The most anticipated fight of the year just concluded with Gervonta Davis stopping Ryan Garcia in the seventh round of the fight. Throughout the fight, Davis’ display of skill was commendable, and the judges’ scorecards are proof of that. It is safe to say that Davis was able to outbox Garcia, without having to go on the offensive side and mostly focusing on the counters. The Baltimore hard-hitter managed to score a knockdown over Garcia during the second round, which woke Garcia up.
The fight ended with Davis landing a quick body shot on Garcia in the seventh round. Garcia showed a late reaction to the punch as he tried to endure the pain, but he got on his knees and thus had the first loss of his career. During the post-fight press conference, a reporter asked Davis’ thoughts on Garcia and how he compared with the other guys Gervonta has fought before. In response, Davis said, “I will say the best fighter is probably, I’d say he is the best fighter”. Davis ended his comment with the statement, “It was fun while it lasted”.
Boxing enthusiasts went crazy after Michael Benson, a sports journalist, shared the clip on his Twitter account. Several fans were prompted to highlight that Davis appeared insincere. They also noted that Garcia did not appear to have pushed Davis to his limits.
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Fans react to Gervonta Davis calling Garcia the best fighter he’s fought
Fans expressed their disbelief in Davis’ comments on Garcia being the best opponent he ever had so far. Some of them pointed out how it seemed like Davis won the fight pretty easily. One fan, Liam Freeman, shared his respect for both fighters, while also saying that it looked like this fight was the easiest fight of Davis’s career.
Interestingly it looked like one of the easiest bouts of his career. Respect to both men.
— Liam Freeman (@LiquidatorPod) April 23, 2023
Another fan hilariously pointed out Davis’ unwillingness to call Garcia his best opponent so far.
He didn’t really want to say that lol.
— xSEATHESTARSx (@xSEATHESTARSx) April 23, 2023
Meanwhile, user Steven Luu found the situation weird, as he believes that Garcia is the best opponent that ‘Tank’ has fought. However, Ryan Garcia didn’t fight like the best opponent for Davis.
It’s weird because I think Ryan Garcia is the best fighter that Tank has fought, but he didn’t perform like he was the best opponent for Tank.
— Steven Luu (@Steventheekid) April 23, 2023
One user believes that Davis made those remarks because Garcia was “right next to him”.
Bro just said that because ryan was right next to him and they squashed the beef …
— Lordnicso (@lordnicso) April 23, 2023
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One fan claimed that Rolly Romero and Isaac Cruz were better opponents for Davis. This is interesting as Cruz was able to give a great fight to Davis and only lost on points.
Rolly and cruz gave him a better fight then that
— B (@BS12OO) April 23, 2023
Lastly, 0ne user disagreed with Davis and said that ‘Tank’ was “too much” for Garcia.
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I don’t think Ryan was his best fight 😂 tank was too much for him
— Humbled King 👑 (@Tommy44473657) April 23, 2023
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Overall, Davis has certainly achieved a remarkable victory over Garcia and has KO’d 27 out of his 29 opponents. It will be interesting to see if his domination continues and the heights he will be able to reach.
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