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Gervonta Davis Tells His Life Story (Unreleased Full Interview)

djvlad
2023 ж. 28 Қар.
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In this 2017 sitdown with Gervonta "Tank" Davis, Vlad spoke with the star boxer about his rising career at the time. Tank Davis talked about his rough upbringing in Baltimore, which included foster care and his parents' battle with drug addiction. He opened up about boxing at the age of seven and signing to Floyd Mayweather's Money Team. Tank also addressed the health hazards associated with boxing before explaining how a legal charge costed him his title belt at the time. To hear more from Tank Davis before his rise to becoming one of boxing's biggest box office draws, check out the full interview above.

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  • He ain’t lying when Tank said People would sit around you to figure you out so they can use you 💯 felt that

    @michaelisblessed44@michaelisblessed445 ай бұрын

  • He is one of the many reasons I started boxing. Tank if you see this keep doing what you doing bossman I wish you and your family nothing but peace and love.

    @zxJvstin@zxJvstin12 күн бұрын

  • I definitely feel where Tank is coming from. I’m from Baltimore Maryland myself. It’s a rough place. So many killings and you have to watch your back everywhere you go. Too many haters in the City. I was in the foster care system myself at the age of 16 and it was rough. Bouncing around from group home to group home, and multiple foster homes as well. Also, ending up becoming homeless but Fast forward to now, I am happy I was able to move out of state due to my safety and that way I can grow (mentally, physically, educationally, and spiritually). I am currently one semester away from graduating college. All while being 30 years old now but age it ain’t nothing but a number to those who want to make a difference in their lives. God is so good. I am also doing taekwondo and a purple belt and plan on making it to the big stage someday like the olympics.

    @waldotkd30@waldotkd305 ай бұрын

    • i’m proud of you my brotha if nobody told you bro fr 💯 🖤

      @luldrekytv4971@luldrekytv49715 ай бұрын

    • @@luldrekytv4971 thank you

      @waldotkd30@waldotkd305 ай бұрын

    • I’m proud of you to gang keep going don’t stop for nobody and nothing 💯

      @B2rlilkevo@B2rlilkevo5 ай бұрын

    • Facts I had to fight my whole childhood coming from Baltimore , it definitely molds you to be heartless and tough

      @Realone_since94@Realone_since945 ай бұрын

    • Your should do MMA but keep going keep shining and stand on bidness let them know who you are it's crazy cuz I always tell MFS the best thing you can do is have Baltimore after 18 years of LEARNING the city(and I mean learn the city you have to learn to survive) but you take that anywhere you gonna win.... Everybody love Baltimore niggas except Baltimore trust me

      @HbNino@HbNino5 ай бұрын

  • This man has gone thru the trenches and deserves ALL the respect… he gives back to the community as well!!! Salute big brotha

    @georgeoy932@georgeoy9325 ай бұрын

    • Yes he do.and it's an honor to know (Lil bmore) also that's my homie son.I will praise anyone that could make it out this city.we have mad love for Lil -bmore.he most definitely deserve what he is getting and gotten ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤keep doing u champ keep ur head up and stay humble and focus n know GOD got you always...from ur Boyz Z3MCS

      @marvincaldwell3564@marvincaldwell35645 ай бұрын

  • Tank is NOW the FACE OF BOXING🥊

    @papisworld8385@papisworld83853 ай бұрын

    • Nowhere near.. Haney Canelo Joshua Fury These guys have pull He's on the way up still Garcia still his biggest fight and Ryan is b1tch made as we all saw

      @madaickiwon292@madaickiwon2922 ай бұрын

    • @@madaickiwon292 Haney is debatable for sure but those other ones pack em up

      @papisworld8385@papisworld83852 ай бұрын

  • My favorite fighter right now, THE FACE OF BOXING

    @joshgallemore3593@joshgallemore35935 ай бұрын

    • He might be your favorite but definitely not the face

      @Liltoxicfoo@Liltoxicfoo5 ай бұрын

    • @@Liltoxicfoofacts that’s canelo rn ain’t gone cap

      @ashsaint5946@ashsaint59465 ай бұрын

    • @@Liltoxicfoohe did 1.2 PPV buys last fight. Canelo did 500k. He’s the face...

