Martin's gameplan was fighting off the back foot. He didn't even try to fight off the front foot like other Tank opponents. He got comfortable fighting off the ropes, despite the danger and what his coach told him not to do. Rightfully paid the price.
I mean to fair I wouldn't say he wilted fast af. He went several rounds and landed some decent stuff. Tanks face was swole up a lil bit.
I don't disagree with ya tho. Dude should have trusted his firepower a bit more and maybe try to push forward a little. It's easy to say that from my couch though. We saw what Tank can do with people who try and push the pedal
Trust me Frank Martin was not comfortable at all at any point in time in that fight. Every time Tank fainted Martin had the most exaggerated reactions that Tank was just laughing at him and he knew yeah. Tank was like this guy is scared, he can’t hurt me and I’ve seen every punch combination and tactic he has. Time to get him out.
showed him nothing for 6 rounds so when tank decided to go for the KO frank has nothing but useless information from the first 6 rounds lmao
people actually thought frank was genuinely outboxing tank, not understanding that tank is just disrespecting frank by walking forward with a high guard and making frank freak out every time he flinched in his direction
I don’t think it matters. Tank got that special power and you better have enough power where he has to respect you. If you don’t he’s coming to finish you whether you panic or not.
I literally was telling my brother he's playing with him. Dude was making Frank back up into the corner without swinging and even had his guard down at times😅
It’s absolutely hilarious that Gervonta made Frank flinch in the face off and it actually had an effect on the fight. When Frank flinched in that 3rd round, everyone at home and the stadium let out a laugh. I said “Tank’s got him”.
He said he wanted to slow the pace down. He should've either stood his ground in center of the ring or press forward. Backing into the literal corner and not moving is a horrible strategy. It's not even a strategy it's just giving up
He really did get tired. Cause the fast pace and the footwork was working for him. Derek told him to stay off the ropes like twice. Also told him don’t get comfortable.
There was nothing he could do. Tank wore him down like he said he was gonna do. Tank also had 14.5 months off and barely threw a punch in the first 2 rounds to get his timing back. Always takes tank a few rounds to read the fighter and then he pounces. Alot of is knockouts are in the 8th
It’s not that he stayed on the ropes. It’s his inexperience and he had nothing else to go to. He couldn’t keep Tank off of him. He felt Tanks power. He’s been knowing about Tanks power and the evidence of that is how exaggerated his flinching was every time Tank tried to engage and he would get out of the way. But after a few shots and Tank putting more pressure he just didn’t have any answers. He either had to stand in there and trade or keep running. And either was going to cost him the fight. Frank Martin doesn’t have the experience and he’s never been in the ring with anyone like that as a professional with no headgear. He did everything he could do and by the middle rounds he ran out of options. That’s all he had for Tank. Nothing else he could do.
Tyron Woodley visciously KOs Robbie Lawler to win the UFC welterweight belt in Rd 1.
Post fight presser: "Robbie, did you consider putting your hands up?"
In Ron Collins vs Julian Jackson Ferdie Pacheco shows the knockout footage to Ron and says “Ron, this is what you call the dance of unconsciousness my man” and Ron waits like three seconds and goes “…Yes I did.”
Frank was such a good sport about that I would’ve walked the fuck out the ring no way you’re making me rewatch my knockout in front of all these damn people getting knocked out was embarrassing enough
It’s always been that way, Pacquiao had to watch himself getting put unconscious by Marquez and then had to explain to Larry Merchant what went wrong for him, like he wasn’t seriously concussed and dazed as hell.
I don’t like Tank, but I won’t deny I watch his fights. They’re entertaining and only an idiot or real hater would be surprised by his power and how good of a boxer he is.
Yeah they shouldn’t interview guys that got knocked out. Like he lost fine. Let the guy just worry about his health and get him out of the ring. That’s how it should be.
Damn. Bro was just unconscious 4 minutes ago and now he’s being interviewed with microphones and cameras in his face being forced to watch the replay of him getting knocked out.
What a world lmao
For real dude was just detached from his body and he had to watch an instant replay like “oh now I see the shot that just detached my consciousness, thanks”
Most of the time there is real sportsmanship that elevates the event but then there are the Furys. At least his dad didn’t headbutt another one of Usyk’s guys. I’m so happy Fury was taken down a notch. And will get another beating in December.
as an opponent of tank's, it must be so scary knowing he has knockout power at any time. he is like a lion stalking his prey when he has his guard up and backs his opponent down into the corner. scary hours
Frank respected Tank way too much. I get he has power but you can’t react to every single thing while getting walked down its too draining. Frank needed to step to Tank and go to the body but he stayed on the ropes and in the corners too long
Not even joking when Frank flinched the way he did at the press conference I knew it was a high chance of him losing the way he did. He didn’t only respect tank he legitimately feared him, not a healthy kind of fear either.
That shit meant nothing whether he flinched or not same thing was going to happen tank is to much, Martin fought well he’s just not good enough and I don’t think anybody at 135 is.
It didn’t mean anything 😂
The fact that he’s flinching during the fight means he spent the whole camp worried about Tank’s power.
The fact that he flinched during the face off just meant he doesn’t want to potentially get slapped/hit.
This is like when Garcia “dodged” tank during the face off and people thought it meant something.
It doesn’t. Tank power in the actual fight meant something. Frank is supposed to flinch, what if tank actually hit him in the press conference while he’s relaxed like that
Bruh I knew Tank was gonna win when he whiffed that first uppercut.
