Boxing real or not: Gervonta Davis' future, Teofimo-Shakur, more

Gervonta "Tank" Davis is 1 of the champion fighters successful boxing and lone 30 years old, but helium precocious hinted astatine the anticipation of retiring from the sport. "It's close," helium said during an interrogation with Stephen A. Smith connected "First Take" successful February. Davis volition look Jake Paul successful an exhibition lucifer connected Nov. 14, but what astir aft that? Will helium truly retire?

With that successful mind, Lamont Roach Jr., who fought Davis to a arguable bulk draw connected March 1, is moving connected from waiting for a rematch and is looking to combat a erstwhile Davis opponent, Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz. But however adjacent is that combat from happening?

WBO inferior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. and WBC lightweight champ Shakur Stevenson person been calling each different retired for a combat this year. While they person a verbal agreement, volition the combat happen?

Newly crowned undisputed ace middleweight champion Terence Crawford has a determination to marque aft outpointing Canelo Alvarez connected Sept. 13 to triumph the titles. Will helium enactment astatine 168 pounds, determination down to 154, wherever helium fought earlier Canelo, oregon research the 160-pound part successful a quest to triumph a rubric successful a sixth division?

On Nov. 22, connected 1 of the champion boxing cards to see 4 rubric matches, Brian Norman Jr. defends his WBO welterweight rubric against Devin Haney. With some fighters looking to marque a connection successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, volition the combat extremity successful a KO?

Andreas Hale answers these questions and more, separating what's existent and what's not.

Real oregon not: Gervonta Davis volition combat again aft the Jake Paul fight

Not real. I anticipation I'm incorrect astir this, but Tank conscionable hasn't seemed each that funny successful boxing lately and has agelong discussed an aboriginal retirement from the sport. He has made it wide that helium fights for fiscal summation and competing for bequest is simply not what motivates him.

"After adjacent year, I'm retired of this ... retired of the sport," Davis said successful an interrogation with Fight Hub TV earlier his bulk gully with Roach. And alternatively than look Roach successful an contiguous rematch, Davis opted to combat successful an accumulation with the overmuch larger Paul. The Paul combat has been connected his radar for rather immoderate time, and the monolithic payday that volition travel it could spot Davis comfortably retire. Or, astatine the precise least, helium could beryllium connected the sideline until an adjacent bigger combat materializes. Unfortunately, that means fights against apical boxers specified arsenic Stevenson, Haney and Lopez won't hap immoderate clip soon. Maybe a 2026 combat with Manny Pacquiao would supply capable fiscal upside to entice Davis backmost into the ring. As of now, it's hard to spot a combat motivating Davis to proceed warring aft Paul.

Real oregon not: Teofimo Lopez Jr. volition combat Shakur Stevenson next

Real. Even though an Augus...