Saul “Canelo” Alvarez refutes claims that Gervonta Davis is the new face of boxing with just one fight under his belt. Canelo emphasized that a fighter needs to do more than that to earn the title of boxing’s face. In a virtual press conference, Canelo stated: “You need to do a lot of things. There are a lot of good fighters coming up, and one of them is Gervonta.” However, he reiterated that it takes more than one fight against Ryan Garcia to achieve that status.

Canelo explained what it takes to be the new face of boxing: “Fighting the best, over and over again, moving up and down divisions, being undisputed, doing what I’ve been doing my whole career.”

Alvarez added that he considers himself the best pound-for-pound fighter, citing his accomplishments in unifying all the belts in 11 months and fighting four times in 11 months.

Canelo expressed his liking for Gervonta Davis and his potential: “I like Gervonta Davis a lot.” However, he made it clear that Gervonta still has a long way to go before he can earn the title of boxing’s face. Canelo emphasized the importance of continuously fighting the best, and Gervonta needs to do more before he can achieve that status.

One fight doesn’t make Tank Davis the new face of boxing

Canelo dismissed the notion that one fight is enough to make someone the new face of boxing. He argued that one needs to do a lot more than that to earn that title. Canelo cited his accomplishments in moving up and down weight classes, unifying all the belts, and fighting the best in the business as the criteria to become boxing’s new face.

Canelo made it clear that he still considers himself the best pound-for-pound fighter, citing his impressive record of accomplishments. He added that no one has been doing what he has been doing and that he still feels he is number one.

Jack Catterall is coming after all the best fighters around the super lightweight division.

Off the back of a win over Jorge Linares last month, Catterall’s main aim is to secure a rematch with bitter rival Josh Taylor.

The pair fought last year and Catterall surprised everyone, as he dropped Taylor in the eighth round and seemed set for an upset victory before the judges awarded the Scotsman a split decision win.

Since then, Catterall has insisted that he deserved to win and he told talkSPORT: “It became personal after the fight, he said a lot of things, a lot of direct messages, a lot of back and forth.

“I don’t hold stuff too personally in the sport of boxing, it’s a business but with Taylor it has become a bit personal.”

Catterall is hoping to get out next in February and Taylor could be an option as an opponent, if promoter Eddie Hearn can make it happen.

‘El Gato’ revealed that if the rematch were to take place it would be at a catchweight, as Taylor wants to move up in weight from 140 lbs.

But, if that fight doesn’t take place, there are countless other big names at Catterall’s weight class that he wants to get in the ring with, as he said: “You’ve got Ryan Garcia, the winner of Devin Haney vs Regis Prograis, there’s a bucketful of names.”

Catterall continued: “I’m ranked in all the governing bodies in the top ten and currently holding the WBA International title, so it’s about what fight puts me in that number one spot to challenge for a world title.

“We’ve got Haney vs Prograis on December 9, that’ll be a fight I’ll be keeping a close eye on.”

The Lancashire-born fighter explained that he had previously been in talks with Prograis, before continuing: “That’s a fight I love as well, I’ve been to a couple of his fights and I need and want that opportunity to prove that I can mix it and I can beat these guys.”

Catterall was then asked about Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and he said: “Yeah I love that fight.

“I’m in the sport of boxing to be involved in these big fights, I don’t want to finish my career in the next four or five years not being that fighter whose taken the opportunities and that’s why I’m staying in the gym and staying ready so when the call comes in I’ll be ready for these fights.”

No matter how many facts you pump into your argument, pound-for-pound lists are subjective. The boxing world is jam-packed with fantastic fighters and depending on what you prefer, your list can be shaped in a certain way.

For Bernard Hopkins, he’s always been a student of the game. It helps that he was a former multi-divisional champion and recently inducted Hall of Famer. When recently asked to name who he considers the best fighter in the world, Hopkins paused for a second before going into deep thought.

There’s a bevy of names to choose from. Of course, there’s Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez. Also, who can forget about Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, and Naoya Inoue? Their all deserving, but for Hopkins, neither of those fighters took the top spot on his list.