      @Obstakill@Obstakill5 ай бұрын

    • @@Obstakill how many times has he outsold canelo?

      @Liltoxicfoo@Liltoxicfoo5 ай бұрын

    • He Not Da Face Of Boxing It's Still "Canelo".

      @ThunderBoxing14@ThunderBoxing145 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful person with a knockout punch Balitmore - monastery. The village. Poplar grove. Beechfield🙌

    @-.6666.-@-.6666.-5 ай бұрын

    • Y’all bmore boys can get it. Ain’t gonna even front - Balitmore/Allendale ❤

      @RattyRachEl@RattyRachEl5 ай бұрын

    • @@RattyRachElFactz lol just don’t get them riled up - Catonsville

      @NicoleBail@NicoleBail5 ай бұрын

    • Bmore stand up

      @Quezzy37@Quezzy375 ай бұрын

    • I don’t get the hate for this dude. He the truth and he humble

      @Suburbria@Suburbria5 ай бұрын

  • DC for Tank 💪🏾

    @ArthurDayneFirstOfHisName@ArthurDayneFirstOfHisName5 ай бұрын

  • Every time Vlad posts a random clip or Interview about a celeb, my heart drops and I run to Google.

    @Kingtheanatolian@Kingtheanatolian5 ай бұрын

    • ME TOO!!!!!! 🤣

      @tannyglover3929@tannyglover39295 ай бұрын

    • What happened with Tank?

      @kirbkirb9345@kirbkirb93455 ай бұрын

    • SAME😂

      @imnotakillabutdontpushme4125@imnotakillabutdontpushme41255 ай бұрын

    • ​@@kirbkirb9345 Deez🥜🥜💩😭😭

      @k-9inethaboss780@k-9inethaboss7805 ай бұрын

    • 😂😂

      @scorpio-yp3hu@scorpio-yp3hu5 ай бұрын

  • Tank is a legend in the making 🥊✨💯

    @melgz3432@melgz34325 ай бұрын

    • No he ain’t

      @N.A.M.P.@N.A.M.P.5 ай бұрын

    • @@N.A.M.P. Is that you Haney or Shakur?

      @alphaomega8373@alphaomega83735 ай бұрын

    • Yea bro this dude has crazy skills. I don’t even understand why people try to compare him to Haney. Tank is levels above and I think nobody is gonna beat him. My opinion

      @Ken-xt1ys@Ken-xt1ys5 ай бұрын

  • I'm so proud of Gervante Davis .Im from Baltimore and my life was not as hard as he's by any means but I still had a rough life as far as violence. I lived it so I don't need to talk about it, but real ones know ,so they feel me.But I'm never been in group homes or foster homes and I know how bad that is because my family members have been through it so I'm so Proud of Gervante to b where hes at and achieve what he has.Its amazing to me.I represent Baltimore heart and soul and if u ain't from here u don't understand .So Gervate u know we love u and we got your back.

    @frankjones9282@frankjones92825 ай бұрын

  • Baltimore stand up ❤❤410

    @candiockeetay@candiockeetay5 ай бұрын

  • I'm from Baltimore the exact neighborhood where tank from Sandtown an tank is the example of making it out for us ❤❤❤

    @precioussanford2379@precioussanford23795 ай бұрын

  • Generational Talent. One of the best

    @Lucky666-@Lucky666-5 ай бұрын

    • Without A Doubt!

      @darrellpernell1863@darrellpernell18635 ай бұрын

  • Tank is the man and just a good dude you can tell. He’s put in the work and paid his dues glad for all his success he deserves it.

