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Mike Tyson Says it Would Be “Amazing” if Ryan Garcia Upsets Gervonta Davis

Published 04/22/2023, 10:26 PM EDT

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The fight between Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis is going to conclude soon, and a lot of big names are going to join the audience to witness one of the biggest fights of the year, going down. And recently, Mike Tyson shared an Instagram Story on his Account, where he was seen giving an interview to a reporter in Las Vegas. In the clip, he predicted the fight and also showed his bias for the fight, and who would he be supporting from the audience. Tyson also had Ryan Garcia on his podcast, Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson, just a few days ago, where they talked about Garcia’s preparation for Tank.

And Tyson even gifted him his Tyson Pro gloves, making Garcia the first pro boxer to get his hands on his new product. So it was apparent that Tyson would be choosing Ryan Garcia as his go-to fighter for this fight.

Well, then he was asked about his expectations from Garcia and Tyson mentioned that he isn’t taking Gervonta Davis lightly, and stated something along the lines that the world will see what happens, but he wants Garcia to win.

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Mike Tyson on Ryan Garcia upsetting Gervonta Davis

So the interview started abruptly with Mike Tyson talking about the fight, where he was talking about Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, and how people have been talking about him. While, his bias is a bit different for this fight, as he is siding with Ryan Garcia for this one.

Tyson said, “Really you will have to think that Tank couldn’t fail, I think Tank could win, but you don’t know I like Ryan.” Then the reporter asked him for some advice and how Garcia should approach this fight so that he can pull off the upset against Davis.

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Mike Tyson replied to this by saying that if something like that happened, it’d just be a great sight to behold. He said, “I don’t know, should turn amazing if it would.” Additionally, Garcia gave a cold Conor McGregor-type prediction for this fight, on Tyson’s podcast.

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Well, it’s clear that Mike Tyson surely wants Ryan Garcia to win the bout, but simultaneously, he is also aware of the threat Gervonta Davis might pose to his opponent. So he is excited to see how the fight will go down. What are your thoughts about this? Do you think Garcia can upset ‘Tank’? Let us know in the comments section.

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Chirag Radhyan is a Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports. He has authored over 300 articles and loves to talk about the animosity between athletes, leading up to a fight. His coverage of the off-court drama between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury received widespread appreciation from readers.
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