Not yet, Gervonta Davis.
Not while Canelo Alvarez still has something to say about it.
Davis’ April 22 megafight against Ryan Garcia, in which he won via seventh-round TKO, drew approximately 1.2 million pay-per-view buys and an estimated $22.8 million gate.
Both are whopping figures in the current boxing climate, and the incredible gate represents the fifth-highest mark in Nevada boxing history.
Promoted as a fight for the face of boxing, Davis boasted “I’m definitely the face of boxing, absof–king-lutely,” after his win.
Alvarez begs to differ.
“I always fight with the best out there, up and down in weight, nobody does that,” Alvarez said when asked by The Post ahead of his undisputed super middleweight title defense Saturday night against John Ryder. “I [became] undisputed in 11 months, fighting in other weight classes, this is what I’ve been doing my whole career.”
Alvarez has long carried the torch and held the distinction of the sport’s biggest star and attraction since Floyd Mayweather retired.
Although he’s seen his name slip down the list in recent years, Alvarez has consistently been atop pound-for-pound rankings throughout his career while winning world titles in four weight classes.
An electric knockout artist, Davis has won titles in three divisions and currently holds the WBA regular lightweight title, the lesser of the organization’s two titles.
The 32-year-old Alvarez named Davis as someone he envisions as his successor to be the face of boxing and claimed to be a fan of the 28-year-old.
But Davis still has a ways to go, Alvarez declared.
“I’m not retired yet,” Alvarez said. “They can say whatever they want. It’s not that easy. One fight doesn’t put you in that position. You have to do a lot of things.”
Alvarez (58-2-2) returns to super middleweight against Rider, where he became the division’s first-ever undisputed champion in 2021 with a TKO win over Caleb Plant and has since defended it in September when he defeated Gennady Golovkin by unanimous decision in the trilogy fight between the two longtime rivals.
In between, Alvarez moved up to light heavyweight, where he challenged, and lost, to WBA title holder Dmitry Bivol in only the second defeat of his career.
Most notably, Alvarez is returning to his native Mexico for the first time since 2011, fighting at the Estadio Akron in his hometown Guadalajara.
He is a huge favorite over Ryder, who was the WBO mandatory challenger.
The bout is expected to draw around 50,000 fans.
“I’m glad to do this in my prime, because my people deserve this,” Alvarez said. “They supported me from the beginning, they deserve this. I’m glad and I am proud to be here and bring this type of fight to my people.”