Gervonta Davis did more than just deliver an impressive victory over Ryan Garcia on April 22 in Las Vegas.
“Tank” and Garcia produced one of the biggest events of the past several years, which the hard-punching Davis just happened to cap with another memorable knockout.
The fight generated a remarkable amount of buzz considering the fact both men are still on the ascent. And none of Davis’ fans were disappointed.
Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) put Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) down in Round 2, which was just a preview of what was to come. He controlled the next several rounds, defusing everything Garcia tried to do.
And then Davis lowered the boom, a left to the liver that put Garcia down in Round 7 and hurt him so badly that he couldn’t continue.
The dominating performance in such a high-profile fight bolstered the notion that the 28-year-old from Baltimore is either the new face of boxing or on his way there.
Then came some surprising news: The fight reportedly generated about 1.2 million pay-per-view buys, the most for a sanctioned bout since Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovin I in 2017 generated 1.3 million.
Davis-Garcia also generated an estimated $22.8 million live gate at T-Mobile Arena, with an announced crowd of 20,842. The dollar figure was the most in Nevada since Alvarez-Golovkin II, which earned $24,473,500.
Fewer and fewer people question the ability of Davis every time he fights. He doesn’t appear to have glaring weakness, which is why he has been able to overwhelm one opponent after another.
And if there was any doubt about his clout in the sport, it dissipated into the dry desert air in Las Vegas.
Indeed, Davis had a huge night in Las Vegas, which is why he’s Boxing Junkie’s Fighter of the Month for April 2023.
And he’s just getting started.
Davis is zeroing in on a showdown with one of the top 135-pounders, Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Shakur Stevenson. If Tank fights and beats one or more of the above, he will leave no doubt that he’s a true superstar.
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