By Max Schramm: Ryan Garcia known as out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis final Sunday night time after his win over Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz. Ryan (21-0, 18 KOs) let his followers know on social media that Floyd Mayweather Jr. can’t defend Tank Davis (26-0, 24 KOs) without end.

Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe was dismissive when he was requested about the potential of placing collectively fights between Tank Davis and Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney in 2022. Ellerbe’s reply to that query is that these weren’t massive fights.

He then stated that Tank will proceed to be out in massive fights, which was an uncommon reply as a result of he’s but to be in ANY massive fights throughout his eight-year skilled profession.

a combat choice

Followers are beginning to catch on with the best way Tank is being matched by his promoters that they’re ensuring that they maintain him out of hurt’s means of the highest 135 and 140-pound fighters.

You’ll be able to’t blame Mayweather and his promotional firm for being selective about who they match Tank in opposition to as a result of he’s making good cash preventing opposition that primarily can be rolled over by most if not all the highest 5 of the 135 and 140-lb weight lessons.

Tank’s final 4 opponents:

Isaac Cruz
Mario Barrios
Leo Santa Cruz
Yuriorkis Gamboa

None of these fighters could be thought-about ‘massive fights” as a result of they weren’t elite-level guys. Though Gamboa and Santa Cruz have been elite fighters of their primes, by the point Tank Davis fought them, they have been lengthy within the tooth.

“Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia have been on the verge of a deal final 12 months earlier than Ryan pursued the Manny Pacquiao occasion. Turned out the funding actually wasn’t there. By the point Garcia’s staff returned to the prospect of Tank, Davis moved on to the Barrios bout,” stated @MikeCoppinger on WHY the Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia combat didn’t occur in 2020.

Tank dismisses Ryan Garcia combat choice

Mayweather: “This child, Ryan Garcia. Tank acquired his followers from kicking a**. Ryan Garcia acquired his followers from YouTube. There’s a distinction. So, do you need to be a YouTuber, or do you need to be a fighter? Tank is a fighter.”

Tank Davis: “Yeah, Instagram fighter [Ryan Garcia]. We don’t fear about him. YouTuber, yeah. He’s a fairly woman, that’s what he’s. He’s simply speaking.”

Ryan Garcia: “By no means supplied me something, typical Mayweather video games. I do know you wish to beat on “fairly ladies” however this one going to beat your ass again,” stated Ryan Garcia.

Everyone knows Luke Campbell is healthier than all of Tank’s opposition, Tank can’t beat me he is aware of that and Mayweather is aware of that. I’m too quick and I acquired an excessive amount of accuracy, come on, Mayweather you possibly can’t defend him without end.”

Mayweather Promotions CEO hints at Tank’s future

Leonard Ellerbe: “Nicely, any combat that Tank fights in is a giant combat,” Ellerbe stated when requested about the potential of Gervonta dealing with Ryan Garcia or Devin Haney in 2022. “No disrespect however the guys that you simply say are the large fights, they’re NOT massive fights.

“He [Gervonta] confirmed you once more tonight, come out West [to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California] and one other sellout. There are ranges to what he’s doing, however once more we’re [Tank] are going to maintain preventing the highest guys on the market.

“Everybody has acquired to maintain leveling up,” stated Ellerbe in sounding like he’s speaking code for Tank persevering with to be matched in opposition to no names, previous guys, and secondary champions.

“I’d like to see Tank combat the most important names on the market, and whoever continues to show themselves. However the guys who they are saying are one of the best guys on the market like, as an illustration, I feel Issac Cruz is healthier than a number of the guys that you simply’re speaking about.

“Simply because he doesn’t have a giant identify. How do you suppose he [Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz] would have executed in opposition to Ryan Garcia, for instance, tonight? There you go.

“However to reply your query, regardless of the followers need, we’re going to offer them, however we’re going to try this on OUR phrases and I’m going to proceed to say that. On OUR phrases.

“We’re not going to go on the market and overpay a fighter simply because y’all say he’s a giant identify fighter. It doesn’t work like that. The enterprise doesn’t work like that. We’re not within the enterprise of f**** off cash like a few of these different promoters,” stated Ellerbe.

Whenever you dissect what Ellerbe is saying, it seems that he’s speaking in code that may solely be deciphered to imply that Tank Davis WON’T be matched in opposition to any of the 4 Kings within the light-weight division in 2022.