Gervonta Davis accused of retiring to avoid fighting a boxer he is afraid of
Gervonta Davis is on his boxing farewell tour, having announced his plans to retire in 2025 because he is tired of the sport, although he still wants to say goodbye with three fights. The first will be against Lamont Roach Jr. to defend his WBA lightweight title on March 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. On this date he will announce his next opponent, who is said to be Ryan Garcia, while what would be his last fight is still unknown.
The retirement was surprising and he could still backtrack, however, not everyone believes him or at least the reason for hanging up the gloves, one of them is the father of Floyd Schofield Jr., who launched a theory in a recent interview with talkSport and said that if Tank Davis leaves boxing it is because he is afraid to fight his son.
Floyd Schofield Sr. revealed a private chat he had with Gervonta about his son, and Tank himself said: “I would never get in the ring with that guy” and added that he predicted Davis’ decision: “And two years ago I told the world that when Floyd gets to that level where he’s a mandatory fighter for Gervonta, Gervonta will retire, and that’s exactly the same thing that’s happening right now.”
Kid Austin Schofield will hold the most important fight of his career on February 22, when he challenges Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title, in what is already considered one of the most attractive fights of 2025. Schofield Sr. recognized the value of Stevenson to accept the fight against his son, because everyone had dodged him, in addition to Davis, he also mentioned Devin Haney and Jojo Diaz.
“I’m not saying he’s the best now, but I am saying that through lessons and experience he will become the greatest boxer of all time,” Schofield Sr. told talkSport.
