Ryan Garcia Will Knock Gervonta Davis Out

The impossible or unexpected oftentimes is conquered by fighters with a presence and an aura that can only be explained as a fireball of transcendence that is ready to burst. This Saturday, Ryan Garcia bursts into superstardom when he knocks Gervonta Davis out cold.

Following their final press conference, Ryan Garcia told ESPN that he envisions the sold-out crowd at T-Mobile Arena turning silent due to the brutal nature of his KO victory.

“I see him getting caught with a left hook, just slept – goodnight,” says Garcia, who arguably has the fastest hands in the sport.

“One of the most brutal knockouts you’ve seen in many years. And the whole crowd’s just going to go silent, and we’re all going to have to take a knee. I see that.”

There’s no denying that Davis is the more experienced fighter in the professional ranks. However, for the first time in his well-planned career, he will be fighting someone who punches just as hard and significantly faster. And history does not lie – speed kills.

There are many elements to this fight that favour Ryan Garcia despite being the betting underdog – Here are some of them.

1- Ryan asked for this fight

Both fighters will be stepping through the ropes Saturday night, but one of them is the reason this fight is happening…

Ryan Garcia has been hunting down Davis for the past three years. However, Gervonta, conversely, has been dismissive of Garcia’s claims to make the fight happen. There is no secret that Davis doesn’t fight any power punchers. The only time he did step in the ring against a pure puncher was when he faced Rolando Romero last year. However, the only reason he took that fight was that he had to because it was the last fight on his contract under Mayweather Promotions.

When both teams were negotiating this fight, team Davis had put many stipulations so that team Garcia won’t take the fight. Think about it – when was the last time we’ve seen a fight of this magnitude with any rehydration clauses? And not only is there a rehydration clause, but there’s also a second-day weigh-in on the afternoon of fight night…

Davis says that this fight defines the best fighting the best. Yet how can you say that when you’re fighting Ryan after limiting his water and calorie intake? Is that the sign of a real warrior and a true champion? Or is that a sign of a man that is genuinely worried?

2- Ryan’s last fight

When looking at both men’s last fight, Davis fought Hector Garcia, who had a completely different style than Ryan’s. Hector is a diminutive slick southpaw with no power, while Ryan is a 140-pounder who’s orthodox with pure bone-crushing power. So in all actuality, did Davis really prepare for Ryan’s style with his last outing?

On the other hand, Ryan fought former world champion Javier Fortuna in his last fight. Just like Davis, Fortuna is a short Southpaw with knockout power and fast feet but flawed defence. That is the perfect opponent to have before fighting Davis.

3- Gervonta’s biggest flaw is Ryan’s greatest weapon

It’s no secret that Ryan is predominantly a lead-hand fighter. However, he has such devastating power in his left hook that it might be all he needs.

Both fighters are far from perfect when it comes to their defence, but Gervonta’s biggest flaw is pulling out of close range with his right hand down, and with him being a southpaw, he will be open to Ryan’s left hook.

4- Devin Haney

Haney, who holds all the belts at the lightweight division, has fought Garcia six times in the amateurs with three wins a piece. On the other hand, arguably the most infamous sparring session in boxing occurred six years ago when Davis sparred with Haney for almost an hour straight. When Haney was asked who he favours in the fight, he backed Garcia to score the knockout over Davis.

5- Rolando Romero

Rolando Romero is another man that shared the ring with both competitors, and his take on the fight left many in shock when he compared both men’s power and ring craft.

“I sparred Ryan a few times with 16 oz gloves, and I can tell you that he punched harder than Tank did in 8 oz gloves.”

Let’s remember that Romero was comfortably outclassing Davis until he was caught in the sixth round.

6- Francisco Fonseca

Gervonta’s most-watched fight to date was against Francisco Fonseca when both men clashed in the co-main event of the Mayweather vs Mcgregor card. As most people remember, Davis missed weight that fight, and he couldn’t hurt Fonseca until hitting him behind the head, which enabled him to continue in the tenth round. Many argue that Davis should have been disqualified that night. A year later, Garcia knocked out Fonseca cold and ended his run at lightweight. Yes, styles do make fights, but that still shows how dangerous Garcia is.

7- Gervonta’s court date

Fourteen days after fight night, Davis has a court date for his hit-and-run incident. Some might say that Davis is built to thrive under immense chaos and pressure, but at some point, things must catch up to the Baltimore native.

I’m not saying that Ryan Garcia is the greatest fighter we’ve ever seen since Ali, but what I’m saying is that Karma can be real sometimes too.

You want to weight-drain the guy and put his life at risk, and with Gervonta’s team taunting Ryan’s promoter Oscar Dela Hoya at the presser and reminding him that they took his fighters back in 2013 when he went to rehab in the HBO days when they went out of business not dealing with Mayweather and PBC. So maybe there is a little bit of destiny, a little bit of Karma and a little bit of fate to go along with that hand speed and left hook of Ryan.

Garcia vowed to make Davis rethink his decisions in life in connection to his sentencing date on May 5th.

” I’m gonna knock you out with a left hook, and for the first time in your life, you’re gonna be introspective because if you win, the gravy train and the hype will continue, but when I knock you out, it’s gonna be quite a moment for you coming off a knockout loss and having to go to jail. You have a moment of reckoning coming upon you.”

Ryan truly believes that this moment is favored upon him by his faith in God. Whether you think it’s nonsense or not, that mentality has compelled fighters in the past to perform beyond their best and pull off upsets against deadly punchers like Wilder vs Fury. I’ve seen this happen before in the history of boxing, and when Garcia stops Davis, it will be another colossal moment for the history books.