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Who is Gervonta Davis? Let me look him up.
OK, he’s a 23-year-old undefeated boxing champion with a 19-0 professional record and 18 of those wins by knockout. The kid’s also a Floyd Mayweather protege.
Ah, well, that explains Davis stirring things up today with one simple tweet.
I think I want to fight in the UFC
— Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) March 10, 2018
There was also this response to UFC veteran Brian Kelleher (via Twitter):
@Gervontaa what weight class in the @ufc you lookin at
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 10, 2018
Any one ill beat all y’all ass https://t.co/tnR0sU83lI
— Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) March 10, 2018
Kelleher, as you might expect, retorted (via Twitter).
Better work on that wrestling defense. I can show you it’ll be a fun time #boomtime
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 10, 2018
Tell ya what you come over to this side and I’ll come over to your side after. Sounds fair to me
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 10, 2018
Whether Davis is serious or just looking for a little attention, he got a rise out of more than just Kelleher. Here’s what other MMA fighters had to say:
you can become a comedian too https://t.co/d2Jm8axKtf
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) March 10, 2018
3-4 years I’ll be bustin up @Gervontaa in a super fight. @danawhite @ufc
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) March 9, 2018
3-4 years I be knocking ya ass out if you ever try me https://t.co/JXPALATV9y
— Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) March 10, 2018
More than happy to welcome you into the @ufc @Gervontaa https://t.co/2k2nW0xXGN
— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) March 11, 2018
Come over
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) March 10, 2018
— Rashad Coulter UFC (@rashad_coulter) March 10, 2018
easy money https://t.co/oT8k66xFJc
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) March 10, 2018
About whether or not Davis is actually serious, MMAjunkie contributor Trent Reinsmith had an astute observation that elicited a hilarious tweet from Twitter user @urbanmmablog:
Gervonta Davis made $600K to fight on Mayweather vs. McGregor card. What does he think he’ll pull for a UFC fight?
— Trent Reinsmith (@TrentReinsmith) March 10, 2018
he’ll pull $100k and his opponent will likely pull guard
— UrbanMMA (@urbanmmablog) March 11, 2018
Jokes aside, I’m not one to say MMA is a “real fight” at the expense of disrespecting boxing, because they’re both combat sports worthy of respect. But one is clearly more violent and requires more than one-dimensional training.
So when boxers say they want to step inside the cage, do they really? What are the chances? Stop playing, Gervonta Davis.
The Blue Corner is MMAjunkie‘s official blog and is edited by Mike Bohn.
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