    @MiloZfunk@MiloZfunk5 ай бұрын

  • I was in baltimore in 2006/2007. And just like vlad said, i never seen so many boarded up houses. Our taxi driver hooked us up, Literally popped his trunk and said anything you want i got and he definitely had the party and protection right there in his trunk. I had some of the best times as a 19 year old in Baltimore

    @psnyder1368@psnyder13685 ай бұрын

    • Not like that now we have much improved

      @wandafaison6515@wandafaison65155 ай бұрын

  • Man my favorite boxer dawg humble as can be still to this day 💯

    @rickowen6010@rickowen60105 ай бұрын

  • No matter what ppl say about dude. I will always support him. I don’t even watch boxing but I like him. Especially that fight Floyd came up and said aye you losing and he took that and did his job.

    @justgiveme90days40@justgiveme90days405 ай бұрын

    • Facts I was there few people ringside kept saying this might be his first L but I knew he was gone knock em out eventually it was epic

      @TariqShabah@TariqShabah5 ай бұрын

    • Tank is best pound for pound but we all know that ryan fight was setup.

      @itsdatbullshitter@itsdatbullshitter5 ай бұрын

    • @@itsdatbullshitterhell no. He ain’t better than Usyk, Canelo, Bud or Inoue 😂

      @vince11harris@vince11harris5 ай бұрын

    • @@vince11harris come on guy. This is different weight class

      @itsdatbullshitter@itsdatbullshitter5 ай бұрын

    • @@itsdatbullshitter you said p4p. Do you know what p4p means

      @vince11harris@vince11harris5 ай бұрын

  • Bro came out wit the hands….damn pure skill right there

    @quicksilver9862@quicksilver98625 ай бұрын

  • His voice and smile are adorable 💜

    @girlfromlondontown.442@girlfromlondontown.4425 ай бұрын

  • This interview been in the vault for more than 3 years !

    @giojones5105@giojones51055 ай бұрын

  • Blessings brother Davis. Do your thing

    @Eye2Eye24@Eye2Eye245 ай бұрын

  • these new rappers can learn from this kid he come from a tough place he's been knocked around hit in the head a thousand times but he's professional and respectful and he's got respect for himself take notes even some older rappers

    @taydee727@taydee7275 ай бұрын

  • Vlad has interviewed everyone 🔥💯

    @pudgestayssuckafree4145@pudgestayssuckafree41455 ай бұрын

  • Comin from Se dc hoods and being in several foster homes and residing in a screening center transitional home I truly understand the effects of his upbringing so kudos to tank !🎉 one last note the foster homes I stayed and lived in were mostly really good experiences where the people really accepted me like family especially mrs Fannie Mae price aka big momma who became my surrogate mom ❤ , I say this because I realize that other people in the system had horror stories and didn’t fare so well . Congratulations to you tank keep climbing!

    @mellotainment@mellotainment5 ай бұрын

  • we need a new one tank one da greats

    @boogiedowngaming8319@boogiedowngaming83195 ай бұрын

  • The greatest boxer of our generation. We in the Tank era.

    @Therealestdmo@Therealestdmo5 ай бұрын

    • Facts 💯 he the mini mike Tyson

      @DequanSpencer@DequanSpencer5 ай бұрын

    • Him and Crawford🥊

      @lithamoshoeshoe4641@lithamoshoeshoe46415 ай бұрын

    • Tank living in the Crawford era just like the rest of us..

      @unclejunior2668@unclejunior26685 ай бұрын

  • I'm from B-MORE AND I'M SUPER PROUD OF GIOVANNI. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP CHAMP,LOVE YOU

    @larrywhalen5661@larrywhalen56615 ай бұрын

    • Who??

