“Garcia Got Overconfident”: Boxing Pros React as Gervonta Davis Stops Ryan Garcia in Round 7

In a fight that was hyped for months, Gervonta Davis delivered on his promise to take out Ryan Garcia in their super fight on Saturday. The two fighters went head to head in a 136-pound catchweight fight at the sold-out T-Mobile Arena in front of 20,842 fans.

The fight started off with Garcia looking quick and landing some shots, but Davis soon found his rhythm and began to land his own. In Round 2, Davis landed a counter left hand that sent Garcia to the canvas. Despite this, ‘KingRy’ quickly got back up and showed no ill effects, but it was a sign of things to come. In Round 7, Davis landed a stinging liver shot that floored Garcia for the second time in the fight. However, this time, Garcia was unable to beat the count, and the referee called the fight at 1:44 of Round 7.

After the fight, Garcia admitted that he couldn’t breathe and get up. Davis, on the other hand, declared himself the ‘face of boxing’. This was not all as the boxing community was quick to jump on and share their thoughts following ‘Tank’s’ victory.

The boxing world reacts to Gervonta Davis beating Ryan Garcia

WBO Welterweight champion Terence Crawford felt that the now 23-1 boxer was overconfident in his approach vs Davis.

YouTube sensation Jake Paul on the other hand could not fathom the fact that ‘Tank’ had won. This might have to do with him picking Garcia to win over his rival.

In addition, legendary boxing coach Teddy Atlas claimed that Davis was smart enough to capitalize on Garcia’s tall and thin frame.

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Moreover, former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis congratulated Davis on his victory. He also had some motivating words for Garcia as he suffered his first-ever defeat as a professional.

Lastly, WBO and WBC super-featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson revealed that the fight went exactly like he thought it would and also claimed to have made some money betting on ‘Tank’.

Regardless of the opinions of the experts, there’s no denying that the Davis-Garcia fight was one of the highly anticipated matchups in recent years, and it delivered in a big way. Moreover, this victory cements Davis as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport and one of the biggest stars today. Fans of boxing were treated to an exciting and dramatic fight, and the sport as a whole benefitted from the increased attention. As for Davis, the future looks bright. He’s now firmly established himself as one of the sport’s biggest stars, and it’s likely that he’ll continue to draw big crowds and high-profile opponents in the years to come.

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