Floyd Mayweather discovering Gervonta Davis as a future multi-weight champion is a remarkable story in its own right.

Having been involved in a fight of the highest magnitude, the press tour for that super-fight led to a chance meeting with a young fighter.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Mayweather has recalled many times how a meeting with a young boxer in 2013 during his tour with Canelo Alvarez eventually meant a promise fulfilled.

The five-weight world title-holder offered a unique story of how he took Davis under the Mayweather Promotions banner.

Davis, himself now a multi-division ruler, came onto Mayweather’s radar after a photo op six years ago.

At the time, Davis was just a young kid with big dreams. But Mayweather saw something special and made the boy a promise when he became a man.

How Floyd Mayweather met Gervonta Davis

“When [Davis] was a kid, I remember when I was on tour with Canelo. A young kid came up to me and asked for an autograph. To sign his phone and take a picture,” recalled Mayweather.

“Then I saw something special in him when he came to my gym a couple of times. He was undefeated as a pro after a few fights. I said in two years, I can make you a world champion. And we did it.”

On taking Davis to Georgia for events that have turned out to be massive for the state, Mayweather added: “This is great and it’s not just about boxing being in one place.

“It’s about thinking outside the box, so I said, ‘Why not?’ Atlanta is a great place with so many beautiful people. It’s just a great city.

“But it’s all about taking chances and rolling the dice. And it’s the same thing I did in my career: I took chances and rolled the dice.

“There is a lot of great talent that comes out of Atlanta, a lot of great boxing talent,” stated the former pound-for-pound king.

Despite a recent split promotional, Davis and Mayweather remain close. They still lean on each other occasionally after parting company in a business sense.

In addition, Davis has since taken control of his destiny and made waves on Pay Per View, which Mayweather will undoubtedly feel he had a huge hand in.

The next move will be another massive event for Davis, with Mayweather remaining just a phone call away from the once boy who became a man under the former champ’s wing.

Floyd Mayweather has never been a man short of confidence, be it when he was in the ring as a fighter or in pushing the stars of tomorrow as a promoter.

Gervonta Davis is by far and away Mayweather’s most successful protege, though ‘TBE’ believes his latest charge will go just as far as ‘Tank.’

17 year old amateur standout Curmel Moton made his professional debut on Saturday night on the undercard of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alavrez vs Jermell Charlo, dispatching of Ezequiel Flores in less than a round at the T-Mobile Arena.

Speaking to the press after Moton’s impressive showing, Mayweather was not reluctant to compare him to Baltimore puncher Davis.

Mayweather gathered some attention the way of Moton earlier this year, when he claimed the teen would beat WBA featherweight world champion Leigh Wood it the pair were to lock horns in 2023.

Unfortunately for Moton and those backing him, the fight did not take place until after Alvarez vs Charlo due to scheduling issues, meaning it was not televised and the arena had mostly emptied by the time the young virtuoso was in the ring.

Regardless, through clips leaked on social media, it looked to be an encouraging start to a career that is brimming with promise.

After his stunning stoppage win over Ryan Garcia earlier this year, Gervonta Davis ascended to the status of one of the biggest stars in boxing, and speculation has been rife over who the Baltimore puncher will take on next.

His momentum was somewhat stunted after being sentenced for a hit and run offence dating back to November 2020, for which he served a short jail sentence.

‘Tank’ and those around him will no doubt be keen to get his career back up and running as soon as possible, and long time mentor Floyd Mayweather has revealed who he would like to see Davis fight next.

Speaking to The Fight Guys, Mayweather named the polarising WBO world super lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez as who he would like to see lock horns with Davis.

Lopez was recently crowned a two weight world champion following his win over Josh Taylor back in June, and is certainly one of the tougher tests out there for Davis.

However, as seems to be the case with all the match ups boxing fans want, there are a few obstacles that would likely prevent Lopez and ‘Tank’ getting it on any time soon.

Lopez is signed to Bob Arum’s Top Rank and fights on ESPN, whilst Davis is Al Haymon and PBC’s crown jewell, and it is unlikely they would let him fight anywhere other than Showtime.

Davis has also only boxed once at 140lbs back in 2021, and his focus at the minute seems to be on the lightweight division.