Gervonta Davis and Terence Crawford have knockout-to-win ratios of 93% and 75% respectively.
‘Tank’ Davis started out competing at super-featherweight and has moved up to lightweight with one bout at super-lightweight in the mix. Crawford became undisputed at lightweight before winning titles at super-light, becoming undisputed at welter and, most recently, scoring a belt at super-welterweight.
Davis has may have seen his ceiling at 140 for his frame, but it’s long been known that his power could carry up higher. The big-puncher from Baltimore has only been taken the distance twice in 30 fights and it has been claimed he has knocked out heavyweights in sparring.
That sentiment rings true with recently crowned WBO Welterweight World Champion Brian Norman Jr, who has sparred both and told Showbizz the Adult that ‘Tank’ hits harder.
“When I sparred Terence Crawford I was 20 years old at the time, so it was like he was trying to man me like ‘I’m gonna show you you a little boy’ type stuff. But I’m mature for my age, so that’s why we evened out. Even when you see him fight for real, he don’t necessarily one-shot people, but what he do is he just beat you up and then he kill you. But as far as one shot, who got it? I got to give that to Tank.”
Following his victory over Errol Spence Jr last year, Crawford was asked about a potential fight with Davis and said he would stick around at 147 because it was a big-money bout. There’s a close to zero chance that ever happens, though.
Realistically, ‘Bud’ has said he is only interested in a further jump up in weight to face Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Meanwhile, ‘Tank’ is slated to return in November and could be venturing to 140 again.
