Former Noya Inoue knockout victim TJ Doheny says Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis would be too much for the Japanese star if the two fight at 135.
Boxing fans are pushing Inoue to make the switch to super bantamweight [130] or light [135] To face Tank Davis in a blockbuster mega fight to prove who is the #1 pound for pound in the sport.
Inoue didn’t go along with the program, opting to stay entrenched at 122, feasting on the opposition in this dead, lifeless division. He’s shown zero motivation to move up to 126 to fight dangerous pens, and it’s clearly not happening at 130 or 135 either.
Naoya needs it completely head transplant to put one of the brave warriors of the past in his body to give him the daring risk we’ve seen from greats like Muhammad Ali. It would be interesting to see Inoue move up two weights to 130 to meet Tank Davis halfway through the Super Feather as catchweights to prove who is the top dog in the sport.
Doheny believes there is too much weight and size separating Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) and Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) for ‘Monster’ to have a chance. Ireland Doheny feels that 126 is Naoy’s upper “ceiling” for what he is capable of doing in the sport.
Inoue’s ceiling
“Tank is an absolute dog, but if they were in the same weight class, it would be a crack. But there’s too much of a gap. I think 126 is Inoue’s ceiling, I really do,” said TJ Doheny Pro Boxing fans When asked if Naoya Inoue will have a chance against Gervont ‘Tank’ Davis if he goes up to 135 to fight him.
It’s a shame that Inoue would never have pursued this idea, because it would have been fun to see him and Tank go to battle for the top spot in the sport. Fans are not interested in seeing Inoue beat fighters like Ye Joon Kim, Doheny, Sam Goodman and Luis Nery.
