American superstar Gervonta Davis has this week revealed which opponent of his is the biggest puncher.
Davis himself is known as one of the pound-for-pound heaviest hitters in all of boxing, with all but two of his 30 wins coming inside the distance.
Whilst addressing a media scrum at the press conference for his fight this Saturday against Lamont Roach Jr, ‘Tank’ was asked which of those 30 men packed the biggest punch.
And he revealed it was actually the polarising Rolando Romero, whom the Baltimore star said,”it felt like he had bricks in his gloves.”
“I ain’t going to lie – Rolly hits hard. People be sleeping on Rolly, obviously.
“He don’t have no chin now, so he be getting caught. But Rolly can hit bro – he can really hit.
“He’s the only person I ever fought where like, when he swung, it felt like bricks were in his gloves.
“He didn’t touch me clean, but everything he did touch me with was hitting me across the ring! I was like damn!
“Him and Danny Garcia in sparring [are the hardest punchers I’ve fought.]”
Romero took on Davis back in May 2022, and was defeated via a devastating sixth round knockout.
‘Rolly’ is back in the big time this May, however, when he takes on fellow ‘Tank’ victim Ryan Garcia on a Ring Magazine-sponsored show in New York.
Ryan Garcia vs Rolly Romero in May will be for the WBA ‘world’ welterweight title, The Ring has learned. pic.twitter.com/qnLMfbdGq2
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) February 3, 2025
This weekend, however, all eyes will be on Davis as he looks to defend his WBA lightweight world title against super featherweight championm Roach.
Should he, as expected, emerge victorious in Brooklyn, the calls for an all-American unification against WBC belt holder, Shakur Stevenson will grow even louder.
Stevenson defended his title in comfortable fashion with a stoppage win over late replacement Josh Padley last weekend, and in the aftermath both he and promoter Eddie Hearn called for a showdown with his countryman.
