Gervonta Davis Fires Back at Lamont Roach, Clears the Air on Step-Aside Money Rumors

Many quickly interpreted this as confirmation he accepted step-aside money to let the Davis-Paul bout happen. Roach wasted little time shutting that down, taking to X to clear the air: ‘All you stupid mfs know if I received some step aside money I woulda told you and showed you… kill that narrative rn.’

That denial triggered a sharp response from Davis, captured by FightHype, where the star snapped back with, ‘Exactly, becuz you a bh… now go sit down and put ya hand on ya chin and figure out how that happen to ya mans… same way I put food in ya mouth, I took it… snatchesssssss!’. Roach fired again online telling Davis to ‘shut ur bh ass up… your dumb ass ducked this bump and still gotta pay,’ while Davis coolly responded with, ‘It’s no fun when the rabbit has the gun.’

The tone of the exchange suggested more than just surface-level trash talk. To many, it hinted that talks of step-aside money may have happened behind the scenes, but something along the way fell apart. Roach’s anger carried the energy of someone who expected a deal but feels shortchanged, while Davis’s rebuttal sounded like a reminder of who controls the spotlight. Whether true or not, the smoke around this situation has only made fans hungrier for closure inside the ring, where words can’t be twisted and leverage can’t be hidden.