{"id":50218,"date":"2023-01-15T17:02:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T17:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/mike-tyson-says-gervonta-davis-can-become-boxing-legend\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T17:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T17:02:27","slug":"mike-tyson-says-gervonta-davis-can-become-boxing-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/mike-tyson-says-gervonta-davis-can-become-boxing-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson Says Gervonta Davis Can Become Boxing Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-b77c63ac8a4c861f28d2fb778c1f6cc8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7ee4aa13-28d6-443e-b9c0-ce9fc7815938-58364242-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-7ee4aa13-28d6-443e-b9c0-ce9fc7815938-58364242-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/88\/16by9\/2023\/01\/13\/88c90be54ab74112b7e03fdee403fcf1_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b77c63ac8a4c861f28d2fb778c1f6cc8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f39dd82311bac66661faa631312e1aad\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gervonta-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gervonta Davis<\/strong><\/a> goes to like this &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f39dd82311bac66661faa631312e1aad--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c702d6b5e3583959721a5fa815c4a776\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mike-tyson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mike Tyson<\/strong><\/a> simply heaped some enormous reward onto the star boxer &#8230; 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c702d6b5e3583959721a5fa815c4a776--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-99ea062afcd0d82a169d49d64585bb8b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Iron Mike threw out the huge praise in Beverly Hills on Friday afternoon &#8230; whereas speaking with <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> about individuals evaluating Tank to a youthful model of himself.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-99ea062afcd0d82a169d49d64585bb8b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f28a2a6b531f81dcc9700bdcfea53de7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230113_3712e74b69784e08b853cba103d10398\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b5cbd1e2-879d-40d8-87c2-cd19a4654f2c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/37\/4by3\/2023\/01\/13\/3712e74b69784e08b853cba103d10398_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"gervonta davis\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f28a2a6b531f81dcc9700bdcfea53de7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-182e69a8513c4ceaa29ca4eddae2d597\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Tank is a good fighter,&#8221; Tyson mentioned of the comp &#8230; earlier than including, &#8220;He&#8217;ll be [a legend] too if he retains preventing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-182e69a8513c4ceaa29ca4eddae2d597--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7389107a245a2d8f77913e181726ce9c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, Tyson has by no means been shy about his affinity for Davis &#8230; calling the 28-0 boxer &#8220;most likely the best fighter round now&#8221; after he beat <strong>Mario Barrios<\/strong> in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7389107a245a2d8f77913e181726ce9c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7645e1132ff2bf6dbb902579f1b48e14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-86066ac3-af88-4c9e-9c11-7095c1da9e17-1009721894-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-86066ac3-af88-4c9e-9c11-7095c1da9e17-1009721894-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9c\/16by9\/2023\/01\/13\/9c83463d8c474801b500f69beb9a0f4e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">DEEP MMA &amp; BOXING<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7645e1132ff2bf6dbb902579f1b48e14--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-45de3d03009a31ec49ed6938d7ca1607\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Others within the combat world, too, have proven large love for Tank&#8217;s preventing abilities &#8230; evaluating him to Tyson typically because of his compact body and propensity to finish fights with one punch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-45de3d03009a31ec49ed6938d7ca1607--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e105f44a20c93b7ef99ef787f47a3191\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The greatest combat of Davis&#8217; profession may very nicely occur in some unspecified time in the future this yr &#8212; as he and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ryan-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ryan Garcia<\/strong><\/a> seem to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/06\/07\/oscar-de-la-hoya-offers-gervonta-tank-davis-deal-fight-ryan-garcia-multi-million-dollar-boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>be on a collision course<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e105f44a20c93b7ef99ef787f47a3191--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-08bc6f0fee3f13a77133b8d36a2a47e1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Will Davis be preventing for a belt AND &#8220;legend&#8221; standing when the opening bell rings? Seems like Tyson definitely thinks so.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-08bc6f0fee3f13a77133b8d36a2a47e1--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material TMZSports.com Gervonta Davis goes to like this &#8230; Mike Tyson simply heaped some enormous reward onto the star boxer &#8230; 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. 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