Baltimore, MD's Gervonta “Tank” Davis 24-0, (23 KO's) and undefeated WBA Super Lightweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios 26-0, (17 KO's) took part in a media workout to kick off fight week at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA on Wednesday ahead of this Saturday’s SHOWTIME PPV event.
GERVONTA DAVIS:
“This is one of my toughest fights on paper. I’ll be ready, and hopefully, he’ll be ready, and we’ll give the fans what they want to see."
“Las Vegas is definitely a boxing town. My team is there at Mayweather Promotions, and I brought my personal team out there as well. We’re all a family. We train together, get along, and help each other."
“There is no pressure on me, and I am just going out there to do my job. It’s just another day at the job for me. Hopefully, he’s ready because I’m definitely ready, and we can give the fans what they want to see, which is a knockout."
“Barrios is a young champion. I’m going up two weight classes to face him. If they don’t give me the respect after this, I don’t know what I have to do. It’s pretty cool. This is actually the first time I’m fighting at this weight class. Whatever opportunities they give me at 135, or 140, I’ll take them.”
MARIO BARRIOS:
“No doubt about it, Tank is by far the toughest test for another title defense, and I’m going to do whatever it takes to be successful on Saturday. There’s going to be fireworks on Saturday."
“This is a huge opportunity, and I’m very excited for this chance. This is a very winnable fight for me, regardless of what everyone has been saying. I’m just excited to be back in the ring and in Atlanta."
“I think it’s not going to be until we both get in the ring that people realize how much size I really have for 140 pounds. Somehow, he’s still the favorite, although he’s the challenger in this fight. I just take that as more motivation for me."
“Height-wise, reach. Those are the major advantages. I’m just as dangerous as he is. And just as explosive and just as fast. And I will show that on fight night."
“When they came to me, I said let’s do it, but I was like, ‘I’m not going down to 135,’ and they said, ‘Nah, he’s going to come up.’ And I said, ‘Even better.’"
“I’ve seen him fight plenty of times. He’s a great fighter, and he’s been very successful at the lower weight divisions against the smaller opponents. But this is a different fight for him."
“I didn’t take too much from the Leo Santa Cruz fight. I felt [Gervonta] fought him the way he did because he didn’t respect Santa Cruz’s power. But with our fight, he’s going to have no choice, and he’s not going to fight me the way he fought Santa Cruz. Whatever he does fight night, I’m going to have to adapt."
“I’ve been boxing just as long as he has, and I have an excellent boxing IQ, just as he has. It only takes one punch to change a fight, and he definitely has that one punch. But I’ll find out if that power carries over to 140 pounds.”
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