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Gervonta Davis Vs Lamont Roach
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00:00:00VK awaiting the arrival of the champion and the challenger Gervonta Davis against
00:00:07Lamont Roach and for Roach a walk that could change his life forever
00:00:30and it is a historic first here tonight the first time that fighters from
00:00:36neighboring cities Baltimore and Washington DC are meeting for a
00:00:42championship belt as they put the belt in battle of the beltway and you know the
00:00:50Roach has brought his supporters from Capitol Heights to the brightest lights
00:00:55in the sport
00:01:09Roach looking to become a simultaneous two-division champ a feat first
00:01:13accomplished by the legendary Barney Ross back in 1933 when he won a lightweight
00:01:21and right welterweight titles against none other than Tony Canzoneri of course
00:01:27guy by the name of Henry Armstrong the first to hold the titles in three different
00:01:32divisions a little history lesson as Roach looks to make history here tonight
00:01:41the Lamont Roach a very skilled and disciplined boxer and in this fighting he's got to stay disciplined and be unpredictable
00:01:48not staying stationary in front of Tank Davis not give him anything and box I know
00:01:54teaser set them done everybody's been trying to do that but that's exactly what you need to do against a Tank Davis
00:02:00well that that Roach I mean I need to be defensively sharp 24-7 he's got to throw a no-hitter in that regard
00:02:05he's got to stay to form knowing the danger across from him but like we mentioned his attitude his confidence has been different
00:02:13compared to other tank opponents yeah riding a six-fight win streak since his long loss in his first title fight against Jamel Herring
00:02:20since then he's been more aggressive scoring six knockdowns in six fights half of those ending in
00:02:26knockouts speaking of knockouts here comes a KO King
00:02:30back up
00:02:37back up
00:02:41let's go
00:02:43once again
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00:03:06to the public and meet you
00:03:08I'm the best, the best
00:03:10One word will describe me
00:03:12as the attack
00:03:14Jesus, the gunshot
00:03:16You step on foot
00:03:18I'll fight the slumber on the road
00:03:20So the fool will be clip
00:03:22The fool will be dicks
00:03:24Who will die, who will lie
00:03:26When that gun with the clippin'
00:03:28Stunt up and trick
00:03:30Tank Davis has transcended the sport of boxing
00:03:32Bryan, he's a cultural phenomenon
00:03:34From Chief Keefe to Lil Durk, Lil Baby
00:03:36To Jay Z, Raph's biggest names
00:03:38Soundtracked his ring locks
00:03:40And name-dropped him in their bars
00:03:42Hey, when the likes of Wu-Tang Clan
00:03:44Redman and others shove you out
00:03:47You're bigger than boxing
00:03:49Hey, Abner
00:03:50How about Peso Pluma?
00:03:52He dropped a track named Jervonte
00:03:54And you talk about a big boxing fan
00:03:56Peso Pluma, the name says it all
00:03:58Peso Pluma translates to Featherweight
00:04:00A big boxing fan, he named himself Featherweight
00:04:02Because we admire Marco Antonio Guerrero
00:04:06Obviously Tank Davis
00:04:08And that's why he named himself Peso Pluma
00:04:10Featherweight
00:04:12Can you feel the excitement? Can you feel the electricity?
00:04:16This is the biggest star in the United States
00:04:18He's showing you what right now
00:04:20And this is why this building is full
00:04:22And there's no crowd by the way like a New York boxing crowd
00:04:26Take maybe from Baltimore, but Barclays Center is his home
00:04:323-0 here, he's wearing one his first title at the age of 22
00:04:38Won another title
00:04:42Knocked out Roley Romero
00:04:44And now Jervonte Davis
00:04:46Making his way
00:04:48Into his office
00:04:50The theater of truth
00:04:54Jervonte Davis
00:04:58Versus Lamont Roach
00:05:00The moment has come
00:05:02For the official introductions
00:05:04For tonight's main event
00:05:06Once again
00:05:08Once again we go back inside the ring
00:05:10Here is Jimmy Lennon Jr.
00:05:18Ladies and gentlemen
00:05:20We welcome you to Barclays Center
00:05:22Here in Brooklyn, New York
00:05:24Pro Boxing Champions
00:05:26Presents the PBC Pay-Per-View on Prime
00:05:28Featured Attraction
00:05:30Brought to you by GTD Promotions
00:05:32And TGB Promotions
00:05:34In association with Pro Box Promotions
00:05:37And sponsored by DraftKings Sportsbook
00:05:40The crown is yours
00:05:43This bouton is sanctioned by the WBA
00:05:45President in attendance
00:05:47Gilberto Jesus Mendoza
00:05:49Along with the New York State Athletic Commission
00:05:51The executive director is Matthew DeLaglio
00:05:56Introducing our three judges
00:05:57Scoring for ringside
00:05:58From Connecticut
00:05:59Glenn Feldman
00:06:00From New York
00:06:01Eric Marlinski
00:06:02And from New Jersey
00:06:04Steve Weisfeld
00:06:06Introducing our referee in charge
00:06:08Our third man in the ring
00:06:10Steve Willis
00:06:14Alright fans, here we go
00:06:16With the main event of the evening
00:06:1812 rounds of boxing
00:06:20For the WBA Lightweight Championship
00:06:23Of the World
00:06:24And now ladies and gentlemen
00:06:26In attendance and boxing fans
00:06:28Joining us around the world
00:06:30Live from Barclays Center
00:06:32In Brooklyn, New York
00:06:34It's Prime Time!
00:06:37Prime Time!
00:06:46Introducing to you first
00:06:47The challenger on my left
00:06:48Fighting out of the red corner
00:06:50Wearing green trunks
00:06:52Hailing from and representing
00:06:54Our nation's capital of Washington D.C.
00:06:58He weighed in at the lightweight limit
00:07:00Of 135 pounds
00:07:03With a record of 25 wins
00:07:05One loss and one draw
00:07:07He has 10 wins
00:07:08Coming by way of knockout
00:07:10Tonight he is moving up in weight
00:07:12As he attempts to capture
00:07:14His second world division title
00:07:16Ladies and gentlemen
00:07:17Please welcome tonight's challenger
00:07:19The current WBA Super Featherweight Champion
00:07:22Of the World
00:07:23Introducing Lamont
00:07:24The Reaper Roach Jr.
00:07:36And his opponent across the ring
00:07:38Fighting out of the blue corner
00:07:39Tonight's defending world champion
00:07:41Wearing green camouflage trunks
00:07:44He is fighting out of and representing
00:07:46His home of Baltimore, Maryland
00:07:50He weighed in at a trim and ready
00:07:52133.8 pounds
00:07:55He is undefeated in his tremendous campaign
00:07:58With a record of 30 wins
00:08:00No losses
00:08:0128 big wins
00:08:03Coming by way of knockout
00:08:05Here is the popular superstar of boxing
00:08:09Ladies and gentlemen
00:08:11Please welcome the hard hitting
00:08:12Five time
00:08:13Three division world champion
00:08:15And the current
00:08:16Undefeated
00:08:17Reigning and defending
00:08:18WBA
00:08:19Lightweight Champion of the World
00:08:22Introducing
00:08:23Gervonta
00:08:25Tay
00:08:28Davies
00:08:30Once again our referee in charge
00:08:39Is Steve Willis
00:08:41Now to give instructions
00:08:43To get the best
00:08:44And to get the best
00:08:46And to get your best
00:08:47And to get the best
00:08:48I am no
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00:09:10protect yourselves at all times. Right now, we're going to call it a low on the green.
00:09:14We're going to call it a low underneath the black.
00:09:16All right, got it? Top look. Let's go to work.
00:09:21Steve Willis, referee for Javante Davis.
00:09:23Well, you know the sport of boxing isn't about who throws the most.
00:09:27It's about who lands the right punch at the right time.
00:09:29Davis, a master of that science.
00:09:31But for Lamont Roach, he knows that when it comes to beating Davis,
00:09:34it's not about just skill.
00:09:36It's about flawless execution under constant pressure.
00:09:40Roach Jr. believes his IQ is sharper than the number two pencil.
00:09:44But he'll need more than wit to withstand Davis' precision and power.
00:09:50Round number one.
00:09:53And the big question here, Mo, and I think we all want to see,
00:09:57is if Tank Davis is going to start fast?
00:09:59We know the answer.
00:10:01I know, I know.
00:10:03If you want to look for some areas Roach thinks he has advantage,
00:10:07one thing he said is fighting on the inside.
00:10:09His quote was, we're going to see if Tank is really an inside guy in this fight.
00:10:16Genwell Chronicle, first three, four rounds.
00:10:20Davis downloads that data like an AI-generated knockout artist.
00:10:24And for Roach, it's going to be up to him to,
00:10:27does he elect to take the fight to Davis?
00:10:30Does he wait for Davis to come to him?
