Ryan Garcia is improving every fight. Teofimo is not. He’s falling for his hype and peaked. Needs a new coach.
Lopez is far more skilled right now. Whilst Lopez's defence isn't A+ it's a lot better than Ryan's right now.
I agree, Garcia strikes me as a hype job. I would be surprised if Lopez doesn't KO him. Obviously, Garcia has some power but it has been against limited opposition. I could see him getting by Linares, if that is his next fight but not against Tank or Haney.
Ryan Garcia is very good. The Lopez fight is a close one. People have an irrational hatred and envy of King Ryan because he is immensely handsome, popular, young, and rich.
The Lopez fight would be a good one, but I think there's still a lot of questions that Garcia needs to answer before he makes the step up. Like, can he take a punch, his durability, stamina etc.... The Linares fight seems very winnable for him, and would also answer those questions as I doubt he will put Linares out in one round.
I don't know if Lopez is "far more skilled" at the moment. That said, his power is better and I think his delivery system is a more efficient. You are right, however, in that neither fighter is especially adept defensively. And, of the two, Garcia has more exploitable holes. If they fought tomorrow, I like to Lopez to win by late round KO.
Ive seen ryan fight since he was 7.Hes no hype job or bum. He was just coached by his dad and brother all those years. Needed better direction and now hes got it. Kid has good work ethic and looks to have the right people around him. Hes got speed and power and good boxing ability. Teofimo better fight him sooner than later. Once ryan starts pumping his jab and hitting the body more consistantly hes gonna be hard to beat.
I agree with this I still favour Lopez but no way is Garcia a hype job he is being brought along very well in the pros and the fight with Linares next is excellent match making.