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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Gervonta Davis talks with Floyd Mayweather (R) back stage before fighting Guillermo Avila of Mexico (not pictured) in their super featherweights bout at the DC Armory on April 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Gervonta Davis talks with Floyd Mayweather (R) back stage before fighting Guillermo Avila of Mexico (not pictured) in their super featherweights bout at the DC Armory on April 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WBC interim lightweight titleholder Ryan Garcia and WBA (Regular) lightweight titleholder Gervonta Davis are two of the topmost contenders in the lightweight division. There have been widespread speculations about a potential showdown between the two. Moreover, their ongoing feud has only further fueled this fire. The duo’s recent tweets suggest that there might just be an explosive ending to this feud.
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Garcia is fresh off a sensational victory against Javier Fortuna. In comparison, Davis’ last tango inside the ring was against Rolando Romero in May 2022.
The duo has been engaged in a Twitter war of sorts. And boxing fans have even witnessed them calling each other out multiple times.
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DALLAS, TEXAS – JANUARY 02: Ryan Garcia reacts after defeating Luke Campbell during the WBC Interim Lightweight Title fight at American Airlines Center on January 02, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Garcia had also spoken about fighting Davis right after his Fortuna fight. He said, “I’m never going back down to 135. I’m going to stay at 140. I’m going to fight ‘Tank’ Davis if he wants it at 140. And if he doesn’t, then I’ll go fight some 140-pounder. But he’s going to want to do it.”
Do you believe this fight is happening or nah?! #DavisGarcia pic.twitter.com/LuO7yBh86L
— #WilderHelenius (@BatmanBoxing) October 11, 2022
‘Tank’ Davis recently intrigued fans by tweeting the word ‘Done’. Many felt that he might be subliminally referring to signing a deal with Garcia.
Done deal 👀👀
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) October 11, 2022
‘KingRy’, on the other hand, further cemented the speculations by responding to the same, barely minutes later.
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It looks like boxing fans can finally gear up for one of the most volcanic showdowns in the lightweight division.
Twitter users were intrigued by a potential Ryan Garcia vs Gervonta Davis showdown
This feud happened at a time when Davis had been embroiled in issues with his former promoter, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hence boxing fans and Twitter users were unsure if the fight between Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis would actually take place. And a lot of fans took to social media to share their thoughts about the same.
Bro sign the contract already
— Alfonzo (@Alfonzo73279901) October 11, 2022
Stop the cap show the contract
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) October 11, 2022
A few users asked the duo to sign the contract rather than leaving subliminal messages.
Who is it cause it ain't Tank
— Chewy (@Chewy9991) October 11, 2022
Why do I have a feeling tank and Ryan aren't fighting each other and they just trolling
— MaGoat15 (@Jjgotdasauce) October 11, 2022
Other users felt that the duo was just trolling and would never face each other. In fact, user @Chewy9991 even asked Garcia who his opponent was. Apparently, the user was sure that it was not Davis.
I feel like the fight will get announced but then something will prevent it from actually happening.
— Ceasar (@Lotti76949909) October 11, 2022
Meanwhile, @Lotti76949909 felt that the fight would get announced and then abruptly canceled.
Ryan garcia has lightning fast hands, is the taller boxer, has that Mexican blood in him so you know he’s tough. Showed he has heart by getting knocked down and getting up to get the win. That being said, Gervonta in 6
— Ali (@AlAbaba128) October 11, 2022
Conversely, user @AlAbaba128, on the other hand, was sure of Davis’ victory in the fight.
Very impressive if this happens. Spence and Crawford have been avoiding each other for years.
— Info Junkie (@toutontoast) October 11, 2022
If they really made this fight that fast. Bud and Spence need to take notes 😂😂😂
— Arty Munoz (@ArtyMunoz2) October 11, 2022
A few users took the time to remember the feud between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. And, user @toutontoast even mentioned that Spence and Crawford were avoiding each other.
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Do you think a Garcia vs Davis showdown will take place anytime soon? Do share your thoughts in the comments below.
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