“How Can He Speak for All the Mexicans if He Is Not Mexican?”: Ryan Garcia Replies to Gervonta Davis’s Claims of Him Not Being a Mexican

There is a couple of days left for the most anticipated boxing match this year. The fight which took so long to materialize after so much back and forth between the two fighters is now at hand. Some people, still, find it hard to believe that Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis will finally dish it out in the ring. The eyes of the whole boxing world are on the fight, and the fighters are not letting the hype die down. Both fighters have been calling each other out on social media, and they are not letting up when it comes to the war of words. Both fighters want to have a psychological edge over each other before they step inside the ring.

Recently, Davis made a controversial statement by saying that Garcia isn’t Mexican. Little Giant Boxing posted a video of Garcia on their YouTube channel where he responded to Davis’ comment. Garcia seemed unfazed by Tank’s comment as he came back at him with a mature response.

Ryan Garcia’s response to Gervonta Davis’s comments on his Mexican identity

In a recent interview, Ryan Garcia was asked about his response to Gervonta Davis’s comments on him not being Mexican. Ryan replied by saying that he doesn’t believe Gervonta crossed the line, but he did question Gervonta’s ability to speak for all Mexicans when he himself is not Mexican. Ryan drew a parallel by saying that he would not speak for the African-American community because he is not African-American, and therefore cannot fully understand their struggles and experiences.

He said, “How can he speak for all the Mexicans if he is not Mexican? Just like I wouldn’t speak for the black community because I’m not Black.” Ryan also added that he does not have a “hardened heart” and attributed Davis’ comments to a lack of awareness.

He said, “I don’t have a hardened heart. You understand what I’m saying? I just say it, for his lack of awareness. Maybe I could say, maybe you shouldn’t say that, but I’m not gonna judge him too harshly”.

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He suggested that Gervonta could have been more thoughtful with his choice of words, but he did not want to judge him too harshly.

Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia both fueled up for the fight as they make bold claims

While Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia both appeared quite confident in their interview with ESPN, Garcia claimed that he would leave the crowd silent after knocking out Davis with a brutal left. Garcia’s punches aren’t to be taken lightly, as he has proved his mettle by knocking out fighters like Luke Campbell, and Francisco Fonseca. It seems the stakes have become much higher now that they have bet their entire fight purses on the fight.

Davis is a knockout artist. Out of the 28 opponents he faced in his career, he was able to secure a knockout victory over 26 of them. In the same interview,  Davis said that while Garcia makes claims about getting that ‘one punch’ all he needs is a single punch as well. He further claimed that if he ‘touches that jaw’, Ryan will end up ‘going to sleep’. What are your thoughts about the situation? Do share them in the comments section.

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