Gervonta Davis understands that his upcoming showdown with Ryan Garcia transcends their individual appeal.

“Tank” Davis and Garcia are scheduled to face each other April 22 in a 12-round, 136-pound bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Showtime pay-per-view.

The fight has struck a nerve with boxing fans (and the sporting world at large), in part because it represents two talented—and popular—fighters who are in their prime, a seemingly rare occurrence in the business these days.

Although Davis, like Garcia, has taken to trashtalking and belittling his opponent, he has made it clear that he recognizes that the outsize publicity of this event would not be possible without a rival who harbors similar star wattage.

Davis, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, has proven himself as a multi-city draw, selling out arenas in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Washington D.C., San Antonio, and Atlanta. Davis is also a repeat pay-per-view headliner.

And while Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs), of Victorville, California, may not have had the same level of box office success as Davis (28-0, 26 KOs), he has nevertheless drawn considerable appeal on social media.

“This fight is bigger than me and Ryan,” Davis said during Episode 2 of Showtime’s All Access series. “Two young fighters—two explosive young fighters fighting in their prime. Both of them stars—well, he a star on paper. He don’t really, like, pack out no arenas, know what I mean?

"But it’s probably one of the biggest fights of this generation.”

Davis expects to turn it up a notch on fight night.

“It’s gonna be a whole different side of me coming into the fight,” Davis said. “It’s gon’ be like something, like, snapped. I turn [into] a different person. Hopefully nothing go down crazy, for sure. ‘Cuz I’mma be ready.”