Putting His Beef Aside, Terence Crawford Sheds Light On Gervonta Davis Knee Incident

“Y’all think he chasing greatness..he’s not, that’s what he have to do to make decent money,” said a furious Gervonta Davis to kick-start his rivalry with Terence Crawford last year. Their rivalry, simmering with minor verbal jabs, erupted into a full-blown feud. Since then, the two have relentlessly traded verbal jabs, some of which teeter on the edge of being considered extremely offensive.

Last month, Bud got the upper hand when Davis fought Lamont Roach Jr. to a controversial majority draw. The Nebraskan challenged the result’s legitimacy, slamming referee Steve Willis for failing to rule Davis’ 9th-round knee a knockdown. Almost two months since the fight, Terence Crawford passed his brutal verdict on the bout while firmly addressing the prospect of a showdown with Tank.

Terence Crawford wishes Gervonta Davis “all the best”

Recently, the two-division undisputed champion sat down with NFL legend Shannon Sharpe on the latter’s Club Shay Shay podcast. In a three-hour-long candid conversation, the duo touched upon every aspect of Bud’s professional career, including his longstanding beef with Gervonta Davis. The tension surfaced when Sharpe remarked, “Gervonta said you need the money.” Before asking, “What is going on between you and Gervonta?”

ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 02: NFL player Shannon Sharpe attends the 8th Annual NFL Honors at The Fox Theatre on February 2, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Despite the simmering rivalry, the 37-year-old kept his calm. He replied, “I’m a boxer, he a boxer, you a boxer. We all need the money,” in a collected manner. Sharpe pushed further, asking if Crawford would face Tank if Davis moved up to 154 pounds.

The Omaha native laughed off the idea, adding, “I wish him all the best.“ This is when the conversation took a sharp turn as the three-time Super Bowl champion grilled Terence Crawford about Davis’s controversial bout with Lamont Roach. And let’s just say, his response is sure to rile up Tank.

Gervonta Davis’ biggest mistake

Sharpe, also baffled by referee Steve Willis’ decision to overlook Gervonta Davis taking a knee as a knockdown, drew a parallel to Floyd Mayweather‘s knockdown against Carlos Hernández in May 2001, where a left hook from Mayweather left his hand injured which forced him to drop his gloves to the canvas in screeching pain. Regardless, the referee gave Mayweather a standing eight count, and it was ruled a knockdown in favor of Hernández. Recalling the incident, the NFL veteran asked, “How Gervonta avoided that?” As it turns out, Terence Crawford was just as bewildered as everyone by the decision. “I guess that’s part of the new, you know what I mean, boxing era. I’m just as confused as you. I said, ‘Huh?’ I was just like ‘Oh that’s crazy,'” he said, recounting his initial reactions.

The Nebraskan hailed Steve Willis as a good referee. However, he suggested that Tank’s corner might have swayed the moment. “Steve Willis is a great referee, and he started counting, then stopped. Stop, like they said, ‘Hey, you better stop counting.’ Oh wow, ‘Hey, don’t do that again,'” Crawford posited.

That is when the NFL Hall of Famer dropped the hammer. “You think Gervonta Davis won that fight?” he asked. Once again, Terence Crawford didn’t hesitate and replied, “No,” setting the record straight. He went further, arguing Lamont Roach Jr. deserved the win, even without the knockdown. “I don’t think he won without the knockdown. You know, I thought it was a close fight. But I would have gave the edge to Roach,” he declared confidently.

However, in no way was he trying to downplay Tank’s efforts. Bud claimed that Gervonta Davis had a great outing. However, underestimating Roach in the initial rounds might have been his biggest mistake. “He fought a great fight. Gervonta fought a great fight as well but I just think he was overconfident. I don’t think he took Roach serious,” he concluded.

Well, there it is. Gervonta Davis now has another critic to prove wrong in his looming rematch against Roach. If he falters the next time, too, we’ll know Terence Crawford just got the win from the sidelines in this longstanding feud.

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