Last year, rumors of a title unification bout between Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko thrilled the fans. It instantly became one of the year’s most anticipated events. However, the talks broke down as the Ukranian decided to take a sabbatical from the sport. Seeing the lack of motivation, Tank’s co-trainer Kenny Ellis even urged the 36-year-old to hang up the gloves for good. There is no way that Ellis thought that his words might come true. However, they almost did as in December 2024, Loma set himself a deadline for retirement. We haven’t officially heard from him since then, but it looks like a done deal.

A few months later, Gervonta Davis is standing at the same crossroads as 2025 is supposed to be his last year in the sport according to him. While the Ukrainian achieved everything he set out to do, in no way Tank has fulfilled all his dreams in a comparably shorter career. Does he have any regrets? Well, he answered it himself.

In a recent episode of A Safe Place Podcast, the Baltimore native sat down with famed rapper Lil Yachty to talk about his upcoming fight with Lamont Roach in March. During the 40-minute-long conversation, Lil Yachty asked whether Davis would have any regrets if this turned out to be his last match. The 30-year-old claimed that he certainly has a lot more plans and “definitely some more heads on the wall,” referring to the people he wishes to defeat.

He claimed that even though he is satisfied with how his career has turned out there is always a thought looming “in the back of my mind. I’d be like, damn it was a fighter that I was supposed to. Or they asked for me to fight,” admitted Tank. One such fight that always bothers him is the Lomachenko one. It looks like even Gervonta Davis wanted that fight as much as the fans. However, it couldn’t happen because “he was like he retired type of vibe. I don’t know why I keep saying ‘type of vibe,’ but he retired.” 

However, Tank doesn’t believe the general notion that revolved around the Ukrainian when the fight got canceled. “I felt as though like he didn’t really like they was saying that ‘He was scared or anything’. I was like, I don’t think that’s the case,” stated the Baltimore native defending Lomachenko.

Given Loma’s career, it is hard to believe that he would be scared of taking on any challenge. With two amateur world championships, two Olympic gold medals, and multiple world titles in three professional weight classes, there can be burnout. While Tank didn’t understand it back then but can relate to it now, he added.

Gervonta Davis understands the perspective

The WBA lightweight champion believes that it was less about Loma being scared, and more about the fact that “he reached that point where it’s hard for him to get up for a fight you know.” The Ukrainian has been putting his body on the line for more than 2 decades now, so it is understandable.

In time, Gervonta Davis understood the Ukrainian’s renewed perspective point in life where boxing had become less of a priority for him. He can’t abandon his two kids for that long now and furthermore, can’t go back to them damaged after every fight, he contended. “He’s older now got kids too it’s more so about the kids now. I feel like you know all the energy. I mean we still want to make money but 80% is about the kids now,” confessed Gervonta Davis openly.

Davis himself is going through the same change, so he understands Vasyl Lomachenko more closely now than ever before. Back in December, Tank had claimed that the recent birth of his son had forced him to think more deeply about his career. “I just had a boy. I don’t want to have to keep fighting and getting punched and all that,” admitted Tank, announcing that 2025 will indeed be his last year in the sport.

With both Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko almost bowing out of the sport, the chances of this dream fight happening are rather slim. But as we have seen previously in this sport, we can never say never. And unless the pair officially hangs up the gloves, there will be a bit of hope still.

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