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My Take
Gervonta Davis is the most watchable puncher of his generation, and I say that knowing how loaded the claim is. At 168 centimeters he gives up height in nearly every fight, yet his timing and shot selection make the knockout feel inevitable rather than lucky; the 2020 Knockout of the Year was no accident. Coming out of Baltimore with everything stacked against him, he turned compact fury into world titles across multiple weight classes. His chaos outside the ring frustrates me because the talent inside it is so complete. When he is focused, every round carries the static charge of something about to detonate. That tension is why I never miss his fights.
Overview
Gervonta Bryant Davis ( jər-VON-tay; born November 7, 1994), also known by his nickname "Tank", is an American professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title since 2023. He previously held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight title in 2017, the WBA (Super version) super featherweight title twice between 2018 and 2020, the WBA super lightweight title (Regu…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gervonta Davis
- Name (Japanese)
- ガーボンタ・デービス
- Reading
- がーぼんた・でーびす
- Born
- November 7, 1994 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Digital Harbor High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- IBF World Junior Lightweight Champion
- WBA World Lightweight Champion
- WBA World Super Featherweight Champion
- WBA World Super Featherweight Champion
- WBA World Super Lightweight Champion (secondary)
- WBA World Lightweight Champion (secondary)
- 2020 The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.