Taylor vs Davis

When is Taylor vs Davis?

Josh Taylor could fight Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

Taylor vs Davis stats

Josh Taylor would step into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 29 wins and 0 draws, with 27 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Davis would have a large advantage in power over Taylor, boosting at 93% knock out percentage over Taylor's 68%.

Josh Taylor is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Taylor has a height advantage of 4 inches over Davis. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Josh Taylor & Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fight out of a southpaw stance.

Taylor is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 4 months later than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 3 less professional rounds, 127 to Davis' 130.

Josh Taylor goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO and 2 by the RING at super lightweight.

Taylor vs Davis form

Taylor has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Teofimo Lopez on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jack Catterall on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jose Carlos Ramirez on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Apinan Kongsong on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Regis Prograis on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.

Davis remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Ryan Garcia on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Hector Luis Garcia on 7th January 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Capital One Arena, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had beat Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on 28th May 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on 5th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.

He had beat Mario Barrios on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis has been fighting more than Josh Taylor.

Josh Taylor last fought 1 year, 1 month and 16 days ago, while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' last outing was 1 year, 3 months and 4 days ago.

Taylor's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 9 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Davis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Taylor vs Davis?

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