Tank wishes Inoue Naoya good luck…but wants to crush him

Gervonta Davis unexpectedly posted a “good luck” message to Naoya Inoue on X today, wishing the unified super bantamweight champion this Friday at Ariake Athletics in Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan Successfully defended the title against Jin Yejun.

(Source: Naoka Hota)

“Monster” Inoue didn’t need much luck to defeat his replacement opponent Kim (21-2-2, 13 KOs) who is not in the same league in terms of talent and is not on the level of many top 15 contenders 122.

Tank’s true intention?

Fans are still questioning why Inoue chose Kim as a replacement after Naoya’s original opponent, Sam Goodman, missed the cut two weeks ago and had to withdraw from the event. In fact, a better fighter could have been chosen than King. Gervonta’s attempt to win Inoue’s favor in order to fight him is pretty sly.

Many people find it odd that Tank is supporting Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) since he has wanted to fight Inoue for years. Naoya, a 31-year-old top-ranked boxer, has not shown any interest in moving up to lightweight to compete with Gervonta for the WBA gold belt.

Tanks don’t need to waste time trying to please And Inoue, hopefully if he treats him well, he can move up to 130 or 135 for a big money fight. The Japanese star has shown off his stripes. He doesn’t even want to advance to level 126. If he wasn’t willing to move up to featherweight to fight the killer sharks in that weight class, he definitely wouldn’t move up to a higher level to fight a predator like Tank that Davis had no chance of winning.

Look what Nonito Donaire Sr. did six years ago, on November 7, 2019, in his fight with Naoya, suffering a fractured right orbital bone and a cut above his eye , the nose was also broken. Inoue looked like he was in a train wreck. His whole body was in disarray. From then on, Naoya’s career took no risks.