Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia | Showtime PPV - April 22, 2023

[ajrage1]

I think Garcia is going to surprise a lot of people with the way he defeats Davis.
My prediction: Garcia by KO in 9

[NateJR]

I think Garcia is going to surprise a lot of people with the way he defeats Davis.
My prediction: Garcia by KO in 9

I agree, I think Ryan wins too. I don't feel Ryan is the more skilled of the 2, but he has a lot of advantages you can't overlook, especially if the fight takes place at 140.

[adislav123]

I think Garcia is going to surprise a lot of people with the way he defeats Davis.
My prediction: Garcia by KO in 9

I agree, I think Ryan wins too. I don't feel Ryan is the more skilled of the 2, but he has a lot of advantages you can't overlook, especially if the fight takes place at 140.

it's boxing. anything can happen. both guys got a bit of power and should davis walk into an uppercut right on the button who knows if he gets up again.

i don't see ryan surviving 12 rounds and if so he'll have to take a lot of punishment and get a couple of times off the canvas.

his upright fighting style is tailor made for davis.

[gregregegg]

I dont actualy think Davis is significantly better than garcia, but i do kinda feel like garcia keeps his chin too high to be fighting davis. especialy with how he got clipped by cambpell.

@140lb id say its 70-30 with davis the favorite. but i dont think tanks ever been hit with anything close to garcias power so thats always a question mark keeping it live.

[Perseus]

So is this fight actually going to happen in a ring or just stay a social media spat forever?

[Evander]

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They're probably trying to see what public opinion is that's why there's an April date on it.

[Evander]

I re-watched his fight with Hector Luis Garcia the other night.
Tank finished him well in the end, but in the rounds leading up he didn't half miss a lot of shots, come up short and hit thin air.

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[Perseus]

Isn't Showtime about to shutdown boxing?

[gregregegg]

So Garcias team have given tanks team lead.

Tank wants a rematch clause.

Ryan doesn’t.

Tank wants controls of that rematch of it happens. But Ryan wants control of the rematch if it happens….

If this fight doesn’t happen it’s on tank by the looks of it. He shouldent even need a rematch clause let alone care about the details of it to a point where it’s putting the entire fight in jeopardy.

[Ruthless-RKO]

So Garcias team have given tanks team lead.

Tank wants a rematch clause.

Ryan doesn’t.

Tank wants controls of that rematch of it happens. But Ryan wants control of the rematch if it happens….

If this fight doesn’t happen it’s on tank by the looks of it. He shouldent even need a rematch clause let alone care about the details of it to a point where it’s putting the entire fight in jeopardy.

Remember the time when we used to get a one and done.

And of the fans really wanted a rematch, then r July got one with or without a rematch clause.

[sturm vogel]

Garcia, a boxer with punch, is 6' tall, has reach, angle, speed, and skill advantages over puncher Davis who is 5',5'' . That's 7 inches shorter while being slower and always out-of-range. All Davis seems to bring is his punch. If Garcia uses all those advantages, and keeps Davis busy defending from range, this is typically a fight with 9 rounds to 3 in favor of Garcia.

Not sure why so many here don't see this?

[margaret thatcher]

garcia has the length for sure, but he's not 6 feet tall. he's always been listed at 5'10 where i've seen, with 70 inch reach to 67.5

i think tank is just as fast too and garcia is straight up with that chin in the air

[SendoTakeshi]

Garcia, a boxer with punch, is 6' tall, has reach, angle, speed, and skill advantages over puncher Davis

Not sure why so many here don't see this?

If so many people don't see it, maybe it's just not there?

[Ruthless-RKO]

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[margaret thatcher]

gawdt dang is it really happening then

[Ruthless-RKO]

Sources: Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia sign for April 15 clash

Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia have both signed contracts for an April 15 super fight in Las Vegas at a 136-pound catchweight, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

The deal, which has been in the works since November, will be finalized once broadcasters Showtime and DAZN sign contracts, sources said. Showtime, Davis' and promoter PBC's longtime network, sent the contract to DAZN on Saturday, per source. The streaming service is the home of Garcia, who competes for Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.

The fight between the star boxers is perhaps the biggest commercial event boxing can deliver. A dispute over the rematch clause threatened to derail the fight, but that issue was resolved last week after PBC agreed that Golden Boy Promotions would serve as the lead promoter for the rematch if Garcia wins.

Only Davis can exercise the rematch clause in the event he loses, per sources. Typically, boxers have 30 days to activate their right to an immediate return bout.

Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) will earn the lion's share of revenue for the first fight, per sources, and is the betting favorite to win the bout. The Baltimore native defeated Hector Luis Garcia last month via ninth-round TKO to keep the Ryan Garcia matchup intact.

On Thursday, Davis pleaded guilty to four counts stemming from a hit-and-run crash in November 2020 in Baltimore that left four people injured, including a pregnant woman. Davis' sentencing is set for May 5, which means any potential punishment won't interfere with his ability to compete in April.

Davis is also set to be arraigned on Feb. 23 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in connection with a Dec. 27 misdemeanor domestic violence charge of battery causing bodily harm. Davis pleaded not guilty after allegedly hitting the mother of his 1-year-old daughter with a "closed-hand type slap," according to police, who said she suffered a small abrasion on the inside of her upper lip. She asked the court to dismiss charges in an affidavit filed Jan. 24.

Both Davis and Garcia announced on Instagram in mid-November that they would meet in a long-awaited fight in 2023, but it took months to reach an agreement on terms.

Davis, a 28-year-old from Baltimore, is one of the biggest needle-movers in boxing. "Tank" has 4.2 million Instagram followers and routinely fights before a host of celebrities. ESPN's No. 3 lightweight, Davis won a junior lightweight title with a seventh-round KO of Jose Pedraza in 2017.

Before he defeated Hector Luis Garcia, Davis scored wins over Isaac Cruz and Rolly Romero in 135-pound bouts.

Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) is a star, too, with over 9 million followers on Instagram. Regarded for his lightning-quick hands, the 24-year-old scored a career-best win in January 2021 after he survived a knockdown to stop Luke Campbell in the seventh round.

He didn't fight the rest of 2021 after he withdrew from a fight with Javier Fortuna to address his mental health followed by wrist surgery that scrapped a bout with Joseph Diaz Jr.

Garcia, who fights out of Southern California, returned last year with wins over Emmanuel Tagoe and Javier Fortuna at 140 pounds. Garcia, who formerly campaigned at 135 pounds, vowed to remain at 140 but will drop four pounds for the catchweight bout.

Garcia was set to fight Mercito Gesta in January, but he bypassed the planned tune-up bout to head directly into the high-stakes showdown with Davis.

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[sturm vogel]

Garcia should be able to frustrate Davis and cause the trackless tank to tire and go flat. With his wind deflated Garcia should then pierce through Davis' whose shortcummings he will re-visit.

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