Gervonta Davis’ co-trainer doubled down on “The Tank” argument that April 22 opponent Ryan Garcia is not a complete boxer.
Davis said several times in press conferences last week to kick off the promotion of the 136-pound pay-per-view match that Garcia has a powerful left hook but no other notable weapons.
Kenny Ellis, one of Davis’ coaches, agreed with his patron in an interview with me and Kenneth Bouhairie on Podcasts of PBC.
“Every fighter has flaws,” Ellis said. “Ryan has flaws on top of flaws, you know what I mean? He has a lot of flaws. … He makes a lot of mistakes. Every fighter has flaws, but, G– damn it, Ryan.”
An example?
“Everybody knows Number 1. His chin is up in the air as a stop sign,” Ellis said. “I cannot go into details. I don’t want them to know what our game plan is.”
Ellis was asked if the exposed chin was something that could be corrected.
“If you work on it long enough, you can improve it,” he said, “but he didn’t work with it. [Joe] Goossen long enough to perfect it. He may start with a slanted chin but it will come back.
Ellis was then asked if Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) was Davis’ toughest opponent on paper. He laughs.
“I don’t think so,” he said, and then explained what makes Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) a better boxer. “The tank is a complete package, man. He can punch, he can punch, he can take pain, he can knock it off. You name it, Tank can do it. Speed, power, everything.
“[And] Tanks love to fight. He’s not doing this just for the money. He’s been fighting all his life, ever since he’s been pampered.
The Davis-Garcia fight is scheduled to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