      @brianunderwood2966@brianunderwood29665 ай бұрын

    • Who is Giovanni

      @BlazeBoxing@BlazeBoxing5 ай бұрын

  • I lurrve me some Gervonta Davis!!🔥💕🔥👊🏽

    @NnEnkaa_@NnEnkaa_4 ай бұрын

  • Great interview huge fan of this young man keep doing what you doing tank

    @kevinreed6@kevinreed65 ай бұрын

  • Love me some Tank ❤

    @falgod82@falgod825 ай бұрын

  • Lit 🔥 keep putting boxers up vlad

    @g.o.dtvboxing567@g.o.dtvboxing5675 ай бұрын

  • Tank just turned 29 last month, how Vlad just now releasing a 6 year old interview 😂

    @kenny52385@kenny523855 ай бұрын

    • I was about to say is this old cuz he growing his hair

      @mauriceclark7531@mauriceclark75315 ай бұрын

    • Damn

      @jakehill2010@jakehill20105 ай бұрын

    • Right 😅wow 6years omg

      @emilymiller5403@emilymiller54035 ай бұрын

    • I guess cuz the title says unreleased so he wanted to released it maybe

      @zonesix3073@zonesix30735 ай бұрын

  • Gervonta is the prize fighter of 135 bc when he’s in the ring it resembles just how he grew up (relentless)

    @ayoo_jaden4172@ayoo_jaden41725 ай бұрын

  • Such a good dude

    @lebraa@lebraa5 ай бұрын

  • LOVE HIM! Names my youngest Bully after him. TANK 🤎

    @Unmutedent@Unmutedent5 ай бұрын

  • 5 years ago is crazy Vlad

    @PMOSmitty@PMOSmitty5 ай бұрын

  • Love Tank man

    @davicalvo3683@davicalvo36835 ай бұрын

  • Keep going tank...stay humble and smart..You are the face of boxing..not easy to hand out that observation.

    @joestewart5692@joestewart56925 ай бұрын

  • Wow this is old all good still a great interview. What up Vlad!

    @spatemediaNYC@spatemediaNYC5 ай бұрын

    • yea,he is alot slimmer now

      @michellej4289@michellej42895 ай бұрын

  • you need to get him back on the show

    @HiQualityH2O@HiQualityH2O5 ай бұрын

  • Great interview

    @willz.vuitton@willz.vuitton5 ай бұрын

  • My #1 fighter 🔥🔥🔥 Jacket 🔥🔥🔥

    @user-be5fi2fg9p@user-be5fi2fg9p5 ай бұрын

  • I’ve been to highland town and Greek town two months ago 💯

    @RPi-fl9ww@RPi-fl9ww5 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful Smile .

    @teach_morals1234@teach_morals1234Ай бұрын

  • Gervonta Tank Davis is an incredible fighter. What I like about Tank he doesn’t start trash talking other boxers unless he is talk trash to . I am a fan of GTD

    @souljazzie@souljazzie4 ай бұрын

  • Big tank

    @jamalsin94@jamalsin945 ай бұрын

  • Yessir class

    @YamsayinGB@YamsayinGB5 ай бұрын

  • Alright let's go !💯

    @altongrovez4631@altongrovez46315 ай бұрын

  • Tank got that Mike Tyson-esque look in his eye when he focuses. Got him going undefeated in his career.

    @gregory3227@gregory32275 ай бұрын

  • TANK is definitely a star.

    @Nickyd2024@Nickyd20244 ай бұрын

  • He never lied we have 20.000 plus abandoned and vacant homes it's very sad. Struggles to triumph proud of my Guy and ever more proud to call him our Champ.

    @ZacNicholas89@ZacNicholas895 ай бұрын

  • Tanks 29 now, even though this was uploaded 13 hours ago, this interview's gotta be 6 years old cause he says he's 23.

    @SouthWestPapi@SouthWestPapi5 ай бұрын

  • Class 🎉

    @erikdeak-eo3vn@erikdeak-eo3vnАй бұрын

  • Tank really the goat

    @freedomaboveallll@freedomaboveallll5 ай бұрын

  • WE LUV U TANK UR A SURVIVOR 💯

    @kingshakurburgess1554@kingshakurburgess15545 ай бұрын

  • I love tank

    @JB-ln3tz@JB-ln3tz5 ай бұрын

  • One of the new faces of boxing. I believe he will carry the torch after canelo.