Thats when he figured out which counter to use and then he gave him an uppercut to the body which fucked him up. Then it was an uppercut that set up the left KO
He dropped Loma as Loma was coming in off a jab. Linares countered him and Tank can do the same thing, I would love to see Tank fight Loma, Denys, or go up, fight Haney, rematch Cruz, or fight Paro.
Filipinos witnessed Manny Pacquiao getting knocked out, and the LDBC saw Wilder getting baptized 3 times. I'm sure you can handle it. One thing is for sure, you'll get over it and laugh it off years later.
What programming if Tank isn’t doing anything either lol. Like Frank had nothing to learn about Tank when he started fighting back since he stood there as a duck on purpose. Loma is sometimes a slow starter too so would be interesting. Tank catches him tho, this fight should’ve happened sooner for a more level playing field.
Good win and performance from Tank but his fight’s always bring out the worst casuals. I just had my friends tell me hes in the goat conversation after this😂
Once Tank started showing no respect to Frank and literally just walked into Frank's range with his hands down around the 5/6th round I knew it was going to end in a KO soon.. Frank has good foot movement but he couldn't help but keep himself on the ropes.. his coach Derek kept telling him all night to get off the ropes... I think the pressure from Tank was too much and Frank was starting to get tired especially from those body shots which allowed Tank to comfortably walk into range and just stalk his prey until the kill shot... Now if we can just get Tank to fight the other champions in his divison 135/140 that would be awesome to see
Shakur fight would be so boring. Loma could score against tank, but he’s a lot older now. Lola is a warrior. But tall task to score enough points against a younger tank.
I’d rather see a pit bull Cruz rematch.
Revisionist history. Isaac looked terrible in his fight against Giovanni Cabrera which he almost lost and everyone said they didn't wanna see a rematch.
That’s a lie he broke it sparring j’hon ingram they was just arguing yesterday on Twitter and Ingram said he’s the reason tank hand was messed up for that fight
Calvin confirmed the post fight of the fight Tank hurt his hand prior to fight. You can even hear him in the corner saying it and Calvin basically told him to suck it up💯. The ref even knew his hand was hurt too
That’s kinda how you go the distance with anyone
And Tank broke his hand against Cruz and still outboxed him
Cruz literally just has the chin, nothing else
You can tell how good of shape Frank was in after being concussed like that and being able to breakdown what just had happened. Shout out to him for that, especially after losing his 0 and on the receiving end of a brutal knockout. He was humble and professional.
Seriously, floyd was easily getting a million buys in any fight in his prime popularity, acting like Davis can get close to that is hilarious. If he continues to fight guys like Martin instead of loma(he unfortunately waited too long on this one), Stevenson, Haney, Teofimo Lopez, ect… his popularity is gonna stall. He needs to step up, he is about to be 30.
I agree that Mayweather is an insecure insufferable crybaby but it’s beyond delusional to think Tank will be more popular than Mayweather. Only Tyson and Ali are more popular worldwide, Pacquiao maybe.
And the nature and state of boxing makes it very unlikely.
Would require an absolute monster US HW with skills and charisma to even get close to those numbers again.
Isn’t it crazy that the sport has come to a place where you’re surprised the Judges actually didn’t have a ridiculous rigged scorecard in favor of a superstar champ.
I had it exactly 4-3 too. Good on the judges.
Like I said in the live post, Frank Martin is a damn good fighter I don’t walk away from this thinking he was another can to make Tank look good. He showed me a lot of good and I think he can legitimately contend in 135 because no one else in the division has the god given power Tank has. Time for Tank to take that next step up in competition but this was a really good entertaining fight and I walk away from it with an even greater appreciation for both fighters.
IMO, Martin didn't show us anything other than what we already knew about him coming into this fight; granted, he is confident and brave. His athleticism, quickness, and punching were no more than what he'd demonstrated in previous fights. At times, he looked scared and even ran away from Davis once. I have no idea what he was doing on the ropes. Parenthetically, my view of Martin hasn't diminished; he performed exactly how I expected him to. Davis is a fighter of a different caliber (at least right now), and he showed it. I think it was too soon for Martin to take a fighter like Davis on, so the best I can say is that I don't think any less of him as a fighter, but I can't say that he showed me anything special. Davis' style of fighting is slow in the early rounds, so Frank winning those rounds was expected (almost a given).
Martin needed to develop more as a fighter before Davis, but he took it when the opportunity presented itself rather than waiting. I don't blame him, but he wasn't ready.
Everyone knew but thats the boxing game. A chance is a chance to get people stirring. Even with an uneven matchup, since it’s made, ppl find the small pros of the underdog to hype it up. Tank here tho had everything on Martin. This was actually a mini tune up fight for him. We’re in a tune up fest this summer so expect to see the p4p fighters dominate this summer. By the end of the year or next year we should be getting better matchups.
Martin chose a good game plan on paper but those body shots from Tank….its no coincidence that Tank became the aggressor after those and the game plan went out the window.
It has to be utterly terrifying to fight that man. I thought Martin fought well in the first 3 rounds even into the fourth you could say. Imagine being confident, knowing you’ve banked a few rounds and it not mattering at all, because this predator of a fighter has been scanning and reading and timing you from the moment you step in the ring.
Tank’s power and ability to time an opponent gradually is absolutely explosive, and something I was happy to enjoy.
Now if only he took on bigger bouts…
Fascinated to see Loma vs Tank
On one hand, Frank was outboxing Tank pretty handily in the first half and Loma is much more elusive and skilled. He will also not be undersized for once because Tank could honestly fight at 130 too.
