Months After Record-Breaking $22.8 Million Gate, Gervonta Davis Details What Surprised Him After He “Punched” Ryan Garcia

Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia turned out to be the biggest fight of this year. The hype was quite high among the fans regarding this bout. Many pundits called it a 50-50 matchup. However, there was a concern for Garcia because of the rehydration clause request from Tank’s team. Since it was assumed to have been a disadvantage for ‘KingRy’, and it definitely had a role to play in the fight’s outcome. Garcia was knocked out by a liver punch in the seventh round of the twelve-round fight.

Although there were predictions that had Davis’s name in the betting cards, still it was a surprise for a lot of fans the way the contest ended. But recently, Davis talked about a thing that surprised him the most during his fight against Garcia, that really shocked him right after he threw his first punch.

Gervonta Davis talks about the unexpected thing about Ryan Garcia

In a recent interview with ESNEWS, Gervonta Davis was asked about his upcoming fights and the opportunities he’s looking for. Amid the conversation, he took a moment to look back at the fight against Ryan Garcia. He then pointed out the things that made a difference for him in the mindset and also set him apart from Garcia, who was also kept on the same level as him.

Davis said, “Ain’t gonna lie, it’s just- honestly, it surprise me that, I don’t know, it was like different levels, you know what I mean. Punched that guy and I’m like I’m on a whole different level.” He stated how he could only feel the mismatch in their skills, as before the seventh-round outcome, he was also knocked down in the second round itself. From that point onwards, Davis walked through the canvas quite casually.

However, Garcia still believes that he can put down Davis in a rematch. He wants to run the biggest fight of the year back again, and who knows, it may even surpass the record-breaking $22.8 million gate in Las Vegas.

]Right after the fight, in the post-fight press conference, he talked about having the rematch as soon as possible, and just a couple of weeks ago, wished for the rematch at the end of the year.

Ryan Garcia shows interest in fighting ‘Tank’ by the end of the year

After the devastating loss, Garcia talked about how he would want to have the rematch at 140, after securing some wins in his bag. He detailed his mindset while giving credit to his opponent for being the better fighter that night, but pointed out that he’d still continue to fight and would make a comeback on the canvas against Tank sometime in the coming future.

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Recently, Garcia went on the X and wrote, “Fighting at the end of the year.” In the post, a fan commented about seeing Davis vs. Garcia rematch at the catchweight of 140. On this, Garcia neither confirmed nor denied the claim, and just replied with two words. He wrote, “I wish.”

The fans would love to see how Garcia would do in his comfortable weight class. Would the results change or it’d just be history repeating itself yet again? What are your thoughts about the rematch? Tell us in the comments section.

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