Gervonta Davis' Michael Jackson ring walk outshone Floyd Mayweather's before KO silenced UK crowd
Gervonta Davis outshone Floyd Mayweather with Michael Jackson ring walk and silenced hostile London crowd with KOGervonta Davis was an established world champion but still to emerge from the shadow cast by Floyd Mayweather when he flew to London to defend his IBF super-featherweight title against Liam Walsh in May 2017.
When Davis and Mayweather first flew to London to promote the upcoming fight at the Copper Box Arena, Mayweather, inevitably, had other commitments to fulfil. One involved him charging fans £100 for photos at a speaking engagement having showed up late after prioritising extra sleep. At another date the van his team used was set alight; he was also interviewed by Rio Ferdinand for BT Sport.
“I was thinking, ‘I can potentially get to him – he’s a young kid – get him frustrated where he’s swinging and getting annoyed’. He was trying to goad me and he was talking to me. He kept going, ‘You’re an amateur; you’re an amateur’. He needed more action – he was the star attraction. My mentality was frustrate him, get him swinging – get him a bit wild.
“As a fighter, ‘Just let me get knocked out’. That’s a fighting mentality. At least it’s a full-stop ending. When you’re not completely done, you [still] feel like you’ve got a one per cent chance.”
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