Gervonta Davis, The WBA regular lightweight champion, won one of the biggest fights of his career last weekend via a knockout against Ryan Garcia. The grudge match took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Davis seemed to have had an edge over Garcia. He knocked down Garcia in the second round and finally defeated him by landing a liver shot in the seventh. The fight received heavy appreciation from notable names, as they had their eyes on it. One of the people was the Canadian grammy winning rapper Drake.
Drake, who is an avid sports fan, frequently bets on major events. Similarly, he had placed a whopping $1 million bet on Gervonta Davis to beat Ryan Garcia. Here’s how Davis reacted to Drake’s bet.
What did Gervonta Davis say about Drake’s bet?
Drake won an estimated $1,400,000 betting on Davis following his knockout victory over Garcia. Meanwhile, according to several reports on the internet, ‘Tank’ probably bagged over $10 million, including his purse and pay-per-view bonus for his triumph.
However, he still asked for half of Drake’s earnings from the bet. In the post-fight press conference, when asked about Drake’s bet, Davis said, “Tell him I need half of that! It’s pretty cool to have people like that that believe in me. It made me push even harder, so shoutout to Drake and the rest of the people that back me. This is only the beginning for me, I have a bright future and I’m staying humble through it all. What can I say? We done it again tonight.”
Receiving backing from such a celebrity as Drake surely boosts the morale of the athlete. However, the rapper is often accused of bringing a ‘curse’ to the athlete he bets on. Fans call it ‘the Drake curse.’
More often it has happened that an athlete that the Canadian rapper bets on to win ends up losing. However, there have been expectations, including Gervonta Davis.
Israel Adesanya broke ‘The Drake Curse’
‘The Last Stylebender’ seemed like an unstoppable train in the middleweight division of the UFC. However, he was shockingly defeated by his nemesis, Alex Pereira, at UFC 281. Adesanya also ended up losing his title.
Many fans, after his loss, pointed out that Drake had wagered money on Adesanya before the fight. Thus, they believed the UFC superstar was struck by ‘The Drake Curse.’
Despite that, Drake yet again wagered over $1 million on Adesanya before his rematch against Alex Pereira. This time around, ‘The Last Stylebender’ just knew the code to break ‘Poatan.’
He finished the fight in the second round by knocking about Pereira. As a result, Drake ended up winning a lucrative sum of money. In conclusion, ‘The Last Stylebender’ had broken the curse.
What are your thoughts on ‘The Drake Curse’? What do you guys think about Davis’ words?
