 140lb while selling out arenas from coast to coast. There’s a reason why the squat Baltimore southpaw nicknamed Tank has become the face of American boxing and one of its vanishingly few dependable box-office attractions. People don’t just pay to see him win. They tune in to see how he finishes the show. Continue reading...
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