Garcia vs Benn odds

Not disagreeing with that at all, just trying to make the general point that just because a fighter makes the limit with some weight to spare that doesn't mean they are comfortable at that weight.

 

Fair play, can't argue with the general rule. Fighters definitely leave their legs in the sauna all the time, even when the scale says they're good.

Just don't see it being a factor in this specific fight. Benn is a natural welter and Garcia is moving up, not draining down. Neither guy is boiling themselves dry, so they should both be 100% on the night.

 

No doubt; Benn's forays to middleweight have probably made this a harder weight cut than this should be, but that was all his own doing and it is clear 147 or even 140 is his natural division. Whatever the outcome neither fighter can draw on excuses, and if the fight plays out as expected and Benn is outclassed, any excuses Benn can muster will put him in a class so low in my estimation I didn't even know it was there.

 

Yup, Oscar said: "I fought Pacquiao and I was a dead man walking. I walked inside the ring and my legs were shaking, and I was like, 'Please just knock me out, just stop me right here.'"

But let's be honest, Manny was one of the greatest of all time – that was the start of the incredible run he went on. And wasn't Oscar a big favourite going in too, with Pacquiao coming up from lightweight if memory serves? Truthfully, I just want it to be a good fight, and I think he's a live dog in the fight if the weight hasn't killed him, Shakur and Teddy Atlas amongst others have said as much in the build-up too. I wouldn't be unhappy if Ryan blasted Benn out in a couple of rounds either way. I just backed Conor, is all.

Edit: Benn up to 178 already.

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