Why Gervonta Davis' controversial knee against Lamont Roach was a symptom of bigger problems for 'Tank'

Davis must figure out the mental part of his game again if he wants to look like the superstar of old

There was something lost in the aftermath of Saturday's PBC pay-per-view card in Brooklyn, New York, where a missed knockdown call by referee Steve Willis in the main event cost 130-pound beltholder Lamont Roach Jr. the WBA lightweight title and a monumental upset of superstar Gervonta Davis. 

Roach (25-1-2, 10 KOs), a former amateur rival of Davis, deserved to be the leading story after handing "Tank," a -1600 betting favorite, the first blemish of his professional career in their controversial majority draw inside Barclays Center. As did the New York State Athletic Commission, which was less than transparent in the immediate aftermath and claimed Monday a technical issue prevented it from reviewing the instant replay footage during the allotted time. 

By refusing to call the voluntary knee taken by Davis in Round 9 exactly what it was -- a knockdown -- the fallout cost Roach both a 10-8 point swing that would've swung the decision in his favor and multiple millions of dollars that could've come from Roach entering their inevitable rematch as the defending champion. NYSAC told multiple outlets it's still "reviewing the matter."