Mike Tyson Says Gervonta Davis Can Become Boxing Legend

Gervonta Davis goes to like this …

Mike Tyson simply heaped some enormous reward onto the star boxer … saying if the 28-year-old continues preventing on the degree he is presently at, he can certainly turn into a legend within the sport.

Iron Mike threw out the huge praise in Beverly Hills on Friday afternoon … whereas speaking with TMZ Sports about individuals evaluating Tank to a youthful model of himself.

“Tank is a good fighter,” Tyson mentioned of the comp … earlier than including, “He’ll be [a legend] too if he retains preventing.”

Of course, Tyson has by no means been shy about his affinity for Davis … calling the 28-0 boxer “most likely the best fighter round now” after he beat Mario Barrios in 2021.

Others within the combat world, too, have proven large love for Tank’s preventing abilities … evaluating him to Tyson typically because of his compact body and propensity to finish fights with one punch.

The greatest combat of Davis’ profession may very nicely occur in some unspecified time in the future this yr — as he and Ryan Garcia seem to be on a collision course.