By: Sean Crose
Future Hall of Famer and ESPN broadcaster Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley is clearly not a fan of current multi-talented artist Gervonta “Tank” Davis. “I just don’t like this guy because of what I hear and what I see,” Bradley told battle center involving Davis, who was recently accused of assaulting his daughter’s mother. “I think he’s an asshole. I honestly do. He’s a piece of shit. You hit a woman like that, you’re the idiot in my book. You are not a man. My dad always told me you were a coward if you did something like that. You are a coward deep inside. You are a coward because you have to choose someone who can’t even defend himself. That’s not right. And I don’t care what happened and all he said after that and she did this and she did it.”
When asked about the upcoming hypothetical match between Davis and the famous and undefeated Ryan Garcia, Bradley made it clear that Garcia needs to improve on a few things if he wants to win. However, Bradley has no doubt about who he is after. “I support him,” Bradley said of Garcia. “I want him to win because I’m not a Tank fan…I’m not a fan of what he does and how he works out of the ring and I want Ryan Garcia to take him down. that. Kick him out. Sit him on his pants. Give him a rude wait….but I don’t know if that will happen.”
Earlier in the interview, Bradley said battle center that it’s time for Davis to start facing some serious competition (he thinks Garcia fits the bill). “I think Haymon and Mayeather Promotions did a great job of building him up, a great job at building the brand,” said Bradley. “Now is the time to give him his career, his Hall of Fame career. That’s what Tank should think about. Wants to be remembered.”
As for Garcia, Bradley gave an honest assessment. “We’re not sure what he is,” Bradley said. “Is he a social media buff or is he a fighter?” However, Bradley was forced to commend Garcia for having the courage to go up against someone like Davis. “The kid deserves a lot of respect,” he said. “I won’t say Ryan Garcia isn’t ready for Tank anymore… Is he ready? What do you know? Damn, he’s ready.” Not that Bradley thought Garcia had prepared Davis as much as he could.
“He’s got to fix these holes first,” said Bradley, who declined to say what the flaw in Garcia’s game might be. “You have a coach,” he said. “He can tell you what it is.”
