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Ryan Garcia Predicts Devin Haney’s Fate Against Gervonta Davis

Published 04/23/2024, 10:21 PM EDT

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With a stunning victory over Devin Haney in Brooklyn, Ryan Garcia returned to Gervonta Davis‘ notice. As a result, after ‘KingRy’ humiliated Haney with three commendable knockdowns at Barclays Center, ‘Tank’ Davis aka Abdul Wahid, who had beaten Garcia in April last year, reached out to Ryan via social media.

In this context, during his latest appearance on the PBD Podcast, Ryan Garcia reflected on the difference between fighting Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis. Additionally, the boxer from California answered how Devin Haney would beat Gervonta Davis if the two decided to fight. Here is what he said.

How does ‘The Dream’ beat ‘Tank’?

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Now that Ryan Garcia has shared the ring with both Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney, ‘KingRy’ is qualified to meditate on the potential result of Haney vs. Davis. And in his opinion, Haney happens to be head and shoulders above the boxer from Baltimore. On that note, Garcia told Patrick Bet-David, “Haney beats Tank. Boxing is just a wild sport. Haney beats him out of just pure volume. Just knows how to use his reach good.”

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Tank would try to hurt him, but, I don’t think Tank would get to Haney. If it happens, I have Haney,” he added calmly. Along these lines, Garcia mentioned that ‘Tank’ had no leverage over him. As per ‘KingRy’, nobody knows Davis outside the US while Garcia has more followers and engagement. “I’m cooler than him, I know how to promote better,” he concluded.

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Meanwhile, Garcia revealed that Gervonta Davis wanted to hang out with ‘KingRy’ after the fight in Brooklyn.

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Gervonta Davis tried to go out with Ryan Garcia after the Devin Haney win

Ryan Garcia strongly believes he would have put Gervonta Davis in a fix had the fight not taken place at 136 lbs with a 10-pound rehydration clause. In short, it was not the fighter Gervonta Davis, but, the stipulations which had made it difficult for ‘KingRy’. On that note, being asked about the difference between facing Davis and Haney, ‘KingRy’ honestly said, “Well, Haney actually caught me. Gervonta, it wasn’t a hard fight. I was just weak.

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I would beat Gervonta Davis worse than I beat Devin Haney,” Garcia continued, absolutely certain of his abilities since he embarrassed Devin Haney. “Devin Haney is a harder fight than Gervonta,” he added. Along these lines, the 25-year-old revealed that ‘Tank’ was being nice to ‘KingRy’ after he shocked the boxing world in Brooklyn.

He would never fight me at 145. So, it doesn’t really matter. That’s why he was texting me all nice and tweet me all nice. ‘Oh Ryan, I’ll give you my real number now. Let’s go to the club. I hung out with P Diddy.’ He tried to go out with me,” said Ryan Garcia. However, the boxer from California ultimately concluded that Davis was simply “clout-chasing” at that moment. With that said, do you believe that Ryan Garcia can beat Gervonta Davis at 145 lbs? Also, do you think Haney will beat ‘Tank’? Let us know in the comments below.

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