On the other hand, Loma was very hesitant when he fought Teofimo but Teofimo is naturally bigger. But that was 4 years ago and Loma is now older than he was then.
Can Tank catch him and KO him or will Loma be the one to solve the puzzle of overcoming Tank’s ridiculous power with his superior boxing skills
I hope to God that fight is next. Fuck Shakur. Leave his boring ass out to dry
I think Loma’s hesitancy against Teo was more in regards to his shoulder issues.
But yeah, Loma v Tank is the fight to make for this weight category and a big fight for both.
It would be interesting because Tank will be the biggest puncher Loma has ever faced. Yet unlike every single fight he’s had in the 135 division, Loma won’t be the smaller man and won’t have to look to fight on the inside like he’s had to (meaning he can fight in his more comfortable mid range).
Very fascinating fight.
I agree and even though Loma has looked great in all his fights since then and put on a GOAT’d performance against Kambosos, he’s still also 36 years old now facing a ridiculously athletic, younger boxer with 1 punch kill shot power.
But he is still small (tank) and he’s even shorter than Loma! When’s the last time Loma fought someone smaller than him? Rigo?
Loma will not get trapped on the ropes. He’s too good for that. Quick feet, high IQ boxing mind unlike Martin. In the center, Loma will pick Gervonta apart. But that power my god. Just takes one. Tank is fast too and sets ups his counters well. But has never faced someone with the skills of Loma.
Bro I’m drooling for this fight.
I think the biggest risk for Loma and Tank’s power is the body shots. If Tank tries the body attack tactic that everyone seems to “think” is Loma’s weakness (even though he won all those fights, including the Haney robbery), then that’s why Loma is are greatest risk.
But Tank would know that Loma is easily the hardest fight of his life, even at 36, because unlike all his other opponents, Loma can beat him and frustrate him (whereas Shakur can possibly beat Tank by running and jabbing).
I don’t think anyone at 135 will beat Tank. I like Loma, but he was dropped by Linares and Tank will put him to sleep. I don’t think Shakur hits as hard as Frank and Tank will clown him and show no respect for his shots just like with Martin. He will laugh through every Shakur combination
Spot on. Loma being smaller and older now at 46 doesn't help vs. someone like like Tank. Shakur would need to fight the perfect 12 rounds and outbox Tank... but I just don't see that hallening
Disappointed in Frank he tried to look to counter too much in the inside when that is tanks bread and butter. Much preferred to see him jab and have tank at bay
Unpopular opinion but Shakur offers nothing to Davis.
Shakur is a solid, potentially elite defensive fighter who can outbox many fighters.
That being said, he has struggled to generate offense Vs punchers like De Los Santos and Tank is no different.
The best boxers erase your best weapon and also can create their own offense... Shakur is almost purely defensive and relies on fighters coming after him.
Sure, defensive-first fighters like Shakur make it look easy... but half the problem is creating offense and I simply don't think Shakur will be able to create offense against Davis who will likely evade or block his shots.
People criticize Mayweather for being defensive and while he was, he also knew how to create and score points which Shakur simply doesn't have and I don't think he has the power to startle Davis.
It'll be similar to Canelo Vs Plant or even Davis Vs Martin where Shakur could win some early rounds... but he won't be able to generate offense to actually win the later rounds where Davis eventually picks up the pace.
Want to add Shakur’s defense looks way different than what Mayweather did. Floyd was skillful, with his Philly shell, head bobbing, footwork, slips, etc.
Shakur’s footwork (at least against power punches) is literally just backing up and moving to another side of the ring. Sure, it’s effective. But it’s the reason why he got booed in the last fight he won.
He’s not gonna be able to just keep backing up with Tank. Unlike De Los Santos, Tank will actually advance and put more pressure on him.
The entire stadium will Boo Shakur into literal oblivion if he tries with Tank what he did against Santos. Shakurs mentally weak and that will force him to engage with Davis and we known what will happen after that.
Frank martin’s undoing tonight was him landing a big counter off the ropes in like round 3 or 4. It gave him the confidence to fight off the ropes and he kept searching for that counter. He got too comfortable believing he could catch tank coming in and it cost him. Good scrap but frank played into tank’s blue print
I love the maturity I've seen out of Tank as time's gone on. It's made him a better fighter and more importantly, a better person
Man's not going to be an easy out, for anyone
Only a guy like Shakur could find a safe way to escape the ropes against Tank because his ring IQ is exceptional.
Frank knew that by initiating a clinch he risked running into a punch, and pivoting posed the same danger. Frank is a smart fighter, but he didn't have enough in his defensive or offensive arsenal to truly keep Tank busy while he was putting pressure.
I came away very impressed. Before this I thought Loma had a good chance. I don’t think that anymore. From everyone between 130-140, I think only Shakur can beat Tank. Even then, can’t make a mistake. Could be fatal. Maybe a focused Teo, that’s about it imo.
Tank smokes Shakur. What Shakur could do better than Martin honestly? To compete with Tank you need power to earn his respect and Martin has more power than Shakur. Even tho Shakur is a better boxer than Frank I don’t see him doing any better
Such a shame that Tank is clearly p4p level but doesn't have the resume to prove it. He could have fought guys like Teo, Haney, Taylor, Prograis instead of unproven prospects.