00:10:32One thing you can say about Roach, he's never looked in better shape coming in.
00:10:38Looks big, looks strong.
00:10:39Yep.
00:10:40And we talked about it, Brian Custer, all of us saying,
00:10:44you know, for most opponents, it's like that Mike Tyson effect.
00:10:47You walk to the ring, Ted Matt walking.
00:10:49For Roach, though, familiarity.
00:10:51They've sparred a lot.
00:10:52Yes, they faced each other in the amateurs.
00:10:53And Roach is a champion.
00:10:55He holds a title.
00:10:56He may not have been on this stage before,
00:10:59but he knows what it takes to be a champion,
00:11:01and tonight he wants to make his goal.
00:11:03Well, when you come back from defeat like he did in his first title bout
00:11:06against Jamelle Herring,
00:11:07which he said created this persona of the Reaper,
00:11:10and you come back and put together the run that he has,
00:11:12that is a champion in form right there.
00:11:15Let's see, though.
00:11:16Familiarity has brought confidence to Roach,
00:11:18but too much confidence against Tank is a recipe for disaster.
00:11:21Knowing Tank Davis, I doubt he listened to Blue Oyster calls,
00:11:23don't fear the Reaper,
00:11:25but that's the sentiment that I'm sure he has going into this fight.
00:11:29A minute 15 left here in the opening round,
00:11:32and yes, a cautious start.
00:11:34Cautious, yep.
00:11:35IQ right now from Roach.
00:11:37We know he's fairly smart, taking in data right now,
00:11:40trying to read Tank Davis
00:11:41and not trying to let Davis read him.
00:11:44You might not be surprised that with two minutes gone,
00:11:48Davis has yet to land a punch.
00:11:50Well, this is Roach kind of forcing Davis to take the lead,
00:11:53which is an interesting strategy also.
00:11:54That's what you're talking about.
00:11:59But there's that tension.
00:12:01You need to cut it with a chainsaw,
00:12:02with a Tank Davis fight.
00:12:04It says the one on his trunks,
00:12:07and he is the one to sell out arenas coast to coast.
00:12:12He's also the one to add interesting tattoos,
00:12:15creative designs.
00:12:16How about the red letters pain on the top of his forehead?
00:12:22Most of Roach is jealous.
00:12:24I like what Roach is doing right now,
00:12:26and I know most of the opponents that Davis has faced
00:12:28the first three, four rounds that are always,
00:12:30they're pressuring,
00:12:31they're winning the rounds,
00:12:32and right now, Roach putting that pressure,
00:12:34being smart with the pressure.
00:12:35Well, if you're Roach,
00:12:37you can't be afraid of the crowd booze.
00:12:39That might mean that you are controlling terms of this fight.
00:12:42Well, he's been compared to Mike Tyson,
00:12:44might as well get those face tattoos as well.
00:12:47And there we go.
00:12:49One of 12 for Davis,
00:12:50three of 17 for Roach.
00:12:56I don't need that whole camera right there.
00:12:57That one right there.
00:12:59One more, man.
00:13:01Give it, sir.
00:13:02Don't put your hands on your hands, all right?
00:13:04Don't put your hands on your hands on your hands, okay?
00:13:06You got it?
00:13:07That one right.
00:13:08Get off the line.
00:13:09Don't find yourself just standing in front of them
00:13:11like they did with their headlights, all right?
00:13:13Head side to side.
00:13:14Make sure you poppin' that jab.
00:13:18And if you're toe to toe,
00:13:19if you're not working,
00:13:20get the fuck out of there, all right?
00:13:21Keep them in the circle, okay?
00:13:24How you feel?
00:13:25Good.
00:13:26Be gruff again.
00:13:28Hold on one more time.
00:13:29Touch something.
00:13:30Just touch something.
00:13:30Just move around here.
00:13:31I got to see it off the line here, all right?
00:13:39New voice in the corner for Javante Davis,
00:13:41that being Barry Hunter.
00:13:44Calvin Ford still part of the camp.
00:13:46Meanwhile, in Roach's corner,
00:13:48his dad telling him to faint,
00:13:50telling him to try to lure Davis
00:13:52into a counter opportunity.
00:13:54Of course, Davis knows all about
00:13:56making counters count.
00:13:57Well, this does align with what Roach was saying
00:14:00regarding his strategy.
00:14:01He wanted to really make Tank think.
00:14:03He thinks that could be the difference
00:14:04in his performance, obviously,
00:14:06compared to the others.
00:14:07Tanks have had so many of those fights
00:14:09ending by knockout, by the way.
00:14:10Here's a rarity in round one.
00:14:12All punches were landed to the body.
00:14:14Albeit there were three for Roach,
00:14:15one for Davis,
00:14:16but still, all body shots.
00:14:18Yeah, we talked about the reach
00:14:20and making Tank Davis think.
00:14:22And there's this feints
00:14:24that Roach is using right now.
00:14:26Try to make him make a mistake
00:14:27and make him pay.
00:14:30But again, I'm liking
00:14:31how Roach is walking
00:14:33and Tank gave his back.
00:14:39Brian, you and I talked about
00:14:40just this scenario.
00:14:42What happens when no one
00:14:43leads the dance?
00:14:46Already this matter.
00:14:47Obviously, this fight
00:14:56can turn at any point.
00:14:58Do you want to land something big
00:15:00to set a certain tone and press it?
00:15:02Well, he's not known
00:15:04to be that guy
00:15:04in the early rounds,
00:15:06but obviously, yes,
00:15:07his power is just that.
00:15:09And yet, it's interesting.
00:15:10Before every Tank fight,
00:15:11always go back, watch tape.
00:15:12In those early days,
00:15:13my goodness,
00:15:14was he a beast
00:15:15in those first rounds.
00:15:17But it's low output,
00:15:19high accuracy,
00:15:20maximum damage.
00:15:24How about those shoes
00:15:25on Tank, by the way?
00:15:26You can put on your makeup
00:15:27in the reflection of that morning.
00:15:30Both of them are styling
00:15:31and profiling
00:15:32with their ring fits here tonight.
00:15:34First championship glory.
00:15:37Up to grabs,
00:15:38Roach giving special permission
00:15:40to move five pounds
00:15:41up for this huge opportunity.
00:15:44Double jab.
00:15:44There's a jab by Davis.
00:15:49Southpaw against Orthodox.
00:15:51Roach in the center of the ring.
00:15:56Again, very cautious.
00:15:58He's building the tension.
00:16:00And you know,
00:16:00we've said it many times,
00:16:01you watch a Tank Davis fight,
00:16:03it's like sitting on the edge
00:16:04of your seat
00:16:04during a blockbuster thriller.
00:16:07You know that a twist is coming,
00:16:08but the suspense is half the fun.
00:16:14Yeah, it's just a matter of when, really.
00:16:16But again, Roach,
00:16:17I mean, smart round,
00:16:18he's not throwing a lot,
00:16:19but being cautious,
00:16:20being smart,
00:16:22he knows he cannot make mistakes
00:16:24against Hank.
00:16:24And you look at this
00:16:28lightweight division,
00:16:29of course,
00:16:30a new star on rise.
00:16:31Another Davis added
00:16:32to the championship mix
00:16:33with Keyshawn Davis,
00:16:35Shakur Stephenson,
00:16:36Vasily Lomachenko.
00:16:38How about the talent?
00:16:39So much talent,
00:16:40and you know,
00:16:41there's...
00:16:42there's hope that
00:16:45they will start to mix it up.
00:16:47There was talk that Davis
00:16:48would face Vasily Lomachenko
00:16:49before Lomachenko put out
00:16:50and then have the back injury.
00:16:51But here we are in Brooklyn
00:16:52for this championship fight,
00:16:54and...
00:16:55Don't get greedy.
00:16:57Lomachenko's down
00:16:58telling his son.
00:16:59All right?
00:17:01The Ruff already told you
00:17:01about the clinchers.
00:17:03You know what I'm saying?
00:17:03Work your free game.
00:17:04You try to sneak one in there
00:17:05and you try.
00:17:06And there's the shit,
00:17:06but it's all good.
00:17:08All right?
00:17:11With small pressure,
00:17:12all right?
00:17:12We're going to build all that,
00:17:13okay?
00:17:14When you get in there,
00:17:14rock jazz,
00:17:16throw the one-two from range
00:17:17and then hop back over
00:17:18to the right,
00:17:19all right?
00:17:20All right?
00:17:20Because he's going to turn out.
00:17:21Do you grab me, Mark?
00:17:24No.
00:17:27No shots he's looking for.
00:17:28It's not countering this.
00:17:29All right?
00:17:30Get low.
00:17:30When he get low like that,
00:17:31you get low.
00:17:32Punch.
00:17:32Punch.
00:17:33Push down on his ass,
00:17:34all right?
