Davis offered a slightly different spin on the title, and Hunter’s recollection of his biggest fear: he said he most wanted to avoid being embarrassed. BoxingScene’s own Kieran Mulvaney has said on many a podcast episode that fighters hate being clowned above all else. It appears Tank is no different, and he seeks to avoid that shame by preparing hard.

“You become this meme,” Davis said of fighters who get embarrassed, laughing as he followed with a phrase from another meme: “I ain’t got time for that!”

Roach, meanwhile, is initially introduced to the viewer with his desire for big fights – he said the prospect of a Davis fight was an instant “yes” – and the mean breakfast bowl he eats during training camp. Roach is painted as relaxed and easygoing, especially compared to Tank.

Roach also addressed Tank’s bizarre Instagram story from December, a line of text reading “the fight is f***ing cancel [sic].”

“The fight was never off,” Roach said, saying he never stopped going to the gym to train. “[Davis] might just be a little off,” he added, “and he be tripping sometimes.”

Davis grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and Roach in Washington, D.C. They came up together in boxing and their amateur careers intertwined. Roach was confident throughout the video, though he did acknowledge the result the last time they met as amateurs, in the middle of their teen years: a Davis victory.

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