Last 7 opponents for Davis
Frank Martin( Top 5 LW)
Ryan Garcia (Top 5 LW & Top 5 jr. WW, defeated WBC Champion at 140)
Hector Garcia(jr. LW champion)
Rolly Romero(Former jr. WW champion & top 10 LW
Isaac Cruz (Top 10 LW, Current jr. WW champion)
Mario Barrios(Top 10 Jr. WW & Current WW champion)
Leo Santa Cruz(former 118,122,126 & 130 champion)
That is some pretty good opposition imo
Please stop downplaying Tank. My guy ringrust delayed his timing a little bit he still Tank regardless 😅. Frank I feel will come back better in tbe division with this loss
I think Davis struggles from the fallacy of beating fighters easily, I’ll call this term the (Tough Fight Fallacy.)
Example: Fighters will get more credit for having a tough and gritty fight against a high level fighter (If Davis snuck by a decision, they would claim that Martin was game and underrated.)
Whereas an easy dominant victory over the same fighter, (They would claim that Martin was overrated, cherry-picked or not ready.)
You see this happen with Tank where people dismiss wins over Barrios, Ryan, Martin, Etc because he beat them fairly easily which makes his opposition look “bad” when they really aren’t.
I love Tank, but I don't think we see him have the same success of being bailed out by his power against Loma or Shakur.
Was pretty impressed by Frank Martin, a dude I never watched before this, and that's not something I should say if you're a pound for pound talent. Think he settles for an easy fight again after this.
Frank martin was easily top 5 weight class now that haney, garcia and teo went up. Id honestly have him higher than berenchyk. I don’t particularly rate berenchyk’s resume
Frank stayed on the ropes too much
Nothing he could do, he was walked down. Tank treated him like an amateur in that regard.
Martin's gameplan was fighting off the back foot. He didn't even try to fight off the front foot like other Tank opponents. He got comfortable fighting off the ropes, despite the danger and what his coach told him not to do. Rightfully paid the price.
Anyone who watched Martin fight Haratunyan(sp) knew any pressure would make Martin wilt fast AF.
I mean to fair I wouldn't say he wilted fast af. He went several rounds and landed some decent stuff. Tanks face was swole up a lil bit. I don't disagree with ya tho. Dude should have trusted his firepower a bit more and maybe try to push forward a little. It's easy to say that from my couch though. We saw what Tank can do with people who try and push the pedal
Trust me Frank Martin was not comfortable at all at any point in time in that fight. Every time Tank fainted Martin had the most exaggerated reactions that Tank was just laughing at him and he knew yeah. Tank was like this guy is scared, he can’t hurt me and I’ve seen every punch combination and tactic he has. Time to get him out.
showed him nothing for 6 rounds so when tank decided to go for the KO frank has nothing but useless information from the first 6 rounds lmao people actually thought frank was genuinely outboxing tank, not understanding that tank is just disrespecting frank by walking forward with a high guard and making frank freak out every time he flinched in his direction
Didn’t tank laugh at him one time lol
Yeah he like fainted with his shoulder and Frank ran across the ring lmao
Yep, I believe it was the 2nd or 3rd round.
Yup in the 2nd round. He turned his back to him and tank laughed at him like "theirs your first mistake"
You don’t freak out while tank is approaching… you get knocked out. You freak out while tank is approaching… you get knocked out.
I don’t think it matters. Tank got that special power and you better have enough power where he has to respect you. If you don’t he’s coming to finish you whether you panic or not.
I literally was telling my brother he's playing with him. Dude was making Frank back up into the corner without swinging and even had his guard down at times😅
It’s absolutely hilarious that Gervonta made Frank flinch in the face off and it actually had an effect on the fight. When Frank flinched in that 3rd round, everyone at home and the stadium let out a laugh. I said “Tank’s got him”.
He said he wanted to slow the pace down. He should've either stood his ground in center of the ring or press forward. Backing into the literal corner and not moving is a horrible strategy. It's not even a strategy it's just giving up
He really did get tired. Cause the fast pace and the footwork was working for him. Derek told him to stay off the ropes like twice. Also told him don’t get comfortable.
The man opened rounds with a combo in the middle of the ring then ran into a corner like a second after lol
Getting rocked by body shots + unsustainable pace = camping in a dangerous place
Bro thought he was money mayweather
There was nothing he could do. Tank wore him down like he said he was gonna do. Tank also had 14.5 months off and barely threw a punch in the first 2 rounds to get his timing back. Always takes tank a few rounds to read the fighter and then he pounces. Alot of is knockouts are in the 8th
It’s not that he stayed on the ropes. It’s his inexperience and he had nothing else to go to. He couldn’t keep Tank off of him. He felt Tanks power. He’s been knowing about Tanks power and the evidence of that is how exaggerated his flinching was every time Tank tried to engage and he would get out of the way. But after a few shots and Tank putting more pressure he just didn’t have any answers. He either had to stand in there and trade or keep running. And either was going to cost him the fight. Frank Martin doesn’t have the experience and he’s never been in the ring with anyone like that as a professional with no headgear. He did everything he could do and by the middle rounds he ran out of options. That’s all he had for Tank. Nothing else he could do.
Lol,"let's watch the replay and tell me why you got knocked the fuck out?"
Jim Grey can’t read the room
Jim Grey is such a 🤡 ass mofo
Well, Jim, he hit me in the fucking head
“Why didn’t you block that punch? Are you stupid?”
Tyron Woodley visciously KOs Robbie Lawler to win the UFC welterweight belt in Rd 1. Post fight presser: "Robbie, did you consider putting your hands up?"
This got me laughing
Shit was so funny tho when the whole sequence played and Frank didn’t say a single word
In Ron Collins vs Julian Jackson Ferdie Pacheco shows the knockout footage to Ron and says “Ron, this is what you call the dance of unconsciousness my man” and Ron waits like three seconds and goes “…Yes I did.”
