During almost every first six rounds of his fight with Gervonta “Tank” Davis, Rolando Romero fought in a disciplined fight, using his range and his jab to keep Davis from doing very offensively. However, it only took a Davis blow to change a fight, and in round 6, it ended with a noise.
Romero opened by kicking the jab, using it both as a distance finder and as a deterrent to Davis’ attempts to enter and land his left and uppercuts. This strategy worked well for Romero as the rounds went on, with Davis circling the ring looking for opportunities to land instead of unloading and controlling the action.
Romero also bent the rules almost to the point of breaking, using his elbows repeatedly and throwing Davis to the canvas after landing a clean right hand in the second round. He received several warnings from the referee but did not score any points for repeated fouls.
Romero seemed to feel that he had had the right moment to step up his attack in the sixth round as he chased Davis to the ropes and sought to unload with his savage punches. Davis calmly let go with a left-handed counter that caught Romero clean and sent him facing the ropes before sliding toward the canvas.
Romero was able to overcome the count and get up, but the referee disliked Romero’s response to his instructions and gave up the fight, giving Davis another outstanding knockout in a young race already full of rubber. to the brim with an end to the fight. shots.
“The madness is that I didn’t even throw so hard,” Davis said of the final punch, comparing it to the knockout of a Juan Manuel Márquez blow to Manny Pacquiao in 2012. “I just threw it. and she came across him directly. Thank God he’s good. “
The punch of both men was probably less than what many expected to get into the fight. Both men, especially Romero, had spoken with rubbish before the confrontation and there was significant bad blood between the two.
Instead of a total slugfest, both men were very calculated in their approach, with Davis only getting 25 total hits and 22 landings for Romero.
The focus is now on Davis’ future. The confrontation with Romero was initially scheduled for last December, when allegations of sexual assault against Romero caused him to withdraw from the fight, with Davis facing Isaac Cruz. Now that his opponent has been cleared, the door is open for some big potential fights for the AMB’s “regular” lightweight champion.
A fight with Ryan Garcia or the winner of the upcoming undisputed title fight between George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney could be in Davis’ future. Those big fights were recognized by Davis, though he refused to call anyone by his name.
“I’m here, girl, I’m here,” Davis said. “Whatever they want to do, I’m here, girl. There’s no security in this Glock, you know? There’s no security in this Glock and I have a lot of ammunition.”
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Davis fight poster against Romero, results
- Gervonta “Tank” Davis (c) def. Rolando “Rolly” Romero by TKO in the sixth round
- Erislandy Lara (c) vs. Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan for eighth-round technical knockout
- Jesús Ramos def. Luke Santamaria by unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93, 97-93)
- Eduardo Ramirez def. Luis Melendez via majority decision (95-95, 96-94, 98-92)
Davis score against Romero
Davis999109TKO46Romero10101091049