By: Sean Crose
Tonight, the biggest boxing match in years will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gervonta Davis 28-0 will face Ryan Garcia 23-0 in the scheduled 12th round in the 136-pound division. How big is this war? Big enough to be the most talked about throw in the sport even though no major title is at stake. There’s a reason for this – both boxers are young, feisty and can hit hard enough to knock down a wall.
In a word: both men fought a total of 53 times without losing. Only six of those combo battles lasted until the final bell. That means there is almost 90% knockout rate among fighters. That’s more than impressive considering each man’s career score. The fact that Davis attracts a large audience and Garcia has a massive social media following of millions and the hype is not only understandable but warranted. Oh, and neither man seemed to be a fan of the other. Garcia worked hard to get past Davis before the battle, and Davis pushed Garcia into the balance. It can be said that the tension will be high tonight.
On the other hand, this fight is not easy to do. Davis fights under the umbrella of Top Boxing Champion, run by the enigmatic Al Haymon, a public shy individual who is equally beloved by those who fight under the banner of Boxing Champion. top brother. On the other hand, Garcia fights under the umbrella of Golden Boy Promotion, run by former great boxer Oscar De la Hoya (who, unlike Haymon, is clearly not afraid of publicity). Nowadays, there are rarely major battles between fighters from different organized factions.
This whole contemporary way of working has set boxing apart in an endless stream of black eyes in history. The fact that both Davis and Garcia push their respective teams to do this speaks volumes about each. The result of combining these entities is tonight’s pay-per-view event, which will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time, which will be available across various stores such as Pay for per view by Showtime, Pay Per View by DAZN and PPV.com.
For those who will win:
There’s a reason I’m looking forward to this game. Like all great couples, it raises the question of who will win without giving any specific answers. In fact, these people are quite even. Plus, there’s the problem or the power. All either man had to do was make a hard landing once. Only once. Things could have simply buzzed before suddenly collapsing onto the canvas thanks to a headbutt from Davis or a left hook from Garcia. That’s the fighting style.
With that being said, I would predict Davis would win by stopping in the 10th round. His footwork is better than Garcia’s, and in a fight like this, that would make all the difference. separate. In short – Davis moves around the ring more efficiently than Garcia. That means he will be better than Garcia at preparing to take good shots. The reason I expect this fight to go on in the later rounds is simple – both men will be at their best tonight, and it will take a while, wear and tear, and exhaustion before a of the two boxers started to really make themselves vulnerable. attack.
That’s it: Davis eats 10 in what could turn out to be a larger-scale chess match than anyone expected.
