Floyd Mayweather and Adrien Broner Unleash Explosive Claims Against Gervonta Davis After Controversial Fight
Brooklyn, March 25, 2025 – The boxing world is ablaze with controversy as Floyd Mayweather and Adrien Broner have teamed up to drop a bombshell, accusing Gervonta “Tank” Davis of rigging fights, with his latest bout against Lamont Roach Jr. at Barclays Center sparking the fury. Davis, the electrifying Baltimore knockout king, walked away with a majority draw on March 1, retaining his WBA lightweight title—but not without raising eyebrows. A pivotal ninth-round moment, where Davis took a knee after a jab from Roach and escaped a knockdown call, has fueled allegations of foul play. Now, two of boxing’s biggest names are calling him out, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Adrien Broner, once a mentor to Davis, didn’t mince words in a fiery rant, claiming, “I looked at you like a little brother, but Floyd’s got you doing this.” Broner, a former multi-division champ, insists Roach was robbed of a rightful win, pointing to the referee’s failure to penalize Davis for what he and many see as a clear knockdown. “Tank’s never fought a B-level guy, let alone an A-lister—he’s beating up nobodies and getting away with it,” Broner fumed, suggesting Davis’s pristine record is a mirage propped up by manipulation. Mayweather, Davis’s ex-promoter and one-time idol, piled on, contrasting his own global jet-setting millions with Davis’s supposed struggles. “I’m in Aruba, Bahamas, Dubai—making millions—while this kid claims he’s training every day,” he sneered, hinting at a deeper truth behind the scenes.
The Davis-Roach clash was a nail-biter, with Roach’s disciplined footwork and relentless left hooks pushing Davis to the brink. Analysts like Andrew Schulz and Charlamagne tha God slammed the officiating, arguing that a proper knockdown ruling would’ve handed Roach the upset. “Lamont stalked him—handled everything Tank threw,” Schulz said, while fans on X echoed the sentiment, branding it a “rigged” save for Davis’s “face of boxing” status. Roach himself scoffed at Davis’s excuse—grease from his braids burning his eyes—calling it nonsense. “He wasn’t wiping his eyes ‘til I jabbed him—sweat, blood, whatever, you can’t just pause a fight,” Roach snapped, demanding a rematch with a new ref.
This isn’t just about one fight—it’s personal. Broner, who introduced Davis to Mayweather’s gym wearing an “AB” shirt, feels betrayed as their once-tight bond soured. “We were inseparable, but he thinks I let him down,” Broner admitted, reflecting on handing Davis to Mayweather when his own resources lagged. Mayweather, meanwhile, has toggled between praise and jabs, once dubbing Davis the future, now questioning his grit against top-tier foes like Devin Haney or Vasiliy Lomachenko. Trainer Greg Hackett warns a rematch could expose Davis, predicting Roach’s hunger will clash with Tank’s reluctance to endure another grueling 12 rounds.
As the dust settles, Davis’s camp stays mum, but the clamor grows. A rematch looms as his chance to silence doubters—or risk being unmasked as the “B-level” fraud Broner and Mayweather allege. With boxing’s integrity on the line, this saga’s next punch could redefine Tank’s legacy. Will he rise or fall? The ring awaits.
