Gervonta Davis v Ryan Garcia 4/22

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Found myself rewatching the 2nd round and the clear exact shift than I have the actual KO round. It pretty much defines and sums up everything that has been pointed at Garcia. Granted he came out and stepped up mid round but it was this awkward choppy stuff he was trying to do. Almost trying to muscle Tank up but my god the man has so many predictable patterns with the 'galloping' on his way in, straight line, hands mid torso. Looking more to whip in hooks rather than proper set up off jab...pretty much same way he did vs Tagoe. Leads with same lead left hook without effective right hand behind it. Saw a HL earlier and it was exact. Tank saw it every time, set for counter 2nd time, set again for left counter 3rd time and rifled in a perfect short left hand Ryan could do nothing about and crumpled down. Hard to get a defensive shift when you're hoping straight in off your feet like a friggin Irish tap dance. That post presser was a tale of two results, Garcia sulking and just trying so hard to give atta boys and such an indifferent response to everything asked. I've already seen the standard "well he's young, Sugar Ray Leonard lost early too". They really need to stop with the silly comparisons. All in all glad I saw it live and not repatched or on delay.

Also the 2nd round scoring which was bizarre. But think that had more to do with the 10 point must system. Ryan wins majority of round then gets dropped like a sack of dirty laundry. To me that negates the winning work he did but guess it was too much for all three judges. I always go back to the Holyfield vs Moorer I fight and that 2nd round. Pretty much exactly the same how they played out and judges went 10-10. But that was the difference in Holyfield losing or a draw.