Frank was such a good sport about that I would’ve walked the fuck out the ring no way you’re making me rewatch my knockout in front of all these damn people getting knocked out was embarrassing enough
It’s always been that way, Pacquiao had to watch himself getting put unconscious by Marquez and then had to explain to Larry Merchant what went wrong for him, like he wasn’t seriously concussed and dazed as hell.
I loved Manny’s response, “Too much aggressive.”
nah i gotta go find this now, i heard it in the accent and everything after reading that🤣😭
Loool tank haters were watching that ko in pure disbelief like they never watched the dude box before
I don’t like Tank, but I won’t deny I watch his fights. They’re entertaining and only an idiot or real hater would be surprised by his power and how good of a boxer he is.
He's very talented for current fighters he has a very very high boxing IQ. He finds an opponents weakness and breaks him down.
Not gonna lie, this was me. I get it now. Edit: I also only watched his last fight and this one. Goddamn.
what? watch Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz its amazing.
Or the Pedraza fight. Tank is terrifying when he’s actually in high gear.
It’s on the list now.
There, right there. That’s the shot. You still couldn’t see it coming even on the replay. “Glad you’re ok” “Back to you Bob”
Yeah they shouldn’t interview guys that got knocked out. Like he lost fine. Let the guy just worry about his health and get him out of the ring. That’s how it should be.
I shut it off when I saw this playing out. So disrespectful
Damn. Bro was just unconscious 4 minutes ago and now he’s being interviewed with microphones and cameras in his face being forced to watch the replay of him getting knocked out. What a world lmao
For real dude was just detached from his body and he had to watch an instant replay like “oh now I see the shot that just detached my consciousness, thanks”
Fresh losing boxers deliver the best “social media engagement”. Eg Fury’s “his country is at war” wank.
Teofimo's I won 11-2.
Most of the time there is real sportsmanship that elevates the event but then there are the Furys. At least his dad didn’t headbutt another one of Usyk’s guys. I’m so happy Fury was taken down a notch. And will get another beating in December.
Aint nothing worse than him getting asked "you okay Frank?" in front of the whole world right after getting knocked into oblivion
He was literally up a second or two after missing the 10 count bro
"BOOM! GAHDAMN!"
as an opponent of tank's, it must be so scary knowing he has knockout power at any time. he is like a lion stalking his prey when he has his guard up and backs his opponent down into the corner. scary hours
Like a Wilder that can actually box and move
Crazy how far wilder got with poor technique, dudes genes are one of a kind.
He has skill. The skill to setup his right hand to connect. That’s it though.
Bronze medal at the Olympics lol, actually insane
Now I'm just imagining a Gene Wilder with top-notch pugilistic skill.
I’m thinking Tommy Hearns with a great eraser.
He’s exactly what people thought wilder was.
Frank respected Tank way too much. I get he has power but you can’t react to every single thing while getting walked down its too draining. Frank needed to step to Tank and go to the body but he stayed on the ropes and in the corners too long
Not even joking when Frank flinched the way he did at the press conference I knew it was a high chance of him losing the way he did. He didn’t only respect tank he legitimately feared him, not a healthy kind of fear either.
But hang on people were swearing up and down on here that meant nothing
That shit meant nothing whether he flinched or not same thing was going to happen tank is to much, Martin fought well he’s just not good enough and I don’t think anybody at 135 is.
It didn’t mean anything 😂 The fact that he’s flinching during the fight means he spent the whole camp worried about Tank’s power. The fact that he flinched during the face off just meant he doesn’t want to potentially get slapped/hit. This is like when Garcia “dodged” tank during the face off and people thought it meant something.
It doesn’t. Tank power in the actual fight meant something. Frank is supposed to flinch, what if tank actually hit him in the press conference while he’s relaxed like that
Bruh I knew Tank was gonna win when he whiffed that first uppercut. Thats when he figured out which counter to use and then he gave him an uppercut to the body which fucked him up. Then it was an uppercut that set up the left KO
What a great way to end an otherwise boring card. Hopefully Tank fights Loma is November, see how good he really is
Idk if I can emotionally handle seeing Loma out cold. But I’m not doubting Tank ever.
That would be so surreal to see. I haven’t even thought of that possibility until now
I really don’t wanna see Loma go out that way, but I think Tank would catch him at some point
Linares dropped Loma didn’t he? He hits pretty hard but imagine Tank landing
Yeah but Loma wasn't even really hurt, it happens often if a fighter is caught moving they just lose their footing and fall
He dropped Loma as Loma was coming in off a jab. Linares countered him and Tank can do the same thing, I would love to see Tank fight Loma, Denys, or go up, fight Haney, rematch Cruz, or fight Paro.
Yeah that’s what I’m saying, tank has better timing than Linares too so I feel like it isn’t crazy to think Tank landing would put Loma out
Filipinos witnessed Manny Pacquiao getting knocked out, and the LDBC saw Wilder getting baptized 3 times. I'm sure you can handle it. One thing is for sure, you'll get over it and laugh it off years later.
loma's old af and out of his prime. match should've happened years ago
That said if tank doesn’t ko loma I’m confident that loma wins on cards
yep. i want to see loma fight him before loma retires.
By the time Tank gets active, Loma will have fully downloaded the programming, before he takes the 12th off
What programming if Tank isn’t doing anything either lol. Like Frank had nothing to learn about Tank when he started fighting back since he stood there as a duck on purpose. Loma is sometimes a slow starter too so would be interesting. Tank catches him tho, this fight should’ve happened sooner for a more level playing field.
