LAS VEGAS – Gervonta Davis was harsher Thursday in predicting what will happen to Ryan Garcia on Saturday night than during their previous press conferences.

With tensions intensifying as they came closer to fight night, Davis delivered a warning to Garcia as they sat on a stage at MGM Grand’s KA Theatre.

“I touch that jaw, I’m telling you, you going to sleep,” Davis said. “I promise you, once I touch that jaw, you going to sleep. I’ll probably break your jaw. Facts!”

Garcia interjected and told Davis he would break Davis’ jaw with one of his trademark left hooks. That’s when Davis made matters more personal.

“I’m gonna break your jaw,” Davis said. “I promise you. Don’t even bring your mother or your daughter. Don’t bring ‘em. Don’t bring ‘em. Don’t bring ‘em. I’m telling you – don’t bring ‘em.”

Garcia didn’t mention anything about Davis’ family, but he took exception to promises from Davis and his team that the powerful southpaw will punish Garcia during their 12-round, 136-pound fight at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. Davis’ rival contended that he hasn’t punished opponents and has at times been down on scorecards or in close fights when he won bouts by knockout.

“I mean, they’re talking about, you know, I wanna punish him,” Garcia said. “This man’s never punished anybody in his life, man. This man’s always losing. You don’t punish nobody. So, get that out of your delusional mind, bro. You’re not gonna punish me in no way, no chance. You’re gonna get punished. You got the lowest punch output in boxing right now. You understand that you’re not punishing nobody.”

The 28-year-old Davis often gets off to slow starts, but he patiently assesses his opponents, intelligently set traps and often catches them with stunning shots that change fights instantaneously.

Rolando “Rolly” Romero was ahead on one scorecard, 48-47, when Davis drilled him with a left hand that abruptly ended their fight in the sixth round last May 28 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Davis previously was ahead by only one point on all three scorecards, 48-47, when his crushing left uppercut knocked Leo Santa Cruz cold in the sixth round of their October 2020 bout at Alamodome in San Antonio.

Baltimore’s Davis reminded Garcia that he makes up for his comparatively low volume of punches by being one of boxing’s most accurate punchers.

“That’s fine, but you’re not punishing nobody,” Garcia said. “You’re not punishing nobody, though. So, get that out of your mind. You walked into the wrong guy right here. The things you got away with before, they’re catching up to you. This is the moment where everything catches up to you in every way – trust me. Trust me, in every way everything’s catching up to you Saturday night. Saturday, everything, your whole career’s gonna come to a halt.

“Not finished. You’ll be able to come back a good man. But trust me, everything comes to a halt Saturday night. Finished. You’re gonna learn the hard way. You don’t see it, but you’re gonna learn the hard way. The hard way is coming to you real quick. In the blink of an eye, you’re finished and you’re gonna have a lot to think about – trust me!”

Davis also questioned Garcia’s lack of fundamentals and defensive flaws, which Davis believes will lead to his downfall in their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event (8 p.m. EDT; 5 p.m. PDT; $84.99). Oddsmakers have installed Davis (28-0, 26 KOs), who has won 18 of his past 19 bouts by knockout or technical knockout, as more than a 2-1 favorite over Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs).

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.