Gervonta ‘Tank‘ Davis and Ryan Garcia have both become two of the most successful boxers of this generation. Not only are the duo undefeated inside the ring, but they also share genuine animosity between them. Fortunately for the fans, the two will throw down on April 22, with the winner attaining bragging rights over the other.
The pair of young lions will battle it out at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in front of thousands of fans and millions watching around the world. Over the years, Davis and Garcia have exchanged heated words on social media. Recently, the two even appeared on Instagram Live and placed an all-in bet ahead of their upcoming clash.
War of words between Gervonta Davis & Ryan Garcia whilst facing off at the pre-fight press conference today. 🥊😬
TWO days to go! #DavisGarcia pic.twitter.com/LldgdJyuRE
— Boxing DIRT (@BoxingDIRT) April 20, 2023
Davis even had a run-in with Garcia inside a nightclub in September of last year, with the duo almost throwing down. Fans expect to see fireworks as Davis’ one-punch power and Ryan’s lightening fast speed will be put to display come fight night. Come fight night, one fighter will taste defeat for the first time in their professional career.
Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia: Tale of the Tape
Standing at a stature of 1.78 m, ‘King Ry’ towers over Gervonta Davis whose height is recorded to be 1.66 m. Aside from being the taller athlete among the two, Ryan also had a reach advantage of 7 cm; Ryan’s reach is 178 cm while Davis’ lies at 171 cm.
However, Garcia’s size and weight could either work for or against him in the upcoming battle against Davis. If Ryan stays cautious and careful, he can put his reach and height advantage to good use by keeping a sharp shorter like Davis at bay on the outside. ‘Tank’ will only be able to land his power punches once he gets in close enough to Ryan.
Despite possessing massive power, Davis needs his taller opponents to come in close range for him to land his signature punches. When his opponents are outside the range, Gervonta isn’t able to do much and falls behind on the scorecards. But all it takes is one punch for the Baltimore resident, which is what makes this bout so intriguing.
Tank vs KingRy: Boxing record
Gervonta is heading into this bout with an undefeated record of 28 wins (26 KOs). Davis last fought in January against Hector Garcia. Ryan also has an undefeated record of 23 wins (19 KOs). ‘King Ry’ last fought in July 2022 against Javier Fortuna.
‘Tank’ is a switch-hitter, while his opponent fights out of the orthodox stance. Davis made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18 in February 2013, winning his very first bout via first-round KO. Less than 4 years later, Davis won his first world title, the super-featherweight IBF championship, when he knocked out Jose Pedraza in the 7th round.
Fans consider the Baltimore native’s best fight to be the one against Leo Santa Cruz, a four-division champion at the time. Both men were willing to trade heavy shots until Gervonta dropped his opponent via an uppercut in the 6th round.
Ryan outdid Davis by turning a pro boxer at the age of 17. His fight bout against Edgar Meza ended up via TKO in just 94 seconds. 5 years later, he claimed the WBC interim lightweight belt but doesn’t hold any world titles currently.
Fans consider Ryan’s most spectacular fight to be the one against Romero Duno in 2019, who was 21-1 at the time. In what was considered the toughest fight of his career at the time, it ended up in Garcia’s favor as he finished his opponent within 2 minutes of the first round. ‘King Ry‘ has promised that the night, he steps into the squared ring against Davis. will mark his new best fight.