Gervonta Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) and Leo Santa Cruz (37-2-1, 19 KOs) had the 9,000+ fans inside San Antonio’s Alamodome hyped up after six highly entertaining rounds of boxing in Saturday’s Showtime PPV main event. In the end, it was Davis’ devastating one-shot power that ended October with a bang, as he knocked Mexico’s Santa Cruz out with a wicked left uppercut that had him unconscious before he hit the canvas.
Davis is now the WBA super-featherweight champion, in addition to holding a secondary title at 135 lbs. For someone who has shown exemplary punching power but not much in the way of actual quality wins on his resume, icing LSC the way he did is about as big a statement as he could possibly make in this matchup.
Knockouts don’t get much better or colder than that. He may be a Floyd Mayweather protege but even Floyd’s best power-punching days never looked like that. Thankfully Santa Cruz was able to wake up in the ring and he’s since been transported to hospital for precautionary reasons.
Here’s how boxers reacted on Twitter to that epic ending:
Sat his ass down damn
— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) November 1, 2020
Mf hit like a horse kick ♂️
— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) November 1, 2020
Damnnnn
— Joshua Greer Jr (@JoshuaGreerJr) November 1, 2020
GAH DAMN! Tank Tank
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) November 1, 2020
OMG that was nasty‼️
— Rougarou (@RPrograis) November 1, 2020
That’s a bad boy, both guys @Gervontaa and @leosantacruz2 came in great shape. But Davis had to many dimensions SPEED, POWER, SHARPNESS, HE BOXED, HE CAN WALKED U DOWN WITH POWER smh it was to much…. Prayers up on Leo being able to walk out of the ring after that shot..
— Andre Berto (@AndreBerto) November 1, 2020
Man, I looked down at my phone for a sec, looked up, and the fight was over… did every fight on this card end by knockout?! @ShowtimeBoxing #SantaCruzDavis
— Jamel Herring (@JamelHerring) November 1, 2020
That left uppercut was flying from Round ONE! Tank was bound to catch em. What a punch! What a KNOCKOUT! Tank a BEAST!!
— Sergio Mora (@TheLatinSnake_) November 1, 2020
3 BIGGEST KNOCKOUTS in 2020 have all come via Left Uppercut! #TankLeo #PovetkinWhyte #ZepedaBaranchyk
— Sergio Mora (@TheLatinSnake_) November 1, 2020
You’re outta your mind if you think that makes me waiver! It’s my turn next and then it’s on!!! LETS GOO
— Ryan Garcia (@KingRyanG) November 1, 2020
I’m no hater good fucking fight Tank you was sharp
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) November 1, 2020
— RobertEasterJr (@RobertEaster_Jr) November 1, 2020
Sheeeshhh
— CalebPlant (@SweetHandsPlant) November 1, 2020
I love boxing shit so unpredictable
— Tony Harrison (@Iamboxing) November 1, 2020
Knockout of the year! Wow! Congratulations @Gervontaa I’m proud of you! @leosantacruz2 keep your head up you be back champ @ShowtimeBoxing @premierboxing @MayweatherPromo
— Badou Jack (@BadouJack) November 1, 2020
You’re outta your mind if you think that makes me waiver! It’s my turn next and then it’s on!!! LETS GOO
— Ryan Garcia (@KingRyanG) November 1, 2020
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