Davis vs Cruz FULL FIGHT: December 5, 2021 | PBC on Showtime PPV
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Published 2022-12-05
There was no feeling-out process in the first. Cruz charged at the defending champion, pinning him against the ropes and wailing away.
“That’s my style. ‘Pitbull’ is always going to be on the attack,” said Cruz. “I think we retained rhythm from the start to the end.”
Davis found his rhythm in the second and third, circling the ring and walking Cruz into shots. In the fourth, Cruz concentrated his attack on the body, pounding Davis’ ribs.
The 27-year-old Baltimore native turned on the power in the fourth, alternating between the right hook and left cross behind his southpaw stance. More punishing blows came from Davis during the fifth.
“He’s a shorter fighter, so I was throwing down on the top of his head,” said Davis. “I hit him with my knuckle and messed it up. I hurt my hand in the sixth round. No matter if the opponent is taller or shorter, I’ve got to get through it. He’s a warrior. Even though he didn’t win, a star was born tonight.”
“It was right around the fifth round I saw that his hand wasn’t working correctly,” Cruz observed.
Davis boxed beautifully in the middle rounds, firing quick shots and pivoting away from the return fire. A right hook in the eighth briefly buzzed Cruz and brought the audience to their feet. But just when it appeared as if the fight was slipping away, Cruz fought fire with fire, landing a flush uppercut seconds before the bell.
The 23-year-old Mexican picked up the pace in the latter rounds, keeping Davis on his toes and pounding away. Davis held his own, fighting back on even terms until the fight’s end.
Naturally, Cruz believed he deserved the victory.
“Viva Mexico. I have nothing to say, the fans are speaking on who won this fight,” he said.
Following a successful title defense, Davis said he’s ready for all comers.
“L.A., we did it for Kobe,” said Davis. “At the beginning of the fight, he came on strong. I felt as the fight was going, he was breaking down. But I hurt my hand, so I wasn’t able to get him out of there.
“Whatever the best opportunity is for me, I’ll do it. All of them guys are easy work. I’m the top dog.”
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All Comments (21)
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The amount of times the commentators gave credit to Tank for landing a big shot then replay showed Cruz blocked it was crazy.
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Isaac lands 3 punches* Commentator: "WHAT A HOOK FROM DAVIS"
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What this fight does really well is teach how much judges value evasion defense over blocking defense
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Tank said hell nah to the rematch. He don't want that smoke lol.
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Bro lost the fight and smiled, true fucking warrior.
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For Cruz to be THAT active for 12 rounds is crazy. You gotta be on your A game fighting him
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This fight definitely needs a rematch, especially now with Pitbulls performance against Rolly
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Who went to this fight right after seeing Rolly getting trash from Pitbull Cruz 😂..
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The amount of time the commentators went crazy at every upper cut by Davis even if it didn’t land 😂
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What a fight. These 2 need to rematch before they get too old.
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This fight is going to age like fine wine…
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I watched this fight multiple times and still can’t for the life of me find how Davis won and I’m a tank fan
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They wouldn’t show Cruz’s clean punches in the slow mo 😂
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For a 23 years old man be that calm is amazing
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Tank want no dam rematch, he had the commentators and the judges that night. If theirs a second fight, same results as the first fight😂🤦🏾. I wonder why they didn’t show Pitbulls punches in slow motion 😅
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So far he has held them by the head so many times and they don't take points away from Davis as crazy
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The defensive style of Cruz was simply amazing.
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Cruz looked ready to go another 12 rounds 🤣🥊
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WHOS HERE AFTER PITBULL DEMOLISHED ROLLY LOL
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They know Cruz beat him and a second fight with Cruz means the end of Tank.
