Shakur Stevenson “RAT”?! Tank Davis is blowing up on social media

Gervonta Davis took to social media to complain about not being invited by Turki Al-Sheikh to the Ring Awards event in London last Saturday. Davis seemed bitter about not being one of the fighters invited by Turki.

Turki’s decisions

WBA lightweight champion Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) said Al-Sheikh only invited the people he was “involved with.” What really triggered him was seeing Shakur Stevenson among the fighters posing for a photo with Turki.

Shakur was prominently positioned for the photo, highlighting his high status as a fighter in the group. Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia were also invited.

That must have set Tank’s kettle boiling because he doesn’t appreciate Shakur, who tends to get booed when he fights. He’s not in the same league as Gervonta when it comes to entertainment, ticket sales and being a PPV attraction. Shakur is a retro, early 2000s Mayweather type who otherwise seems out of place in this era when fighters need to entertain.

However, Shakur’s signing with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom means he will be invited to Turkis events and will fight on his Riyadh season card next month on February 22nd. If Tank Davis had been with Hearn, he would certainly have been invited. Shakur said in an interview last Saturday that Turki would soon set up a fight between him and Tank Davis.

“Why they didn’t invite everyone, but the people they interact with. “Get the fuck out of here… Look at the little rat who thinks he’s made something up (Eddie Hearn) and now you’re telling them they’re all fighting each other because they have a strong squad,” Tank Davis continued X.

Who’s in, who’s out

Fans who view this negatively would argue that Turki has created a small club or clique of fighters that he selects and pays handsomely for his enormous cards.

The fighters who aren’t invited are left behind and don’t receive the same spotlight to further their careers. They are on the sidelines and don’t earn much money because they are not in the club.

In sociology they are “in the group” and the “outside the group.” The in-group forms cliques, gets invited to parties, and usually gets the best of everything.

The “out-group” is not allowed to be included in the in-group unless they do something that sets them apart from others, such as being successful at something. You will be treated like Outcasts or Lepers and shunned by the in-group. Tank Davis seems to resent not being part of the in-group.

In the past, Tank Davis said Turki Al-Sheikh had to send “two Ferraris” to his doorstep as a starting point for negotiations to fight for one of his cards. That didn’t happen.

“If they want me, they have to send something to my front door… like two Ferraris or something,” Tank Davis said in an interview.