    @Stoicexpression@Stoicexpression5 ай бұрын

  • Hey tank love you from grew up in Murphy Homes projects ❤️ 💕 💖 💗

    @wandafaison6515@wandafaison65155 ай бұрын

  • No H@M@ but I love that lil dude. He's so familiar. Young dude from the bottom of the bottom. Been through a lot, witnessed even more yet he stood tall and made it through to the TOP. When people blow up the incidents he's had it angers me because I'm from where he's from. Not Baltimore but the gutter so I know it could be a million times worse. So instead of judging, be patient with him and teach him. I'm a GTD supporter 4 Life🦍

    @FromMemphisToYou@FromMemphisToYou5 ай бұрын

  • Baltimore in the building

    @bumpyourheadtv@bumpyourheadtv5 ай бұрын

  • Word!!!!!!!

    @7blife@7blife5 ай бұрын

  • The One 🦍

    @ernestgarrison2029@ernestgarrison20295 ай бұрын

  • Being from Baltimore Tank is the man & All… but he has no clue how difficult MMA is😭😂

    @CJ.Curtis@CJ.Curtis5 ай бұрын

  • 🔥🔥🔥

    @user-sk4ss2ib6e@user-sk4ss2ib6e5 ай бұрын

  • Because he is half PitBull is the reason he fights so well😂 Tank is a Great Fighter. Keep up the good Work🥊

    @iamteamyou@iamteamyou5 ай бұрын

  • It’s hard listening to boxers talk

    @RockstarGo@RockstarGo5 ай бұрын

  • Straight facts👌🏼🤌🏼😅😅😊

    @RP-iq9we@RP-iq9we5 ай бұрын

  • I really like the barbershop type conversation at the end about Floyd mayweather

    @chefboyrgee4142@chefboyrgee41425 ай бұрын

  • I'm from DC and I understand. I'm an old head now and would love to just talk with him and not want anything. I know he should be leary of people trying to get in his pocket.

    @gregorymickles2295@gregorymickles22954 ай бұрын

  • Great fighter, one of the best right now, one of my favourites, but it is very sad his best fight so far is Ryan García, Teofimo Lopez at his 23 years already beat Lomachenko and Josh Taylor at 26. Bam Rodríguez is 23 and beat Rungvisai and Cuadras, is now unifiyng vs Sunny Edwards. Now Gervonta is 29. Canelo was 23 when he fought Floyd. I wander if Mayweather is not making more damage (promoting him as a PPV fighter, just making money vs lesser opossition) than helping him to be an all time great

    @blanchott9370@blanchott93705 ай бұрын

  • Hell yeah

    @daniellovegreen4288@daniellovegreen42885 ай бұрын

  • I have to say that I'm very proud of Giovanni (correction, Gervonta 🤦🏽‍♂️)on how he had the opportunity to become who he is now. I grew up in a similar situation like him with being in foster homes. The only thing different is that his mindset is way better than mine by far 💯

    @Mello_Man_Ace@Mello_Man_Ace5 ай бұрын

    • Who is Giovanni ?

      @TariqShabah@TariqShabah5 ай бұрын

    • Exactly who are you talking about?? 😂😂

      @mr.cheeko5150@mr.cheeko51505 ай бұрын

    • @@TariqShabah😂😂 that’s my middle name u think he meant Gervonta lol

      @ogvlogs7695@ogvlogs76955 ай бұрын

    • @@ogvlogs7695 that makes sense I thought he was just talmbout somebody he expected us to know or s sumn 😂😂

      @TariqShabah@TariqShabah5 ай бұрын

    • Giovanni? Who tf is that

      @JaeDee66@JaeDee665 ай бұрын

  • Tank Davis Aka The Face of Boxing 🥊 💯

    @ExtraterrestrialBeing-jc7to@ExtraterrestrialBeing-jc7to5 ай бұрын

  • Man Tank was huge here lol

    @kevop2313@kevop23135 ай бұрын

  • Newyork for Tank

    @Nickyd2024@Nickyd20244 ай бұрын

  • My man..Bmore in the house..