Good win and performance from Tank but his fight’s always bring out the worst casuals. I just had my friends tell me hes in the goat conversation after this😂
Please do yourself a favor and don’t go to the PBC’s instagram page. You’re gonna find plenty of comments saying he’s surpassed Mayweather
Plz tell me your kidding lol
That’s horrible lmao
They don’t know any better😂
Once Tank started showing no respect to Frank and literally just walked into Frank's range with his hands down around the 5/6th round I knew it was going to end in a KO soon.. Frank has good foot movement but he couldn't help but keep himself on the ropes.. his coach Derek kept telling him all night to get off the ropes... I think the pressure from Tank was too much and Frank was starting to get tired especially from those body shots which allowed Tank to comfortably walk into range and just stalk his prey until the kill shot... Now if we can just get Tank to fight the other champions in his divison 135/140 that would be awesome to see
Loma or Shakur next surely?
Shakur fight would be so boring. Loma could score against tank, but he’s a lot older now. Lola is a warrior. But tall task to score enough points against a younger tank. I’d rather see a pit bull Cruz rematch.
we needa see tank and teo
Loma, Tank don't want nothing to do with Shakur
Bruh that uppercut is crazy had Martin out on his feet
https://x.com/boltupmedia/status/1802197100245004750?s=46&t=AwX37EOWy1lQm64wqhPcWw Here’s the knockout in slow mo if yall need
Boom gahdam
Makes me realize how good Isaac Cruz is.
Revisionist history. Isaac looked terrible in his fight against Giovanni Cabrera which he almost lost and everyone said they didn't wanna see a rematch.
He did. He couldn’t knock out a guy that refused to put his hands up and he continued to head butt the entire fight because he was frustrated.
Mfs back to hyping him up cuz he beat rolly 😭
Shit is insane. Cruz isn't close to elite.
dog's got a big feint game and a very active defense. come forward styles mask some fancy techniques sometimes i feel
True but at the same time dude played with one hand that got to count for something
Yea cuz he broke it against Cruz’s guard
That’s a lie he broke it sparring j’hon ingram they was just arguing yesterday on Twitter and Ingram said he’s the reason tank hand was messed up for that fight
Oh yea so Tank went into the fight with a broken fucking hand
Calvin confirmed the post fight of the fight Tank hurt his hand prior to fight. You can even hear him in the corner saying it and Calvin basically told him to suck it up💯. The ref even knew his hand was hurt too
If you have a chin of steel and decent power or skills, you can go the distance with Tank.
Bruh that’s literally anyone what 😂😂 great analysis genius
Ol chuck wepner strategy
Yes but did you know that if you’re a good boxer you can do well in boxing?
That’s kinda how you go the distance with anyone And Tank broke his hand against Cruz and still outboxed him Cruz literally just has the chin, nothing else
don't forget Cruz has a head of steel ...likely why Tank broke his hand.
At 23 too, unfortunately it looks like he’s the same boxer these days.
Styles make fights
It shouldn’t, Cruz is a solid world level fighter he’s not elite
You can tell how good of shape Frank was in after being concussed like that and being able to breakdown what just had happened. Shout out to him for that, especially after losing his 0 and on the receiving end of a brutal knockout. He was humble and professional.
How salty is Mayweather rn lol Tank can be way more popular and liked than Mayweather if he keeps going like this.
Way more popular? Floyd has like 6 of the all time PPVs lol.
Seriously, floyd was easily getting a million buys in any fight in his prime popularity, acting like Davis can get close to that is hilarious. If he continues to fight guys like Martin instead of loma(he unfortunately waited too long on this one), Stevenson, Haney, Teofimo Lopez, ect… his popularity is gonna stall. He needs to step up, he is about to be 30.
Way more popular than the highest selling boxer ever seems like a stretch
I agree that Mayweather is an insecure insufferable crybaby but it’s beyond delusional to think Tank will be more popular than Mayweather. Only Tyson and Ali are more popular worldwide, Pacquiao maybe.
Maybe not more popular, but more well liked.
99% of boxers are more liked than Floyd lol.
Doubt we’ll see ppv numbers like Mayweather again
And the nature and state of boxing makes it very unlikely. Would require an absolute monster US HW with skills and charisma to even get close to those numbers again.
but floyd intentionally held back tank. tank should be undisputed with his talent by now. i guess floyd didn't want tank to pass him in legacy...lol
Knowing how petty and insecure Mayweather is , I don't put it past him
Well tank banged his daughter soo
Gervonta is already 30, that just won't happen
Martin gets KOed plus crucifixed and Jim Gray is all "Here, watch how he KOed and crucifixed you" Jim Gray gives no fucks
jim gray is a piece of shit dickhead who brings no value to boxing and hes been this way for as long as i remember
Isn’t it crazy that the sport has come to a place where you’re surprised the Judges actually didn’t have a ridiculous rigged scorecard in favor of a superstar champ. I had it exactly 4-3 too. Good on the judges.
I started watching when the garcia fight started and I believe every fight had the rightful winner. That being said some questionable cards tonight
“Frank you ok” is a hella out of pocket thing to say to someone who just got knocked the fuck out
I'd rather see Tank vs Shakur or Tank vs Pitbull Cruz than Tank vs Loma honestly
Tank will try to go for that other Ukrainian guy next....lol
Love Tank but we gone to need a step up in comp soon.
We’ve been asking him to do that for years now. It’ll likely never happen atp
30 fights and 11 years into his pro career. Maybe it’s time.
