Two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter has responded to Gervonta Davis’ claims of ‘getting his a** kicked’ during a sparring session before a world title challenge against Terence Crawford.

Porter retired from the sport following defeat to Crawford in 2021 and since then he has found himself flourishing in the world of boxing media with his own podcast ‘The Porter Way’.

However, in one of the latest episodes of the show, Porter sat down with Bill Haney, father and trainer of Davis’ rival Devin Haney, and Porter shared his belief that ‘Tank’ Davis doesn’t want to fight his fellow unbeaten American.

On social media, Davis responded to Porter’s statement, questioning why he would be afraid of a super-lightweight when he ‘beat Porter’s a** in sparring’ whilst he was a welterweight.

Porter was quick to reply to ‘Tank’, defending his comments and doubling down on the fact that the fight will not happen anytime soon.

For now it seems that Haney’s next opponent will be WBC mandatory challenger Sandor Martin, after talks of a fight between Haney and Ryan Garcia collapsed.

Gervonta Davis has begun training for a return to the ring, which is expected to be on a Prime Video Pay Per View in the spring.

As the Premier Boxing Champions star hits the gym, plenty of potential opponents are being thrown around on social media and beyond.

One of those is Devin Haney, who still doesn’t have a dance partner for his first WBC super lightweight title defense. Sandor Martin is the number one contender, but having just signed to Top Rank, there’s scope for the Spaniard to wait a few months.

This allows Davis and Haney to provide the fans with one of the most significant events of 2024. Two top ten pound-for-pound boxers are facing off in a battle to rival Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence.

However, following a December spat, nothing seems to move between the pair. Haney and his father, Bill, continue to state that Davis is uninterested in the fight.

Gervonta Davis’ can’t leave his house’

Haney even goaded Davis by saying, “He can’t leave his house,” about a prison sentence handed down to “Tank” last year.

Davis accused the judge who allowed his early release of attempting to stop his career in its tracks. He says they won’t allow him to leave the confines of his home or the state.

The Davis vs Haney encounter seems to be as far away as ever, with Haney believing he’s made all the genuine attempts to get the fight over the line.

“I’ve been calling that dude out for years,” said Haney. “He only says something when I got a fight. But now I don’t, and we can fight now wherever he chooses!

“He said we don’t know how to get in contact with him. Well, have your people reach out, Gervonta.”

Haney vs Broner

The Haneys aren’t short of offers, though. Adrien Broner was the latest to throw his hat into the ring.

“He can’t punch himself out a wet paper bag,” said Broner. “Stop all that cap. Hey, Bill Haney, you talked to my people, and we’re ready; where’s the offer?”

Bill responded: “Don’t worry about it, AB. We are going to take it over from here. It’s the Devin Haney era. And you knew that we were going to pull up.

“It’s business, it’s not personal. Get back to doing what you are doing, brother, and Devin is doing what he’s doing: representing this to the fullest.”

Devin Haney and Gervonta “Tank” Davis are headstrong and considered the best of the best. While the two no longer compete in the same weight class, they’ve continued to argue loudly. Although it’s been entertaining, fans are at the point where they simply want to see them get it on.

Bernard Hopkins is also tired of the theatrics and hopes that they swap fists in the ring. In terms of picking a winner, many are split right down the middle. Hopkins though, wouldn’t dive into details when regarding who he would choose. However, as for who’s the better overall fighter, he believes the answer is obvious.

“Tank,” Hopkins told Sean Zittel of FightHype.com.

Davis, of course, had a busy first half of 2023. He wrapped his year by grabbing two knockout victories over both Hector Luis Garcia and Ryan Garcia. Haney, similarly, made two appearances as well.

In his first fight of 2023, Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) eked out a controversial win over Vasiliy Lomachenko. Although fans and Lomachenko banged on the door for a rematch, Haney opted to move up in weight.

Against Regis Prograis, Haney cruised, scoring a knockdown in the third before winning every round according to all three judges sitting ringside. Still, even with another world title in a second weight class, Hopkins isn’t convinced that Haney is the better fighter.

For Hopkins, it isn’t about using an eye test. Both fighters are incredibly talented from his point of view, so he uses a more tangible metric to make his judgement.

“He beat the better opposition,” continued Hopkins. “The people that Tank beat, I think, no, I know it overrides who Haney beat. Both of those guys beat good, quality guys but I think Tank got the overwhelming resume that shows that he fought the more talented fighters.”