By: Sean Crose
All eyes have been on Chris Colbert final winter when he stepped contained in the ring on the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas for a twelve spherical junior light-weight eliminator towards Hector Luis Garcia. Here not solely was an undefeated fighter, however a person who was speculated to be dealing with Roger Gutierrez for the WBA junior light-weight title that evening. Gutierrez, nevertheless, had come down with Covid, which left Colbert to face the broadly unknown Garcia as an alternative. On first sight, the bout might have seemed perceived to be simple work for Colbert. The bout, nevertheless, was most distinctly not simple for the undefeated Colbert. In reality, he ended up dropping the match to Garcia in what might effectively have been the largest upset of 2022.
Now all eyes might be on Gervonta “Tank” Davis this weekend in what is actually thought-about a tuneup bout for the multi-division titlist. If Davis is a pupil of latest historical past, he’ll take the match critically, although, for his opponent might be none apart from the identical Hector Luis Garcia who bested Colbert lower than a yr in the past. With a superfight with Ryan Garcia on the horizon, it is perhaps simple for Davis to see this Saturday evening’s bout as no huge deal. That definitely shouldn’t be the case.
The thunderously laborious punching and quick fisted Davis is rightly favored to win this weekend’s battle, which would be the most important occasion of a Showtime Pay Per View card. After all, the twenty-eight yr outdated, 27-0 Davis might be preventing in entrance of what’s just about a hometown crowd on the Capitol One Arena in Washington What’s extra, Davis has engaged in ten title fights over the previous six years, besting the likes of Mario Barrios, Leo Santa Cruz and Yuriorkis Gamboa. On prime of all that, solely two of these 27 wins of his have gone the gap. In quick, Davis is nothing if not a proficient, harmful man.
Yet the 19-0-3 Garcia can also be undefeated. And the Chris Colbert battle confirmed the man is ready to rise to the event. What’s extra, after the Colbert battle, Garcia moved on to outright win the WBA junior light-weight title from Roger Gutierrez about six month’s later. Like Davis, Garcia is a southpaw who could be tough to look good towards. Garcia can also be skilled sufficient to hit and maintain and successfully minimize off the ring on an opponent. Perhaps most significantly, Garcia is using excessive and clearly believes in himself. Then once more, he’ll have to towards the likes of Davis this weekend.
