On 22 April 2023, a great boxing match is about to happen. There was a chance that this highly anticipated match would not happen because of contract disputes as reported in February 2023. But fortunately, those disputes were settled and we can have a great match.
Both boxers are ranked in the top ten by many reputable boxing magazines.
Ryan Garcia is an American boxer. He is from Los Alamitos, California. His Nickname is King. He is 24 years of age. He is entering this match with an impressive 23-0 with 19 KOs. He has held the interim lightweight belt in 2021. He is an orthodox boxer. His height is 5 ft 10 in and his reach is 70 in. He trained with Eddy Reynoso who has trained boxers like Canelo Alvarez.
Gervonta Davis is an American boxer. He is from Baltimore, Maryland. His Nickname is Tank. He is 28 years of age. He is entering this match with an impressive 28-0 with 26 KOs. He is a five-time champion in three weight divisions. He is a southpaw boxer, His height is 5 ft 5.5 and his reach is 67.5 in. He was born in the crime-infested part of Baltimore. He left his studies to get involved in boxing. He later did get his GED.
This is a match fans have been clamoring for ages. Both are KO artists who have won most of their matches with a KO. Both fighters have been wanting this match for quite some time. They have been engaged in a war of words for quite some time. Now it is finally time to settle this in a boxing ring to see who gets the bragging rights.
In the press conference. Gervonta Davis was reserved. Saying that the match will be difficult but he was relishing the opportunity to fight such an opponent. He said that many boxers avoid these types of difficult matches. But we both have accepted the challenge. On the other hand, Ryan Garcia was very confident and said that he will beat Gervonta Davis. He also has said that this will be the best fight of his career.
This will be a catch-weight match at 136 lbs. So this match will not be for a title. The PPV will be a joint PPV between showtime and DAZN. This match will be held in the T-mobile arena in Paradise, Nevada, USA.
Gervonta Davis is a left-handed boxer which is called a southpaw boxer. So he is naturally a difficult opponent for any right-handed boxer who is called an orthodox boxer. But he also has a devastating hand that has put almost all of his opponents to sleep.
Ryan Garcia has a height and reach advantage over his opponent and he himself has knockout power which he has used to KO many of his opponents.
Gervonta Davis despite his height disadvantage against most of his opponents is able to overcome this deficit by his quick movements and get on the inside and inflict damage. The issue he may face is that he usually slows down in the later rounds. So the taller Ryan Garcia may be easily able to keep Gervonta Davis at bay and punch him from a distance. Ryan Garcia's issue is that he doesn’t protect his chin as well as he should which leads to him being vulnerable to jabs. Gervonta Davis uses jabs very successfully. Ryan Garcia also takes the full brunt of his opponent's many punches which good boxers try to avoid. He can’t do that against Gervonta Davis who has devastating power in his punches. Gervonta Davis last fought in January. Ryan Garcia's last fight was in July of 2022.
Gervonta Davis will have to work hard to overcome his height disadvantage. But Ryan Garcia’s poor defense will give him the opportunity to get the KO. Ryan Garcia will have to defend well and try to take the fight to later rounds because of Gervonta Davis's cardio issues. In the later rounds, Ryan Garcia is favored to get the KO.
So it will be an interesting match-up in which Gervonta Davis will try to end the match quickly and Ryan Garcia will try to extend the match into later rounds.
Gervonta Davis is a heavy betting favorite to win the match. Ryan Garcia is considered an underdog in this match.
This promises to be a great match-up.
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