By: Sean Crose
“It was cool. He was prepared for what I was about to do.” Gervonta “Tank” Davis claimed after he calmly shoved Hector Luis Garcia throughout a post-press convention staredown on Thursday. “That was just to check his temperature.” Davis, who might be squaring off towards Garcia this Saturday evening in a Showtime pay per view primary occasion, is a sizzling commodity in in the present day’s boxing scene. When requested by ES News what he fabricated from high fighters calling him out, the undefeated energy puncher gave the impression to be relaxed.
“That’s more money for me,” he stated. “I’ll fight all of them.” One huge identify fighter he’s already set to combat is the highly effective and widespread Ryan Garcia, who he’s speculated to face this yr, offered he will get previous Hector Luis Garcia this weekend in Washington, DC. “He’s making a bold statement,” Davis stated in response to Ryan Garcia’s declare he would knock Davis out in two rounds. “He’s just got to live up to it,” Davis continued. “It’s going to be a tough fight – definitely for him.”
Davis truly gave it a little bit of thought when requested if he had a prediction for this weekend. “Seven or eight rounds” He stated after a second. Although extensively seen as one thing of a tuneup for Davis earlier than he takes on Ryan Garcia, Saturday’s combat is notable because of the truth that Hector Luis Garcia himself is undefeated. The man additionally has a effectively earned popularity for being an underdog who rises to the event. Last yr, he surprised Chris Colbert in a combat he wasn’t speculated to emerge victorious from earlier than occurring to win the WBA junior light-weight title.
With that being stated, Davis is clearly anticipated to win Saturday evening in DC. He’s gained titles in quite a few weight divisions, in spite of everything, and has knocked out all however two of his twenty seven opponents.
