Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia preview, predictions & more on Fightin' Words

Daniel Yanofsky

Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia preview, predictions & more on Fightin' Words image

Gervonta Davis has 28 wins in his career, 26 of them via knockout. Ryan Garcia has 23 wins, with 19 via the power punch. Both are undefeated. Who will walk out of their April 22 clash victorious? Will the fight go the distance, or will it end in dramatic fashion?

More importantly, will the fight exceed expectations? 

Davis and Garcia will face off in a catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight will stream on DAZN and air on Showtime PPV in the U.S.

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Davis, 28, is a three-division champion. "Tank" won the WBA (Regular) lightweight title over Yuriorkis Gamboa in 2019. His last bout was a TKO victory in January over Hector Luis Garcia.

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The 24-year-old Garcia beat Luke Campbell in 2021 to win the interim WBC lightweight title. His last fight was last July, a TKO victory over Javier Fortuna.

Both fighters are social media darlings with talent to boot. Both have game-changing power.

MORE: Davis vs. Garcia is the fight of the social media generation

On this episode of Fightin’ Words, The Sporting News' Andreas Hale and Karisa Maxwell are joined by Chris Algieri to break down Davis vs. Garcia and offer their predictions for the generational bout. They discuss, among other things, the fighters' "bet" for the entire purse, Garcia's weight on fight night, and why there is so much buzz for this matchup. 

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Daniel Yanofsky