11/23/2023 0 Comments Tank boxer![]() ![]() ![]() I look at ‘Tank’ and he looks ready,” De La Hoya said. I look at Ryan’s team and they know he’s ready. Garcia’s promoter and former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya said during the pre-fight press conference that he had issues with the negation tactics. Garcia celebrates after defeating Javier Fortuna in the sixth round of a lightweight bout on July 16, 2022. “There’s a lot of things they hit me last minute with.” “Another thing was that they agreed to 138 and then two weeks later they said they were not doing it unless you were 136. ![]() “I thought everything was signed and done, and last minute they threw that at me,” Garcia told DAZN. The 24-year-old said that Davis – nicknamed “Tank” – insisted on the implementation of a rehydration clause which means that they can’t weigh more than 10lbs over 136lbs on the morning of the fight. The pair – who are both unbeaten fighters with impressive knockout résumés – will meet in a non-title catchweight fight at 136lbs after they finally were able to agree on a weight after long negotiations.īut Garcia said that a late addition from Davis’ team provided an extra complication to talks one which he said he was happy to facilitate so the fight could go ahead. The two have verbally sparred for years as they have worked their way through their own respective careers, but will finally step into the ring together on Saturday, April 22 in Las Vegas for one of boxing’s most highly anticipated fights in recent years. Rivalries in boxing can often feel forced or just for the camera.īut in the case of Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis, they clearly don’t like each other. ![]()
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