By: Sean Crose
“It was fun while it lasted,” Gervonta Davis informed the assembled media after his beautiful and good seventh spherical knockout of Ryan Garcia. “I enjoyed every moment of it.” Surprisingly sufficient, Davis made it clear that there was no dangerous blood between himself and Garcia, though some unwell phrases had been shared between the 2 combatants within the leadup to the battle. “It’s cool,” Davis stated concerning the matter. He is likely to be mushy spoken at a press convention, however Davis is ferocious within the ring. Perhaps much more importantly, nevertheless, is the actual fact he’s good within the ring, as effectively.
“I felt like he was more anxious than me,” he stated of Garcia. “You want to stay calm at all costs and you don’t want to make a bad decision.” It was that maturity that seems to have carried Davis to victory towards Garcia on Saturday. Whereas Garcia turned overeager at instances, Davis was capable of preserve his composure and carry out persistently all through the battle. When Garcia got here on sturdy within the second, as an illustration, Davis merely weathered the storm, picked his shot and put his man on the mat with blinding pace, effectivity, and energy. Garcia received again to his toes, however he wasn’t capable of study from his mistake. He was down and out just a few rounds later.
Of course Davis had been saying for some time that Garcia merely wasn’t in the identical expertise pool that he was. And on Saturday, Davis proved it. He employed an excellent technique, Davis did. Be remaining cell, he saved Garcia from touchdown his feared left hand. Davis additionally allowed himself to put his personal pictures successfully. Although some may blame a rehydration clause within the battle contract for Garcia’s being knocked out, the onerous reality is that the favored Californian merely got here throughout a greater fighter. Indeed, Davis is that good.
And now the world is aware of it.