00:17:34All right?
00:17:35All right, Jake, jump.
00:17:36Barry Hunter in Davis' corner,
00:17:44letting him know that
00:17:44if nothing else,
00:17:46continue to use your feet,
00:17:48use the footwork.
00:17:49He feels Roach's feet
00:17:50are already heavy.
00:17:53I'm just wondering,
00:17:54what would happen
00:17:54if a Tank Davis fight
00:17:55started in round six?
00:17:58All action,
00:17:59all the time.
00:18:03He's not alone in that.
00:18:04Let's talk about
00:18:05some of the great ones.
00:18:06Floyd Mayweather,
00:18:07Canelo Alvarez.
00:18:08He was mentored
00:18:09by Floyd Mayweather.
00:18:10Yeah, all about that
00:18:11low output,
00:18:13high accuracy.
00:18:13Yeah, but you got to
00:18:14get it to Tank.
00:18:15I mean, yes,
00:18:16we would love for him
00:18:17to start fast
00:18:17and be exciting,
00:18:18but this is a smart fighter.
00:18:20He wants,
00:18:21he knows when to go in.
00:18:23He's reading the fighter
00:18:24right now.
00:18:25He's taking in data
00:18:25and he doesn't want
00:18:26to make a mistake.
00:18:27Constantly setting traps,
00:18:29mentally, physically,
00:18:30and otherwise.
00:18:31Who's going to make
00:18:34the other fighter
00:18:35reach first?
00:18:37Yeah, do something
00:18:38they don't want to first.
00:18:44Yeah, Tank,
00:18:45I mean,
00:18:45Wolf Fighter,
00:18:46but Tank does not
00:18:46like to get hit
00:18:47and that's why
00:18:48he doesn't start
00:18:48as fast.
00:18:49He's waiting
00:18:50for the right moment.
00:18:51We need that double
00:18:59jab from Roach.
00:19:00The corner asked
00:19:01for it.
00:19:01Double jab
00:19:02to close the gap.
00:19:03Just a single jab
00:19:05from Roach
00:19:05and not doing
00:19:06anything with it.
00:19:07Missing with the right,
00:19:08the defense on display.
00:19:10There's,
00:19:10there's Tank Davis
00:19:12utilizing the,
00:19:13the instructions
00:19:13from his corner,
00:19:15Barry Hunter,
00:19:15utilizing his feet
00:19:16much more here
00:19:17in round three.
00:19:18Good body shot
00:19:19there from Tank.
00:19:19There's another body
00:19:21shot from Davis.
00:19:22Straight right
00:19:23down the middle.
00:19:24Always a weapon
00:19:25against the South Park
00:19:26of the enemy number one,
00:19:27but let's not forget
00:19:28that left hook
00:19:29and Roach has
00:19:30a decent left hook.
00:19:31Loves to go
00:19:31to the body as well.
00:19:35Roach told us
00:19:36he has no issues
00:19:36at all with South Park.
00:19:38The only loss,
00:19:39the only draw
00:19:39in his career
00:19:40did both come
00:19:41against left-handed fighters.
00:19:42so far Roach
00:19:50not giving him anything.
00:19:53The left hook
00:19:54by Roach
00:19:55and the jab
00:19:55is not the unit.
00:19:57Eye guard from Davis.
00:20:01Monitoring the situation.
00:20:04Trying to
00:20:05pick up the tells,
00:20:07pick up any
00:20:08information
00:20:10that he will use
00:20:12as this fight
00:20:12unfolds.
00:20:1330 seconds
00:20:14now left
00:20:15in the third.
00:20:17There's a chopping
00:20:18right hand.
00:20:19Good punch
00:20:19from Roach.
00:20:20Yeah.
00:20:21Really good right hand
00:20:22from Roach.
00:20:22And you've got to
00:20:23start waiting rounds.
00:20:25Bagging rounds.
00:20:26That's all you have to do.
00:20:27Take it round by round.
00:20:28Well, we saw
00:20:29in Tank's last fight
00:20:30first three rounds.
00:20:31Frank Martin
00:20:31do a good job
00:20:32of taking the fight.
00:20:34Toon Davis
00:20:34having success.
00:20:35We've seen that
00:20:36with the likes
00:20:37of Leo Santa Cruz.
00:20:37We saw what
00:20:38Ryan Garcia
00:20:39what happened
00:20:40when he got aggressive
00:20:41got dropped
00:20:41in round two.
00:20:42So again,
00:20:42it's not a catch-22
00:20:44but it could be a catch-22
00:20:45when it comes to
00:20:46fighting Tank Davis.
00:20:48It's just not
00:20:49getting greedy.
00:20:50Yeah.
00:20:56Kick the legs out.
00:20:58Deep breath
00:20:58and blow it out,
00:20:59big boy.
00:20:59Rock it on the knee.
00:21:00Deep breath
00:21:01and blow it out.
00:21:02It ain't enough.
00:21:02It ain't enough.
00:21:05All right, listen.
00:21:09Set him up
00:21:10with that left hook.
00:21:13Set it up
00:21:14with the left hook,
00:21:14okay?
00:21:15Keep going right,
00:21:16right, right,
00:21:16and then when you step,
00:21:17bring the left hook,
00:21:18then the right hook.
00:21:19You got it?
00:21:20How you feeling?
00:21:21Good, good.
00:21:21All right, good.
00:21:22Head off the line,
00:21:24behind the jab,
00:21:25okay,
00:21:25and do not fall in.
00:21:26You know when you
00:21:27ain't crushing
00:21:27the hand here?
00:21:28Yeah, huh?
00:21:29No.
00:21:30You know you're in
00:21:30with two punches?
00:21:31Yeah, but I still
00:21:32want you to move it.
00:21:33Yeah, yeah, man.
00:21:33We don't want
00:21:34to give him that
00:21:35touch of it.
00:21:36You're nothing.
00:21:37Let's go.
00:21:38Let's go.
00:21:39We heard from
00:21:40Barry Hunter
00:21:41in Roach's corner.
00:21:44Meanwhile,
00:21:45they're looking
00:21:45to try to
00:21:46just continue
00:21:47to solve
00:21:49Gervonta Tank Davis
00:21:51and interesting,
00:21:52even at the highest level,
00:21:53even when you're
00:21:54Tank Davis,
00:21:55it's the basic information
00:21:56that sticks, right?
00:21:57It's just keeping it simple.
00:21:59Yeah.
00:22:00Fundamental.
00:22:01I'm going to stay
00:22:01on the center line.
00:22:02Yeah, get your head
00:22:03off center line.
00:22:05Come in with that
00:22:05left hook.
00:22:06Set it up.
00:22:07Go with the right hook.
00:22:09I really like
00:22:10the command of Roach,
00:22:11the patience,
00:22:12the confidence,
00:22:13but he's not
00:22:14making it clear
00:22:15in terms of his output
00:22:16that these rounds
00:22:17are going to his favor,
00:22:18and it's something
00:22:18to consider.
00:22:19And that footwork
00:22:20of Davis definitely
00:22:21also causing
00:22:22Mishu's movement
00:22:23constantly from Tank Davis.
00:22:25But there's
00:22:25the double jab
00:22:26from Roach.
00:22:27There's that lead
00:22:28left hook
00:22:28just clipped to Davis.
00:22:29Yeah, just as well.
00:22:31Roach not giving Tank Davis
00:22:32anything.
00:22:33Tank not giving Roach
00:22:34anything.
00:22:34Close, and you see
00:22:34round two
00:22:35where Roach outlanded
00:22:37Davis for the first
00:22:37two rounds,
00:22:38in fact,
00:22:39are unofficial scorer.
00:22:40Larry Houser
00:22:41did actually
00:22:42give round two
00:22:43to Roach,
00:22:44so...
00:22:45There it is.
00:22:47I mean, again,
00:22:47the early stage
00:22:49of the fight
00:22:49where fighters
00:22:50pick up rounds
00:22:50against Davis.
00:22:51Yeah, those right hands
00:22:53that Roach landed
00:22:53in that second round,
00:22:55yes.
00:22:55Tank starting to open
00:22:56up a little bit here.
00:22:57There's a lead
00:22:58left in their body
00:22:59work from Davis.
00:23:02Backing up again,
00:23:03setting the trap
00:23:04inside against
00:23:05Roland Romero
00:23:06here in Brooklyn.
00:23:07Letting him to the ropes
00:23:08and then sent him
00:23:09crashing into the ropes
00:23:11with the counter.
00:23:12It's such a dangerous
00:23:12proposition for Roach
00:23:13with that high guard
00:23:14because you're either
00:23:15giving up clean body shots
00:23:16to a big puncher
00:23:17in Davis
00:23:17or you're going to
00:23:18bring down that guard
00:23:19and set up an opportunity
00:23:20for them to fight.
