Davis’ scheduled bout against Edwin De Los Santos in June got scrapped when he missed weight by 4.3 pounds for his WBO lightweight title defense. Davis was stripped of his belt and made matters even worse the next day by starting a brawl at his hometown event in Norfolk, Virginia.

IBF junior welterweight titleholder Richardson Hitchins suffered a different kind of weight management issue last month when he fell ill hours before his fight against Oscar Duarte after completing the second day weigh-in. Hitchins said he was unfit to continue, and the clash was cancelled.

Davis, who now competes in the 140-pound division alongside Hitchins, isn’t cutting Hitchins any slack despite dealing with his own weight debacle.

“I didn't respect it,” Davis told reporters. “A lot of people have fought weight drained before, and they took the sacrifice to go in there and fight. I feel like he should have done the same thing. He should have just fought. He made weight twice. Everybody knew he was lying and said he caught whatever he did. I feel like he should have just taken the fight. If I were him, though, the next morning I would have just come in overweight and I would have just moved up after the fight … If he stays at the weight, that s—t is really going to look suspect. I think he should just move up. He's been at 140 for nine years. It's time for him to move up.”

Davis also alluded to the possibility of a fight between him and Hitchins in the future.

“It seemed like me and Richardson Hitchins were going to fight, but that didn't happen,” said Davis. “You just have to wait and see what happens.”

Davis (14-0, 10 KOs) made his 140-pound debut after the De Los Santos saga in January against Jamaine Ortiz, dropping Ortiz twice and stopping him with seconds to go in the fight.

“Not only did I stop him, but I was beating his ass the whole fight. It was easy work. I'm different,” said Davis. “I dropped somebody that the great ones you consider couldn't do. I'm one of the best in the sport, and I am going to take over the game, fight by fight.”

The 27-year-old Davis also teased a quick return and a possible move to welterweight.

“My next fight is definitely going to be a credible name and bigger than Jamaine Ortiz,” said Davis. “I definitely have a date and am coming back sooner than you think. I got something coming up. I think I'm moving up.”