“Tank Davis,” Hopkins told ESNEWS.

Gervonta “Tank” Davis recently closed the curtains on his 2023, but not before putting together a terrific year.

To kick things off, Hector Luis Garcia stepped up both to the plate and up in weight. But, despite promising to stop the hype train, Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) wasn’t perturbed by his man’s words and would ultimately go on to stop the Dominican before the championship rounds.

Garcia, however, was just the appetizer before Davis went on to the main course. A few months after separating him from his consciousness, Davis squared off against Ryan Garcia. Bernard Hopkins, who works closely with Garcia, was confident that his young fighter was going to get the job done.

In the end, while he publicly backed the 25-year-old, Davis made the former champ eat his words. Outside of a few close rounds, Davis dominated, dropping Garcia on two occasions before eventually stopping him in the seventh.

With blood dripping down his nose as he remained on one knee, Hopkins couldn’t believe what he just witnessed. His 2023 campaign may have consisted of just two fights but the Baltimore native’s lopsided victory over a fighter that Hopkins watched develop, has him completely convinced that Davis is the best fighter in the world.

“Because of how he executed Ryan Garcia.”

King Ry’ Ryan Garcia has this week called out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for a rematch. Back in April, Tank stopped Garcia in the seventh round of what was by many metrics one of the biggest fights of the year for boxing. 

Garcia’s social media post simply read, ‘let’s run it back’ and Ryan’s promoter, six-weight class world champion Oscar de la Hoya has already weighed in on his cash cow’s callout.

Let’s take a look back at that fight in April and see what the case could be for a rematch to come to fruition as well as the schedules of both fighters and what the likely outcome is.

Tank predicted a seventh-round knockout ahead of the fight with Garcia and he duly delivered that night back in April.

The Floyd Mayweather protege looked calm and collected throughout the first four rounds, barely throwing either hand out to match Garcia’s flurry of largely ineffective activity. Those familiar with Tank’s style, however, knew the playbook and that slow starts for Gervonta David simply mean he’s getting his range.

Deen the Great scored a win over Walid Sharks on today’s big Misfits Boxing card, then called out both Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia, who are real professional boxers and not “crossover” boxers.

Look, if you just like a fight and some action and don’t need to believe you’re watching Elite Fighters, this was a blast.

Deen the Great dominated the majority of this fight and got two second round knockdowns, but Walid was tough, hung in there, and closed huge, hurting a gassed Deen late in the fifth and final round, and Deen basically had to survive this thing until the final bell.

It was just good action. Just a good fight. And Deen has some legitimate decent boxing skills, too, at least offensively. He and Walid both were in shape, took this seriously, and deserve respect for the best effort they could give and a lot of grit and heart on display.

Deen’s left hand wasn’t a big factor here, and for much of the fight he was fighting one-handed. It appeared to possibly be a hand or wrist issue, but he said after the fight it was an old shoulder dislocation that popped out again.

“Gervonta Davis, if you want to scrap, you want to run it, let’s run it, let’s make this bread,” he said. “Because nobody else in the influencer scene can fuck with me. Or if Ryan wants to run it — Ryan Garcia, anybody, anybody can get it.”

The call-out of Davis or Garcia is obviously going to get headlines — it got one here, look! — but what a hideous idea that would be for him even if it were actually. To say those guys would demolish him is an understatement. As TLC once sang, “Don’t go chasin’ waterfalls.”

Garcia didn’t take long to respond:

In sports, legends often stand toe-to-toe, sparking unexpected debates. Imagine the heavy-weight query NBA giant Shaquille O’Neal pitched to boxing prodigy Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. A battle of minds, not fists. The challenge? Would Davis ever face his mentor, Floyd Mayweather, in the ring? Davis’ response was less about punches and more about wisdom.

It’s rare when an athlete turns away from a potential showdown. Odder still when the motive isn’t fear, but respect. What might drive a rising star to shy away from facing his guiding light? Discover Davis’ surprising take on mentorship, competition, and the lines he’s unwilling to cross.

Gervonta Davis picks growth over glory