00:23:22Roach is on the hunt.
00:23:24Pitbull fought
00:23:27Tank Davis.
00:23:29He fought low.
00:23:29He fought really low
00:23:30with his high guard
00:23:31and he got in
00:23:32but Roach is standing
00:23:33too straight.
00:23:34Mario Barrios
00:23:35also had a good start.
00:23:36That was at 140.
00:23:38Again,
00:23:39but how did those
00:23:40fights all end, guys?
00:23:41With Davis victories
00:23:42usually at knockout.
00:23:43Esau Cruz
00:23:44wanted two fighters
00:23:45to go the distance.
00:23:46The first to go
00:23:4612 rounds
00:23:47and not to take away
00:23:48from the win
00:23:49but halfway through the fight
00:23:50Davis injured
00:23:51his most effective weapon,
00:23:53his left hand.
00:23:53left hand against Pitbull.
00:23:55Yes, he did.
00:23:57Right, right, right, right, right.
00:23:59Good, good.
00:24:11Roach is really trying
00:24:12to be perfect
00:24:13in everything he does.
00:24:15And that can be dangerous
00:24:16too because you can make
00:24:17mistakes by trying
00:24:18to be too perfect.
00:24:20Margin of error
00:24:21are so slim
00:24:22against a fighter
00:24:23like Davis.
00:24:25You can see
00:24:25the difference
00:24:25in movement
00:24:26and footwork.
00:24:28And Tank's getting
00:24:28all the sneaky shots
00:24:29to the body
00:24:30this one too.
00:24:32Ooh, there's that
00:24:33right hand again
00:24:33from Vince.
00:24:36Tank took his eye
00:24:37off the ball there
00:24:38arguing with the referee.
00:24:39Took a clean jab.
00:24:40I told him to let you go.
00:24:57So, I can punch.
00:25:00D-brother.
00:25:02Go round, go round, go round.
00:25:03Don't get too fast on your feet
00:25:05when you get in that
00:25:06punching range.
00:25:06You know what I'm saying?
00:25:07Be mindful of your distance.
00:25:08Good round though.
00:25:10Just be ready to come back.
00:25:11You catch, you shoot.
00:25:13Get the defense right.
00:25:14Lock them all.
00:25:15Defense.
00:25:15Tight.
00:25:16All right.
00:25:17Good round.
00:25:18You got to follow him.
00:25:19He can try to...
00:25:22D-brother.
00:25:25Stay in control.
00:25:27Keep making him think.
00:25:28He see what he's looking
00:25:29for all day long.
00:25:30Take it away.
00:25:31He's going to have to go
00:25:31to something else.
00:25:32Might come out a little bit
00:25:34more aggressive this round.
00:25:35Be prepared, all right?
00:25:36Roach's father letting him
00:25:39know to be mindful
00:25:40of your distance.
00:25:43Yeah.
00:25:44And here we go.
00:25:45Tank got a little
00:25:45distracted there.
00:25:47He was talking to the ref,
00:25:48telling him something.
00:25:49But hey, you got to
00:25:50protect yourselves
00:25:50at all times.
00:25:51Victor Cruz learned
00:25:52that lesson.
00:25:53Victor Ortiz.
00:25:54Victor Ortiz.
00:25:55Ortiz against Floyd Mayweather.
00:25:59Victor Cruz will start
00:26:00hearing you back in the day.
00:26:01Heck of the salsa there.
00:26:02Yeah, yeah, exactly.
00:26:03Round number five.
00:26:09Victor Ortiz wished I would
00:26:10have said Victor Cruz.
00:26:11So, here we are, guys.
00:26:15Round number five.
00:26:18We talked about Roach's father
00:26:20saying be mindful of your
00:26:21distance again, especially
00:26:23against the guy, the caliber
00:26:25of puncher of Gervonta Tank Davis.
00:26:26But it is amazing that no matter
00:26:29what you do, what you say,
00:26:31the Davis fight unfolds.
00:26:34We're seeing this every single
00:26:35fight.
00:26:39Yeah, and Roach's not winning
00:26:40these rounds clearly either.
00:26:42I mean, he's putting in that
00:26:43pressure.
00:26:44Yeah, there's not a lot to speak
00:26:45of on either side right now.
00:26:47I mean, it's a gamble always
00:26:48for both fighters when you're
00:26:49going to allow the rounds
00:26:50to be this low in output.
00:26:52But I'm not sure Roach has
00:26:53done enough to you,
00:26:54Abner, just to really
00:26:55leave an exclamation.
00:26:56Exactly.
00:26:59A lot of chess still being played
00:27:14between these two at close range.
00:27:18It's a good body shot.
00:27:19It's almost like we're going
00:27:19to go into golf commentators.
00:27:22It's a tactical fight so far.
00:27:28Oh, there's a combination.
00:27:30Roach gave us up.
00:27:33Continuing to pound to that
00:27:35body with the left hand.
00:27:36Into the body again with the
00:27:37right hand, the right hand
00:27:39tied.
00:27:39And now, flashing some of his
00:27:41speed.
00:27:44Final 60 seconds.
00:27:47Lead left hand, split the guard
00:27:48to Roach.
00:27:48Roach, though, with the
00:27:49uppercut and the right hand
00:27:50trying to score on Davis,
00:27:52but Davis defending and
00:27:54sticking his tongue out.
00:27:55Under a minute left here
00:27:57into the fifth.
00:27:58Well, Davis ducked that one
00:27:59punch so well, he got hit in
00:28:00the back as he was bending
00:28:02over.
00:28:03And he's talking to Roach.
00:28:06Under what I did to you
00:28:07remember for teenagers.
00:28:09And there it is.
00:28:09Series of left hands.
00:28:10And now Roach is talking
00:28:11back.
00:28:12This is where Roach has to be
00:28:14careful, getting off of his
00:28:15game plan.
00:28:15He got to his head already.
00:28:17By him answering good, he
00:28:18knows what's happening.
00:28:19Oh, shoulder thrust.
00:28:25Flash talking in the ring.
00:28:28Referee wanting to maintain
00:28:29line order.
00:28:32Steve Willis, the man in
00:28:33charge.
00:28:35Davis playing the mind game,
00:28:37setting the trial.
00:28:38Evacuating.
00:28:41And Roach continues to talk
00:28:43to Davis.
00:28:43And you're right.
00:28:44Davis is taking Roach out of
00:28:46his game plan here.
00:28:52So we may not be seeing a war
00:28:54yet in terms of action, but the
00:28:55war of words is heating up.
00:28:56All right.
00:29:00You'd have made him mad a little
00:29:02bit.
00:29:03When you get mad, you take
00:29:05there you go.
00:29:06You take chances, but you got to
00:29:08bait it in.
00:29:08All right.
00:29:09Top of combinations together this
00:29:10round.
00:29:11So in the corner, we saw him.
00:29:17And now comes Gervonta Davis.
00:29:21I think Conor McGregor used
00:29:23shoulder thrusts like that in
00:29:25his career, including against
00:29:26Floyd Mayweather.
00:29:27And there was a page right out
00:29:28of that playbook by Gervonta
00:29:29Davis.
00:29:31Not exactly Marcus of
00:29:33Queensbury rules, guys.
00:29:34A little month of warfare,
00:29:36though, for Tegu.
00:29:39Tegu has won that round just
00:29:41by talking.
00:29:42He got him out of his game
00:29:43plan.
00:29:44I think he also went to the
00:29:45body effectively, and that's
00:29:47going to add up over time.
00:29:49So here we are now at round
00:29:51six, and according to the
00:29:53stats, very close.
00:29:55So not really the start
00:29:57words wanted in many ways
00:29:59because he did not take
00:30:01advantage of the deliberate
00:30:03start by Gervonta Tank Davis.
00:30:05And right now, as we are in
00:30:07the sixth round, let's see
00:30:09what happens because the words
00:30:10are being thrown at each
00:30:12other.
00:30:12Let's see if the punches start
00:30:13being thrown, and yes, they
00:30:14do.
00:30:15Why is Roach standing right in
00:30:17front of him?
00:30:18You can't do that.
00:30:19Why is he staring him down
00:30:20after eating a big shot?
00:30:23Takes Tog Roach.
00:30:25Takes talking to him.
00:30:26He's talking to the referee.
00:30:27Talking to him.
00:30:27Maybe he's going to talk to us.
00:30:33But Tank Davis continues to
00:30:35utilize footwork.
00:30:36And now, Roach misses with the
00:30:40right.
00:30:40Right in front of him, though.
00:30:42Roach making a lot of mistakes
00:30:43right now.
00:30:43Not jabbing his way in.
00:30:45He's just walking in straight.
00:30:47Reaching.
00:30:48So, gotta be careful.
00:30:50Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:30:52Oh, whoa, whoa.
