Is Gervonta Davis Avoiding Vasyl Lomachenko?

First things first - there's a lot not to like right now about Gervonta Davis. His Twitter account, his inability to make weight for his last fight and myriad other matters are cause for serious fan displeasure. Now there's something else for fans to criticize Davis for - the fact that either he, his mentor Floyd Mayweather, or both, don't appear much interested in facing wunderkid Vasyl Lomachenko. Is that a fair criticism, though - even for a guy as poorly behaved as Davis?

For starters, Loma's been calling the man out lately. Davis has responded, maybe, by tweeting: "Can't rush greatness baby." Let's face it, that sort of thing makes for terrible PR. The truth, though, is that I'd almost feel sorry for Davis, if he would only act like a gentleman, which is something he seemingly isn't interested in doing. Loma is one hell of a challenge, after all. Even someone of Davis' ability - and the man has plenty - will probably have a hard time with the Ukrainian, even on his very best day. 

Still, as has been pointed out, Davis is already a decorated athlete. That makes him open game. Saying Lomachenko is a bully who should move up in weight isn't going to wash, not when we're talking about a former world champion with an 19-0 record, eighteen of those wins being by knockout. Davis is well known, has a good boxing pedigree and is in the same weight class as Loma. That makes the lad a reasonable opponent - whether he wants to be or not.

People have a right to defend Davis all they want, but the fact remains, like it or not, the man is stuck in between a rock and a hard place right now. If he takes the fight, he risks being humiliated in his prime. Yet if he doesn't take the fight, then Davis is apt to be charged with cowardice. It's not a fun situation to be going through. And some might say it all couldn't be happening to a nicer guy.