Tank vs Garcia vs Haney vs Teo

**imp** · 01-05-2021 11:34 PM

Tank ducked Loma.

Lomo ducked Haney.

Teo beat Loma.

Teo should be the A side, but apparently in this crazy WBC Canelo worshipping world - Garcia is the A side in everything.

**TonnnnUK** · 01-07-2021 06:34 PM

In terms of proven thus far in the ring Teo is on top....

As for who out of them is the best, I THINK Davis could be something special if he keeps focus.....

All great talents though with plenty of other talent in and around the lightweight division we should enjoy watching/following who goes the furthest.

**palmerq** · 01-08-2021 04:41 AM

I think the last time this question came up I had Haney as being the eventual number 1 guy and Garcia 2nd and Davis last :S...... Well Davis certainly had a better performance v Gamboa than Haney did and lopez went and beat lomachenko. So good job me...... I'm going to stick with Haney having a great career though, he's got a lot of skill and is still very young I think he'll beat Garcia if they fight(I doubt it will be soon)... I was quite disappointed with Garcia performance v Campbell, obviously it was a great KO and he won just about all the rounds but he went down hard and there was a few times he backed up badly and looked unsure of what to do, a bugger wilder chap would have had him out I think... His left hook to the head seemed mostly ineffective too and he hit a lot of glove but still, good speed and great power..

Obviously teofimo lopez has to be seen as the number one at this time.

**Master** · 01-10-2021 03:16 PM

Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia agree to fight in heated exchange on Mike Tyson's podcast

Following a heated exchange over FaceTime while appearing on a taping of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s “HotBoxin’’’ podcast on Wednesday, newly crowned interim WBC lightweight champion Ryan Garcia agreed to fight WBA champion Gervonta Davis.

Garcia was discussing his Saturday victory over Luke Campbell with Tyson and co-host Jeremy Piven. Garcia said on the show he wanted to fight Davis next, and Davis FaceTimed in.

Tyson held the iPhone for Garcia so he could see Davis, and the two got into an animated exchange.

At one point, Garcia said, “You’re 5-5. You’re going to need a ladder to hit me. You’re going to need a StairMaster. You won’t be able to touch me. You ain’t never fought a 135-[pounder] in your life. This is different. I don’t care what you say. You ain’t got nothing.”

If the fight happens — and Garcia promoter Oscar De La Hoya would have to close a deal with Davis promoter Leonard Ellerbe to make it a reality — it would pit two of the rising stars in the crowded and talented lightweight division.

The 26-year-old Davis, who is coming off a KO of the Year-caliber finish of Leo Santa Cruz, is 24-0 with 23 KOs. He holds both the WBA lightweight belt and the WBA super featherweight title.

Garcia, 22, is 21-0 with 18 KOs. Until his win over Campbell, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, he was known mostly for his massive social media following. Garcia has 506,000 followers on Twitter and 8.2 million on Instagram.

On Monday, Davis posted a mock poster to his Instagram that shows him and Garcia. The text says “Davis versus Garcia,” and below that it reads, “There is nowhere to hide.” Davis has 2.6 million Instagram followers.

Tyson was gleeful as Garcia and Davis went back-and-forth. Later, Tyson released a statement exclusively to Yahoo Sports in which he expressed delight at being able to help put the two young stars together in the ring.

“This just became one of the biggest events of 2021 and it was perfect to announce on ‘Hotboxin’’,” Tyson said. “Stay tuned: We’ve got a lot of big things coming.”

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/gervonta...210558281.html

**Kirkland Laing** · 01-12-2021 04:41 AM

I think the boxers might be getting ahead of the promoters a bit here. Or maybe they already agreed to it and they're just trying to hype it. But it's not the fight you would expect to see get made next for either of them.

**Master** · 01-12-2021 05:32 PM

Undisputed world lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez is eyeing a fight with Britain's Josh Taylor as he plots a step up the divisions.

Scot Taylor hopes to add the WBC and WBO light-welterweight belts to his IBF and WBA titles by beating Jose Ramirez.

Outlining hopes to take on the winner, Lopez, 23, told BBC Radio 5 Live: "They got to make that happen. Absolutely. I would love to do that fight in the UK.

"The main guy I do want to win from that fight is Josh Taylor."

Speaking to the boxing podcast hosted by Mike Costello and Steve Bunce, the American added: "It'll go to show everyone that we talk a lot, but we back it up."

Lopez beat Vasyl Lomachenko by a unanimous points decision in Las Vegas in October to become the undisputed lightweight champion, adding the WBA, WBO and WBC 'franchise' titles to his IBF belt.

He is the youngest four-belt undisputed champion, with an unbeaten record of 16 wins from 16 bouts.

Taylor, 30, is hoping for a unification fight against Ramirez in 2021 and told BBC Scotland last month he wants to retire in two or three years as a three-weight world champion.

Lopez said he is planning two fights this year at 135lb (lightweight) and one at 140 (light-welterweight).

He believes a bout with unbeaten compatriot Devin Haney is most likely next as plans to fight Australia's mandatory IBF challenger George Kambosos have been scuppered by travel restrictions, and he ruled out fighting Ukrainian Lomachenko again.

"We beat him fair and square, we beat him clearly," said Lopez.

"Had this fight been a split decision, then yes, we could talk about something but this turned out to be a unanimous decision for a reason.

"We outboxed the boxer, we beat the boxer, now it's on to bigger and better things."

Lopez believes he will prove even better when rising up the weights, eventually fighting at welterweight (147lb).

"We are resisting my full potential, because we want to make these other fights happen. At 140, you guys will see my full potential. At 147, you will see a lot more," he said.

Mike Costello, boxing commentator: "He seems very keen on a Josh Taylor fight if that unification contest comes up against Ramirez. What struck me was him saying that at 147, at welterweight, that's where you're really going to see the best of me.

"Quite often my gut feeling is it can't be done but then I reflect on how small Floyd Mayweather looked when he was making those same noises. They've been talking about it for so long. I don't think they would have done if it hadn't been realistic."

Steve Bunce, boxing pundit: "Reading what his father said after the victory over Lomachenko, and hearing what he said there, I'm not so sure he will dawdle too long at lightweight."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/55630730

**Yuzo** · 01-13-2021 08:26 AM

i dont know if he understands how to throw a straight punch, since the mechanics of that punch are a lot different, but ryan garcia can throw a left hook. the mechanics of that punch are simple enough; just let your hip pull your arm. to do that the tip of your elbow has to start behind your hip. a lot of trainers will tell you not to do that. they want you to push your punches. did ryan garcia play baseball? i know that guys like rocky marciano and charley burley played baseball. i have a little theory that if you can throw a baseball, you can throw a punch.