Coach Greg Hackett says the December 14th contest between Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach is a “good struggle.” He factors out that many informal boxing followers don’t know Roach (25-1-1, 15 KOs) as a result of they haven’t adopted the game intently sufficient to get conversant in him.
Hackett says what Roach is lacking is the “flare” that different fighters like Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney have as a result of he’s bought a “laid again” sort of persona. He hasn’t had the identical alternatives to get the notable fights but. Roach does maintain the WBA tremendous featherweight title after beating Hector Garcia final 12 months, however the struggle went below the radar of followers.
Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) can be defending his WBA light-weight title towards Roach on December 14th on the Toyota Middle in Houston, Texas. The occasion can be proven on PBC on Amazon Prime Video. It’s nonetheless unclear if it is going to be on PPV and who can be on the undercard. All that data can be introduced quickly.
“To the individuals who know Lamont and to the those that know boxing and been round, it’s struggle,” stated coach Greg Hackett to YSM Sports activities Media, speaking in regards to the Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach struggle on December 14th. “What’s lacking is that aptitude. Lamont isn’t that sort of man. He’s a gentleman; he’s laid again.
“Lamont is the kind of man like even when he tried to intimidate you, you wouldn’t be absolutely intimidated as a result of his eyes are inexperienced, light-skinned boy. He don’t seem like an excellent imply bull.
“Tank has bought the tattoos, and his eyes are off a bit of bit. He appears to be like loopy like there’s one thing improper with him. He’s bought the braids, and he’s going to place lots of additional [stuff] into it. He’s going to be coming in with an outfit and all that. So, Tank is coming with aptitude.
“Lamont is only a cool bull, however he can struggle, and he’s a champion. We should always respect him as such. The issue is we’re at all times in search of hype. We’re at all times in search of large fights when, actually, really, this can be a good struggle.
“Lamont Roach is aware of Tank Davis. Tank Davis is aware of Lamont Roach. It’s an area struggle and it’s large for his or her a part of city for the DMV. It’s huge. They each fought Hector Garcia. The rationale I introduced that up is due to the extent of boxing.
“Tank solely fought him a 12 months and a half in the past, Hector Garcia. So that’s the identical degree of boxing,” stated Hackett about Tank and Roach each having fought Hector Garcia. “So how can we are saying Tank is [cherry] selecting when this man [Roach] has a title? They’ve a historical past and know one another.
“The one factor that’s lacking is that flare, like a Ryan Garcia or Devin Haney. They bought the aptitude on them as a result of the eye has been on them for some years.
“A man like Lamont, he’s creeping by way of the crevices. ‘The place did he come from?’ That’s for individuals who simply began watching boxing. I’ve been watching Lamong Roach for some time. They used to return to Philly to field. So, I’ve seen Lamont Roach a bunch of instances.” stated Hackett.