00:30:59Davis was completely
00:31:00tranquilo there for a moment.
00:31:01You see him when he was on his
00:31:02neck?
00:31:05Of course, another comparison
00:31:06I don't want to make to Mike
00:31:07Tyson, but that's the last thing
00:31:08we need.
00:31:09Yeah.
00:31:11There's a counter left by Davis.
00:31:13And a stiff one at that.
00:31:14A minute and a half gone here
00:31:17in the sixth.
00:31:18So, midway point of the fight.
00:31:19And this is where we usually
00:31:21see Tank Davis begin to
00:31:24bring us an uptick in offense.
00:31:27And yeah, he's starting to put
00:31:27that pressure on Roach.
00:31:29He is.
00:31:29And there, the left hand.
00:31:31He's also stepping on the foot
00:31:32of Roach repeatedly as he
00:31:33throws to the body.
00:31:35It's always about that foot
00:31:36placement.
00:31:37Yes, of course.
00:31:38Orthodox in southpaw.
00:31:39Lead foot dominance.
00:31:41And you're right.
00:31:41That could definitely play a part
00:31:43here.
00:31:43Right now, there's
00:31:44Davis with that lead foot
00:31:45on the outside able to put
00:31:46that left hand down the
00:31:47middle.
00:31:47Another left hand.
00:31:49Oh, that left hand is
00:31:51standing on.
00:31:51And the right, the jab
00:31:52from Davis.
00:31:55Davis is starting to heat up
00:31:56here.
00:31:57Yeah, keeping this fight in
00:31:58the center of the ring, I
00:31:59like that.
00:31:59We've already seen this
00:32:00before.
00:32:0145 seconds left in the
00:32:03sixth.
00:32:09Yeah, the mind games,
00:32:10indeed, you can, Roach
00:32:11cannot, you can help
00:32:12want to get frustrated in
00:32:14and then lose focus.
00:32:15He's got to weather the storm,
00:32:17keep his emotions together
00:32:18and get back to his game
00:32:19plan.
00:32:25There's Davis,
00:32:26lands the left.
00:32:28And of course,
00:32:29even if Davis misses,
00:32:30you will get a big reaction
00:32:31from the crowd here in
00:32:33Brooklyn.
00:32:33Although, I have to say,
00:32:34Lamont Roach definitely has
00:32:35his fair shift.
00:32:36The fans making the trip up
00:32:38from Capitol Heights.
00:32:40Merrily.
00:32:42Okay, Davis now
00:32:43showmanship,
00:32:46gamesmanship.
00:32:47It's entertainment after all.
00:32:51good job.
00:32:55I was going to do it.
00:32:59All right, we're good.
00:32:59We're good, y'all.
00:33:00We're good.
00:33:01Hey, don't focus on that.
00:33:03All right?
00:33:03We cool over here.
00:33:05Good job.
00:33:05Good job.
00:33:07All right,
00:33:07but I got to stay tight.
00:33:09Don't fall in with nothing.
00:33:11You hear me?
00:33:11And Tank Davis,
00:33:12like he normally does
00:33:14in these rounds,
00:33:14he wakes up
00:33:15and he starts throwing
00:33:17a lot more.
00:33:18That left is landing.
00:33:21That straight left
00:33:21and the right hook as well.
00:33:23The body shot
00:33:24from Tank Davis.
00:33:25Perfectly timed.
00:33:27Beautiful placement.
00:33:29How about that footwork
00:33:30from Tank to get out?
00:33:31He just got out, yeah.
00:33:33Circle the wagon.
00:33:35When you turn around,
00:33:37shoot charging on counter.
00:33:38Shoot it here.
00:33:38Guys, on cue,
00:33:40middle rounds,
00:33:41Tank Davis landed
00:33:42a fight-high 11 of 24
00:33:44in round six.
00:33:47Come on, Tank.
00:33:51And he was the first
00:33:52to reach double-digit connects
00:33:54in a round
00:33:55with that fight-high 11
00:33:56in round six
00:33:57and according to
00:33:58our unofficial scorer,
00:33:59Larry Hazard,
00:34:00he has Davis up by four.
00:34:03He gave round two
00:34:04to the challenger, Roach.
00:34:09One thing Roach told us,
00:34:10he believes he does have
00:34:11the power
00:34:12to earn Tank's respect.
00:34:15Haven't seen that
00:34:15up to this point.
00:34:17But we've shown,
00:34:18and again,
00:34:19we talked about it already,
00:34:20but since the loss
00:34:21to Herring has shown
00:34:22more aggression and power.
00:34:23again at 130 pounds,
00:34:25not the level of
00:34:26caliber over Davis,
00:34:27but man,
00:34:27he got it done.
00:34:28Six knockdowns
00:34:29in six fights,
00:34:30three knockouts,
00:34:31and now trying to
00:34:32take the fight to Davis.
00:34:33Yeah, and we see
00:34:34why he's not letting
00:34:34his punches go
00:34:35as much as far
00:34:36that he does not
00:34:38want to make a mistake.
00:34:39He does not want
00:34:40to pay for it,
00:34:40and he almost did
00:34:41right there.
00:34:42How nasty was the speed
00:34:43of that counter shot.
00:34:44It was like a shovel
00:34:45uppercut coming back
00:34:46from Tank.
00:34:46Davis leading
00:34:50with the left.
00:34:53Right hook.
00:34:56And Roach is
00:34:57trying to come forward
00:35:00but unable to launch
00:35:01an attack,
00:35:02and now the pressure
00:35:03and the punches
00:35:04from Davis.
00:35:07But Roach coming back,
00:35:08goes to the body,
00:35:09lands the right hand
00:35:10upstairs.
00:35:11Good left
00:35:12by Davis,
00:35:13although it was
00:35:14caught off the glove.
00:35:15Nice right hook.
00:35:16by Davis,
00:35:17but hey,
00:35:17Roach took her steam
00:35:18off the punch.
00:35:20Roach is standing
00:35:21strong at the moment,
00:35:22just not landing
00:35:23much in return.
00:35:27Oh, nice double
00:35:28left hook by Roach
00:35:29to the body
00:35:30and then to the head.
00:35:31Right hand by Roach.
00:35:32So good success
00:35:34here for Roach
00:35:34in round seven.
00:35:36Oh, and a right hand
00:35:37by Roach.
00:35:38Another right.
00:35:40Referee Willis
00:35:41interjects,
00:35:42but Roach is having
00:35:44moments here, guys,
00:35:45in the seventh.
00:35:45A minute left.
00:35:46Wow, he's trading
00:35:48with Tank Davis
00:35:49with the powerful
00:35:49of Tank Davis.
00:35:50He's trading punches,
00:35:51letting his punches go.
00:35:52Beautiful combinations
00:35:53from Roach.
00:35:54Here in the seventh,
00:35:55Roach 13 of 40,
00:35:57Davis 8 of 18.
00:35:58This is where
00:36:00that confidence
00:36:01that we mentioned
00:36:01of Roach
00:36:02is coming forward.
00:36:03Yeah, but then again,
00:36:04Tank Davis makes you feel
00:36:05that you're in the fight
00:36:06and then, bro.
00:36:07So you can't get too comfortable
00:36:13now, Roach.
00:36:14Don't get greedy.
00:36:15Half a minute left
00:36:16in the seventh.
00:36:18Great round for the challenger.
00:36:21At a time when we're not
00:36:22used to seeing challengers
00:36:24do well against
00:36:25against Gervonta
00:36:25Tank Davis.
00:36:27Roach has thrown
00:36:28twice as many punches
00:36:29as Davis this round
00:36:30so far.
00:36:32And yet only
00:36:33landing him by three.
00:36:35Oh, good.
00:36:36Solid shot there,
00:36:38Davis.
00:36:38Oh, there's a right
00:36:39hook to the body
00:36:40by Davis,
00:36:41ripping that right
00:36:42and then
00:36:42Roach rips
00:36:43left hook to the body.
00:36:44Got stuck here
00:36:45in round seven.
00:36:57He's fucking smart, man.
00:36:59He's smart.
00:36:59Don't get caught on him.
00:37:00He's fucking smart, man.
00:37:01You hear me?
00:37:02Deep breath.
00:37:04Mouth beat.
00:37:08He got right hand up tight
00:37:09catching that over.
00:37:10You know what I'm saying?
00:37:10Oh, man, look.
00:37:11You can punch with him.
00:37:12Yeah, yeah.
00:37:12All he got is
00:37:13a fucking left hand,
00:37:14all right?
00:37:15He's trying to counter
00:37:16everything with the left.
00:37:17All right?
00:37:18Deep breath.
00:37:19You hear me?
00:37:20He's frustrating.
00:37:22He's frustrating.
00:37:24He's working in the clinching.
00:37:25You hear me?
00:37:26He's working in the clinching.
