It has been some time now that the current WBC Super Lightweight champion has been chasing Gervonta Davis. After Davis defeated Mario Barrios at 140 lbs to win the WBA Super Lightweight title in 2021, Regis Prograis, who has been fighting in the same division since 2015, openly challenged ‘Tank’. Taking to X, despite praising Gervonta for winning against a “solid opponent,” Prograis guaranteed that he would “smash” Davis.
Gervonta Davis continues to be a headache for Regis Prograis and his fans
As we near the Haney vs. Prograis fight, a fan retweeted one of Prograis’ tweets and celebrated the latter prematurely. Showing faith in Prograis’ ability to defend the WBC Super Lightweight title against Haney, they wrote, “AND STILL.” At this, unexpectedly, as soon as the tweet came to Gervonta Davis’ notice, ‘Tank’ insulted Prograis and his supporters by calling Regis a flat-footed bastard. “AND STILL a flat footed bastard,” Davis wrote in a deleted tweet.
In this connection, since ‘Tank’ deleted the tweet, a fan later accused Davis of being scared of Regis. “He do a lot of tweeting and deleting Nî**a scary,” they wrote. But, while the fan in question thought they would get away with their comment, Gervonta Davis smoked the former with a thundering reply. “Shut up, B**h!” he said.
While Davis called Prograis flat-footed, it is important to notice what the latter feels about fighting ‘Tank’ and proving the same wrong in the ring.
Marvin Hagler of his division, Prograis demands the “face of boxing” Davis at 140 lbs
Regis Prograis, who considers himself the Marvin Hagler of his division, recently declared that ‘Tank’ was still a fight he was pursuing. In his opinion, since either Gervonta Davis or Canelo Alvarez is currently the “face of boxing,” ‘Tank’ vs. Regis would be one of the biggest fights in the sport. However, on being asked whether or not he would like to face Davis at a catchweight, Regis answered in the negative.
No, we’re not doing no catchweight. It’s going to be 140, and that’s it,” said Prograis.
Is it only a matter of time before Davis faces Regis? And if it does come to fruition, will it live up to the hype? Anyway, what do you think of Davis calling Prograis flat-footed? Let us know in the comments.