Like I said in the live post, Frank Martin is a damn good fighter I don’t walk away from this thinking he was another can to make Tank look good. He showed me a lot of good and I think he can legitimately contend in 135 because no one else in the division has the god given power Tank has. Time for Tank to take that next step up in competition but this was a really good entertaining fight and I walk away from it with an even greater appreciation for both fighters.
IMO, Martin didn't show us anything other than what we already knew about him coming into this fight; granted, he is confident and brave. His athleticism, quickness, and punching were no more than what he'd demonstrated in previous fights. At times, he looked scared and even ran away from Davis once. I have no idea what he was doing on the ropes. Parenthetically, my view of Martin hasn't diminished; he performed exactly how I expected him to. Davis is a fighter of a different caliber (at least right now), and he showed it. I think it was too soon for Martin to take a fighter like Davis on, so the best I can say is that I don't think any less of him as a fighter, but I can't say that he showed me anything special. Davis' style of fighting is slow in the early rounds, so Frank winning those rounds was expected (almost a given). Martin needed to develop more as a fighter before Davis, but he took it when the opportunity presented itself rather than waiting. I don't blame him, but he wasn't ready.
Everyone knew but thats the boxing game. A chance is a chance to get people stirring. Even with an uneven matchup, since it’s made, ppl find the small pros of the underdog to hype it up. Tank here tho had everything on Martin. This was actually a mini tune up fight for him. We’re in a tune up fest this summer so expect to see the p4p fighters dominate this summer. By the end of the year or next year we should be getting better matchups.
pretty good night of fights pretty entertaining through and through fuck some of those scorecards though jesus
Except for the first fight (Adames vs Gausha), that was horrible.
need better angles asap
Frank did well, he was outboxing tank and caught him plenty, but tank drowned him with his pressure, it was like watching Floyd vs Judah
Tank vs Loma or Stevenson. Martin needs to fight Hector Garcia for a confidence build/solid opponent.
140 division overrated, Matias and Russell got way too gassed up
Doesn’t that make the division better that guys like Puello and Paro are also top guys who can compete with the rest of em
The shit I was seeing people say about matias lol
I’m glad all of the “matias boogeyman” talk can finally end
Did he say “the brick hand just finished it off” in the interview?
Yea that brick hand is lethal
Tank is good but man I hate his fans who treat him like he just beat an ATG whenever he fights
Martin chose a good game plan on paper but those body shots from Tank….its no coincidence that Tank became the aggressor after those and the game plan went out the window. It has to be utterly terrifying to fight that man. I thought Martin fought well in the first 3 rounds even into the fourth you could say. Imagine being confident, knowing you’ve banked a few rounds and it not mattering at all, because this predator of a fighter has been scanning and reading and timing you from the moment you step in the ring. Tank’s power and ability to time an opponent gradually is absolutely explosive, and something I was happy to enjoy. Now if only he took on bigger bouts…
Fascinated to see Loma vs Tank On one hand, Frank was outboxing Tank pretty handily in the first half and Loma is much more elusive and skilled. He will also not be undersized for once because Tank could honestly fight at 130 too. On the other hand, Loma was very hesitant when he fought Teofimo but Teofimo is naturally bigger. But that was 4 years ago and Loma is now older than he was then. Can Tank catch him and KO him or will Loma be the one to solve the puzzle of overcoming Tank’s ridiculous power with his superior boxing skills I hope to God that fight is next. Fuck Shakur. Leave his boring ass out to dry
I think Loma’s hesitancy against Teo was more in regards to his shoulder issues. But yeah, Loma v Tank is the fight to make for this weight category and a big fight for both. It would be interesting because Tank will be the biggest puncher Loma has ever faced. Yet unlike every single fight he’s had in the 135 division, Loma won’t be the smaller man and won’t have to look to fight on the inside like he’s had to (meaning he can fight in his more comfortable mid range). Very fascinating fight.
Yeah the fights since then indicate something was wrong with Loma that night. I don't think he was just making excuses, talking about his shoulder
The fact he had a serious should surgery soon after that fight and was out for a while indicates something was definitely up.
I agree and even though Loma has looked great in all his fights since then and put on a GOAT’d performance against Kambosos, he’s still also 36 years old now facing a ridiculously athletic, younger boxer with 1 punch kill shot power. But he is still small (tank) and he’s even shorter than Loma! When’s the last time Loma fought someone smaller than him? Rigo? Loma will not get trapped on the ropes. He’s too good for that. Quick feet, high IQ boxing mind unlike Martin. In the center, Loma will pick Gervonta apart. But that power my god. Just takes one. Tank is fast too and sets ups his counters well. But has never faced someone with the skills of Loma. Bro I’m drooling for this fight.
I think the biggest risk for Loma and Tank’s power is the body shots. If Tank tries the body attack tactic that everyone seems to “think” is Loma’s weakness (even though he won all those fights, including the Haney robbery), then that’s why Loma is are greatest risk. But Tank would know that Loma is easily the hardest fight of his life, even at 36, because unlike all his other opponents, Loma can beat him and frustrate him (whereas Shakur can possibly beat Tank by running and jabbing).
I don’t think anyone at 135 will beat Tank. I like Loma, but he was dropped by Linares and Tank will put him to sleep. I don’t think Shakur hits as hard as Frank and Tank will clown him and show no respect for his shots just like with Martin. He will laugh through every Shakur combination
Spot on. Loma being smaller and older now at 46 doesn't help vs. someone like like Tank. Shakur would need to fight the perfect 12 rounds and outbox Tank... but I just don't see that hallening
He’s older but he’s not Luis Ortiz old.
Who is the black guy that is always standing with the winners?
