Floyd Mayweather went the entirety of his professional career undefeated in boxing, preserving his status as one of the best boxers of all-time and certainly of his generation.
But fans believe that if he had faced Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis at his prime, it could have offered a potential slip-up for the American.
Mayweather, 47, hung his boxing gloves in 2017 after improving his boxing record to going to 50 fights unbeaten against Conor McGregor. However, he managed to beat the likes of Jose Luis Castillo and Victoriano Sosa during the short spell when he was eligible for the lightweight division.
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Davis, with a 29-0 record, is the current champion at 135 pounds and had started his journey towards becoming a super flyweight champion.
The two fighters have represented two extremes of boxing in recent years, with Mayweather renowned for his slick, fan-friendly style and Davis a hard-hitting knockout fan. A question posed by talkSPORT’s Michael Benson pondered what it would be like to see Mayweather and Davis face each other at lightweight.
“How would a fantasy Floyd Mayweather vs Gervonta Davis fight at lightweight (135lbs) play out in your opinion?” He asked on X.com (formerly Twitter).
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Mayweather vs Davis match-up divides fans
It is fair to say the reaction was somewhat polarized amongst boxing aficionados, with some banking on a ‘Money’ whitewash, while others predicted he would struggle to survive. One fan said the Michigan would “win all 12 rounds”, pointing to his record of 15 titles in four different weight divisions. Another predicted ‘Tank’ would struggle to last the duration of the fight, writing: “Floyd at 135 and 140 was a total menace. Tank wouldn’t make it past the 7th round.”
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But others hailed Davis’ knockout power and backed him to deliver the same outcome to Mayweather as he did to Ryan Garcia, adding: “Tank knocks him clean out, Floyd never faced someone explosive like tank in his career, Tank has to much Aura.”