    @marvindickens7778@marvindickens77785 ай бұрын

  • He's a smart guy 🫶🫶💯

    @TS-bb3mw@TS-bb3mw20 күн бұрын

  • Naw I had to see my boi. Good job Vlad

    @cheezecheeze8775@cheezecheeze87755 ай бұрын

  • Why u ain't released it back in the day officer Vlad

    @NYvandal@NYvandal5 ай бұрын

    • 😂😂😂😂😂😂

      @mssdot6374@mssdot63745 ай бұрын

  • Kid is a beast

    @alexanderaguirre9578@alexanderaguirre95785 ай бұрын

  • ❤❤

    @Nope_WHiTE@Nope_WHiTE5 ай бұрын

  • Every tank fan made a 🤨 face when we saw this post, then we saw it was an unreleased interview😂

    @marcus._.2x@marcus._.2x5 ай бұрын

  • All things Baltimore SALUTE!!!!!!!

    @KingHazy-OnlyHaze@KingHazy-OnlyHaze5 ай бұрын

  • I remember watching this when it 1st came out 😂

    @smoove0ne@smoove0ne5 ай бұрын

  • When was this interview taken?

    @zaki9996@zaki999619 күн бұрын

  • I would have loved to see tank vs Sosa. Sosa is our hometown boy Camden nj

    @Timmlayton@Timmlayton5 ай бұрын

  • the way djvlad be so interested on some of the questions that has something to do with a charge let me know everything there’s has to be known about HIM.

    @Polloshermanos260@Polloshermanos2605 ай бұрын

    • Stop the whining enjoy the interview

      @Earl_TheSquirrel@Earl_TheSquirrel5 ай бұрын

  • The king of the 135 division right here!

    @cidnysheedy9955@cidnysheedy99555 ай бұрын

  • Someone need to make a gif of tanks reaction to saying, sheesh, about trinas picture

    @itsdatbullshitter@itsdatbullshitter5 ай бұрын

  • His upbringing really reminds me of the MICHAEL LEE character off The Wire. Parents abandoning them so he raised him and his brother himself.

    @leesmith813@leesmith8135 ай бұрын

  • We need a 50 Cent interview Vlad. Reach out to your boy, Yayo and see if he can make that happen.

    @IAmLeBronJamesJr@IAmLeBronJamesJr5 ай бұрын

    • 50 don’t gaf about vlad

      @Cutthroat__@Cutthroat__5 ай бұрын

    • Shit fr so he can expose diddy ah

      @jcruz2827@jcruz28275 ай бұрын

  • Why is this just posted now? He’s fucking 29 😭😭😭😭

    @andrewtubbs9522@andrewtubbs95225 ай бұрын

  • Quit running and fight the best. You know damn well your running , just like them

    @robbyrobinson4500@robbyrobinson45005 ай бұрын

  • Coach Calvin has taught tank for years to run through these boxers now

    @ayoo_jaden4172@ayoo_jaden41725 ай бұрын

  • So he just clarified something, ppl was saying he didn’t wanna fight loma when in fact he did it’s Floyd was the one that didn’t want him to

    @paradiseisland3352@paradiseisland33525 ай бұрын

  • 8:18 bro the way his face expression change instantly 😭😭

    @ryz223@ryz2235 ай бұрын

    • Bro had to lock in

      @hakunamatata-w3873@hakunamatata-w38732 ай бұрын

  • My family is from west Baltimore park heights area . B more is everything it’s projected to be 🏚️

    @Riodonjuan2x@Riodonjuan2x5 ай бұрын

  • Damn 6 years ago

    @user-wc8qw1li9b@user-wc8qw1li9b5 ай бұрын

  • What year was this?

    @aaronotey8212@aaronotey82125 ай бұрын
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