Gervonta Davis Vs. Isaac Cruz II?

The first fight worked because Davis dictated pace. He forced Cruz to reset over and over, stealing momentum in small increments. That version of Davis lived on timing and balance. He did not rush. He did not chase. He let opponents fall into his range and punished them for it. That kind of control ages well only if the reflexes stay sharp.

Cruz has changed since then. He is no longer a straight-line attacker burning energy in the first half of rounds. At 140 he has learned to pause, to touch and step, to make the other man commit first. His pressure is quieter now. More patient. That matters against someone whose game depends on reading the first move.

The question is not whether Davis still has power. Power is usually the last thing to go. The question is whether the timing that made his counters lethal still lives in his legs. When timing goes, everything else follows. The hands slow. The reads come late. The fight turns into work.

If Davis can still manage distance the way he once did, he can control this fight without fireworks. If he cannot, Cruz will crowd him, lean on him, and turn every exchange into a grind. That kind of fight does not end suddenly. It ends with the judges adding up small moments that once belonged to Davis and no longer do.