Josiah Davis Ram At The Fights interview on Danny Harris

The Josiah Davis Ram At The Fights interview centered on Davis’s October 10 kickboxing match with Danny Harris at Shamrock FC 378. Davis told Ram At The Fights he plans to use long-range technique and footwork against Harris, wants to try at least one MMA fight, and may ultimately focus on K-1 or boxing.

What did Josiah Davis say about his next fight with Danny Harris?

Josiah Davis expects a demanding kickboxing match with Danny Harris on October 10, even though he has heard Harris has not fought for roughly 10 years. Davis said he has little fight footage to study and will approach the match cautiously, expecting Harris to bring his best rather than assuming a long absence will make the fight easier.

Preparing for Harris

Davis described preparation as tiring, with extensive sparring and work on new angles. He said he still had a few pounds to lose but that his weight cut was going as usual. By the end of a training session, he had done footwork drills with teammates, spent time in the sauna, worked on the bag and practiced combinations with striking coaches.

Harris’s time away interests Davis. He expects an opponent returning with something to prove, but he does not claim to know exactly what Harris will do. Without much film available, Davis plans to test Harris in the first round and use that response to guide the rest of his approach.

Respecting the opponent

Davis said the pressure of stepping into a cage is difficult to understand from outside it, and he respects Harris and anyone else willing to compete. He wants Harris to give everything he has so that the result feels earned. Davis put his expectations for both fighters plainly:

I want nothing but the best of them and I'm gonna give a hundred percent

He acknowledged that a loss would be frustrating and could reveal areas he needed to improve. He made equally clear that he is not planning for that outcome.

How does Josiah Davis describe his fighting style?

Josiah Davis considers himself more of a long-distance fighter than a brawler. He prefers to keep range, work behind his jab and use footwork, while remaining willing to exchange in the pocket when a fight demands it. Against Danny Harris, he expects to begin with technique and movement rather than assume he can predict an unfamiliar opponent.

Davis said his style depends in part on who stands across from him. He can trade at close range, but he sees distance as his starting point. For October 10, he expects plenty of movement while he assesses how Harris comes forward.

Tightening his technique after a previous fight

In one earlier fight, Davis felt he abandoned his long-range approach and turned into more of a brawler. He said he got carried away as the exchanges developed. That experience is one reason he has been working with striking coaches to keep his punches and combinations from getting sloppy.

The goal is not to remove close-range exchanges from his game. Davis said he knows when he has to fight in the pocket and will answer back if an opponent catches him. He wants that response to sit alongside the technique and range he has practiced, rather than replace them.

What did Josiah Davis say about boxing, kickboxing and MMA?

Josiah Davis originally intended to pursue boxing, but learning to kick made kickboxing more appealing to him. He wants to take at least one MMA fight to see where he stands, while acknowledging that his wrestling needs work. For the longer term, he said he prefers striking and could stay with K-1 or return to boxing.

Adding kicks changed what Davis enjoyed about competition. He liked having more than punches available, even if getting kicked was a less welcome part of the adjustment. His interest in trying MMA does not mean he has settled on it as a career direction.

Davis said he would consider another MMA fight if the first went well. At the same time, he was direct about not enjoying wrestling and not seeing himself pursuing extensive MMA training. A single fight, in his view, would give him a way to test himself before deciding whether to do more.

What does Josiah Davis value at Apex Combat Sports?

Josiah Davis trains at Apex Combat Sports in Independence, Missouri, where he said teammates help one another prepare and stay motivated. He described the community as better for him than his previous gym and pointed to the effort training partners put into each other’s conditioning, not just their own work.

Wyatt gave Davis a practical example of that support. Knowing Davis still had weight to lose, Wyatt texted to ask whether he wanted to go running. Davis accepted, seeing the invitation as the kind of push that helps him keep working through a fight camp.

His session before speaking with Ram At The Fights followed the same pattern. Davis had trained with teammates on footwork, done bag work and spent time with striking coaches on his form. He said the attention to clean punches and combinations matters especially after a fight in which he felt he had moved away from his preferred style.

How did Josiah Davis get his start in boxing and kickboxing?

Josiah Davis started boxing at age 12 and did not compete in organized boxing competitions. He credited boxing with developing his hand speed, angles and comfort in a boxing stance. Later, after joining Apex Combat Sports, encouragement to use his frame for kickboxing led him to take his first match.

Boxing during childhood

Davis compared some of his early backyard fights to Kimbo Slice’s, while distinguishing them from formal competition. During a period in foster care, his foster parents encouraged him to stay active and enrolled him in karate, some jiu-jitsu and taekwondo. None held his interest the way boxing did, so he kept returning to it.

A first kickboxing match and a loss

At Apex Combat Sports, Tyler told Davis he had the frame for kickboxing and should learn it. Davis’s first match came when one of the gym’s Muay Thai fighters could not make weight and Davis was close enough to take the opportunity. He accepted and lost.

Davis said Tay Tay gave him a reality check about kickboxing. Rather than put him off, the loss made him want to improve and keep competing under those rules. It also helped turn kickboxing from something he had been encouraged to try into something he wanted to develop.

What did Josiah Davis say about Shamrock FC and Casey Colgan?

Josiah Davis said the October 10 event would be his first time fighting for Shamrock FC. He had previously been scheduled to face Casey Colgan on a Shamrock FC card but withdrew because of injuries. Davis said he would still take that fight if the opportunity came again.

He has watched Shamrock FC through streams of teammates’ fights rather than through his own experience in its venue. From what he has seen, Davis described the venue as well run and said the promotion stays on top of its arrangements.

For his upcoming appearance, Davis promised long-range technique, footwork and movement. He expects the first round with Harris to tell him more about how his opponent intends to fight. The emphasis remains on making his own adjustments in the ring, not relying on assumptions drawn from Harris’s time away.

Who is Josiah Davis?

Josiah Davis is an MMA fighter focused on developing his skills and discipline. He began boxing at 12, has competed in kickboxing and wants to test himself in at least one MMA fight as he continues to grow as a competitor.