Devin Haney says it was just as surprised as everyone by the No Knockdown call at the ninth round of the fight against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ against Lamont Roach last Saturday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Haney said he had never seen anything like this before when the light champion Tank Davis (30-0-1, 28 kos) took one knee in the ninth. Referee Steve Willis chose not to mark him like a knockdown. He even let Tank go back to his corner to get tight eyes.
The No Ko allowed Tank to escape with a majority draw of 12 laps. So he remained the WBA champion, and Roach had nothing to show for his performance.
“I always knew that Lamont did not come to lie down. I have known Lamont since we are children. So we crossed the amateurs together, ”said Devin Haney Ring MagazineThinking about the fight Gervonta Davis against Lamont Roach last Saturday evening.
“I knew that Lamont was serious and getting there to fight, but I thought he had done much better than I thought. I thought he had won the fight. Non-Knockdown was unknown. This is the first time that I saw with my two eyes, “said Haney about Tank Davis taking a knee in the ninth and the referee does not call him a knockdown.
Many people believe that if Lamont Roach had taken a knee, then returned to his corner, the referee would have considered him a knockdown, then made a sign of combat. It is not a superstar like tank davis, so it would not receive the special treatment that the stars receive.
The referee began to give Tank an eight account, but then stopped for any reason. It was weird. Roach believes that it should have been a ko, which would have given him the victory. He has since called upon the New York Sports Commission, hoping that they will change the result to give him victory. Surprisingly, they take a long time to decide.
Last update on 05/03/2025
