![]() ![]() Every pro fighter obviously wants to be that PPV star. I don’t want to fight on nothing else but PPV. What’s the motivation behind that? I would like to be PPV. We’ve seen boxing have success with their telecasts broadcast on free TV, like the most recent Manny Pacquiao fight. Has he talked to you about what it’s going to take to assume that mantle as the next big thing in boxing? Just staying focused and staying hungry. What intangibles do you have that makes Floyd say you’re the next big thing in boxing? I believe he sees a little of him in me. Just hearing it from his mouth gave me that extra boost. I knew I had what it took to be the next big thing and take over the sport. When I heard it come out of his mouth it was shocking. When you first heard Floyd say that what did you think? It was actually shocking. That’s when I knew I had what it takes.įloyd has called you the next big thing in boxing. When did you know boxing was your thing? I think I was about 10 years old when I won my first championship. ![]() I believe my punching power just comes from over the years of training, just how I throw my punches. Your punching power might best be described as savage. (This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.) You may have seen Davis on stage with Mayweather during his promotional world tour with Conor McGregor, but before he witnessed the Mayweather-McGregor circus, the new Under Armour athlete stopped by Complex to talk about his rise in the world of boxing, his preparations for the biggest showcase of his career, his relationship with Mayweather, why Conor has no shot of beating Floyd, and what it’s like to spend a night out in Vegas with Floyd. The numbers that Floyd has done on pay-per view inspires me to be that pay-per view star.” ![]() “Every pro fighter obviously wants to be that pay-per view star,” says Davis. While the 22-year-old Baltimore native's opponent is still TBD, it will be a dream come true to fight on boxing's most lucrative night. A proud member of Floyd’s TMT squad, the IBF super featherweight champ had Floyd bestow him the title of boxing’s next star which is why you'll see him fighting on the Mayweather-McGregor undercard Aug. Even if rocking iced-out chains and designer duds these days are. You see, bragging and boasting just isn’t his style. GRAVES, SR.In a sport where the loudest, the brashest, the boldest shit-talkers usually get the most attention, Gervonta Davis has quickly earned serious consideration as a future star by pummeling opponents and getting a coveted co-sign from Floyd Mayweather-all while barely speaking above a whisper. Black Business Month Sponsored by Nationwide.The Future of Financial Services Summit.Profiles of Principled Entrepreneurship.Chasing Success Podcast by JP Morgan Chase.100 Founders of Change by American Express.Elevate Black Podcast sponsored by Fifth Third Bank.Economic Equity & Racial Justice Townhall Series.#boxing #UFC #mma #mayweatherpromotions “ The boxer made this announcement via his Instagram account, “ and I working together again to bring the world another spectacular event in 2020. Mayweather announced back in 2019 that he was coming out of retirement in 2020. In just two highly publicized fights against Manny Pacquiao (2015) and Conor McGregor (2017), Mayweather took home more than $500 million combined. Mayweather has earned an astounding $915 million since 2010 which turned out to be $115 million more than the next athlete on this perennial list. If what Mayweather claimed is true, he is in the lead for repeating his title of the highest-paid athlete of the decade.īack in December 2019, a ccording to Forbes, the retired boxer wa s the highest-paid athlete last decade. He’s trolling all thise idiots who paid to watch the fake fight. It’s reported the fight got 1M PPV (which is a big number that some people doubt possible)… even if that’s true, at $49.99 each, that’s only $50M… so where did the other $50M come from? plus $20M Paul supposedly got… plus other expenses… Like D. I’m over here mad about paying 1200 for rent meanwhile floyd making this □ I need a yt to fightĢ of the most despicable people in the game, Mayweather and Ellerbe. ![]()
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