The Baltimore prodigy, Gervonta Davis, is set to electrify the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday. He will be going up against Frank Martin while defending his WBA lightweight title on the massive PBC-Amazon Prime Video PPV card. ‘Tank’, with a record of 29-0, is regarded as one of the coolest boxers today and is slowly becoming a pop-culture icon. Apart from his exceptional boxing skills, he is also known for his dress-ups for the fights, walkouts, and obviously, the song he chooses for his entry.
It will be the first time this year that boxing fans will see Davis inside the squared circle. You must be wondering how Davis will be dressed up and which song he will pick for his walkout. Well, we don’t know the walkout song he will pick, but we can definitely list down all the times when he made grand entrances.
Ryan Garcia
‘Tank’ squared off against Ryan Garcia last year in April which is likely his career-best performance until now. He made an electrifying entrance for the fight with the song Sosa by Chief Keef as thousands were in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena in Sin City. Spectators were amped up watching Chief Keef himself sing the song beside Tank while walking him up to the ring.
Hector Luis Garcia
Davis also defeated Hector Luis Garcia in January last year at the Capital One Arena in Washington. The boxer walked out in classic style as rap artist Shy Glizzy was performing the ‘first 48 part 2’ for the boxer’s walkout entry.
Rolando Romero
New York City is known globally for hosting some of the biggest boxing events. Davis took on Romero at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. You have to give Davis credit for selecting ‘City of Gods’ by Alicia Keys, Five Foreign, and Kanye West as his walkout song. It made the entire venue move to the lyrics – “New York City, please go easy on me tonight.”
Isaac Cruz
Davis’ clash with Isaac Cruz in December 2021 was one of the most anticipated fights in the lightweight division held at the Staples Center in LA. But, Davis was extremely calm and composed during his walkout as he was vibing on ‘Pissed Me Off’ by Lil Durk carrying a big smile on his face. Davis was also accompanied by the rapper himself as they made their way to the ring.
Mario Barrios
The Baltimore native fought for Mario Barrios’ WBA super lightweight title in 2021. As Davis was making an entry at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, he picked Lil Baby’s ‘That’s Facts’ as his walkout song. The rapper also performed himself while Davis stepped out to the beats of the song.
Leo Santa Cruz
Gervonta Davis’ entry for his fight against Leo Santa Cruz in October 2020 deserves to be seen by more people. The boxer walked out with a big white hat and a green, red, and white colored dressing gown, with a black mask on. Davis was looking nothing less than a Mortal Kombat character. He was walking towards the ring in style as Lil Uzi Vert was performing ‘Bean(Kobe)’.
Yuriorkis Gamboa
With a white Nike band adorning his forehead, Davis appeared quite composed as he made his way to the ring for his 2019 matchup with Gamboa. This was the first time Lil Baby was performing for Davis’ walkout. The two walked towards the ring as the audience was swooning to the rhythms of ‘Woah’.
Hugo Ruiz
Furthermore, during his 2019 fight with Hugo Ruiz, Davis made a sensational entry on Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’. It was a sight for the audience as ‘Tank’ made an entry in blue lights while dancers performed on two sides and he walked between them in the center.
Liam Walsh
Back in 2017, a young Gervonta was going up against 31-year-old Liam Walsh at the Copper Box Arena in London. Davis stunned the fans as he stopped Walsh in the third round with a left hook. He did, however, probably receive more attention for his walkout as he made an entrance on Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’. He even donned a black, shiny coat and a cap imitating Jackson.
‘Tank’ has been strutting his way to glory and is on the path to becoming the face of boxing soon enough. His spectacular performances inside the ring have caught the attention of the boxing world. In addition, he has also become popular in the music industry.
Legendary rapper Jay-Z was in attendance during Davis’ fight with Ryan Garcia. Before Davis went inside the ring, the music artist gave a motivational speech for Davis which might have worked as fuel to defeat Garcia. In addition, during a concert, Jay-Z used Davis’ name as he sang, “Face keeps popping up, on the tube I’m just watching Tank box him up.” This must have made Davis feel honored.
Furthermore, Davis has also been seen with Drake playing basketball. Interestingly, the rap artist placed a $1 million bet on ‘Tank’ for defeating Ryan Garcia. Drake went home with $1.38 million richer.
