Gervonta Davis has responded to Ryan Garcia ahead of the latter’s next fight.

It’s been a hectic last month for ‘KingRy’, to put it lightly. Garcia has been out of the ring since a knockout loss to ‘Tank’ in April, the first defeat of his boxing career. While that was a tough defeat, he’s clearly been feeling himself lately.

Earlier this week, he ripped his promoters, Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins, to their faces at a press conference while announcing his return. Garcia is famously slated to face the hard-hitting Oscar Duarte in a DAZN headliner later tonight.

However, the former interim lightweight champion has slammed a lot more than Golden Boy Promotions. Earlier this month, Garcia opined that a rematch with Davis was destined to happen, as the latter “needs” him to sell fights.

For what it’s worth, Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia was a massive bout. It reportedly sold 1.2 million pay-per-view buys and earned over $20 million at the local gate. Despite being a big night, it was a loss for Garcia, which he later attributed partially to a rib injury.

However, Davis doesn’t buy that talk. On X, the WBA (Regular) lightweight champion responded, stating that Garcia only has another year or two of boxing left in him.

On the eve of Ryan Garcia’s triumphant return to the boxing ring, Gervonta Davis injected an air of mystery into the atmosphere with a cryptic Instagram post.

Garcia, who secured a knockout victory over Oscar Duarte in the eighth round, marked his comeback after a setback against Tank in April. Despite facing challenges during the bout, the 25-year-old American emerged victorious with a decisive knockout.

As the fight unfolded, Davis, Garcia’s former adversary, took to social media, sharing two pictures accompanied by captions that were derogatory towards Garcia.

What did Gervonta Davis post?

The initial image showcased Davis’ Ferrari, while the subsequent one depicted Garcia wincing in agony from the body shot that led to his defeat in April. The caption drew from the lyrics of British rapper Dave’s verse in Trojan Horse.

“Antisocial, I’m a loner… let’s not talk bout makin a Mil, this year I average 100 ms in a month… had a vision of running it up, and it’s working well like rum in a punch,” Davis posted.

The post left fans perplexed, prompting questions about its meaning. One fan expressed confusion.

“What does that even mean?” were the words of one fan.

“I don’t understand that type of talk,” another stated.

Various theories circulated about the post’s significance, but the prevailing belief was that Davis intended to troll Garcia. Fans reacted with a mix of amusement and disapproval.

“You’re cold for the second pic during the man’s fight,” joked one fan.

Another labeled Davis as a troll, while a third speculated that the second picture held a personal significance. Amidst the diverse interpretations, a consensus emerged that Davis, in his own unique way, aimed to emphasize the victory with the inclusion of the second picture.

Becoming a world champion is something that practically every fighter dreams of. With that salient goal in mind, they normally immure themselves in their respective gyms for years while working tirelessly on their games. Once their dreams become a reality, a sigh of relief is let out.

That said, grabbing a world title, whether it’s the first in their collection or the 20th, has to come under certain circumstances. Ideally, fighters would rather take on the division’s champion. Beating the head honcho is sweet but, considering that there’s a proliferation of titles, facing the division’s lead dog is sometimes out of the question.

If fighting a world champion isn’t a viable option, then taking on the next best contender for a vacant title is acceptable as well. But while grabbing that shiny golden trinket is important, there’s one scenario that fighters flat-out loathe…elevation.

For whatever reason, virtually every sanctioning body gives out secondary titles, despite their major title holder being injury-free. In this case, the WBA has given out belts like candy on Halloween.

In the lightweight division, Devin Haney held the WBA super title. Just below him, Gervonta Davis is in possession of the WBA’s “Regular” title. A consolidation of the titles never took place. Meaning, the WBA allowed both fighters to carry their trinkets and maintain their championship status.

Recently, however, Devin Haney moved up in weight. The 25-year-old held onto his three lightweight titles, including the WBA, but after thinking things over, he saw no point in keeping them.

Now, with Haney dropping the rest of his 135-pound belts, Davis is set to be elevated. In the coming days or weeks, Davis will be notified via email of his new status.

Normally, that elevation has led to fighters and fans poking fun at said fighter. Davis, nevertheless, refuses to be called an email champion. Although he knows that the WBA is simply following protocol, he recently sent them a direct message letting them know that they can keep their super title and toss it in the nearest trash bin.

“I don’t want that sh!t,” said Davis on his social media account. “I want blood.”

Gervonta Davis is known for his remarkable strength and quickness in the ring. He advanced through the ranks quickly to win several titles as a world champion in several weight classes. In 2017, Davis won the IBF (International Boxing Federation) super featherweight title, making him a world champion at 22. This and several of his other achievements have made him someone to look up to.

In the journey of a young apprentice, the guidance of seasoned veterans is a priceless asset. Jalil Major Hackett finds himself being commended by none other than Davis. Therefore, Davis recently took to Instagram to advise a fellow 20-year-old fighter for his upcoming fight against Adrian Gutierrez. Major is a young and promising boxer from Washington with a record of 7-0-0.

Gervonta Davis’ advice to Jalil Major Hackett

Davis reposted a reel by Overtimeboxing which featured Hackett in his training camp, on his story. Davis wrote, “@jalil_hackett  You know what to do..young but definitely on it!” Davis has been sparring with Hackett for his matches and it shows how big of a difference the spars have made. Jalil is headlining the RedOwl boxing fest event in Houston for the WBC Youth Welterweight title. Adrian Gutierrez will be his most experienced fight yet.

A young apprentice can greatly benefit from the guidance of a seasoned professional. Hackett will look to continue his 7-win streak against Gutierrez.

Gervonta Davis on becoming world champion again

Following Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney’s decision to vacate his WBA title, it seems that Gervonta Davis will once again be crowned the undisputed champion. However, ‘Tank’ isn’t particularly interested in the WBA title. He recently responded on social media to the news about his promotion to the WBA (Super) lightweight championship, which he won by defeating Mario Barrios in an impressive knockout match last year. “I don’t want that s***,” said Davis.

Tank is undeniably a modern legend in the making. While he is against becoming the WBA lightweight champion, fans feel he is deserving of the title. His win against Ryan Garcia just goes on to prove why he is capable of reaching and staying at the top.

With support from Davis, do you think Hackett will once again prevail against his opponent for his 8th career win? Or do you think Gutierrez will come out on top?

Gervonta Davis took a break from targeting his lightweight rivals to take shots at a former two-weight world champion.

The brash Baltimore boxer is so far without a date to return to the ring following a career-best win over Ryan Garcia earlier this year, but has been talking a lot on social media.

His most recent target was Bernard Hopkins, who promotes Garcia under the Golden Boy banner. Garcia called out both ‘B-Hop’ and Oscar De La Hoya at a press conference for his fight with Oscar Duarte this weekend, accusing the former fighters of not backing him.

Garcia took particular issue with a recent interview in which he felt Hopkins was saying he should retire if he loses to Duarte.

‘Tank’ was one of the many viewers of the awkward exchange, and took to X afterwards to say he had almost ‘whooped’ Hopkins.

Davis is likely referencing his heated exchanged with Hopkins at the weigh-in before his own fight with Garcia. Hopkins found himself on the side of the stage occupied by Davis and his team, and touched the fighter on his shoulder.

The 29-year-old didn’t take kindly to the intervention, and shouted at the Hall of Famer to keep his hands to himself. He later said he ‘should’ve slapped the s**t’ out of the fighter-turned-promoter there and then.

Hopkins has continued to rile up the current crop of fighters, and Garcia seems to be done with it. Those digs at the press conference likely won’t be the only public back and forth the pair share this fight weekend.