Terence Crawford has named the opponent he would “love” to see Gervonta Davis face upon his expected return to the sport.
The former world champion has not fought since March 2025, when many believed he was fortunate to come away with a draw against Lamont Roach.
Nevertheless, ‘Tank’ retained his WBA lightweight title and was set to face Roach in an immediate rematch, only to then negotiate an exhibition match with Jake Paul.
Rather than having a move around with the YouTuber-turned-boxer, though, Davis was forced to face allegations of domestic violence from his ex-partner, Courtney Rossel.
Since then, the 31-year-old has been named ‘champion in recess’ by the WBA, who have been urged by No.1 contender Floyd Schofield to either order their fight or present him with a vacant title opportunity.
Davis, however, has expressed more of an interest in rematching Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz at 140lbs, despite having outpointed the Mexican in 2021.
Crawford, meanwhile, has little desire to see ‘Tank’ face Schofield or Cruz, but would happily sit down and watch him collide with Shakur Stevenson.
Speaking with Danielle Pirrello, ‘Bud’ named the WBO world super-lightweight champion a perfect opponent for Davis, believing their potential encounter represents one of the best fights that can be made.
“I would love to see Shakur vs ‘Tank’ Davis.”
Stevenson has previously called out Davis on several occasions, while perhaps becoming increasingly doubtful that the Baltimore man will ever sign on the dotted line.
It is therefore unrealistic to expect an immediate fight between ‘Tank’ and Stevenson, especially after the latter’s dominant performance against Teofimo Lopez in January.
