He was undefeated in his first 20 fights, including a draw with veteran David Vedder (record 21-19-3) in 2001 and a points win over 37-year-old Ex IBF-titleholder Arthur Williams.
In 2004 he won the vacant IBF title against hard-punching but chinny southpaw Ezra Sellars but never defended it.
[2] However, he fully recovered and returned to the ring four months later against undefeated heavy weight Carl Davis Drummond.
Davis was winless in his last eight bouts, including suffering first round knockouts to Eric Fields and Alexander Frenkel.
Davis retired live on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights on January 18, 2008, after his TKO loss to prospect Eric Fields.