00:37:28Then you need something
00:37:29though, get a little bit
00:37:29of a swing
00:37:30so you get a little bit
00:37:30more leverage
00:37:31on your shot.
00:37:32All right?
00:37:33Okay?
00:37:33I got you.
00:37:34All right?
00:37:34It's smart.
00:37:35I want to get greedy
00:37:36in the exchanges though.
00:37:38Roach's corner
00:37:39wants him to be smart
00:37:40while he tried to
00:37:41make Davis smart
00:37:43in pain.
00:37:44He landed
00:37:44a fight high
00:37:45for either guy.
00:37:4616 punches
00:37:47in round 7.
00:37:49For Tank Davis,
00:37:50more than half
00:37:50of his landed punches
00:37:52have been to the body.
00:37:53So here we go.
00:37:55Round number 8.
00:37:57Things beginning
00:37:57to get interesting.
00:37:59You've got to give
00:37:59Roach credit that one.
00:38:00That wasn't him surviving.
00:38:02That was him thriving.
00:38:03Letting his punches
00:38:04speak for themselves here.
00:38:05He feels like he's
00:38:06back in the fight.
00:38:07His corner believes it.
00:38:09But he'll always
00:38:09walk in that tightrope
00:38:10against Tank's power.
00:38:14Yeah, he landed
00:38:15some really good shots.
00:38:17Great combinations,
00:38:18but again,
00:38:18he's feeling too comfortable.
00:38:20He's got to change
00:38:21his spirit.
00:38:22Make Tank Davis feel
00:38:23that make him
00:38:25make mistakes.
00:38:27Davis intercepting
00:38:28the job.
00:38:31Nice job.
00:38:32There's a job.
00:38:39Yeah.
00:38:40Roach and the body
00:38:40so Roach,
00:38:42the corner says
00:38:42be smart.
00:38:43I mean,
00:38:43he's trying,
00:38:44but you've got to
00:38:46continue to attack
00:38:46somehow.
00:38:48Roach talking to Tank
00:38:49now.
00:38:50Now when he's
00:38:51attacking with that
00:38:52jab,
00:38:52he's walking
00:38:53Tank Davis
00:38:53back with that
00:38:54jab.
00:38:55Defense from Roach
00:38:57with Fink.
00:38:57Double jab
00:39:02through the guard.
00:39:03Oh,
00:39:03great evasion
00:39:04and then Davis
00:39:05looking to go
00:39:06to the body
00:39:07with the left hand,
00:39:07but the jab
00:39:08remains a constant
00:39:09for Roach
00:39:10and Davis
00:39:12closes the distance.
00:39:13Look,
00:39:14we saw the big
00:39:14betting odds
00:39:15in favor of Davis
00:39:16and that's going to
00:39:16happen when you're
00:39:17on the run
00:39:17that he is,
00:39:18but those in boxing
00:39:19knew that Roach
00:39:20was going to be
00:39:21as tough,
00:39:21a stiff test
00:39:22and I think Tank's
00:39:23team knew the same
00:39:23thing.
00:39:24They know him well.
00:39:25They know what
00:39:25they're up against.
00:39:27And Roach is
00:39:28feeling well
00:39:29from inside here.
00:39:29The jab is a very
00:39:31effective weapon
00:39:32here in the eighth
00:39:33and you're right.
00:39:36Yeah,
00:39:37he's feeling
00:39:37comfortable with the
00:39:38jab,
00:39:38but he's got to
00:39:39be careful
00:39:39because it almost
00:39:40seems like Tank
00:39:41is waiting for him
00:39:42to throw the right
00:39:43hand and count it.
00:39:43To uncoil that
00:39:44left hand.
00:39:48Oh,
00:39:49there it is.
00:39:51And,
00:39:52oh,
00:39:52Davis just got
00:39:53backed up
00:39:54with a count of
00:39:54right from Roach.
00:39:55That's a big
00:39:56moment in the fight
00:39:57for Roach.
00:39:58You talk about
00:39:59getting respect.
00:40:00That is his moment.
00:40:02He's,
00:40:02he's earning
00:40:03Tavis' respect.
00:40:05That counter right
00:40:06backing Davis up.
00:40:08And there's a left
00:40:09uppercut to Lance
00:40:10for Roach.
00:40:10Davis digs to the body
00:40:12on the belt line.
00:40:1630 seconds left
00:40:17in the last two rounds.
00:40:20Lamont Roach,
00:40:20Jr.
00:40:21making things
00:40:22interesting here
00:40:23in this championship
00:40:24affair.
00:40:25Looking to become
00:40:26a simultaneous
00:40:27two-division champion,
00:40:29looking to pull off
00:40:30the upset.
00:40:31I can't remember
00:40:32the last time
00:40:32I've seen Tank
00:40:33take this many
00:40:33clean punches
00:40:34on the ground.
00:40:35He's getting,
00:40:35he's getting,
00:40:36especially in round
00:40:37eight.
00:40:37so Davis being
00:40:46outlanded the last
00:40:47two rounds
00:40:48by Roach.
00:40:49And there's a sign
00:40:50to respect by Davis.
00:40:51Saying,
00:40:52okay,
00:40:52okay.
00:40:57Deep breath.
00:40:59Hey.
00:40:59I wonder when he
00:41:03comes.
00:41:04Two.
00:41:05Two.
00:41:05You can see it.
00:41:06All right?
00:41:07You can see it.
00:41:08And just be alert to go.
00:41:10Okay?
00:41:11Keep rotating your hands.
00:41:12Get in the movement.
00:41:13And this is how
00:41:13effective Roach was
00:41:15in the last round
00:41:16with the right hand.
00:41:19Boom.
00:41:21He counterpunched
00:41:22Tank Davis.
00:41:23Tank Davis landed
00:41:24in the left.
00:41:25Roach came back
00:41:25with his own right.
00:41:26There it is.
00:41:27He timed it right.
00:41:29Counterpunched
00:41:29and the upper feather.
00:41:31He landed some
00:41:32really good shots
00:41:33Roach at this
00:41:34last fight.
00:41:34That's all.
00:41:35He was not
00:41:36expecting this.
00:41:36It's about as
00:41:37great of a round
00:41:37as you can ask.
00:41:38Yes.
00:41:41The plot thickens
00:41:42here.
00:41:43Round number
00:41:45nine.
00:41:46Barclays center
00:41:47Brooklyn sold out.
00:41:49Javante Tank Davis
00:41:51putting his
00:41:51lightweight and
00:41:52undefeated record
00:41:53on the line
00:41:54against amateur
00:41:55rival Lamont
00:41:56Roach Jr.
00:41:57And on the
00:41:58unofficial scorecard
00:41:59of Larry Hazard
00:42:00well Roach
00:42:02is closing
00:42:03the gap.
00:42:08This is where
00:42:09you look back
00:42:09on those early
00:42:10rounds where
00:42:10not much happened.
00:42:12Could the judges
00:42:12have preferred Roach?
00:42:13It's an interesting
00:42:14spot for him
00:42:15to be in.
00:42:15This is everything
00:42:16he said he would
00:42:17do so far
00:42:17he's doing.
00:42:19Here's his counter
00:42:20right.
00:42:20Nice right uppercut.
00:42:21Roach taking
00:42:22the fight to Davis.
00:42:24Davis high guard
00:42:24wanting to explode
00:42:25with the left.
00:42:26Oh and that right
00:42:27but Davis took off
00:42:28some of the steam
00:42:29of the punch
00:42:29but still Roach
00:42:30Lee would love
00:42:31and he took a knee.
00:42:32He took a knee.
00:42:35What is he doing?
00:42:37They forgot his
00:42:37look.
00:42:42It's got to be
00:42:42a knock.
00:42:42What in the world?
00:42:43It's happening.
00:42:44He's got a knee.
00:42:45He's got a count.
00:42:45He took a knee.
00:42:46Listen to me.
00:42:47I understand.
00:42:48If you take a knee
00:42:49like that
00:42:49I look like a knock.
00:42:50That's a generous call
00:42:56from Roach.
00:42:56Did he not take a knee?
00:42:58He did take a knee.
00:43:00And again.
00:43:01Wow.
00:43:01Okay.
00:43:02I thought he had
00:43:02hurt his hand.
00:43:03Did he not take
00:43:04them out?
00:43:04He's to come out.
00:43:05That's right.
00:43:06Oh and here comes
00:43:07Davis.
00:43:08Davis exploding
00:43:09and Roach
00:43:10meeting fire.
00:43:11Let's fire.
00:43:14Roach eating
00:43:14some big shots
00:43:15and coming right back.
00:43:16A minute and a half
00:43:17left in
00:43:18and what has been
00:43:18an eventful knife.
00:43:21We thought Davis
00:43:21might have gone down
00:43:22for the first time
00:43:23in his career.
