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“As a Kid It Inspired Me to Work Harder”: Fans Touched by Gervonta Davis’ Latest Tweet

Published 03/20/2023, 2:24 AM EDT

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Gervonta Davis, the current WBA Lightweight champion, takes massive pride in representing his city Baltimore. On the 22nd of April, representing thousands of residents in Baltimore, in one of his biggest matches in pro boxing, Gervonta Davis will lock horns with Ryan Garcia in the ring. Ahead of Davis vs Gracia, ‘Tank’ Davis believes he has carried the whole city on his shoulders and thus touched a thousand souls.

Ever since he started boxing, with his back-to-back achievements in the sport, Davis has constantly contributed to the good name of his city. Now, a number of his fans and fellow residents of Baltimore feel inspired watching Davis. With his latest tweet, the 5′ 5½″ tall southpaw fighter recently touched some of his fans’ hearts.

Fans show love as Gervonta Davis touches a thousand souls

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Fighting out of Baltimore, in 2017 Gervonta Davis by defeating Jose Pedraza became the IBF World Super Featherweight champion in boxing. Soon, he went on to face the likes of Hugo Ruiz, Leo Santa Cruz, and Mario Barrios among others. On the 22nd of April, with the residents of Baltimore watching, in yet another test, ‘Tank’ Davis will face Ryan Garcia inside the boxing ring. Ahead of the fight, Davis, addressing his beloved city wrote, “I probably touched a thousand souls, little me…I done put the whole city on my shoulders..literally!”

Following Gervonta’s tweet, a user named @mc_inthering encouraged ‘Tank’ Davis by saying, “Getting that early work champ 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽👊🏽.”

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In a user named Cocailina Blue‘s opinion, Davis is the “Real one“.

According to @Joe306, ‘Tank’ inspired and changed his life this year. “I can only wish the best for you and your team”, they added by saying.

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On this occasion, @brandon2slick expressed that the first-ever PPV he watched live was Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz. “As a kid, it inspired me to work harder through the struggle“, Brandon added by saying.

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Meanwhile, @Eric2669H believes he can’t talk about his city without mentioning Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. If you hail from Baltimore as well, how do you think Davis has contributed to the city? As a boxing fan, did you ever find Davis, who in Leonard Ellerbe’s opinion will run over Garcia, inspiring?

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a postgraduate student of English literature. A diligent journalist; he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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