He’s also fifth among all active fighters in Connect Percentage (32.3%) and eighth among all active fighters in Plus/Minus (+13.1), which subtracts the opponent's connect percentage from a fighter’s connect percentage. He’s also a highly skilled boxer with the ability to fight inside, outside and counter punch while varying his attack to the head and body.Īccording to Compubox, Davis is second among all fighters in Power Punch Connect Percentage (47.7%). Many may view that fight as proof that Davis is not one of the top fighters in the lightweight division, however he was still able to get the win despite suffering a hand injury midway through the fight.ĭavis is a stocky 5-foot-5 southpaw with tremendous power and speed, who fights with a style very reminiscent of Mike Tyson.

Although he hasn’t fought the top guys at 135 - Ryan Garcia, Teófimo López, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Devin Haney - he does have wins over Léo Santa Cruz, José Pedraza, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Mario Barrios and Isaac Cruz, so he’s been in the ring with better competition.ĭavis boxed his way to an unanimous decision against Cruz, ending a run of 16-consecutive stoppages. While both fighters have knockout power, Davis is the more experienced and seasoned fighter in this matchup. So where’s the betting value on tonight’s WBC lightweight championship bout?ĭavis is arguably one of the hardest punchers in the division, stopping 24 out of his 26 opponents while Romero is no slouch either, knocking out 12 out of his 14 opponents in his young career only going past the seventh round once in a controversial 12-round decision against Jackson Marinez in 2020. With an over/under of 6.5 rounds, oddsmakers aren’t expecting a long fight between two of the hardest punchers in the lightweight division.ĭespite claims from Romero that he’s going to stop Davis in the first round, oddsmakers also aren’t giving him much of a chance, making him +550 underdog with Davis priced as a -900 favorite.

With Romeo cleared of all allegations, Davis (26-0, 24 KOs) will make a mandatory defense of his WBA lightweight title against Romero (14-0, 12 KOs) in what could shape up as one of the most exciting fights of the year. Romero was replaced with Issac Cruz who Davis boxed to a 12-round decision, going the distance for the first time in his career. 5 before Romero was pulled from the bout due to sexual assault allegations. This highly anticipated bout has been months in the making as it was originally scheduled to take place on Dec. The war of words between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Rolando “Rolly” Romero will finally come to a head as they meet this Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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