Gervonta Davis’ retirement plan is two days away from beginning when on Saturday, March 1, he will defend his WBA lightweight belt against Lamont Roach Jr. at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Tank Davis’ career and life in general in recent months has been full of turmoil that has led him to announce his retirement in 2025, because he said he no longer enjoys boxing, so he hinted that he would hang up his gloves this year, with three farewell fights, the next one he would announce after the fight on Saturday and, to make money, he could grant a rematch to Ryan Garcia, who in April will finish serving the year of suspension after testing positive in a doping test after beating Devin Haney.
Tank is considered one of the best fighters in the world and comes into the fight with an undefeated record of 30 wins, 28 of them by knockout, but it is not certain in what condition he will step into the ring, after being distracted by issues outside the sport and disputes on social networks against his rivals in boxing, including Roach Jr., whom he even threatened to cancel the fight.
Roach Jr. arrives with a record of 25 wins, one loss and one draw, so if he wants to cause an upset, he will have to offer the best performance of his career to take the WBA lightweight title from Davis.
What are the odds for Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach Jr?
For the experts in Las Vegas, there is no doubt that Gervonta Davis is a heavy favorite to win the fight and opened with odds of -1667, that is, with a bet of $100, the profit would be only $6.20, while a victory for Lamont Roach Jr. pays +750 and a draw +2500.
For those who think Tank will win and want to go for a better payout, they could try to go for the knockout in any round, which at least improves to a return of $25 for the same $100, while if they think it will be by decision, the odds are +333.
Of course, trying to guess in which round the possible knockout would occur increases the risk and also the profit, with odds ranging from +800 from the sixth to the tenth, +1200 for the fourth or twelfth round to a maximum of +2800 in the first.
Roach, meanwhile, increases to +1600 if he wins by knockout in any round or +2800 if he goes to decision, while guessing which round he would win by knockout would give the bettor a +10,000.
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