00:43:24Instead he exploded
00:43:26and Roach
00:43:27took the shots
00:43:28and fired back
00:43:29some of his own.
00:43:30Roach has to be careful.
00:43:32Tank loading up
00:43:32big here.
00:43:34Tank unloading
00:43:36lefts and rights.
00:43:37Roach doing a pretty
00:43:37good job of deflecting
00:43:38some of these shots.
00:43:40Short left hand
00:43:40from Roach.
00:43:41Tower right hand
00:43:42lands by the challenger.
00:43:44This arena is on
00:43:45their feet right now.
00:43:47Final minute
00:43:48of the ninth.
00:43:53Lead right hook
00:43:54left hand from Davis.
00:43:55Never expected
00:43:56Roach to be taking
00:43:57these shots
00:43:58and countering
00:43:59and answering
00:43:59with his own
00:44:00big shots
00:44:01right in the center
00:44:02of the ring.
00:44:07Roach
00:44:08painting with the right
00:44:09uppercut
00:44:10on the left hook.
00:44:11Davis
00:44:11high guard
00:44:13taking a look.
00:44:1430 seconds left
00:44:16in the ninth.
00:44:18Davis misses
00:44:18with the left
00:44:19and Roach
00:44:20check right hand
00:44:22there.
00:44:22Chopping counter right.
00:44:24It's a really nice
00:44:25right hand.
00:44:25It's landing
00:44:26but do not fall in love
00:44:27with it Roach.
00:44:29If you throw up
00:44:30more than once
00:44:31at a time
00:44:31you're going to get
00:44:32countered.
00:44:33Another lead right hand
00:44:35there for Roach.
00:44:36Yes
00:44:36you're right
00:44:37Davis an expert
00:44:38at taking advantage
00:44:40of predictable patterns.
00:44:43Very good
00:44:44at reading
00:44:45the situation
00:44:46but hey
00:44:46he's in tough
00:44:47here right now
00:44:48against Lamont Roach
00:44:49Jr.
00:44:49through nine rounds
00:44:55Roach
00:44:55outlanding
00:44:56Davis.
00:44:57That looks like
00:44:58a commission.
00:44:59Let me get
00:45:00to the floor.
00:45:03I got you.
00:45:04Calm down.
00:45:05I'm listening to you.
00:45:07Hey hey
00:45:08come on now.
00:45:08Hey
00:45:09he's trying to get
00:45:10it.
00:45:10There you go.
00:45:14There you go.
00:45:15That's what they can do.
00:45:16There you go.
00:45:18Stay good.
00:45:19Stay good.
00:45:20That was a good round.
00:45:21You got me.
00:45:22Turn up now.
00:45:23I want all three of these.
00:45:25Amner let's take a look
00:45:26at what we thought
00:45:27was
00:45:27taking a knee
00:45:29and I thought it was.
00:45:30The blinding jab.
00:45:31The blinding jab.
00:45:32Yeah what's wrong?
00:45:33Something's wrong.
00:45:34He took a knee.
00:45:35That's a knockdown.
00:45:35That's a knockdown.
00:45:38You can now take
00:45:39What is
00:45:39Yeah.
00:45:40What?
00:45:42Wow.
00:45:44This court never
00:45:45ceases to immerse me.
00:45:46There's the crowd.
00:45:47The replay official said
00:45:50no knockdown guys.
00:45:52Well it certainly
00:45:53did not come as a result
00:45:55of a clean punch
00:45:55but it was voluntary.
00:45:57It was jab.
00:45:58It was to the face
00:45:58but you're right.
00:45:59Exactly.
00:46:00It wasn't a power
00:46:00it wasn't a knockdown punch.
00:46:03How about the only time
00:46:04Floyd Mayweather
00:46:05was down in his career
00:46:05when he broke his hand
00:46:06and touched him in the same way.
00:46:07Yeah right.
00:46:07And touched him in the same way.
00:46:08Exactly.
00:46:08Touched him in the same way.
00:46:08Exactly.
00:46:10Interesting.
00:46:11Wow.
00:46:11But why did he go to the corner?
00:46:13Something bothering his eye?
00:46:14It seemed like it.
00:46:15Yeah.
00:46:16But again not allowed
00:46:17to take a time off
00:46:17during the round.
00:46:19Here we are round 10.
00:46:26Davis lowers his hands
00:46:27and saying
00:46:28yeah come on try me.
00:46:31I mean you gotta talk about
00:46:33how good he's looking
00:46:34in this fight so far.
00:46:3510th round
00:46:38and he's pushing
00:46:40Tank Davis back
00:46:40the right hand is landing.
00:46:43The odds makers
00:46:44may not have believed
00:46:45that Roach would still be here
00:46:46but he never doubted it.
00:46:48He never did.
00:46:49You're seeing that confidence
00:46:50show through.
00:46:55Thus far
00:46:56here
00:46:57less than
00:46:58two minutes left
00:46:59in the 10th
00:46:59Tank Davis has failed
00:47:00to throw
00:47:0130 or more punches
00:47:02in a round.
00:47:04Roach has thrown
00:47:04an average of 44
00:47:06in the last
00:47:07three rounds
00:47:08and to go back
00:47:09to the situation
00:47:10involving Davis
00:47:11the commission
00:47:12looked at the replay
00:47:13they said
00:47:14yeah Tank Davis
00:47:15had something in his eye
00:47:16referee Willis
00:47:17allowed him
00:47:17to take the knee
00:47:19get the towel wipe off
00:47:20and here we are guys.
00:47:25Nice right hand
00:47:26from Roach
00:47:27nice left hook
00:47:28from Roach.
00:47:31Right upper
00:47:32caught on the inside
00:47:32combinations
00:47:33from Roach.
00:47:34and you're right though
00:47:35Admir as you keep saying
00:47:36don't fall in love with it
00:47:38but it's effective
00:47:38and he's taking his time
00:47:40he throws it
00:47:41one twice at a time
00:47:43but not consistent
00:47:44for him to read it.
00:47:46Left hook to the body
00:47:47that's one of his
00:47:47patented punches
00:47:48for Roach.
00:47:52Nice!
00:47:53combination from Roach.
00:47:58Roach continues to land
00:47:59the right hand.
00:48:01Wherever this fight
00:48:01goes from here
00:48:02goes from here
00:48:02for Lamont Roach
00:48:03he has earned
00:48:03his respect
00:48:04stunning
00:48:05stunning
00:48:06affairs here
00:48:08in round 10
00:48:08where Roach
00:48:09has landed
00:48:108 of 26
00:48:11Davis just
00:48:123 of 13!
00:48:14Good body shot
00:48:15there though
00:48:15from Davis.
00:48:17Another body shot
00:48:18by Davis
00:48:19but the counter
00:48:19from Roach
00:48:20is there
00:48:20and it's effective.
00:48:22Just when David
00:48:22catches him
00:48:23with the body shot
00:48:24Roach comes back
00:48:24with the uppercut
00:48:25and now pushing
00:48:27Tank Davis back
00:48:28Roach has doubled
00:48:29the output
00:48:30in the connects
00:48:31of Tank this round.
00:48:35Oh!
00:48:36Beautiful body shot
00:48:37by Davis
00:48:38another left hand
00:48:39from Javante
00:48:40Tank Davis
00:48:41but Roach
00:48:42snaps the jab
00:48:43we are headed
00:48:46to the championship
00:48:47rounds
00:48:48Lamont Roach
00:48:49Junior
00:48:50making it
00:48:52interesting
00:48:52here tonight.
00:48:57Hey
00:48:58put a trigger
00:48:59on that shit
00:49:00don't stay in front
00:49:01of him like that
00:49:02without putting
00:49:03your face with this.
00:49:04Let me wipe
00:49:04your face with this.
00:49:08Alright
00:49:09you should be
00:49:11walking out here.
00:49:12Let's go.
00:49:14We're going to see
00:49:15an exchange
00:49:15by both fighters
00:49:16trading punches
00:49:19Ramon Roach
00:49:21taking his time
00:49:21there
00:49:22waiting for Tank
00:49:23to get in
00:49:23boom
00:49:24beautiful
00:49:24left hand
00:49:26well timed
00:49:30Tank getting in
00:49:32there it is
00:49:33he's done it
00:49:36he's done it
00:49:37really good.
