Every Thursday here at FightHype, we make a space among the video content for a good, old-fashioned written word money shot from the depths of my bulbous, bulging sack. So, get ready for some of that infamous Magno-rific gooey, salty, sometimes NSFW truth. This week, we have comments/questions regarding Tank Davis, Floyd Mayweather’s “in-house” comment, the intrigue of Fury-Wilder 3, and Teofimo Lopez-Vasiliy Lomachenko, part 2.
Tank! / Teo-Loma Rematch?
Hey Paul as always enjoy the work, let’s dive into it!
Tank! Tank! Tank! Where do I begin? I’m proud of him. He went up two divisions and earned a stoppage against a young hungry fighter that was there to win. Some of the most adamant critics may have never seen Barrios because they are casuals. They aren’t students of the game they are just here to troll. No one said Barrios is a sure fire hall of famer. But if a true boxing fan can’t give credit to Tank for beating a young strong undefeated fighter in a weight class that he has NO BUSINESS IN something is wrong with them.
Tank was patient, calculated, sharp, accurate and deliberate to the body. When the time, came he took his opportunities, capitalized and closed the show! He also showed how defensively responsible he can be. I don’t think he feared Leo Santa Cruz’s power, so he was less defensive. However, at 140 he knew he would have to be sharper defensively and he showed his all-around boxing ability.
Speaking of that, we have also talked about Tank’s star potential. The house was packed. From celebrities to athletes, Tank sells out arenas. Again we talked about how he has been selling more than anyone at his age minus Canelo and some of the old grumpy farts and casuals try to diminish his stardom.
I frequent boxingnews24 daily, boy do the racist writers and so-called fans that comment hate Tank. One of the ongoing discussions is also how Floyd will ruin his career I find it hilarious. They want a young black man with potential to walk around with no guidance, blindfolded. It’s a shame. Thus far Floyd has done a wonderful job with his career and I’m excited for the future. Name another fighter at 130-40 that packs the house like Tank. WE WILL BE HERE ALL DAY trying to find an answer. Tank has the skills to pay the bills but he’s also a very fan-friendly fighter. He’s humble and always shows his opponents respect (I also gained lots of respect for Barrios, he was humble in defeat and was very classy. I’ll be rooting for him in the future). The hate by some for Tank isn’t rooted in boxing. We know what it’s rooted in!
On another note– what do you think about the Lopez and Loma rematch? I don’t believe for a second Lopez had Covid. I believe his tickets sales were horrible so they pushed the fight back, trying to align themselves with Oscar (you know, the cross dresser that talked negatively about Floyd for doing exhibitions). I will favor Lopez 55/45. Loma is a good fighter, but he’s lost twice in 16 fights. He isn’t invincible. Again, he has great skills, but I’m tired of the overhyping. While guys like Haney, who he avoided by requesting the franchise title, turned pro as a teenager Loma was beating up teens in the amateurs as a grown man. I also lost all respect for him with his little shoulder excuse.
— Yungwes
Hey Yungwes.
Yeah, I think we know what’s at work with the whole Tank dynamic– even if the lunkheads aren’t fully tapped into why they react the way they react.
You could make the argument that Tank’s growing, but still comparatively slim, body of work, so far, keeps him from that pound-for-pound/superstar category and there’d definitely be a case for holding one’s horses when it comes to declaring him king of the universe right now. But eye-candy highlight reel fodder against a slim body of work didn’t stop Gennadiy Golovkin, for instance, from being pushed to the moon by these same fools who now want to “wait and see” on Gervonta. I mean, shit, GGG was a pound-for-pound entrant and the subject of “he’s an ATG middleweight” articles on the weight of wins over guys like Proksa, Rosado, Ishida, and Macklin.
Davis is not getting his credit and, likely, won’t ever get his full credit– precisely because he’s aligned with the Mayweather/Haymon/PBC crew that makes the establishment tinkle in their panties with girly angst. The good thing is that, as Mayweather proved, a fighter doesn’t need the sad sack media or the dying-off, uptight traditionalists to make a vault of money and a name for himself.
At 26, I think Tank Davis is about right where he should be when it comes to resume and, actually, a bit further along than Mayweather when it comes to drawing power.
I agree with you on the Teo stuff. My gut tells me that Covid wasn’t behind that postponement, especially since we got yet another postponement right after the first. A packed June 19 fight night and general disinterest for a pay-per-view built around a likely mismatch were likely the culprits for Teo’s Covid infection, IMO.
As for a Teofimo/Lomachenko rematch? I honestly don’t see it happening and I’m going to take the unpopular stance that it’s probably going to be Team Lopez standing in the way– if they’re smart, anyway.
The first fight was no easy walk in the park for Teo. Lopez looked good and played the role he had to play to give himself the best chance of winning. But I still see that fight as being lost by Lomachenko more than won by Lopez. When Lomachenko got in his groove and started letting his hands go in the second half of the bout, Teo had no answers for that hand speed. He was soundly beat over the last half of the fight and one would think, given Lomachenko’s savvy, things would pick up in fight 2 where they ended in fight 1.
Giving Lomachenko a rematch on a fight close to 50-50 could seriously fuck with all of Team Lopez’s plans. Taking that kind of risk would be insane, unless the money is unbelievably good. And, even then, there’s big money to be had elsewhere for safer fights that fit more neatly into their “The Takeover” marketing push.
Mayweather’s “In-House”/ Fury-Wilder 3
Hey, Magno!!! I don’t understand what is all the commotion with Mayweather’s in house comments [Mayweather told media, post-Tank Davis win: “Mayweather Promotions, PBC, we all one family. We keep everything in house. We’re not gonna go away and make another company great. We’ve got plenty of fighters at 140, 135 and 130.”]. He just said what every promotional outlet/network has been doing for decades except when there is a real superfight like Fury vs Wilder, Tyson vs Lewis that can generate huge paydays for everyone involved. That’s why we will probably see a Lopez vs Lomachenko rematch, and more PBC welterweight fights. The only outlet that can’t even make an in-house fight between their own fighters is DAZN. If we can’t have Davis vs Lopez, or vs Taylor, I can settle for Gervonta Davis facing a Regis Prograis or a Mikey Garcia, of course they will have to sign with PBC. I may not like the current system, but it is what it is.
In other matters, I am more intrigued and excited by the drama of Fury vs Wilder III than Fury vs Joshua. I get it for the great British fans, but I believe that fight, when it happens, will be a stinker. Take care.
— Benjamin from PR
Hey Benjamin.
The fake outrage from the in-house comment is part of the whole double standard media and some fans have when it comes to Mayweather. No surprise here. These are the same people who whined and bitched about the active Mayweather measuring risk vs. reward in his matchmaking, as if every promoter/manager/matchmaker hasn’t done the same thing for their fighters since, well, forever. When it comes to keeping things in-house, EVERY promoter aims to do that and dreams about doing that.
One problem for the serial critics is that Mayweather says this stuff out loud, messing with that male fairy tale these pantsloads fap to in their head. Another problem is that Mayweather (or any fighter, really) being ABLE to exercise this kind of power and autonomy screws with the status quo power structure in the sport– something which immediately makes him public enemy no. 1 to the promoters who, almost literally, own the boxing media that sets the sport’s narrative.
I do have an issue with companies keeping everything in-house to the detriment of the sport, but I’m not going to single out one company or person for scorn while ignoring everyone else trying to do the same thing.
As for Fury-Wilder 3, I agree. There’s more intrigue and drama there than I imagined there would be after Fury shellacked Wilder in part 2. Fury-Joshua will be big and, for a stadium event like that, it’s probably for the best that it happens later, anyway.
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