Tank Almost Fumbled the Bag—Grease Got My Guy Slippin’—Literally

Ayo, Tank barely got outta Barclays with his belt still on his waist. Saturday night, Gervonta “Tank” Davis stepped in the ring thinkin’ Lamont Roach was finna be light work—but Roach wasn’t goin’ for none of that. After 12 hard rounds, Tank walked away with a majority draw, but if we keepin’ it a buck? He lucky as hell he ain’t take an L.

The wildest part? Tank damn near took his own self out. In the ninth round, bro just dropped to a knee outta nowhere after takin’ a punch from Roach. Then, instead of gettin’ back to it, he straight-up ran to his corner so his team could hit him with a towel.

When folks asked what the hell happened, Tank hit ‘em with the most unexpected excuse ever:

“Man, I just got my hair done two days ago, and shorty put too much grease in my shit. When I started sweatin’, the grease got in my eyes and burnt ‘em.”

The crowd wasn’t tryna hear none of that. They let the boos fly. But Tank stood on it, took off his hat, and doubled down like, “Y’all actin’ like I’m cappin’—look at my hair! I just got my shit done!”

But nah, his shit WAS crispy.

Ref Gave Tank a Lifeline

Now, here’s where it gets sketchy. Taking a knee mid-fight? That’s almost always a knockdown. And the ref, Steve Willis, even started counting like he was bout to call it. But for whatever reason, he let it slide.

Tank tried to explain it like, “Bruh, my eyes was burnin’. I ain’t wanna get caught slippin’ and get knocked out. I ain’t even know you could get disqualified for that.” But let’s be real—any other fighter, that’s a knockdown all day.

Roach Lowkey Got Robbed

When the scorecards came in, one judge had it 115-113 for Tank, while the other two had it 114-114. If the ref had called that knockdown, Roach woulda been the first dude to hand Tank an L.

Roach kept it G in the post-fight presser: “I thought I won even without the knockdown. But, man, the rules say if you take a knee, that’s an automatic eight-count. If they had called it right, I’d be walkin’ outta here with the W.”

Bottom Line? Tank Got a Pass

A draw keeps Tank’s record clean, but this fight exposed some chinks in his armor. He went in as the heavy favorite, but Roach made him work for every round. And let’s be real—if a lil’ hair grease almost cost you the fight, you got some things to figure out.