00:49:38Let them
00:49:39do their job
00:49:41come on
00:49:42seconds out
00:49:42seconds out
00:49:43Javante Tank
00:49:46Davis
00:49:46living up
00:49:47to his reputation
00:49:48though in many ways
00:49:49low output
00:49:50but he's landing
00:49:5145% of his
00:49:52power punches
00:49:53but just
00:49:54the judges
00:49:56favor some of
00:49:57these really big
00:49:58counter shots
00:49:58from Tank
00:49:59up against
00:49:59the consistent
00:50:00production of Roach
00:50:01yeah we've seen
00:50:01some big counter shots
00:50:02from Roach
00:50:03in the last couple
00:50:04of rounds
00:50:04and according to our
00:50:08unofficial scorer
00:50:08Larry Hazard
00:50:10he has Davis
00:50:11up by 2 points
00:50:12he's given
00:50:144 rounds
00:50:15I believe
00:50:16to Roach
00:50:17you feel like
00:50:18it could be
00:50:18that same
00:50:19Scott
00:50:19the other way
00:50:20he has to
00:50:20all right
00:50:24championship rounds
00:50:25are here
00:50:25Davis in a
00:50:27championship fight
00:50:28again
00:50:28he saw Cruz
00:50:29the only man
00:50:30to go 12 full
00:50:31rounds with him
00:50:31and that's when
00:50:32Davis hurt his
00:50:32left hand
00:50:33and Lamont Roach
00:50:35Jr. looking to
00:50:36hurt Davis's pride
00:50:37he's the first
00:50:39fighter Roach
00:50:40to land more
00:50:41total punches
00:50:41than Tank
00:50:42through 10
00:50:43complete rounds
00:50:44already a moral
00:50:45victory
00:50:46for the defending
00:50:47junior
00:50:48lightweight champion
00:50:49Lamont Roach
00:50:50Jr.
00:50:50who continues
00:50:51to attack
00:50:52Tank Davis
00:50:52that's a tremendous
00:50:53stat
00:50:54and oh by the way
00:50:55guess who doesn't
00:50:55look like a 130
00:50:56pounder tonight
00:50:57Roach settling
00:50:58nicely to his
00:50:59lightweight frame
00:51:00here
00:51:00and yeah
00:51:01very much
00:51:02in this fight
00:51:03in the championship
00:51:03rounds
00:51:04nice right
00:51:05uppercut
00:51:06left hook
00:51:06lands for Roach
00:51:08Davis missing
00:51:10yeah he's missing
00:51:12he's starting
00:51:12pushing Roach
00:51:13now
00:51:14says you can
00:51:14take one
00:51:15I can take
00:51:15one
00:51:15won't be enough
00:51:16down
00:51:16who's going
00:51:20to bid
00:51:20underneath
00:51:21in
00:51:22Game of Thrones
00:51:24fashion
00:51:24because this
00:51:24Game of Thrones
00:51:25is getting
00:51:25interested here
00:51:26oh another
00:51:28right hand
00:51:28another
00:51:28right left
00:51:29by Roach
00:51:30exchanging fire
00:51:32with Davis
00:51:32and having
00:51:33success
00:51:33after Mardis
00:51:34he's having
00:51:35right hand
00:51:36and then he's
00:51:36well aware
00:51:37to bid and
00:51:39pound
00:51:39and get
00:51:39you know
00:51:40not let
00:51:41Tank Davis
00:51:41land that
00:51:42left
00:51:42nice combination
00:51:45from Davis
00:51:45another
00:51:46back
00:51:51one
00:51:52was
00:51:52rough
00:51:52now watch
00:51:53that
00:51:53all right
00:51:54here we go
00:51:56back
00:51:57one
00:51:57was
00:51:57rough
00:51:57okay
00:51:58they're both talking the talk and uh well up in the round with 40 seconds left here in the 11th
00:52:06round but lamont roach jr more than proving that he earned this opportunity guys and making the
00:52:14most of it right now will it end up with him being crowned a champion we've got just over a round
00:52:23left and he's doing a great job here in round 11 as well maybe him getting found as a two yes
00:52:29champion simultaneous one although davis fighting on even terms here in the 11th both of them have
00:52:36landed same amount of punches i don't think anyone expected this
00:52:4312th and final round is here
00:52:48and for the first time in a long time you have to wonder what's going on this is what we worked
00:52:57for man this is the last round you hear me it's 12 not
00:53:00you hear me snake shot box like you do what you've been doing in the whole round
00:53:06come back with them quick changes that change your height lean on his ass all right
00:53:12come on this is the 12th round and you just listen hey listen baby let's hit it over with
00:53:21let's go turn it up lock your defense in you hunt him down now you hear me throw your hard
00:53:26shots to the bottom here get your hands up from the jam shot you got me
00:53:32dog out there
00:53:4112th and final round
00:53:43and the esau pitbull crew saw the final barrel after 12 rounds for lamont roach jr
00:53:51he's not just surviving he's fighting really similar to ted davis counter punching
00:54:04and it could very well be the other way on the official score cards
00:54:14look at roach just taking the fight to tank here to open the 12th
00:54:19and yet you still feel this you never know but here we go two plus minutes left in the fight
00:54:31oh the pressure on those ringside judges in this one
00:54:41mental focus the focus a lot of talking going on in that ring jab by roach blitz davis's guard
00:54:49and davis misses with the lead left and we're still talking to ted and davis eats the body shot and
00:54:55another left hook upstairs right hand lands oh but there's a counter left from davis and then
00:55:00roach lands another jab on davis wow roach has to keep doing that again
00:55:06and says oh my god he's he's beating tank davis to the punch
00:55:11the cleaner punches and more
00:55:15i don't know if you can take a shot here if you're tank you might need to get a knock down here you
00:55:19might need to go for it exactly a minute and a half left in this fight and the way lamont roach jr is
00:55:26fighting he could very well be on the verge of being crowned a champion in a second weight class
00:55:34talk about flipping the script
00:55:41davis has landed just slightly more power shots roach very much controlling the jab
00:55:49department davis has landed more body shots again these core cards could be all over the place less
00:55:56than a minute remaining you could cut this tension with the chainsaw there it is
00:56:03oh but davis looking for that left hand 40 seconds left and this is how close their fights as amateurs
00:56:11well
00:56:15roach started the familiarity he knows tanks tells he knows his weaknesses it's one thing to say
00:56:20it's another thing to execute and he has he votes is executing tonight
00:56:26davis has a low roach on the hunt
00:56:32is roach about to offer the mother of all offsets here in brooklyn where javonte davis became a
00:56:40champion for the first time
00:56:44is his championship reign in jeopardy it comes down to the judges at ringside lamont roach jr
00:56:54moving up in weight and proving that he belonged in the ring with javonte tank davis
00:57:00the biggest box office attraction in the sport here in america 3-0 here at barclays his knockout streak
00:57:23has ended for four at four but with his championship reign and let's take a look at some of the action abner
00:57:31was predicted tank davis started slow but here we see him land that left back to back but roach
00:57:38stick was always in the fight
00:57:44he always felt comfortable never uncomfortable always pushing tank davis back he always had a response
00:57:50to what tank davis do uppercuts beautiful combinations
00:57:57pushing him back with the jab and that's that's the replay when he took the knee so again
00:58:02he landed a punch yeah and he took a knee
00:58:09again broach just had a response for everything that tank davis was throwing at him
00:58:15and yet as competitive as it gets abner they were separated by three or fewer landed punches in nine
00:58:22of the 12 rounds you see the total punches landed favor lamont roach just by a bit power punches that
00:58:31belongs to davis the jab belongs to roach the decision belongs to the three judges at ringside
00:58:42how how often do we sit back on tenderhooks awaiting a decision for
00:58:48javonte tank davis fight but here they are showing respect to each other
00:58:54and roast here there is his respect tonight
00:58:56and for davis again your biggest box office traction it pays to stay active as well it does
00:59:04you you you don't not to say there was a ruster or lack of sharpness but
00:59:09lamont roach came to not only fight but came to become a champion our unofficial scorer larry hazard has
00:59:18javonte davis winning 115 113. let's see what the judges those first round was really close yes
00:59:30and in rounds where you expect davis to separate himself that's where roach was at his best
00:59:36at the barry end i think roach was just feeling comfortable he was feeling himself talk about
00:59:41knowing his opponent he he kept mentioning that you know during the the fight he said i know tank we
00:59:47fought many times i know what he brings and i think that's why he felt so comfortable in there
00:59:51and talk about the chin he got hit by tank davis many shots and he took them
01:00:11all right so plenty of anxious moments here the tension palpable the man who's about to relieve it
01:00:19jimmy lennon jr
01:00:25ladies and gentlemen after 12 rounds of action we go to the score cards judge at ringside eric
01:00:32marlinski scores about 115 to 113 in favor of javonte davis judges steve weisfeld and glenn
01:00:43feldman both scored about 114 to 114 even a draw the decision is a majority draw
01:00:55i let the reaction speak for themselves abner you know look at davis look at roach nobody's happy look
01:01:12at jake paul he might be happy well you know what they say when when it's a draw
01:01:17i hear you brother arthur abraham in germany yeah i hear what you're saying bro uh wow if you're not
01:01:25the champion you you gotta draw you you no longer a perfect record for javonte davis who's now 30 and 0 with
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