Via Huck Allen: Teddy Atlas sees strong Ryan Garcia doing better against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis next April than weaker, smaller Hector Luis Garcia did last Saturday night in Washington, DC
Atlas felt that Ryan (23-0, 19 KOs) had to keep his combat distance, use his stab, and not allow Gervonta (28-0, 26 KO) to get too close to him to make shots. his big.
It is too early to know if the war between Gervonta and Garcia will take place in April because it needs to be negotiated. Although the main points have been agreed, there is no certainty that the fight will take place.
If the fight does not take place, boxing fans will be very sad to look forward to the match.
After that, Tank will likely go in the direction of Devin Haney, Shakur Stevenson, Vasyl Lomachenko, George Kambosos Jr and Frank Martin. Those are the biggest names at 135, along with Isaac Cruz and Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.
Overpowered in terms of power, Hector Garcia (16-1, 10 KOs) did an admirable job, but he seemed distracted by the mob brawl that took place in the 1/8 round.
After that incident, Hector lost momentum and was hit by a cannonball from Tank late in the round, causing him to lose sight in his right eye. The match was then stopped at the start of the ninth inning.
“I will tell you the difference in this fight between Garcia [Ryan] compared to other Garcia [Hector Luis]. First of all, this Garcia is bigger; he is stronger. Unlike the last Garcia that Tank pointed to, this Garcia is a great boxer,” said Teddy Atlas The strugglewhile previewing the match between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Ryan Garcia.
“Tank Davis is that powerful guy. We understand. TNT. Garcia can punch, especially with that counterattack left hook, and he’s getting bigger. He has become bigger. Maybe he’s still filling in. Until a year ago, he was probably still growing.
“So you’ve got a bigger guy. I don’t know if he’s a match for Tank’s strength, but he’s right there. But he can surpass Tank in speed, length and size. He’s bigger, he’s longer, and he’s fast.
“He has quick hands, so he does those things, and Tank is not a slow guy. But Tank has handled all of that before. He deals with taller people. He often fights with taller people. He’s not a giant that far away.
“So he knows how to take the range, he knows how to close the gap, and he knows how to even make you give up your height like he did with Rolly, and set traps at the same time. and make you cower to approach. he.
“So it will be a fierce fight. Garcia will have to control the outside like the other Garcias [Hector] Another night tried to do. But he [Ryan] Better stab, longer stab, faster arm, more power.
“He has something that makes Tank a little bit more nervous, a little more respectful. When he closes the gap, he has to worry about the power of that left hook [from Ryan].
“That’s important. He’s got something to keep Tank respecting in those areas. Pay a little attention in those areas because that’s important. Garcia will have to control the scope and make it work. Tank has to pay with real estate.
“You want to approach me with real estate, then you will have to pay the price with three left hooks. Instead of dollars, it’s punches. It’s the currency in the ring, so he has to fight that kind of fight. You’ll have to fight it all night. There is no margin for error.
“He has to be consistent throughout the night and stay focused throughout the night. Unlike other Garcia [Hector], who was looking outside the ring to see what was going on in the stands. No.
“He will have to focus on Tank Davis all night and stay consistent for one mistake with Tank Davis and the battle is over. You may survive, but the war may end.
“So what is Tank Davis supposed to do? He has to do what he does. He has to close the gap, sometimes using a feint. He is a smart warrior. He must use all the tricks in the arsenal. Not just strength.
“He had to set a trap for Ryan to come forward and bite into it. He should have pretended to let him think he was coming to get Garcia to step out early and then start closing in on him.
“Push. Just like the night before, the stab will be the key for both fighters to control that outer range, the outer distance. The jab will. Ryan Garcia’s stab will have to be nimble; it will have to be hard, it will have to be quick, rightly so.
“It will have to control scope; it would have to dictate the terms of the war, the geography of the war because geography would have to be owned by Ryan on the outside. Tank wants to get geography to be closer.
“The stab will be the key. Tank Davis’ thrust doesn’t come out very often, but it’s straight, accurate, hard, and he can get aggressive with it. That’s what he might try to do. I’m not saying Garcia would be defensive with it, but it would be more appropriate for him to mark his territory. Draw a line in the sand. ‘You will not cross this line.’
“There are a lot of fights out there that we want to see, but we probably won’t watch them. This one we would love to see this one. Hopefully, we’ll see it. Once we know the fight will come, and with his eight million followers.
“I think Ryan has eight million followers [on Instagram] [correction: nine million] or something like that. Almost as much as you,” Atlas said.
