Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero: the high voltage battle between two relentless punch

Two relentless knockouts, a crown at stake and an old resentment that seems to exceed the limits of the traditional verbal duel between two boxers before a fight. These elements will mix in the match which this Saturday Gervonta Davis will reveal his regular World Boxing Association lightweight title against Roland Romero nasa Barclays Center of Brooklyn (ESPN will air 2 from 22).

A push from the champion that expelled the applicant from the stage after the front after the weigh-in triggered. on Friday a small mess on the esplanade of the Barclays Center. This skirmish (nothing has yet been seen on the eve of the fight) is the latest episode in a series of sarcasm and insults that have developed over months between two men who don’t spare when it comes to verbal shrapnel.

According to Romero, who was most interested in the camp fire in the past, the source of the feud between the two will come from an alleged incident that took place in 2016, which was not realized then and no one did. claims to be remembered now, except him. “I want to beat him because he’s a rude person, pussy”, Explains the stinky challenger, who also tried to develop a genetic explanation for his verbal incontinence: “We are all bullshit talkers in my family, even with my father. My mom and my grandmother say what comes out of their balls (sic). Maybe it’s a gene transmitted “.

Beyond his biological theories, the 26-year-old boxer, who at the weigh-in on Friday recorded 60,890 kilosalso promised anyone who would listen that on Saturday he would knock out his opponent in the first round. “I do everything better than him. I’m more explosive, faster, bigger, better boxer, I hit harder and I’m smarter. “justified.

So far, the man was born in Las Vegas, but from a Cuban family, defeated all 14 opponents he faced since making her pro debut in December 2016, just four years after wearing a pair of gloves for the first time. Of his 14 rivals, 12 surrendered before the limit. But this time the need would be capitalized, so he had to show if he was as good with his fists as his tongue.

Neither Romero’s background nor his bravery impresses Davis (60,670 kilos), one of the most magnetic boxers today for his style that combines speed, strength and spectacle. “He was a guy who had just started boxing and he thought he was good, even though he hadn’t achieved anything. Real boxers know clumsy fighters and he’s a fool. “said the champion on Thursday, building his career on hand with Floyd Mayweather and his promotional company.

Former super featherweight and super lightweight champion, tank (tanka nickname he had carried since childhood because of the size of his head) also ended up winning on all his rented outings. There were 26, and at 24 their opponents did not hear the last bellAmong them, Jesús Marcelo Andrés Cuellar from Buenos Aires, where he snatched the WBA 130-pound crown in April 2018 after he was knocked out three times in three rounds. In his record of service are not only more lines, but also higher quality rivals than Romero.

That’s why he is so confident. When asked on Thursday what would happen on Saturday, he was short: “A massacre”. “There are different levels in boxing. There are people who play boxing and there are people who have practiced it since they were kids. It’s time to show that I’m a man you can’t play with, ”warned the left-hander who was born 27 years ago in bad Baltimore, the second city with the highest homicide rate in the United States according to the latest report prepared by the FBI with 2019 data (58.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, just behind Saint Louis -64.5 per 100,000-).

This match was first scheduled for Dec. 5 of last year, but at the end of October the event organization decided to exclude Romero from the contest after a woman accused him of sexual assault. His place was taken by the brave Mexican isaac pitbull Crosswhich demanded Davis 12 rounds of work and ended up losing on points in Los Angeles.

In January of this year and after two and a half months of investigation, the Henderson (Nevada) Police Department reported that the investigation was closed without charges being filed against the boxer. Based on this, he was rehabilitated to face the most important battle of his short career, where he will try to wear the belt again.

Rolly In August 2020, he won the WBA provisional title by beating the Dominican by points Jackson Marinez in Uncasville. But last year the Panama -based body initiated a policy of reducing world championships and, as part of it, declared all temporary titles vacant. The 11 fighters affected by this measure were re -ranked in various categories and Romero was recognized as Davis ’mandatory challenger.

In any case, the WBA has continued to recognize the two title holders at 135 pounds, ever since George Kambosos is the super champion of the division. The Australian, who also owns the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Organization belts, will face the American next weekend in Melbourne. Devin Haneymonarch of the World Boxing Council.

The winner of that contest could appear on Davis ’line, if he surpasses Romero. In any case, there are other heavyweight names in this division, one of the most attractive today, such as Californian Ryan García and Ukrainian Vasiliy Lomachenko, who are currently out of action since February, days after the start of operations. military of the Russian Army. , he returned to his country and joined the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Territorial Defense Battalion, his hometown.

Gustavo Lemos, from Tresarroy, also plays in this division, having in March won the right to fight for the IBF title by beating Welshman Lee Selby in a tie played at Luna Park, although it would not be easy for him to insist. himself in such a competitive ecosystem.