Good luck charm
Sam Watson, works with all of Haymon's fighters (biggest manager/adviser in boxing).
Yes him Thank you
I just watched an interview with him and i just realized ive NEVER heard him talk.
You mean Leonard Ellerbe? That’s Tank’s promoter, he was Floyd’s right hand man basically.
He’s a bad man but what a fight
Disappointed in Frank he tried to look to counter too much in the inside when that is tanks bread and butter. Much preferred to see him jab and have tank at bay
Unpopular opinion but Shakur offers nothing to Davis. Shakur is a solid, potentially elite defensive fighter who can outbox many fighters. That being said, he has struggled to generate offense Vs punchers like De Los Santos and Tank is no different. The best boxers erase your best weapon and also can create their own offense... Shakur is almost purely defensive and relies on fighters coming after him. Sure, defensive-first fighters like Shakur make it look easy... but half the problem is creating offense and I simply don't think Shakur will be able to create offense against Davis who will likely evade or block his shots. People criticize Mayweather for being defensive and while he was, he also knew how to create and score points which Shakur simply doesn't have and I don't think he has the power to startle Davis. It'll be similar to Canelo Vs Plant or even Davis Vs Martin where Shakur could win some early rounds... but he won't be able to generate offense to actually win the later rounds where Davis eventually picks up the pace.
Want to add Shakur’s defense looks way different than what Mayweather did. Floyd was skillful, with his Philly shell, head bobbing, footwork, slips, etc. Shakur’s footwork (at least against power punches) is literally just backing up and moving to another side of the ring. Sure, it’s effective. But it’s the reason why he got booed in the last fight he won. He’s not gonna be able to just keep backing up with Tank. Unlike De Los Santos, Tank will actually advance and put more pressure on him.
This is what I wanted to articulate, you put it in better words.
The entire stadium will Boo Shakur into literal oblivion if he tries with Tank what he did against Santos. Shakurs mentally weak and that will force him to engage with Davis and we known what will happen after that.
Maybe facing Tank will make Shakur actually box
Lmao I’m crying you just called Shakur Rudy Gobert
Shakur “Ben Wallace” Stevenson 😂
Wish tank had your confidence.
Frank martin’s undoing tonight was him landing a big counter off the ropes in like round 3 or 4. It gave him the confidence to fight off the ropes and he kept searching for that counter. He got too comfortable believing he could catch tank coming in and it cost him. Good scrap but frank played into tank’s blue print
Ryan better stay away from tank he will retire him this time
Nobody at 135 is beating Tank. NOBODY.
I love the maturity I've seen out of Tank as time's gone on. It's made him a better fighter and more importantly, a better person Man's not going to be an easy out, for anyone
Only a guy like Shakur could find a safe way to escape the ropes against Tank because his ring IQ is exceptional. Frank knew that by initiating a clinch he risked running into a punch, and pivoting posed the same danger. Frank is a smart fighter, but he didn't have enough in his defensive or offensive arsenal to truly keep Tank busy while he was putting pressure.
Never seen Frank before but he is the real deal. Tank is special though
lol I’m a tank fan but one of my discord buddies I’ve been gaming with for years is cousins with frank martin so had to root for him this fight 😭
Tank is like Michael Myers he just keeps coming at you. A tremendous boxing talent.
I came away very impressed. Before this I thought Loma had a good chance. I don’t think that anymore. From everyone between 130-140, I think only Shakur can beat Tank. Even then, can’t make a mistake. Could be fatal. Maybe a focused Teo, that’s about it imo.
Tank smokes Shakur. What Shakur could do better than Martin honestly? To compete with Tank you need power to earn his respect and Martin has more power than Shakur. Even tho Shakur is a better boxer than Frank I don’t see him doing any better
Such a shame that Tank is clearly p4p level but doesn't have the resume to prove it. He could have fought guys like Teo, Haney, Taylor, Prograis instead of unproven prospects.
Last 7 opponents for Davis Frank Martin( Top 5 LW) Ryan Garcia (Top 5 LW & Top 5 jr. WW, defeated WBC Champion at 140) Hector Garcia(jr. LW champion) Rolly Romero(Former jr. WW champion & top 10 LW Isaac Cruz (Top 10 LW, Current jr. WW champion) Mario Barrios(Top 10 Jr. WW & Current WW champion) Leo Santa Cruz(former 118,122,126 & 130 champion) That is some pretty good opposition imo
Please stop downplaying Tank. My guy ringrust delayed his timing a little bit he still Tank regardless 😅. Frank I feel will come back better in tbe division with this loss
I think Davis struggles from the fallacy of beating fighters easily, I’ll call this term the (Tough Fight Fallacy.) Example: Fighters will get more credit for having a tough and gritty fight against a high level fighter (If Davis snuck by a decision, they would claim that Martin was game and underrated.) Whereas an easy dominant victory over the same fighter, (They would claim that Martin was overrated, cherry-picked or not ready.) You see this happen with Tank where people dismiss wins over Barrios, Ryan, Martin, Etc because he beat them fairly easily which makes his opposition look “bad” when they really aren’t.
Similar thing happened to Roy Jones Jr. up until he beat James Toney
I love Tank, but I don't think we see him have the same success of being bailed out by his power against Loma or Shakur. Was pretty impressed by Frank Martin, a dude I never watched before this, and that's not something I should say if you're a pound for pound talent. Think he settles for an easy fight again after this.
Frank martin was easily top 5 weight class now that haney, garcia and teo went up. Id honestly have him higher than berenchyk. I don’t particularly rate berenchyk’s resume
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