Afew days ago, the possibility of Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney facing each other in the ring emerged in what would be an unmissable show between two undefeated fighters in Saudi Arabia.
Davis, 29, is currently the WBA lightweight champion with a record of 29 wins – 27 of them by knockout – to reflect his growing stature in boxing.
Haney is also the WBC super lightweight world champion and while the 25-year-old has more victories with 31 in total, he is not as decisive as Davis with 15 knockouts.
However, ‘Tank’ posted a long list of demands that he would need to be granted in order to accept the bout, as he is reluctant to formalize the fight.
With a series of messages posted from his X account, Davis defended his stance of waiting to accept the challenge and revealed his long list of demands before signing, although he acknowledged the possibility that the fight could take place in Saudi Arabia.
The pairing would be ideal as they are two young figures in US boxing, both undefeated, with great knockout power and also built with a similar frame.
What is Gervonta Davis asking for to accept the fight against Devin Haney?
Davis‘ detractors accuse him of making such demands because he’s afraid to take on someone like Haney. Even still, he is insisting on a lavish gift to convince him.
“If they want me, they have to send something to my door: two Ferraris or something. Before I even think about going over there,” Davis wrote on X.
April will mark a year since ‘Tank’ last took on a fight since he clearly knocked out Ryan Garcia at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a bantamweight fight, where he thoroughly dominated the former Mexican-American champion.
Turki Al-Alshikh, advisor to the Royal Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is the man who is acting as a promoter for this potential fight, as he has also done with similar major functions in the Middle East.
