Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
Top-rated junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu gave his take on Saturday's lightweight showdown between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather, who promoted Gervonta Davis for most of his career, believes his former charge will knock Ryan Garcia out.
Tank vs. Garcia Final Press Conference Live Stream - Davis vs. Garcia will see undefeated five-time, three-division world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis in a long-awaited clash against hard-hitting sensation “King” Ryan Garcia taking place Saturday, April 22 headlining live on pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
There aren’t many physical advantages Ryan Garcia’s trainer doesn’t see him having over Gervonta Davis. Joe Goossen offered a considerable list of attributes he feels Garcia will be able to utilize versus Davis in their 12-round, 136-pound showdown Saturday night when he was interviewed during a recent appearance on “The PBC Podcast.” Goossen told co-hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal that he has “the better racehorse” entering a bout Baltimore’s Davis is favored by oddsmakers to win by more than a 2-1 margin.
By Cliff Rold - Has there been a major event quite like Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia in recent memory? Hopes are high heading into this Saturday (Showtime/DAZN PPV, 8 PM EST) by those who count the chips in boxing. Fans are hoping for at least a good fight but the business of boxing is looking at this as a potential blockbuster, perhaps the first of several over the next few years around lightweight and Jr. welterweight.
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia stood beside a young leukemia patient when he arrived at MGM Grand on Tuesday afternoon. Inspired by the brutal battle waged by one of his biggest fans, Garcia promised to deliver an unforgettable performance against Gervonta Davis in the biggest fight of their careers Saturday night. Garcia didn’t mention a specific round, but the slight underdog predicted that the dangerous Davis would wind up on the wrong end of an abrupt, stunning conclusion for a change in their 12-round, 136-pound fight at T-Mobile Arena.
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia again mocked one of Gervonta Davis’ accessories Tuesday. Davis and Garcia agreed during an Instagram Live session Monday to bet their entire fight purses on the outcome of their 12-round, 136-pound bout Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Though actually wagering those enormous sums of money seems unlikely, Garcia clarified during his “grand arrival” that he meant money when he agreed to their bet, not the bag Garcia criticized Davis for carrying with him to their press conferences last month in New York and Beverly Hills.
Ryan Garcia is unquestionably the most popular boxer Oscar De La Hoya’s company promotes. The 24-year-old Garcia has more than 9 million Instagram followers and a marketing deal with Gatorade, despite the fact that he has held only an interim lightweight title during his six-year professional career. If Garcia’s pay-per-view fight against Gervonta Davis does the type of business De La Hoya anticipates April 22, “The Golden Boy” believes Garcia can become a bigger star than even Canelo Alvarez and himself.
Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney has to be the most interested observer of the 136-pound catchweight bout featuring Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia on April 22.
By Thomas Gerbasi - The official coronation may take place on Saturday night, but for now, Ryan Garcia already sees himself as the king of boxing. Why wouldn’t he? At 24, he’s young enough to believe he rules the world. A record of 23-0 with 19 KOs has given him tangible proof that he’s pretty good at this fighting stuff, and 9.5 million Instagram followers can’t be wrong, right? And boy, does “King Ry” know how to sell it.