Davis-Garcia: What a let down

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  1. Renaissance_man

    Renaissance_man Member Full Member

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    Ryan Garcia vS Gervonta Davis was disappointing… Ryan showed nothing. After he initially was dropped by Gervonta he looked like a shadow of himself. I think he deliberately lost to avoid seriously getting hurt.

    does anyone else agree?
     
  2. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    He's a decent little flashy fighter but not a lot of substance to be honest. I never saw him beating Tank.
     
  3. SquaredCircle

    SquaredCircle Active Member Full Member

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    Didn't have confidence in his chin and looked reluctant to throw or put combinations together because of Tank's counters. Different levels ultimately.
     
  4. Snails

    Snails Active Member Full Member

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    Perhaps if he was active and had real acid tests prior to stepping in their with a murderous puncher he wouldn't have lost his nerves and ran in like a wild man in round 2.
     
  5. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Not surprised to be honest. There’s a reason his keeper floyd let him fight Ryan.
     
  6. DoubleG95Fanatic

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    Agrees, never took off.
     
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  7. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yep, **** weak.
     
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  8. Juan carlos

    Juan carlos Active Member Full Member

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    he was about to finish Gervonta... I feel that he lacked confidence and he became very desperate... I think that if he took boxing seriously he would be better than Gervonta I feel that God gave Garcia more... punching... speed of hands... reach... and I think that just hitting hard was not successful for him because if this fight were to be in the complete the fight would begin in round 2
     
  9. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    I had no game in the fight. Main event was a good fight to me. Not great but good.

    The reaction I'm seeing:

    1. If your a Davis Fan it was great fight.
    2. If you Hate Garcia it was great fight.
    3. If you hate Davis it was a let down and didn't live up to expectation.
    4. If you are a Garcia fan it was a let down and didn't live up to expectation.

    5. People who didn't care about either saw a good fight, where a stoppage can come from either fighter and we got the stoppage.
     
  10. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wasn’t a great fight at all. A lot of tension due to the buildup. Thought there’d be more toughness displayed by Garcia, more ring IQ.
     
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  11. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Some of the power punches early missed by a hair, if Ryan lands one of them it's a different story
     
  12. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You'd think a fighter of Ryan's pedigree would get up from a body shot though, that's what disappoints me, a body shot ending it.... sad..
     
  13. SpeedKills

    SpeedKills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fight of the decade.
     
  14. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What is this pedigree I keep hearing about? Who exactly has Ryan beat at the top level? All I ever see is clips on how "fast" Ryan is while his chin is sticking straight up in the air.
     
  15. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    I enjoyed it. Garcia won 2 rounds.
     
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