{"id":367449,"date":"2025-08-23T14:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/367449\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:39:16","slug":"floyd-mayweather-sparks-feud-by-suggesting-19-year-old-protege-should-fight-gervonta-davis-last-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/367449\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather sparks feud by suggesting 19-year-old protege should fight Gervonta Davis’ last opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gervonta Davis has shirked legacy for money as he abandons his rematch with Lamont Roach Jr. in favor of a fight with Jake Paul.<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 14th will see Atlanta play host to Jake Paul<\/a> vs Gervonta Davis<\/a>, a farcical exhibition bout between a WBA top-15 cruiserweight and the WBA\u2019s lightweight champion.<\/p>\n

The Netflix card will see Davis vie for money over greatness, as he forgoes his opportunity to right the most controversial night of his career to date, after fighting to a draw against Lamont Roach<\/a> last time out.<\/p>\n

Tank was lucky to even get a draw<\/a> after a knockdown he sustained wasn\u2019t called, but has ducked the chance to secure a win over Roach.<\/p>\n

With Davis out of the picture, Floyd Mayweather<\/a> believes he has the perfect opportunity for the only man Tank couldn\u2019t beat.<\/p>\n

\"GervontaPhoto by Al Bello\/Getty ImagesFloyd Mayweather hopes to make Curmel Moton vs Lamont Roach Jr<\/p>\n

In a post on Instagram, Mayweather has suggested his prodigy, Curmel Moton, face Roach next.<\/p>\n

Mayweather captioned the post, \u201cLet\u2019s make this fight happen!! Curmel Moton is already IN. Roach, let\u2019s do it. Even if I have to put up the money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moton is just 8-0 as a pro, with his best opponent being a 7-0-1 fighter. Roach, meanwhile, is 25-1-2, and has held a super-featherweight world title.<\/p>\n

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One thing Moton does have behind him is a stellar amateur career, racking up a record of 156-7, one of the best amateur records of any recent fighter.<\/p>\n

Moton and Roach got into a heated exchange after Mayweather\u2019s callout, with Roach posting on X,<\/p>\n

\u201c@FloydMayweather you jumping your young bull out there too quick & we all know how that would go rn nothing personal champ but let\u2019s run it! Ill show you why.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moton replied, suggesting he wanted the fight, to which Roach responded that he had bigger fish to fry.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old prodigy was scathing in his response, \u201cBig fish? The rematch ain\u2019t happening move on, I\u2019m a bigger name then you in boxing the fight will do numbers and I\u2019m chasing greatness ain\u2019t nothing stopping it from happening but you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Curmel Moton could be on a collision course with a rising Brit instead<\/p>\n

Another option for Mayweather\u2019s rising star is British fighter Giorgio Visioli.<\/p>\n

Visioli and Moton have had much back and forth relating to some time the pair spent sparring one another.<\/p>\n

\"GiorgioPhoto by Mark Robinson\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Both men suggest they got the better of the other, with 8-0 Visioli making the bold claim that he was well above Moton<\/a> in levels in that spar.<\/p>\n

Eddie Hearn accused Moton of ducking Visioli<\/a>, and has expressed confidence that Visioli could beat Moton, and the pair may well be on a collision course as their careers take off.<\/p>\n