“ You ain’t with Derrick James, you motherf****. “You folded; you didn’t want to pay him some money, ” read an X post from Ryan Garcia. In the lead-up to the Devin Haney bout, as reports emerged of a split between his new trainer Derrick James and Errol Spence Jr., Garcia slammed the former champion for allegedly failing to pay the trainer’s dues. It’s just one example of a trainer–fighter relationship going downhill over payment issues. Now, who would have thought that a year later, similar talks would engulf Garcia’s most famous opponent, Gervonta Davis ?

Unlike many other champions who have been on a roll, the situation has not been altogether encouraging for the lightweight champion. A controversial draw against Lamont Roach Jr. followed purported intentions to retire from boxin

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