Tank Davis vs Rolly Romero

Ehhh, bigger upsets have happened.

If Tank were as good as a Crawford, this would be a foregone conclusion, but he's not at that level.

I think Rolly has maybe a 10% chance. That's not good, but again, much bigger upsets have happened.

 

it's not so much an observation as a retort to the prior post, claiming rolly has a chance.

 

Tank aint exactly Locche in defense.

Again, I think there's a remote chance of an upset, but its not my official pick.

Officially, I think Davis stops him anywhere from 4-7.

 

This fight is generating A LOT of buzz around my way. I know several ppl who are headed to Barclays for it, and several more who are planning on having fight parties.

So, mismatch or not, this fight is becoming good for the sport.

I think the PPV numbers are gonna be surprisingly high.

 

Final predictions time, guys.

I'm gonna officially Davis by KO in 6-8.

I do expect Rolly to give it a better go than some expect. But yeah, ultimately I think Rolly is too open.

 

I’m gonna say Tank within 6 via TKO.

It’s gonna be a war. Rolly will get some good shots in. But I just feel that the gap in skill is too wide.

 

I expect Tank to stop Rolly within 9 rounds, although I'm hoping Rolly holds his own at least.

 

I'm paying for it, so I hope to fuck so.

 

Tank, early and easily. Before six.

 

Tank by KO 5…Tank is too fast and accurate and Rolly is to wide open at ALL times, not just when he’s throwing. Really I think it can end at any moment…first minute of the first round…

but I hope Rolly has some success and gives a good showing of it. He’s a character…retarded but a character BOXING needs more characters. I hope Rolly gets a few more high profile fights. Not against Loma or Shakur those guys would just embarrass him…but vs Teo would be a nice brawl…vs Haney could be interesting because Haney can’t punch…vs Ryan is soft and will likely run into something…

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I feel Romero's being sold a bit short here. He s not the second coming or anything close to it but he s big, awkward and has power. I don't think Tank's all that at lightweight, so while he should be the favorite, I see this one as being competitive.

 

If Rolly has a chin, determination then we will get a fight…I hope he doesn’t get shook by the moment.

 

Agreed, but on second thought, that his team basically matched him super soft untill his first money fight makes me wonder if they are really confident...

 

Rolly's size is indeed the biggest danger here. If he can handle the power, he might be just too big and strong for Tank.

I think he gets caught though.

 

Kingry and Rayo Valenzuela are picking Rolly. Haney and Shakur are picking Tank.

Hmmm.. am I noticing a trend here? Lol

 

which romero fights did you watch where you thought "he is good" ?

 

I said he's dangerous. He bounced Yigit around like nothing, and Baranchyk was never able to drop Yigit. He's also a very big lightweight.

Again, I'm picking Davis by stoppage, but Rolly pulling this off ain't exactly a Tyson-Douglas upset.

I guess the bigger question is, should Tank win, who's next? It should be the Kam-Haney winner, but I won't hold my breath.

I see the premier matchup at 135 as Haney vs Davis.

 

It's definitely Loma vs Kambosos IMO.

 

Kam isn't beating Haney. I would like to see it, but I doubt it. Haney's gonna outclass him.

There's no timetable on when Loma's returning, cause God only knows how long the Russia/Ukraine war will persist.

Haney-Davis can happen either late this year, or early next year IFFF Tank is serious about leaving Floyd, and if he chooses to work with Fast Eddie.

 

What we're more likely to see is Stevenson vs Loma.

 

Related to this crop, Bill Haney said that Shakur and Devin consider each other almost like cousins.

I knew they were friendly, but I didn't know they were that close.

You would think their would be beef between the Tank/Shakur/Haney trio, but all of them are kinda friends with the other. Hence, why they all hate Fimo and Rolly.

 

Nothing given above Haney beating Kambosos IMO.

Even if Lomachenko isn't back any time soon, I still acknowledge that he's clearly the best in the division.

Tank vs Kambosos is a 50/50 IMO.

Kam has all the belts; Loma is the best - it's the best match-up for me.

 

You act like time is just gonna stay on Loma's side if he stays out, and I have no idea why. He's not 26-27 years old anymore. He's 34, and he relies heavily on his quickness and athleticism.

Moreover, Loma's never really beaten anyone to clearly establish himself as the best at 135. Not a soul. He's largely still living off his 130 success.

Loma's on borrowed time, independent of Tank and Haney. You have Shakur who's just entering his prime, and Rayo who will be ready for these guys by maybe like 2024.

No recent Loma performance makes me think he's a lock over one of the young guns.

Haney and Shakur are a lot bigger than Loma, and Tank has the power to put Loma out if he makes any mistakes.

They're all intriguing matchups.

 

Loma is the best fighter in the division irrespective of whenever he may next be fighting; therefore in my 'premeire' match-up, I want him in it.

And he clearly has the best resume at 135 and looked better in his last fights than Tank, Haney, Ryan or Teo did in theirs.

Kambosos is the only one who looked better in his last fight than Loma has in his last two; and he has all the belts.

Hence why Loma-Kambosos is easily my premiere match-up.

 

Well, Tank hurt his hand against Cruz. If Loma gets to use an injury excuse, the same priv gets extended to Davis.

Going the distance with Commey hardly blew me away.

I think Loma would beat Kam, as ultimately I think Kam is a pretty ordinary fighter who won't have his belts in less than two weeks.

So, let's revisit this after June 5.

 

Credit to Kambosos for his gutsy win vs Lopez but to me, he's still the weakest link at 135. I had him losing vs Selby and not sure how much his title winning win is due to Lopez being overconfident and fighting stupidly (he's probably overrated too) than him being a A class talent.

I guess we'll see how he performs vs Hainey (I think he'll lose). Loma's is probably still #1 in my book but he s getting older and older and lw is obviously not his peak weight...

 

He can have the excuse but he was hardly as impressive before he hurt his hand.

Going the distance with Jojo Diaz and Gamboa isn't impressive either. Neither is landing five jabs against a farmer. Loma looked unbelievable against Commey, none of the others looked that good last time out bar Kambosos.

I think they're all pretty ordinary bar Loma, but of the bunch, I think Haney is the worst.

Kambosos has everything he needs to beat Davis, though. Definitely.

 

Kam has become the most overrated fighter in boxing. Davis would knock him out.

 

I doubt it.

The power difference between Davis and Lopez is minimal, and Kambosos survived him. Davis' finishing ability and accuracy is really overrated. He's stopped all of his opponents because he's faves shitty opposition.

Kambosos' style is bad for Davis anyway. Look at how many rounds Davis dropped against Santa Cruz and Barrios. Kambosos would use his length and workrate but he'd actually make it to the end.